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The yen rose from a three-week low against the dollar on Thursday as investors sought safe havens after China's Hubei province, the epicentre of a coronavirus outbreak, reported a sharp jump in the number of new cases.

Shares in China fell on Thursday, recoiling after a week-long streak of gains, after new cases of the coronavirus soared and death toll leapt at the epicentre of the outbreak.

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China's Communist Party has replaced the party heads in the coronavirus stricken province of Hubei and its capital Wuhan, state media said on Thursday, reporting the most high profile officials to lose their posts following the epidemic.

(RTTNews) - Shares of STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) have gained nearly 14 percent so far this month in the run-up to the release of financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 3, 2020, slated for February 26, 2020.

Southeast Asian stock markets edged lower in thin trading on Thursday as a surge in the number of coronavirus cases prompted investors to stay away from risky bets.

China has replaced the head of its office overseeing matters in Hong Kong, making him the most senior Beijing-appointed official to lose his job in the wake of sometimes-violent anti-government protests in the Chinese-controlled territory.

Australia's South32 Ltd reported a 80% plunge in half-year profit on Thursday, as a trade war between China and the United States hit prices of its key products, but the miner's shares rose after it announced a special dividend.

(RTTNews) - Indian shares opened a tad lower on Thursday after the release of weak macro data and amid tepid cues from other Asian markets as China's Hubei province at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak reported almost 15,000 new cases, saying it has started using a broader d

Airbus is negotiating a preliminary order for up to 100 A220 jets as it prepares to buy out Bombardier's minority stake in the Canadian-designed jet, industry sources said.

A drop in airline flights from China and Hong Kong due to the coronavirus is increasing demand for private jets as wealthy passengers try to get out, executives say, but travel bans and nervous crew have kept that from translating to more business.

Taiwan's cabinet proposed on Thursday a T$60 billion ($2 billion) package to help the economy deal with the impact of the coronavirus.

China's defence ministry asked the United States on Thursday to correct its mistakes and rescind the indictments against four Chinese military personnel in the 2017 Equifax hacking case.

Gold rose on Thursday as a surge in the number of new coronavirus cases in China dashed hopes that the epidemic was slowing and drove investors to safe-haven assets.

(RTTNews) - Regency Centers Corp. (REG) reported that its FFO for the fourth quarter rose to $168.5 million or $1.00 per share, from $167.2 million or $0.98 per share in the previous year.

Taiwan's Foxconn said on Thursday that recent Reuters reports on its plant resumption plans in China were not factual.

Investors from at least five countries have expressed interest in Mexico's nascent lithium extraction and production industry, said Francisco Quiroga, the undersecretary for mining, after a promising find in the north of the country.

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