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Asian markets were down on Wednesday after falls in global stocks as the euro plunged against the dollar and traders await news on the next US interest rate hikes.

An apparent censor-added epilogue specially for Chinese moviegoers changed the tone of the comedy and earned online mockery from viewers.

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The sector is dangerously overheated – but unlike the 2008 financial crisis, the global ripple effect is likely to be limited
The property sector in the Chinese economy has always been something of a puzzle. At its peak, it accounted of the nation’s economic output, broadly measured. And it sees people in Beijing and Shanghai paying house prices similar to those in San Francisco and New York, despite having just a of American buyers.
Now many believe that we are about to see a of the property market in China. The government wants to intervene to curb speculation, and rein in what it calls the “three high” problem: high prices, high debt and high financialisation. The approach has been nothing short of dramatic. Financing for property developers has tanked. Earlier this year, property sales declined by as much as 20-30%, in-progress developments are and people have taken to the streets, banding together to on such projects in protest.
Keyu Jin is a professor of economics at LSE

Oz embraced doing business in China as part of a press release from Chinese medical tech company Neusoft Xikang.

Democracy activist and Apple Daily founder will stand trial without jury and could face up to life in prison
The founder of Apple Daily, Jimmy Lai, will stand trial without a jury in Hong Kong, after he told a court he would plead not guilty to national security charges.
On Monday, prosecutors told a case management hearing that Lai would challenge the accusations but six fellow executives and manager from the or its parent company, Next Digital, intended to plead guilty.

Investigation finds the books did not ‘properly reflect the sunny image of China’s children’
Chinese authorities have punished 27 people over the publication of a maths textbook that went viral over its “tragically ugly” illustrations.
A months-long investigation by a ministry of education working group found the books were “not beautiful”, and some illustrations were “quite ugly” and did not “properly reflect the sunny image of China’s children”.

Study reveals Australia last on list of energy program signatory nations, as defence minister says government ‘very much’ looking into issue
The defence minister, Richard Marles, says he is considering increasing Australia’s onshore fuel storage as new figures show the nation has just 58 days’ of emergency fuel in storage, less than two-thirds of the international standard of 90 days.
Marles was responding to research commissioned by the department of defence and released on Tuesday morning that warned would be at risk amid conflict in the South China Sea.