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Asian stocks mostly fell Monday as traders tracked a tech-heavy selloff on Wall Street that was fuelled by growing worries over the AI investment boom.

BANGKOK, Oct 15 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday projected Asia’s economic growth would moderate next year and warned of heightening risks from the Iran war-induced energy shock, ‌a potential correction in the AI boom and spillovers from rising global bond yields.

Asian stocks advanced on Tuesday as an apparent calm in the global oil market helped ease concerns around inflation and input costs.

Asian shares advanced Monday at the start of a busy week for U.S. economic updates.

The Asian District’s annual Night Market Festival returned with vibrant energy, uniting the community in a powerful display of resilience just one month after a devastating fire destroyed the We Have Arrived memorial.

Japan — Seo Chae-hyun overcame a thumb injury on Saturday to become the first Korean woman to win gold in sport climbing at the Asian Games. The 23-year-old now believes that she can reach the podium at the Los Angeles Olympics in two years

Korea’s leading sport climber Seo Chae-hyun (23, Seoul City Hall·The North Face) finally lifted the burden of an Asian Games gold medal.

Startups with their roots in Central Asia are increasingly building businesses for customers in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. International funds are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in these companies, founders are joining Y Combinator and other Silicon Valley programs, and some startups are moving their headquarters abroad while retaining…

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose in early Thursday trading amid investor interest in technology-related issues, despite ongoing worries about the war in Iran.

South Korea’s Hwang Seo-hyun won the gold medal in the women’s balance beam event in artistic gymnastics at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, bringing in the country’s second title in the sport