August 20, 2025

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China seeks to bolster demand by subsidising interest costs on consumer loans

China has launched a year-long plan to offer interest subsidies for personal consumer loans as part of Beijing’s broader efforts to unlock household spending power and shore up domestic demand. Individuals who take out consumer loans for purchases – including single transactions below 50,000 yuan (US$6,958) and higher amounts for purchases in key sectors such

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Crypto

When is the next Blue Origin launch? Crypto billionaire joins crew

The crew for the next Blue Origin spaceflight – which includes Justin Sun, founder of cryptocurrency TRON – could get off the ground in early August. Watch zero gravity inside Blue Origin space flight with Katy Perry Katy Perry, Gayle King and four other women experienced zero gravity as they reached the edge of space

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Finance

Finance Ministry upgrades economic view on Okinawa

The Finance Ministry on Tuesday upgraded its economic view on Okinawa Prefecture, reflecting robust vehicle sales and an increase in Japanese and foreign tourists. In a quarterly report, the ministry left its view on the other 10 regions unchanged. It also adopted the same national economic assessment for the ninth straight quarter, saying that the

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Crypto

Bhutan’s big crypto tourism push aims to revolutionise Himalayan travel

High in the Himalayas, the tiny kingdom of Bhutan, long known for its pursuit of “gross national happiness”, has now set its sights on a new measure of contentment: cryptocurrency. In a move that has startled some of its neighbours and inspired global fintech champions, the “Land of the Thunder Dragon”, home to around 800,000

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