Flying 6000 miles to vote: Hong Kong sees record turnout for key election

Flying 6000 miles to vote: Hong Kong sees record turnout for key election

Hong Kong (CNN) Hong Kongers flew in from around the world, lined up until the early hours and turned out in record numbers to vote in elections for the city's parliament Sunday.
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Asia shares rally as US job report seen dimming chance of Sept rate hike

A man looks at a stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/Files. By Lisa Twaronite | TOKYO.
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Bank of Japan's Kuroda Sees the Other Side of Negative Rates

TOKYO—Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda on Monday acknowledged the downsides of his negative-interest-rate policy, suggesting caution about further reductions in rates.
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China Tamps Down South China Sea Talk at Summits

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a weekly look at the latest key developments in the South China Sea, home to several territorial conflicts that have raised tensions in the region.
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Thailand Baht Retreats as Equity Gauge Underperforms Asian Peers

The baht declined 0.2 percent to 34.711 per dollar as of 12:16 p.m. in Bangkok, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It earlier reached 34.721,
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