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23 сюжетовВ Черном море у Сочи загорелся танкер; пляжи «Сириуса» закрыты
В Черном море у Сочи загорелся танкер, сообщают российские государственные и деловые издания. Глава администрации федеральной территории «Сириус» Дмитрий Плишкин заявил, что ее пляжи будут временно закрыты, а качество воды и воздуха контрол…
Bank of Russia publishes digital depository register including Sberbank, VTB
The Bank of Russia has published a register of digital depositories that includes Sberbank and VTB, and VTB was also entered in the register of organisations conducting digital currency exchange. VTB said it expects to open crypto trading t…
China's central bank raises gold reserves for 23rd straight month
China's gold reserves stood at 77.47 million ounces, or about 2,409.59 tonnes, at the end of September, up 740,000 ounces (about 23.02 tonnes) from 76.73 million ounces (about 2,386.57 tonnes) a month earlier, according to figures carried b…
Thailand flood death toll reaches 60; Bangkok and 27 provinces affected
Thailand's Interior Ministry disaster agency said on Oct 7 that flooding has killed 60 people and affected more than 1.48 million households, or 4.19 million people. The country has seen repeated heavy rain and widespread flooding since Sep…
One worker injured in rock collapse at Vostochny mine in Russia's Primorye
A rock collapse at the Vostochny mine in Primorsky Krai injured one worker and caused no deaths. Twenty-two people were in the shaft at the time; rescuers brought the injured miner to the surface, and TASS reported the workers left the shaf…
SUV falls into Daegu reservoir; one occupant found dead, police check for others
An SUV fell into the Naegwanji reservoir in Daeheung-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu at about 04:17 on 7 October. Rescue teams found the vehicle and recovered the body of a woman believed to be in her 50s at about 08:22; she was already dead. Polic…
Bank of Korea appoints Choi Young-ju deputy governor, taps Yoon Kyung-su for research
The Bank of Korea appointed Choi Young-ju, head of its Financial Markets Bureau, as deputy governor in charge of international and financial cooperation, filling a post that had been vacant, the bank said on October 7. Her term runs from Oc…
KOSPI opens down 1.11% at 6,864.25; KOSDAQ falls 0.27%
South Korea’s KOSPI opened 77.14 points, or 1.11%, lower at 6,864.25 on 7 October, while the KOSDAQ opened down 2.47 points, or 0.27%, at 917.45. The benchmark index rebounded to 6,944.83 by 09:25 as individual investors bought, then fell b…
Guangxi ship flash explosion in Guigang kills 1, two missing
A moored engineering vessel on the Yujiang River in Guigang, Guangxi, suffered a flash explosion during painting work at about 17:15 on 6 October, killing one person and leaving two missing, with two more lightly injured. The Gangnan Distri…
Goldman Sachs warns Samsung volatility may spike on Oct. 8 events
Goldman Sachs said Samsung Electronics shares could swing sharply on October 8, when preliminary third-quarter results fall on the same day as semiconductor ETF rebalancing, options expiry and the end of a share buyback. The bank cut its th…
Hong Kong-listed semiconductor shares fall, Lanqi Technology down nearly 8%
Hong Kong-listed semiconductor stocks fell collectively on October 7, with Lanqi Technology down nearly 8%, according to CLS and Jiemian. Aixin Yuanzhi fell more than 5%, while Naxin Micro, Jinghe Integrated and Zhaoyi Innovation each dropp…
Korea Investment Securities, AQR discuss bringing global quant funds to Korea
Korea Investment Securities said its president, Kim Sung-hwan, met AQR Capital Management co-founder John M. Liew at its Seoul headquarters on October 6 to discuss supplying AQR's global quant and alternative investment products to Korean i…
IMF warns rapid hedge fund growth could amplify market risk
The IMF said in the second chapter of its Global Financial Stability Report, released on 6 October, that hedge fund risks to macro-financial stability need close attention, because fast asset growth can amplify price dislocations and liquid…
Hong Kong pharma shares weaken; 金斯瑞生物科技 falls 13.72%
Hong Kong-listed pharmaceutical shares mostly weakened on Oct 7, 2026. 金斯瑞生物科技 (01548.HK) fell 13.72% and 昭衍新药 (06127.HK) fell 11.93% as of 09:49 local time, with Jiemian reporting the same figures at 10:22. Yicai reported the sector was mo…
Нью-йоркский контролёр прогнозирует прибыль Уолл-стрит свыше $90 млрд и рекордные бонусы
Контролёр штата Нью-Йорк Томас Динаполи оценил, что доходы ценных бумаг отрасли штата в этом году превысят $90 млрд (около 120 трлн вон) против $65,1 млрд в прошлом году, а бонусы на Уолл-стрит снова вырастут до рекорда, сообщают Yonhap и D…
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake felt in Kamchatka; no tsunami threat declared
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck in Avacha Bay off the southeastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, according to the Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as reported by Inte…
NY Dow closes up 253 points at 51,521, its fourth straight gain
The New York Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 253 points to close at 51,521, its fourth consecutive gain, Japanese outlets reported. Coverage attributed the advance to a pause in the rise of US long-term interest rates, with consumer-relat…
Osaka apartment fire kills one man, second resident hospitalised
A fire broke out around 18:15 on 6 October in a three-storey building in Nakamoto, Higashinari Ward, Osaka City, burning about 20 square metres of a first-floor room. One man died and a second man, a resident of the second floor, was taken …
SUV hits tree and streetlight in Gwangju, driver in his 30s dies
A man in his 30s died after the SUV he was driving crashed on a road in Maewol-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, at around midnight on 7 October. The vehicle first struck the kerb of a pavement, then hit a street tree and a streetlight in succession b…
Owner in 60s dies after being caught in machine at Sunchang mill
A mill owner in his 60s died after being caught in a separator machine while grinding red peppers at a mill in Bokheung-myeon, Sunchang County, North Jeolla Province, police said. Police received the report at about 15:30 on October 6; the …