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(Reuters) -Eisai and partner Biogen said on Tuesday that the Japanese drugmaker has begun submitting data on a rolling basis to the US health regulator for a marketing application of a subcutaneous form of their Alzheimer's disease drug Leqembi.

The companies are seeking the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of a weekly dose of Leqembi to be given as an under-the-skin injection.

Under a rolling submission the regulator assesses... (continue reading...)

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's exports rose 1.72% in April from a year earlier to $19.62 billion, less than expected, data from the statistics bureau showed on Wednesday.

A Reuters poll of economists showed Indonesia's exports were expected to increase by an annual 4.57% in April.

The bureau is due to release imports and trade balance data later on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Gayatri Suroyo and Ananda Teresia; Editing by John Mair)

By Eduardo Munoz

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A miniature poodle named Sage was crowned "Best in Show" on Tuesday at the 148th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, fetching the grand prize in the most prestigious competition among pure-bred canines in the United States.

The finalist representing all breeds classified as non-sporting dogs, Sage emerged victorious from more than 2,500 top-ranked canines competing in a two-day contest, held at... (continue reading...)

(Reuters) - China is considering a plan to have local governments across the country buy millions of unsold homes, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, as a protracted property crisis weighs heavily on the world's second-largest economy.

China's blue-chip CSI 300 index rose 2% following the report.

The State Council is gathering feedback on the preliminary plan from various provinces and government bodies, the report added, citing people... (continue reading...)

BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai industrial sentiment index dropped in April, dented by slowing domestic demand, a government minimum wage hike plan and drought, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Wednesday.

The FTI said its industrial sentiment index fell to 90.3 in April from 92.4 the previous month.

The FTI said in a statement that economic uncertainty had affected people's spending while the planned minimum wage rise would... (continue reading...)