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Romania PM admits 'controversial' decision on gold mine
Sep 02, 2013 (AFP)
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta Monday admitted a draft law on Europe's largest open-cast gold mine was "controversial" but said his government would press...
Western Australia ready to assist Africa's mining sector
Aug 29, 2013 (UPI)
Resource-rich Western Australia has signaled it wants to work with African governments to help boost their mining industries. Western Australia Premier Colin Ba...
Despite hiccups, Latin America heading for growth
Aug 29, 2013 (UPI)
Brazil may be slowing down and Argentina may be struggling with its foreign currency holdings, but Latin America on the whole is heading for strong growth, new ...
China details charges against foreign fraud investigators
Aug 27, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese state television put two foreign fraud investigators on display Tuesday as police announced they had been charged with illegally obtaining personal info...
Service now trumps price for Asian consumers: survey
Aug 27, 2013 (AFP)
Consumers in Asia are fed up with poor service standards and are willing to pay more for a good customer experience, according to a survey which punctures the r...
British home secretary introduces bill to fight 'modern slavery'
Aug 27, 2013 (UPI)
The sexual exploitation and forced labor of adult and child "slaves" in Britain will be tackled in a new bill, Home Secretary Theresa May says. May, writing in ...
Indigenous protesters rally against Sweden iron mining plans
Aug 26, 2013 (UPI)
Hundreds of indigenous Sami protesters and other activists gathered in northern Sweden this weekend to denounce iron ore mining plans in the Arctic Circle. An e...
World's biggest cargo 'megaship' makes Gdansk stop on maiden voyage
Aug 23, 2013 (UPI)
A stop in Gdansk this week by the world's largest cargo ship on its maiden voyage shows Poland's economic importance in Eastern Europe, port officials said. Pol...
China arrests two foreign fraud investigators: diplomats
Aug 22, 2013 (AFP)
China has formally arrested a foreign husband-and-wife team of fraud investigators, diplomats said Thursday, whose firm did work for British pharmaceutical gian...
Coal India Ltd. scouts for mines in Australia, Indonesia and Colombia
Aug 22, 2013 (UPI)
In a relentless search for coal to bolster domestic supplies, Coal India Ltd. is investigating sites in Australia. State owned CIL is also interested in possibl...
China government approves free trade zone for Shanghai
Aug 22, 2013 (AFP)
China has approved an "experimental" free trade zone in its commercial hub Shanghai as it tries to promote economic reforms, the government said Thursday. The S...
Anti-money laundering measures rattle S. America
Aug 21, 2013 (UPI)
Coordinated regional measures against money laundering have rattled banks and governments in Latin America -- not so much because of their merits as their feare...
Aluminium giant Rusal posts 1H net loss of $439 mn
Aug 19, 2013 (AFP)
Rusal, the world's largest aluminium producer, on Monday reported a net loss of $439 million for the first half of 2013, citing falling prices, an excess global...
US investigating JPMorgan's China hiring
Aug 18, 2013 (AFP)
The United States is investigating JPMorgan over its hiring practices in China, the company confirmed Sunday. The New York Times had earlier reported that the i...
New shipping route shows China's Arctic ambitions
Aug 16, 2013 (AFP)
The maiden voyage to Europe by a Chinese merchant ship through the "Northeast Passage" will help the world's biggest exporter speed goods to market and is a sym...
Global gold demand down to a four-year-low
Aug 15, 2013 (AFP)
Global demand for gold fell to a four-year-low in the second quarter despite a surge in demand from India and China as the metal became cheaper, the World Gold ...
Paraguay snub adds to Maduro's problems
Aug 15, 2013 (UPI)
Paraguay's comprehensive humiliation of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro adds to the president's multiplying "things-to-fix" agenda as he tackles a faltering...
Glencore-Xstrata cuts back on stalled Philippine mine
Aug 13, 2013 (AFP)
Swiss mining giant Glencore Xstrata said Tuesday it is laying off nearly all workers at its $5.9-billion copper project in the Philippines which has been stalle...
US senator heads to Asia to meet top leaders
Aug 12, 2013 (AFP)
A top US senator headed Monday to meet senior leaders in China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan as Congress looks for new security and trade moves in Asia. Robert...
PayPal keen on collaboration for cash-free future
Aug 11, 2013 (AFP)
Online financial transactions titan PayPal says it is keen to collaborate with others as it strives for a cash-free future. "We are all about working with devel...
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