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Luxury firms pin hopes on China
Dec 21, 2012 (AFP)
Clad in a black and orange Prada winter coat with a diamond-shaped pattern she snapped up during a trip to Milan, Jennifer Ren embodies China's nouveau riche. F...
Drought disrupts Mississippi transport
Dec 21, 2012 (UPI)
The Mississippi River has receded to critically low levels after months of drought, severely affecting U.S. commerce. Already, barges are being filled only to 5...
Japan firms say mergers held up by China regulators
Dec 21, 2012 (AFP)
Sony and Olympus said Friday their planned medical device merger has been delayed until next year, with reports and some firms saying it was the latest corporat...
Japan files complaint against China over steel duties: WTO
Dec 20, 2012 (AFP)
Japan has filed a complaint against China for imposing duties on steel tube imports which Beijing claims were being sold at prices below market levels, the Worl...
US, China talk trade amid transitions
Dec 19, 2012 (AFP)
The United States and China pledged Wednesday to find ways to cooperate in their often fractious trade relationship in their first high-level talks since major ...
Australia's Lynas wins appeal against Malaysian operations
Dec 19, 2012 (AFP)
Malaysia's Court of Appeal on Wednesday dismissed an appeal against a temporary operating licence for Australian mining company Lynas Corp, despite protests ove...
Japan's US-bound exports overtake China shipments
Dec 19, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's US-bound exports overtook shipments to China last month, official data showed Wednesday, as a new government in Tokyo vows to stand its ground in a bitt...
AIG raises $6.45 bn in final stake sale of insurer AIA
Dec 18, 2012 (AFP)
Asian insurer AIA said Tuesday that US giant American International Group (AIG) had sold its remaining stake in the firm, raising $6.45 billion and completing a...
Fresh Myanmar protest against Chinese mine
Dec 18, 2012 (AFP)
Opponents of a Chinese-backed copper mine in northern Myanmar have resumed their protest just weeks after a violent police crackdown on demonstrators at the sit...
Foreign investment in China falls again in November
Dec 18, 2012 (AFP)
Foreign direct investment in China fell in November for a sixth straight month, the government said Tuesday with the outlook expected to remain weak in 2013 due...
China says more cities record home price rises
Dec 18, 2012 (AFP)
The cost of new homes increased in more Chinese cities in November than in the previous month, official figures showed Tuesday, despite efforts from the governm...
WTO appoints panel to probe China, US trade disputes
Dec 17, 2012 (AFP)
The World Trade Organization on Monday established a panel to look into a complaint from China against the United States in connection with a string of trade di...
Walker's World: A mega trade pact?
Dec 17, 2012 (UPI)
As if to show that they can from time to time lift their eyes from own troubled navels, the European Union and the United States have revived the venerable sche...
Migrant workers rally over Hong Kong working conditions
Dec 16, 2012 (AFP)
About a thousand migrant domestic workers from Southeast Asia rallied in Hong Kong Sunday to mark International Migrants Day and push for better working conditi...
Britain looks to Chinese tourists for Christmas cheer
Dec 16, 2012 (AFP)
With their shelves spilling over with festive goodies, London's department stores are working hard to attract Christmas shoppers -- but Chinese visitors are the...
EU moves closer to eurozone integration
Dec 14, 2012 (UPI)
European leaders Friday unveiled plans for a deeper integration of the 17-member eurozone in the 27-nation European Union amid signs the outcome of the latest d...
Job losses threaten U.S. innovation
Dec 14, 2012 (UPI)
Long-term reductions in the work force have damaged the United States' capacity to innovate and harmed the prospects for long-term economic growth, experts say....
Australia's resources, boom or bust?
Dec 13, 2012 (UPI)
Investment costs in Australia's resource sector must be cut to maintain a good pipeline of projects, a government official said. "Australia is still exceptional...
Rio sells mine stake to China-S. Africa consortium
Dec 12, 2012 (AFP)
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto said Wednesday it had sold its majority stake in South African copper producer Palabora for US$373 million to Chinese an...
Chinese cities becoming too costly for expats: survey
Dec 12, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese cities now dominate the list of the most expensive places in Asia for expatriate residents due in part to a stronger local currency, a regional survey s...
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