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HP seeks fraud probe on acquired firm after writeoff
Nov 20, 2012 (AFP)
Hewlett-Packard called Tuesday for a probe into "willful" financial misstatements by Autonomy, a British software firm it bought for over $10 billion, which HP ...
Asian rivals pursue trade pact amid maritime rows
Nov 20, 2012 (AFP)
China, Japan and South Korea will set aside bitter maritime territorial rows and launch talks on Tuesday for a free-trade agreement, diplomats said. The trade m...
Hundreds protest against Myanmar copper mine
Nov 20, 2012 (AFP)
Hundreds of Myanmar villagers, students and monks have joined protests at a Chinese co-owned copper mine which they allege has forced people off their land and ...
China 'optimistic' about FTA talks with Japan, S. Korea
Nov 18, 2012 (AFP)
China, Japan, and South Korea are expected to agree on the launch of three-way free trade talks at a summit in the Cambodian capital this week, Beijing's foreig...
French minister hails EU duties on Chinese ceramics
Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)
French Industrial Renewal Minister Arnaud Montebourg hailed on Friday temporary European Union (EU) measures against Chinese ceramic imports, using a visit to t...
Gold demand down 11% as Chinese buying dips
Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)
Global demand for gold fell 11 percent in the third quarter on an annual basis, as buying in key market China dipped because of its slowing economy, the World G...
Guinea sparks showdown over mineral riches
Nov 15, 2012 (UPI)
The head of the Treasury in the Guinea has been assassinated amid a looming showdown over the West African country's fabled mineral riches involving rival tycoo...
Japan, China, S. Korea to start FTA talks: reports
Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)
Japan, China and South Korea will hold ministerial discussions next week and are expected to agree on the launch of three-way free trade talks, media reports sa...
Foreign experts praise Customs Union
Nov 15, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
Experts of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have called the Customs Union of 3 former Soviet states "a successful example of economical inte...
US report warns over China state firms
Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)
A US commission on Wednesday urged lawmakers to consider tighter rules on investment by Chinese state-owned firms, warning that they may pose economic as well a...
Internet, clean and bio-technology of significant importance for Russia
Nov 14, 2012 (Voice of Russia)
The Moscow Innovations Forum took place in Russia's capital last week. The key theme of the event was to promote innovative technology, economic development and...
Finnish operator says it has plugged nickel mine leak
Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)
Leaks from a Finnish nickel mine that have dumped toxic metals into the environment were plugged on Wednesday, the mine operator said. "The leakage of the gypsu...
Huntsman, Sinopec form joint venture in China
Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)
US chemicals maker Huntsman Corporation unveiled Tuesday a joint venture with a subsidiary of Chinese oil giant Sinopec to build and operate a chemical plant in...
Caribbean financial scams costing millions
Nov 13, 2012 (UPI)
Financial scams have robbed U.S. and Caribbean citizens of millions of dollars, driving U.S. and Jamaican security forces into urgent collaboration to stem the ...
China, Middle East fuel student growth in US
Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)
The number of students in the United States from China, Iran and Saudi Arabia has risen sharply in the past year, giving a boost to US universities and the econ...
Falling aluminium prices hit Rusal earnings
Nov 12, 2012 (AFP)
Russian aluminium giant Rusal posted a third-quarter loss of $118 million on Monday, blaming Europe's economic turmoil and China's slowdown for sinking global d...
Japan steelmaking giant posts $3.9 bn first-half loss
Nov 09, 2012 (AFP)
The world's second biggest steelmaker, created through the recent merger of Japan's Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal, on Friday posted a $3.9 billion combined ne...
Storm Sandy delays global launch of Titanic II
Nov 09, 2012 (AFP)
The flamboyant Australian mining magnate behind the building of the Titanic II said Friday a New York gala to unveil plans for the vessel would be delayed out o...
Miner Lynas wins court battle against Malaysia activists
Nov 08, 2012 (AFP)
Australian mining company Lynas Thursday won a court battle allowing it to start production at an $800 million rare earths plant in Malaysia, despite fears by a...
China imposes duties on steel tubes from EU, Japan
Nov 08, 2012 (AFP)
China said Thursday it was imposing duties on steel tube imports from the European Union and Japan as it concluded an investigation into products it says were s...
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