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China steel mill scraps Brazil plant: report
Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)
A major Chinese steelmaker has scrapped a plan to build a five-billion-dollar factory in Brazil due to high costs and a slump in global prices for the metal, st...
US online-deals firm eyes road less traveled
Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)
Online coupons are last year's news. That is the view from number two US online deals firm Living Social, which is battling sector leader Groupon by offering wh...
Google touts economic impact in US of ad efforts
Jul 02, 2012 (AFP)
Google said Monday its search and advertising operations generated $80 billion for 1.8 million US businesses in 2011. The annual report from the Internet search...
Manila maintains anti-corruption drive
Jul 02, 2012 (UPI)
The Philippines has made progress against corruption in political life but more work is needed to keep the momentum going, President Benigno Aquino said. "Clear...
China manufacturing falls to seven-month low
Jul 01, 2012 (AFP)
China's manufacturing activity fell to a seven-month low in June, official figures showed Sunday, despite government efforts to arrest a slowdown in the world's...
Haier aims for Europe and 'Made in China' upgrade
Jul 01, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese appliance and electronics giant Haier is aiming to expand into Europe with higher-end products, helping to upgrade China's reputation for churning out m...
Taiwan retires 20 fast attack missile boats
Jul 01, 2012 (AFP)
Taiwan on Sunday decommissioned the last 20 of a fleet of ageing missile boats as part of ongoing efforts to modernise its military forces against former rival ...
Japan's industrial production tumbles in May
Jun 29, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's factory output tumbled 3.1 percent in May, official data showed Friday, a bigger-than-expected drop as a slump overseas hurt exports but other figures p...
Hong Kong, China stock exchanges in joint venture
Jun 28, 2012 (AFP)
The Hong Kong stock exchange said Thursday it was setting up a joint venture with the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges as it seeks to boost economic integration....
Intellectual property thefts are costly
Jun 28, 2012 (UPI)
As the global economic crisis forces countries to maximize competiveness, U.S. businesses have lost at least $13 billion due to attacks on their intellectual pr...
Paraguay says neighbors plotting isolation
Jun 28, 2012 (UPI)
Paraguay's embattled new government says neighbors Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are plotting against it to widen Paraguay's diplomatic isolation as punishment ...
EU, US, Japan step up rare earths battle with China
Jun 27, 2012 (AFP)
The European Union, the United States and Japan asked the World Trade Organization on Wednesday to form a panel to resolve a dispute over China's export restric...
South Americans to meet on Paraguay, China trade
Jun 27, 2012 (AFP)
Foreign ministers of the South American trading bloc Mercosur meet here Thursday with the ouster of Paraguay's president and a proposed free trade agreement wit...
Experts skeptical about a China-Mercosur trade deal
Jun 26, 2012 (AFP)
A proposed free trade deal between China and Mercosur would significantly boost trade with the Asian giant but regional analysts see little chance that it will ...
VP Biden says Romney good at creating jobs -- in China
Jun 26, 2012 (AFP)
Vice President Joe Biden kept the pressure on Mitt Romney's White House bid Tuesday, lampooning the Republican as an expert at job creation -- in rival China an...
Obama mocks Romney over 'outsourcing' row
Jun 25, 2012 (AFP)
President Barack Obama Monday mocked attempts by his rival Mitt Romney's campaign to shrug off reports the Republican's former firm helped ship US jobs to place...
West's woes a boon to Asia's concert scene
Jun 25, 2012 (AFP)
Faced with stubbornly feeble economies back home, more Western music acts are being lured to play in Asia to boost their profiles in a region where disposable i...
China, Argentina hail 40 years of diplomatic ties
Jun 24, 2012 (AFP)
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Sunday hailed 40 years of strong diplomatic ties between their two countries. At a cerem...
Chinese premier in Argentina on trade mission
Jun 23, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Wen Jibao arrived in Argentina Saturday on an official visit aimed at boosting trade with one of South America's top agricultural producers. Wen...
Australia approves Hanlong's Sundance takeover
Jun 22, 2012 (AFP)
Australia's Sundance Resources on Friday said the country's foreign investment watchdog had approved its Aus$1.65 billion (US$1.65 billion) takeover by Chinese ...
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