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H.K. tycoon brothers in graft probe deny wrongdoing

Apr 03, 2012 (AFP)

Hong Kong tycoon brothers Thomas and Raymond Kwok on Tuesday declared their innocence and sought to calm investors after their arrest last week as part of the c...

James Murdoch: heir apparent dogged by hacking scandal

Apr 03, 2012 (AFP)

From teenage rebel to prodigal son, James Murdoch surprised many observers when he rose to become the heir apparent to his father Rupert's global media empire. ...

Tourism, fishing, wool fuel Falklands economy

Apr 02, 2012 (AFP)

Historically, the Falkland islands lived off sheep and whaling, but 30 years after Argentina and Britain went to war over the disputed islands, tourism, fishing...

Visa drops US payment handler after breach

Apr 02, 2012 (AFP)

Global Payments on Monday said that Visa has dropped the US-based payment processor after data from as many as 1.5 million credit cards was looted from its syst...

Paris show bets on green, fair luxury

Apr 01, 2012 (AFP)

Luxury and sustainable development may sound like polar opposites, but green pioneers gathered at a Paris show at the weekend were betting on a cleaner, fairer ...

Taiwan doubles quota for solo Chinese tourists

Apr 01, 2012 (AFP)

Taiwan will double its quota of independent Chinese tourists to allow up to 1,000 visitors a day, the government announced Sunday less than a year after lifting...

Cardin showcases 'Light Palace' project in China

Mar 31, 2012 (AFP)

Legendary French fashion designer Pierre Cardin is in Beijing this weekend to present his 240-metre-high edifice "Light Palace" planned near Venice and which he...

India, China pledge to deepen trade links

Mar 30, 2012 (AFP)

China agreed Thursday to open its doors to more Indian exports at a meeting between the leaders of the two countries on the sidelines of a summit of emerging ma...

Hong Kong property giant's shares plunge after arrests

Mar 30, 2012 (AFP)

Shares in Hong Kong real estate giant Sun Hung Kai Properties plunged Friday after co-chairmen Thomas and Raymond Kwok, two of the city's richest men, were arre...

BRICS summit shadowed by Tibet protests

Mar 29, 2012 (AFP)

The leaders of the emerging world gather Thursday in India to discuss the creation of a new development bank at a summit shadowed by protests by Tibetans agains...

US-China trade disputes expected to rage

Mar 29, 2012 (AFP)

The recent bumper consignment of US-China trade disputes will be followed by boatload after boatload of new problems in coming years, experts predict, but that ...

BRICS summit focuses on new development bank

Mar 29, 2012 (AFP)

Leaders of the emerging world met in India Thursday to discuss creating a new development bank, at a summit in which the bloc will seek to convert its economic ...

Chinese traders make Spain gateway to Europe

Mar 27, 2012 (AFP)

Hoisted from trucks and trolleys, the brown boxes keep coming, packing the warehouses with acres of jewellery, jeans and shoes. There is little sign of Spain's ...

Britain asks China to probe businessman's death

Mar 26, 2012 (AFP)

Britain said Monday it had asked Chinese authorities to investigate the death of a British businessman in Chongqing, a sprawling metropolis at the heart of Chin...

Japan classic paintings, pop idols hit US

Mar 26, 2012 (AFP)

Japan is presenting to the United States highlights of its culture both old and new, with a rare exhibition of elaborate centuries-old nature scrolls and perfor...

Japan to 'export' top Tokyo fashion districts

Mar 26, 2012 (AFP)

Japan plans to open overseas shopping areas named after well-known Tokyo fashion districts including Harajuku and Ginza as part of a cultural promotion push, of...

Irish PM seeks investment during China visit

Mar 26, 2012 (AFP)

Ireland's prime minister Monday urged Chinese firms to invest in his country, on a visit to the Asian giant just days after official data revealed the euro memb...

US group: Lock China out of infrastructure deals

Mar 26, 2012 (AFP)

A powerful US manufacturing group launched a campaign Monday to lock Chinese suppliers out of large US infrastructure projects, saying Beijing does not reciproc...

Japan, Canada to launch free trade talks

Mar 25, 2012 (AFP)

Japan and Canada formally agreed Sunday to launch talks on a free trade agreement expected to result in the first such pact between Tokyo and one of the Group o...

Outside View: Protectionism on the Right

Mar 23, 2012 (UPI)

A disturbing trend has manifested itself in the Republican primary race -- the rising specter of populism and protectionism. One of the two leading candidates, ...