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Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks rose, rebounding from the longest losing streak since January, as better-than- estimated data on U.S. jobs and its trade deficit, as well as China’s industrial production fueled optimism of an increasing economic expansion.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A young giant panda who became a major attraction after his birth at Washington’s National Zoo will leave for China early next year for breeding.
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- China’s copper imports rebounded from a nine-month low and domestic output of the metal jumped to a record as producers in the world’s largest consumer anticipate rising demand amid a strengthening economic recovery.
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of protecting European corporate bonds from default fell to the lowest in 18 months as a surge in China’s industrial output and forecasts of increased U.S. retail sales boosted confidence in an economic recovery.
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market funds bounced back from the Dubai debt shock, heading for record annual inflows as investors took money out of U.S. equities and money markets. Developing nation stocks and bonds rallied.
China's exports fell 1.2 percent from a year earlier in November, the smallest decline this year as nascent recoveries in the U.S. and other big markets helped revive demand.
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market funds bounced back from the Dubai debt shock, heading for record annual inflows as investors took money out of U.S. equities and piled into Brazil, China, India and Russia.
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Yuan forwards had the biggest weekly decline in a year on speculation policy makers will prevent currency gains that may erode the competitiveness of Chinese goods. Bonds gained.
TAIPEI -(Dow Jones)- Taiwan won't let Chinese banks take controlling stakes in its banks soon, Financial Supervisory Commission Vice Chairwoman Lee Jih-Chu said Friday.
Nicosia - Thieves have stolen the corpse of former Cypriot president Tassos Papadopoulos, leaving the community on the eastern Mediterranean island in shock, police said Friday. Authorities said Papadopoulos' body was removed after his grave, located...
Athens - Two people died when a boat carrying illegal migrants capsized in heavy sees off the Greek island of Leros on Friday, the Coast Guard said. A Coast Guard patrol rescued 25 migrants, but another drowned close to the shore. The body of a missi...
Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's famed 644-million-dollar amusement park - Jerudong Park Playground - will relaunch this weekend after being virtually dead for years, park officials said Friday. Opened in 1994, the Playground was once billed at the l...
Former world record holder Liu Xiang coasted to victory in the 110-metre hurdles at the East Asian Games on Friday, easing back into contention after a long injury lay-off.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pollution typically declines during a recession. Not this time.
Brad Wiggins and Rebecca Romero can't defend titles in 2012
HOBART As kindergarten students at Hillcrest Elementary School practice the use of the letter s, Wang Li observes their work and takes notes.
It's never too late to find another calling in life, and for Wheaton resident Eric Wentz, 60, that next big thing could be a career as a best-selling novelist.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said on Friday he expected the international community to impose significant additional sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program.
Flagship HBC Bizjet Now Certified In 11 Countries Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) received Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Type Certification for the Hawker 4000 super-midsize business jet on Nov. 30, 2009, the company announced Thursday. Deliveries into China are scheduled to begin during the first quarter of 2010.
Berlin - Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG reported Friday its biggest rise in global vehicle sales this year in November, with deliveries jumping by 19.1 per cent compared with the same month in 2008. VW delivered 531,000 in November, as a res...
Beijing - State prosecutors have formally indicted leading Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo on subversion charges and his trial is expected to begin in the next 10 days, his wife and lawyer said on Friday. Liu's wife, Liu Xia, received the notice of indi...
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