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HSBC China manufacturing shrinks
Beijing - Manufacturing activity in China contracted in May for the first time in seven months, HSBC said Thursday, in another sign of the weakness of recovery in the world's second-largest ...
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Japan stocks plummet 7
Japanese stocks were also hurt by a strengthening in the yen, which makes exports more expensive overseas and erodes repatriated earnings. - ...
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China continues Diaoyu Islands patrols
Chinese marine surveillance ships continued to conduct regular patrols of the territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Thursday, the State Oceanic Administration said.A fleet consisting of the Haijian 66, Haijian 46 and Haijian 26 carried out the mission, according to a statement on the administration's website."Haijian" is the Chinese equivalent of "marine ...
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DPRK proposes joint event with S. Korea to commemorate landmark declaration
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Wednesday sent a fax to propose anniversary activities with South Korea together to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the landmark joint declaration with South Korea, Yonhap News Agency cited Thursday a civic organization as reporting.DPRK said the only way to recover the relationship between inter-Korea and open a new situation for ...
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Chinas continuing progress the biggest fact in Asias success Singaporean PM
Visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said here Thursday that Asia has successfully recovered from depression and faster than expected with China's continuing progress, the biggest fact of Asia's success.Lee made the remark in a keynote speech during the 19th International Conference on the Future of Asia, adding Asia's global role has grown and the region is ...
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Roundup Japan mulling to resume inter-governmental talks with DPRK
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said here Wednesday that Japan is mulling to resume the stalled inter-governmental talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in an effort to resolve abduction issue.Suga said Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is resolute to resolve the issue and Japan seeks every possibility to communicate with DPRK to make the issue settled.Abe said ...
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China Pakistan boost marine cooperation
/enpproperty--> China and Pakistan signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation in marine science and technology. The memorandum was signed between Pakistan's Ministry of Science and Technology and China's ocean watchdog on Wednesday, the State Oceanic Administration said. The memorandum covers, among others, marine research and investigation, climate change, marine energy ...
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Air China to upgrade surfing services
/enpproperty--> An upgrade will see Air China passengers surfing faster in the sky with improved phone facilities. The Beijing-based carrier plans to introduce the improvements in its entire Airbus A330 fleet within the year. The nation's biggest carrier, by market value, carried out successful tests during flights between Beijing and Shanghai recently, the Shanghai Morning Post ...
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2 mini-spider species found in southwest China
Two new minute spider species with oversized rumps have been discovered in southwest China, according to a new study published in the open access journal ...
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Japan protests at S Korean dailys A-bomb op-ed
Japan accused a South Korean newspaper of "dishonourable" behaviour for publishing an editorial suggesting the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were "divine ...
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Chinas Li effusive in praise of Pakistan but not everyone buys it
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang praised the Sino-Pakistan relationship to the hilt on Thursday, urging the "all-weather friends" to boost cooperation in business, trade, energy and infrastructure and build a long-vaunted economic ...
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China factory activity falls
Fears of a slowdown in global growth were reinforced Thursday as a preliminary report on China's manufacturing in May showed activity contracted for the first time in seven ...
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Japan stocks plunge on weak China data
A seven-month rally in Japanese stocks came to an abrupt halt Thursday as the benchmark Nikkei index plunged by 7.3%, with investors rattled by weak economic data from ...
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China factory activity contracts in May
Fears of a slowdown in global growth were reinforced Thursday as a preliminary report on China's manufacturing in May showed activity contracted for the first time in seven ...
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5-year-old girl killed by suicide jumper in South Korea
The man dies on the spot The girl is taken to a hospital with a skull fracture South Korea has one of the highest suicide ...
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Jumper kills girl in South Korea
Seoul - A seven-year-old South Korean girl was killed instantly after being struck by the body of a man as he plunged from his tenth-floor apartment in an apparent suicide, a report said on ...
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EUROPE MARKETS Europe Stocks Slide After China Data Fed Comments
LONDON – European stock markets opened with sharp losses on Thursday, after disappointing data from China and comments from the U.S. Federal Reserve about tapering its stimulus program stoked worries about slower global growth and less liquidity.The Stoxx Europe 600 index slumped 1.5% to 305.96, retreating after closing at the highest level since June 2008, reached on Wednesday.Banks ...
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India must accept China Pakistans friendship
India "must accept" this "enviable friendship" as Beijing cannot scale down its ties with Islamabad merely because of New Delhi's feelings, an official daily here said on Thursday. The high-profile welcome received by Chinese ...
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PRECIOUS-Gold rebounds from losses as China data pummels stocks
* Gold reverses losses but still near two-year low of $1,321.35 * Fed needs to see more from economy before scaling back bond-buying -Bernanke * China PMI shrinks for first time in 7 months (Recasts, updates price) By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Gold climbed off session lows on Thursday after weak Chinese factory activity jolted stock markets in Asia, sending ...
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Father of Afghanistan cricket captain abducted
KABUL, Afghanistan: Afghanistan's cricket board says gunmen have kidnapped the father of its national team captain. There has been no ransom demand since Mohammad Nabi's 60-year-old father, Khobi Khan, was abducted near his home in the city of Jalalabad. Cricket board ...
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Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff
TOKYO (AP) -- Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper progress in the decades-long effort to safely decommission ...
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Japan confirms DPRKs missile launches
Japanese government confirmed the DPRK's missile launches on Saturday, saying none of the missiles have landed in Japan's territorial waters, Kyodo news agency reported. South Korea's Yonhap News Agency earlier reported that the DPRK launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, citing the country's defense ministry. It is reported that the ...
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Philippine spokeswoman responds to Taiwanese fishermans death with smile
Philippine deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte, at a press briefing on Friday, said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) "responded accordingly" to the situation. "It was an aggressive act, the ramming of the boat into our vessel was certainly an aggressive act, so the PCG responded accordingly," she said. However, the spokeswoman said with a clear smile over such a ...
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Hashimoto echoes Japans past failure
By Walden Bello The words were so brazen that they have created a firestorm globally. Characterized as "outspoken" and "brash" in the international media, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto has claimed that "comfort women" - the thousands of Asian women who were forced to serve as prostitutes during World War II - were "necessary" for the morale of Japanese ...
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Chinas premier Li Keqiang in Islamabad
By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI - Pakistan and China on Wednesday agreed to jointly work on an economic corridor for enhanced connectivity, with the two countries signing a series of agreements related to energy, technology and space during the first visit to Pakistan by China's premier Li Keqiang since he took office in March. Even so, local critics claimed Pakistan was of little ...
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Fiji needs to focus more on needs of the poor
Fiji is facing a major problem with informal housing or ‘squatter colonies’, especially on the outskirts of major cities such as Savu, which draw people in with the promise of jobs and prosperity. An ongoing effort by government to provide affordable housing for low-income earners is hampered by mismanagement, a lack of funds and the reluctance to evict non-payers from their homes.
Fiji is one of the more developed countries of the South Pacific island nations, but a large proportion of the population remain in poverty and exist through subsistence means rather than through formal integration with the national economy. Read more
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