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Chinese Markets Rise After Pro-Bailout Parties Claim Victory In Greece

Stock markets in China and Hong Kong gained Monday as sentiment was buoyed after the news that pro-bailout parties in Greece gained sufficient votes to form a government.

India Will Be Sixth Among World?s Top 10 Wealth Markets By 2012 End: Report

India despite its slowing economic growth is poised to emerge as the top sixth wealth market in the world, according to Datamonitor's 2012 global wealth market report.

United Nations Suspends Syria Mission As Violence Escalates

In the latest blow to international efforts to stem the spiraling bloodshed in Syria, the United Nations has announced it is suspending its observer mission.

China Puts Its First Woman Astronaut Into Orbit; Fighter Pilot Liu Yang on Space Mission

China put its first woman into orbit on Saturday, one of three astronauts to attempt a critical space docking in the latest challenge for the country's ambitious space programme. A Long March rocket blasted off in the early evening from the remote Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the northwestern Gobi Desert, carrying with it the Shenzhou 9 spacecraft and the three astronauts, including 33-year-old female fighter pilot Liu Yang.

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For Saab, Questions Linger: Electric Cars And A Chinese Government Connection?

Details of the fate of bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab Automobile AB continue to emerge following the June 7 news that the company had been purchased by a Sino-Japanese joint venture National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB, or NEVS. NEVS plans to use Saab to produce electric cars, the consortium announced Friday.

Microsoft Tablet? Buzz Says iPad Rival Due

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), the world's biggest software company, is expected to make a new consumer push by announcing its own Windows Tablet for shipment next quarter, industry analysts said.

Nissan's Chinese Turf War Expands With $785M Factory

Nissan Motor Co. (Tokyo: 7201) is expected to build a 5 billion yuan ($785 million) factory in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian, an aggressive move into territory traditionally under the sway of Volkswagen AG (Frankfurt: VOW) and Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM), according to the Japan Daily Press Friday.

Poland Looks to Shale Crude and Shale Gas

Poland looks to shale exploration, despite concerns over fracking.

June Empire State Manufacturing At Lowest Level In 7 Months

Manufacturing in the New York region hardly expanded in June as orders and sales cooled, the New York Federal Reserve's Empire State Manufacturing Survey showed Friday.

Rio+20 Earth Summit Facing Deadlock, Delegates Walk Out Of ?Green Economy? Talks

Asserting the importance of cash and intellectual property to implement the proposed measures for a sustainable economy, a senior Brazilian negotiator warned against using Europe's financial crisis as an excuse for inaction and underfunding at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil Thursday.

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Asian Stocks Rise On Stimulus Hopes

Asian markets rose Friday as investor confidence was boosted by expectation for stimulus measures from policymakers globally.

Chinese Shares Gain On Stimulus Hopes

Stock markets in Hong Kong and China advanced Friday as weak U.S. economic data and worsening euro zone crisis raised hopes that the major central banks would act to tackle deteriorating global economic conditions.

Wal-Mart Upgrades its Online Retail Investment in China

China Says Wal-Mart Sold Food With Hazardous Levels Of Carcinogens

Wal-Mart was accused Thursday of breaching food safety standards in China by selling sesame oil containing excessive amounts of benzopyrene and squid containing hazardous levels of cadmium, both chemicals classified as carcinogenic.

World economies prepare for panic after Greek polls

Authorities in the world's major economies are preparing for a possible market storm or public panic after cliffhanger Greek elections this weekend, officials said on Thursday, should radical leftists win and cast doubt on the nation's future in the euro zone.

Tibet Tourism Grows, Despite Ban On Foreigners

Though foreigners are now banned from traveling to the Tibet Autonomous Region, the Chinese name for Central Tibet, the Himalayan hinterland has experienced a boom in tourism thanks to Chinese visitors.

Soccer In China Floundering Under The Influence Of Corruption

A campaign to root out corruption in China's soccer leagues and administrative institutions appears to be effective -- but for how long?

2012 US Open: Free Live Stream, Where-to-Watch, Preview and Prediction for Golf's Second Major

Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, and the rest of the PGA's stars get to work at the US Open this weekend.

US Urges Cambodia To Hold Free Elections

The U.S. Tuesday urged Cambodia to allow full participation in the general elections next year and also free the 13 women being imprisoned for protesting a property development.

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Asian Stocks Fall On Disappointing US Data, Spanish Debt Downgrade

Asian markets fell Thursday as weak retail sales data by the U.S. Commerce Department and Spanish debt downgrade by Moody's weighed down on investor sentiment.

North Korean Missile Launchers Came From China, US Didn't Report UN Sanctions Breach: Report

Japan has evidence that China shipped missile launch vehicles to North Korea last year, in a possible breach of U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang, Japanese media reported Wednesday.

People walk past a panel displaying the blue-chip Hang Seng Index outside a branch of China Construction Bank in Hong Kong November 10, 2011

Chinese Shares Fall On Weak US Data, Europe Worries

Stock markets in China and Hong Kong declined Thursday as weaker-than-expected data on monthly U.S. retail sales and renewed concerns about the debt-laden euro zone weighed on the sentiment.

India and the United States: A Focus on the Fundamentals

This week, leaders from India and the United States will gather in Washington to discuss our expanding cooperation on everything from trade to technology to terrorism. There also will be issues on which we don't see eye to eye, and some of those may dominate the media coverage.

Monti urges political backing in euro crisis

Technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti appealed to Italy's politicians on Wednesday to back his tough economic medicine to avoid Rome becoming the next victim of the euro debt crisis, after a bailout for Spain's banks failed to calm markets.

G-20 Preview: Big Bucks From BRICs For More IMF Influence

Something strange is going to take place next week at the G-20 summit: Europe, long accustomed to sending aid through the International Monetary Fund to developing nations, will pass a collection plate to many of those same countries. But to get such help, which could be as much as $105 billion from four major emerging economies, European nations will have to surrender some control of the IMF.

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