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Nissan Motor Co on Monday unveiled the all-new Global sedan model 'Sunny' at the 8th China (Guangzhou) International Automobile Exhibition. The model will be launched in China in January 2011 followed by India in the second-half of the next year and progressively across 170 countries.

The world's largest exchange traded gold fund - the New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Singapore-listed SPDR Gold Trust - added 15 tonnes to its holdings on Friday, the largest one-day addition since the height of the Greek deficit crisis in May.

South Africa wrapped up proceedings early on the final day to win the first test against India and take the series lead 1-0 at The Centurion, Pretoria.

South Korea announced on Sunday it will start charging a levy on banks' foreign exchange borrowings, a measure aimed at limiting the chances of capital exiting the economy at a time when military tensions with the North are escalating.

China would invest about $20 billion in Pakistan in the next 3 years, according to a communiqué issued by the two countries on Sunday.

India's Tata Group owned Jaguar Land Rover global sales were 79,959 nos. in November 2010, a growth of 6 percent over November 2009.

Brazil’s unemployment rate fell to a record low in November as the country is set to witness the fastest growth in more than two decades.

Classified US diplomatic cables leaked by whistle-blower site Wikileaks revealed that the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) briefed US officials over the continued ill-treatment of detainees in Kashmir by the armed forces and the police. Some cables stated that the government-nurtured militia committed brutal human rights abuses including extra-judicial killings, rapes and extortion of Kashmiri civilians suspected of harboring extremists in the Valley.

Johnson at Cornell University has launched an exclusive Emerging Markets Institute (EMI) which will facilitate emerging markets research and education by bringing together preeminent practitioners and academics under its umbrella.

The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are Office Depot, Accenture, Salesforce.com and American Express. The top after market NYSE most active stocks are Citigroup, Boston Scientific, Sprint Nextel Corporation and Bank of America.

India's largest two-wheeler maker Hero Group has ended its 26 year old joint venture with the Japanese Honda Motor Co, as the Indian partner agreed to buy out its Japanese counterpart for an undisclosed sum.

India's best-selling compact model vehicle, Ford Figo, was awarded the Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) 2011 title on Thursday. Now in its sixth year, the ICOTY is awarded to a new vehicle after comprehensive testing by a jury of automobile journalists in India.

Toyota Industries Corporation (Tico) on Thursday announced that it has established a sales company to cater to the specific market of material handling equipments and components in India.

It's a rather new Cold War. New rhetoric, spiraling conflicts and opposing fronts have returned to the panorama of the World. Posing a threat to the region's still fragile peace, a new arms race has begun in the Asia-Pacific.

India and China agreed to bolster bilateral trade and to reduce the massive trade deficit between the two countries, it was announced on Thursday during Chinese PM Wen Jiabao's visit to India.

Milwaukee-based Iconic bike maker Harley-Davidson on Wednesday introduced two new models - SuperLow and Iron 883 - priced at Rs. 5,50,000 and Rs. 6,50,000 (ex-showroom), respectively to expand its portfolio in India.

Toyota Motors India said on Wednesday that it has received 12,000 orders for its Etios sedan, even as the production of the low-priced car is yet to begin.

The Marylebone Cricket Club's World Cricket Committee (MCC) recommended suggestions which included use of lie-detectors to fight corruption in the Sport.

Roubini Global Economics (RGE) has predicted that global economy's growth next year will be marginally weaker than this year, with eurozone holding the biggest risk to global growth, and that the U.S. will not emerge any time soon from the worst unemployment crisis it has faced in decades.

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday on a three-day visit seeking to boost mutual trust and understanding, and cement trade and economic ties between China and India.

It is inevitable for Indian banks to compromise on margin as the country is going through a rising interest rate scenario, which has pushed most banks' stocks below their end-September levels, but at least three main private banks are still selling at a higher price, probably helped by valuation advantage and mostly steady pricing of deposits by Indians residing abroad.