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Ro Khanna, Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce & Author, "Entrepreneurial Nation" says the resumption of U.S.-Taiwan trade talks is positive. He explains why.
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*Plunge in Korea, China pulls MSCI Asia ex- Japan down 1.1 pct. TOKYO, April 5- Asian shares hit a three-month low on Friday as concerns over bird flu in China and escalating tensions in the Korean peninsula unsettled investors as they counted down to potentially pivotal U.S. payrolls data out later in the session.
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HONG KONG, April 5- Hong Kong shares could start higher on Friday as markets reopen following a public holiday, bolstered by the Bank of Japan's unprecedented monetary expansion.
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*Facebook takes battle for ad revenue, user times to Google. *Facebook's shares climb, Google's fall.
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*Technical support seen near 85- to 86- cent range- broker. NEW YORK, April 4- ICE cotton fell on Thursday, as weekly U.S. government export data were not seen as strong enough to boost prices and losses across commodities markets weighed. The most-active May cotton contract on ICE Futures U.S. fell 0.89 cent, or 1 percent, to settle at 88.33 cents per pound.
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*Facebook's "Home" takes battle for ad revenue, user times to Google. MENLO PARK, Calif., April 4- Facebook Inc unveiled "Home" software on Thursday to place the world's social network front and center on Android smartphones, a move that may divert users from Google Inc services and steal some of its rival's momentum in the fast-growing mobile arena.
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MENLO PARK, Calif., April 4- AT&T Inc will exclusively sell the first smartphones pre-loaded with Facebook Inc's new family of "Home" applications starting April 12, the wireless carrier said on Thursday.
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LONDON, April 4- Stronger manufacturing and services output in China helped lift emerging market business confidence in March, masking slower growth in Brazil, Russia and India, a monthly purchasing managers' survey showed.
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SHANGHAI, April 3- China and Australia will launch direct trading between the two currencies in Shanghai and Sydney within weeks to lower trade transaction costs, a foreign bank source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
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HONG KONG, April 3- Hong Kong shares could start higher on Wednesday, tracking Asian peers ahead of another market holiday on Thursday and key U.S. jobs data later in the week. Financial markets in China will be shut for a public holiday on Thursday and Friday, while Hong Kong will be closed on Thursday.
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We look forward to continued engagement and successful collaboration with India on these issues, "said Andrea Mead, a spokeswoman for the U.S.
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*Chinese banks allowed to investment more in Taiwan peers. TAIPEI, April 1- Taiwan will ease rules to allow Chinese banks to buy bigger stakes in local banks and permit more Chinese firms to invest in its financial industry, the island's financial regulator said on Monday, marking a major advance in cross-strait ties.
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BEIJING/ SAN FRANCISCO, April 1- Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook apologised to Chinese consumers on Monday and altered iPhone warranty policies in its No. 2 market after more than two weeks of condemnation of its after-sales service in the state-run media.
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*Chinese banks allowed to investment more in Taiwan peers. TAIPEI, April 1- Taiwan will ease rules to allow Chinese banks to buy bigger stakes in local banks and permit more Chinese firms to invest in its financial industry, the island's financial regulator said on Monday, marking a major advance in cross-strait ties.
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TAIPEI, April 1- Taiwan will ease rules to allow Chinese banks to buy bigger stakes in local banks and permit more Chinese firms to invest in its financial industry, the island's financial regulator said on Monday, marking a major advance in cross-strait ties.
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NASHUA, N.H.-- Shares of GT Advanced Technologies jumped Thursday after the company said it reached a deal to eventually sell polysilicon technology and equipment to solar products producer Powertec Energy Corp.. THE SPARK: The companies said they have a memorandum of understanding that covers the next two phases of Powertec's solar power project in Taiwan.
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*Bank Negara Governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz holds media conference on " Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group for Asia" conference, Hall 1, Ground Floor, Sasana Kijang, Kuala Lumpur at 530 pm. *Bursa Malaysia Bhd convenes 36th annual general meeting, Tun Dr Ismail Hall, Level 2, Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur at 2 pm.
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SYDNEY, March 28- Australian shares are likely to open lower on Thursday, the last day of trade before the Easter holiday, following a subdued session on Wall Street amid ongoing concerns about the Cyprus financial crisis.
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*NAPHTHA TENDERS: MRPL sold 35,000 tonnes of naphtha to Marubeni for May 10-12 loading from New Mangalore port at around $48 a tonne above Middle East quotes on a free-on-board basis, about 19 percent lower than its average April premiums.
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Fitch Ratings has affirmed Taiwan- based China Bills Finance Corporation's ratings, including its Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at' BBB'. A full rating breakdown is provided at the end of this commentary.
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TAIPEI/ SINGAPORE, March 27 Fitch Ratings has affirmed Taiwan- based China Bills Finance Corporation's ratings, including its Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at' BBB'. A full rating breakdown is provided at the end of this commentary.