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Australia's economy has been clouded with negative forecasts in recent weeks, but a recent report argues the economy is poised for a rapid acceleration in the coming months.
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A colossal savings glut in China, the world's second largest economy, means British workers in their twenties will only be able to retire at 75.
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The Indian government is expected to opt for prudence over populism in its national annual budget due out on Thursday, but will it be enough to finally put an end to talk of a ratings downgrade?
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The iron ore shipping hub Port Hedland escaped the brunt of a powerful cyclone that swept across the northwest Australian coastline on Thursday, with emergency officials lifting evacuation alerts as the storm veered east.
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China's property market is rife with speculation - both about rising house prices and about what the new government may do to curb them.
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Japan's industrial output rose for a second straight month in January, offering some evidence that the export-reliant economy may be emerging from a mild recession due to a pick-up in global demand.
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Some concept cars never became production models, and they're holy grails for certain collectors. Read our list of 10 cars that never made it to the showroom.
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Despite Finance Minister P Chidambaram's promise to put India's fiscal house in order in his latest budget plan, ratings agency Fitch said the country's credit rating – which is teetering on the brink of 'junk' status – will more than likely be downgraded.
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Despite criticism about the effectiveness of the Hong Kong government's recent measures to ease some of the world's most expensive home prices, analysts tell CNBC that the government has no choice but to intervene.
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More and more mobile companies are trying to gain a foothold in a country where white-label phones once ruled the roost, but some analysts say that attempts to crack what is now the world's largest market may be a waste of time.
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The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said "a great deal of testing" will be needed on Boeing's beleaguered line of 787 planes, before Dreamliners are cleared to fly again.
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Priceline.com will invest in Asia and Latin America to take advantage of growth opportunities, CEO Jeffery Boyd told CNBC on Wednesday.
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South Korean telecom executives have a message for European cousins who have long looked on in envy at the highly connected Asian market: Be careful what you wish for.
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A move by China's Ping An Bank to ban its regional branches from approving mortgages may signal that Beijing is set to tighten controls on the property market to calm prices.
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The CEO of Asia's third largest insurance company AIA Group said the majority of Asian citizens are under insured despite soaring growth figures.
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Asia's largest low-cost carrier, AirAsia, said it was "confident" about entering the Indian aviation space - a market that has been challenged by intense price competition and exorbitant operating costs.
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China's gross domestic product will grow at annualised rate of about 8 percent in the first quarter of 2013 while the consumer price index will rise around a yearly 2.6 percent, the China Securities News said.
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This week's sharp rebound in the yen suggests the currency's steep downtrend that began in November on the back of calls for aggressive monetary easing in Japan may well be over as uncertainty and fear return to the market
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Hong Kong expects economic growth to come in between 1.5 to 3.5 percent in 2013, while offering a raft of relief measures, tax concessions and sweeteners.
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Sales of high-end jewelry, watches and handbags have been slowing lately, some five years after the world's luxury goods makers embraced wealthy Chinese. CaiXin Online reports.
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South Korea's current account surplus in January more than doubled to a record high on a jump in exports that showed its economy had not yet been affected by Japan's monetary policy.
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