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  • Is China Easing its Grip on Web Censorship? Monday, 10 Dec 2012 | 7:51 PM ET
    Xi Jinping

    China must deepen reforms to perfect its market economy and strengthen rule of law, Communist Party chief Xi Jinping said in southern Guangdong.

  • StanChart to Pay $327 Million in Sanctions Case Monday, 10 Dec 2012 | 6:29 PM ET

    StanChart has agreed to pay $327 million to resolve allegations that it violated U.S. sanctions against Iran, Sudan and two other countries, capping months of legal headaches for the British bank.

  • Canada

    Canada says it will allow no further deals by Chinese state-owned enterprises after approving a $15.1 billion acquisition of Canadian energy firm Nexen by China's CNOOC. Experts say watch this space.

  • Australian business confidence slumped to its lowest level in more than three years in November, while conditions stayed weak, bolstering the case for further cuts in interest rates.

  • North Korea Rocket Launch Delayed Due to 'Glitch' Monday, 10 Dec 2012 | 4:19 AM ET

    North Korea has extended the window for a widely condemned long-range rocket launch by a week after discovering a "technical deficiency", the isolated state's news agency said on Monday.

  • Only a 'German-Built' Euro May Survive Sunday, 9 Dec 2012 | 9:30 PM ET

    I am convinced that only a "German built" euro can survive and prosper as a global transactions currency, a widely held reserve asset and a reliable store of value.

  • Japan's TV makers are selling buildings and businesses in a giant "garage sale" that could raise a combined $3 billion.

  • Poor China Exports Data Won't Derail Recovery Monday, 10 Dec 2012 | 12:48 AM ET

    China's trade numbers for November came in far below expectations, however, economists are confident the slump in export growth will not derail the recovery in the world's second largest economy.

  • Apple Maps Seen 'Life-Threatening' Down Under Monday, 10 Dec 2012 | 10:38 AM ET
    Apple Maps

    Police in Australia are warning citizens to not use Apple maps after some motorists using the app have ended up in "life-threatening" situations.

  • India's November Car Sales Slump, Outlook Grim, Too Monday, 10 Dec 2012 | 12:17 AM ET
    Mumbai, India

    Car sales in India slumped 8 percent in November, dashing hopes of a sustained revival in demand, as an expected festive season boom failed to materialise in a key growth market for global carmakers.

  • China Export Numbers Take Shine Off Strong Data Sunday, 9 Dec 2012 | 9:24 PM ET

    China's exports grew 2.9 percent in November from a year earlier, missing market expectations for a rise of 9 percent and easing from an increase of 11.6 percent recorded in October.

  • Shares in Australia's loss-making Ten Network sank 25 percent on Monday as they resumed trading after Ten's second cash call in under six months.

  • Japan Revised GDP Signals Economy in Recession Sunday, 9 Dec 2012 | 7:14 PM ET
    Tokyo, Japan

    Japan's economy contracted for a second straight quarter in July-September, revised government data showed on Monday, indicating that weak global demand nudged the export-reliant economy into a mild recession.

  • Predictions That Went Wrong in 2012 Wednesday, 5 Dec 2012 | 11:23 PM ET

    From the collapse of a global power to a surge in a stock price, several boom to bust observations have been made this year. Here is our list of eight.

  • American International Group Inc.'s (AIG) building located at 72 Wall Street in New York, U.S.

    American International Group has agreed to sell nearly all of its ILFC airplane leasing business to a Chinese consortium for up to $4.8 billion.

  • This Country Would Like to See Japan Rearmed Sunday, 9 Dec 2012 | 6:21 PM ET
    Container terminal in Tokyo, Japan.

    The Philippines would strongly support a rearmed Japan shorn of its pacifist constitution as a counterweight to the growing military assertiveness of China, according to the Philippine foreign minister.

  • 10 Disruptors You've Never Heard of...But Should Thursday, 26 Jul 2012 | 12:09 PM ET

    Not every company about to shake up (or is in the process of shaking up) its respective industry is a household name just yet, but here are 10 we think you could be familiar with in the near future.

  • Is China's Economy Now in a Sweet Spot? Sunday, 9 Dec 2012 | 2:52 AM ET

    Growth in China's factory output and retail sales hit an eight-month high in November as consumer inflation bounced off 33-month lows in the latest sign that its economy is snapping out of a protracted slump.

  • Canada Approves China's Biggest Foreign Takeover Friday, 7 Dec 2012 | 11:18 PM ET
    The Cnooc Ltd. headquarters stand in Beijing, China

    Canada has approved China's biggest ever foreign takeover, the $15.1 billion bid from CNOOC for energy company Nexen, but has drawn a line in the sand against future buys by state-owned enterprises.

  • Where Commodities Are Going in 2013 Tuesday, 4 Dec 2012 | 11:54 AM ET

    Gold, grains and palladium on upswing.

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