Archive for July 21st, 2012
Asia: Investors cash in on gains
Asian markets mostly fell yesterday Friday July 20 as profit-taking after the previous day’s rallies overshadowed another strong performance on Wall Street. Dealers [...]
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Ex-PM joins Japan’s mass anti-nuclear rally
An ex-prime minister joined a weekly mass rally outside his former official residence Friday to protest against the restart of nuclear power generation in post-disaster [...]
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Burma Rohingyas being targeted: Amnesty International
Communal violence is grinding on in western Myanmar six weeks after the government declared a state of emergency there, and Muslim Rohingyas are increasingly being hit with [...]
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China vows to keep tight grip on property prices
China vowed Friday to maintain tight controls over the country’s property market after house sales recently picked up despite a slowing economy. China has since 2010 [...]
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Asean finds common ground on sea dispute: Cambodia
Southeast Asian nations on Friday vowed to work towards a “code of conduct” in the disputed South China Sea, but failed to fully mend a rift that marred a [...]
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Fitch downgrades three major Japanese banks
Fitch said Friday it cut the credit rating of three of Japan’s biggest banks over concerns about Tokyo’s ability to support the financial sector, after the [...]
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US envoy says too early to end all Burma sanctions
The new US ambassador to Myanmar said Friday that it was too soon to abolish all sanctions against the former pariah, as Congress considers extending a ban on imports from [...]
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Apple’s latest iPad makes low-key debut in China
Apple Inc staged a low-key launch of its latest iPad in China on Friday, free of the chaotic scenes that plagued the tech darling’s previous product debuts in its most [...]
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Japan owner of disputed islands wants to sell
The Japanese family that owns a chain of East China Sea islands at the centre of a territorial row between Tokyo and Beijing said Friday it wants to sell the tiny archipelago [...]
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France’s Hollande hails Thai PM’s democracy ‘commitments’
French President Francois Hollande hailed Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s “commitments in favour of democracy and freedom” as they met in Paris on [...]
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China appeals against WTO steel ruling
China has appealed against a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling which found that it had imposed illegal anti-dumping duties on US electrical steel imports, the trade [...]
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Intrepid Mines Limited: Tujuh Bukit, Indonesia-Project Update
Intrepid Mines Limited (asx:IAU) CA:IAU +10.91 percent (“Intrepid” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide an update on recent developments and plans [...]
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Quantum Rare Earth Developments Enters into Joint Venture Agreement on Australian properties
Quantum Rare Earth Developments Corp. CA:QRE -3.85 percent (otcqx:QREDF)(frankfurt:BR3) (“Quantum”, the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has [...]
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Yuan on track to become Asia ‘anchor’ currency: ADB
China’s yuan is increasingly being used to settle trade transactions in Asia, gradually cementing its way to becoming a regional ‘anchor’ currency, the [...]
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HK bankruptcy petitions down 5.03pct in June, up 6.19pct y/y
Following are monthly bankruptcy statistics provided by the government on Friday. percent Change percent Change No. of June M/M Y/Y Jan-June Y/Y Bankruptcy petitions 755 [...]
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