A battered Asian share market saw investors return to bargain-hunt Monday, but a sustained rally was not expected.
Read more »Dollar shines along with China economy (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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The U.S. dollar taps a six-month high in Asia while gold falls on signs that economies are shrinking
Read more »China market firms on earnings (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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China markets firmed ahead of a rash of company results, while much of Asia ran in place Wednesday amid lingering economic jitters.
Read more »Japan holds rates, China slumps (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
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Asia markets fall sharply on worries about slowing growth across the world.
Read more »North Korean woman arrested on spying charges (AP)
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AP - A North Korean woman accused of using "sex as a tool for her spy activity" and plotting to assassinate South Korean intelligence agents with poisoned needles has been arrested, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Read more »Barclays to invest $35 mln in Chinese finance company (AFP)
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AFP - British bank Barclays said on Wednesday that it had won regulatory approval for a minority investment worth 35 million dollars (24 million euros) in New China Trust Co. Ltd (NCT).
Police, protesters clash briefly in Thailand (AP)
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AP - Nearly 2,000 Thai police faced off against thousands of demonstrators demanding the prime minister's resignation at his office compound Wednesday. The government sought arrest warrants for at least eight protest leaders.
HK stocks rise after strong China Mobile results
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Hong Kong stocks advanced Wednesday as solid earnings from leading phone company China Mobile Ltd. lifted market sentiment.
Read more »China's CNOOC says 1H net profit up 89 pct
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CNOOC Ltd., China's largest offshore oil and gas producer by capacity, said Wednesday that its net profit jumped 89 percent in January-June thanks to higher output and surging oil prices.
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