Growth cools in the world’s largest auto market
WORLD NEWS, SHANGHAI (AP) -– General Motors Co. and its joint ventures sold 203,367 vehicles in China in April, down nearly 5 percent from a year earlier as growth cools in the world’s largest auto...
View ArticleWorld markets fall on faltering US jobs market
WORLD NEWS, BANGKOK (AP) — A plunge in commodities and an unexpected rise in U.S. unemployment claims rattled nerves across world markets Friday ahead of a key jobs report, sending most benchmarks...
View ArticleIndia ramped up its economic push into Africa
WORLD NEWS — India has ramped up its economic push into Africa, announcing Wednesday a slew of investment and trading agreements with countries across the continent. Speaking at the second India-Africa...
View ArticleHoles in Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan
WORLD NEWS — Two of the damaged reactors at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan may be riddled with holes, according to the facility’s owner. The holes may be as big as 7 to 10...
View ArticleAsia telephone scam artists arrested
WORLD NEWS — Hundreds of Chinese and Taiwanese nationals have been arrested across Asia in an international operation targeting telephone scam artists, officials in several countries said Friday. Most...
View ArticleHong Kong: Risky Property Markets
WORLD NEWS — Hong Kong’s finance chief said Friday the risk for people entering the territory’s property market was “higher now than ever” as he announced new measures to tame runaway prices. “This...
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