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Japan's core private-sector machinery orders plunged by 16.2 percent month-on-month on a seasonally adjusted basis to 754.2 billion yen (8.47 billion U.S. dollars) in November 2008, the cabinet office said Thursday. On an unadjusted basis, the figure, which is widely regarded as a leading indicator for corporate capital spending some six months ahead,...
Tottenham Spurs' ten-million-pound bid for Honduran midfielder Wilson Palacios suffered frustration as Wigan rejected the price but it's possible to knock a deal at a higher price. Wigan chairman Dave Whelan said the bid had been rejected because the offer did not meet the club's valuation of the 24-year-old. Palacios, who followed Wigan boss Steve...
New Zealand government ministers will meet Thursday afternoon for a briefing on the economy, hoping to get an idea of where the economy is heading and minimize the damage being caused by the international recession. Finance Minister Bill English wants to know whether the economy is following the more positive scenario laid out late last year, or is he...
China's exports and imports declined for the second consecutive month in December, reflecting weakening external and domestic demand amid the financial crisis, customs officials said Tuesday. Exports fell 2.8 percent year-on-year to 111.16 billion U.S. dollars, while imports fell 21.3 percent to 72.18 billion U.S. dollars, the General Administration o...
Major indices tracking the performance of China-related companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange closed lower on Tuesday. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange dropped 230.70 points, or 3.16 percent, to close at 7,080. 53. The H-shares index, initiated in August 1994 and readjusted on Jan. 5, 2009, tracks th...
BEIJING - China's State Council, or cabinet, is expected to meet this week to discuss a support plan for the steel and vehicle industries, a spokesman of the country's top economic planning body told Xinhua Tuesday. The official of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said, without elaborating, that a final government plan for these in...
BEIJING -- China's quality watchdog Tuesday denied ever authorizing the import of Optima brand dog food allegedly linked to the deaths of dogs in Chinese cities. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (GAQSIQ) said in a statement that local entry-exit inspection and quarantine units had also never allowed the ...
Sino-US trade has seen drastic fall since the second half of last year because of the global financial crisis, the president and CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday. And it will keep sliding in the first half of this year, Thomas J. Donohue said during his visit to China. But the two countries will be back doing well in 2010 after se...
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