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Typhoon kills five Chinese fishermen off South Korea

YoopyaAugust 28, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 28, 20120

(Reuters) – A typhoon with winds of up to 170 kmh (106 mph) buffeted South Korea’s west coast on Tuesday, killing five people at sea...

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Chinese bus collides with tanker, killing 36

YoopyaAugust 26, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 26, 20120

At least 36 people have died after a sleeper-bus collided with a methane-laden tanker in northern China, state-run media say. The two vehicles burst into...

Business

Nexen schedules vote on CNOOC’s $15.1 billion offer

YoopyaAugust 25, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Nexen Inc (NXY.TO) said on Friday that shareholders would vote next month on whether to approve the $15.1 billion friendly offer for the...

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Three dead in newly-built Chinese bridge collapse

YoopyaAugust 24, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 24, 20120

A section of a multi-million dollar bridge in China that opened in November has collapsed, leaving three people dead and five injured, state media say....

Business World

Insight: China ups lobbying game, but faces key tests in U.S., Canada

YoopyaAugust 23, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 23, 20120

(Reuters) – Back in the day, before the U.S. Congress tore apart China’s proposed multi-billion dollar deals with Western companies one after the other, Beijing’s...

Business Markets News

Special Report: Philippines’ black market is China’s golden connection

YoopyaAugust 23, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 23, 20120

(Reuters) – Erich Mulato walked out of a dingy workshop in this mountain village and into a gold shop next door, clutching a handful of...

World

More easing seen as China factory survey disappoints

YoopyaAugust 23, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 23, 20120

(Reuters) – China’s manufacturing sector contracted at its sharpest pace in nine months in August, according to a survey showing falling export orders and rising...

Asia News World

Thousands being moved from China’s Three Gorges – again

YoopyaAugust 23, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 23, 20120

(Reuters) – China relocated 1.3 million people during the 17 years it took to complete the Three Gorges dam. Even after finishing the $59 billion...

News World

Exclusive: Iran looks to Armenia to skirt bank sanctions

YoopyaAugust 21, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 21, 20120

(Reuters) – With international sanctions squeezing Iran, the Islamic Republic is seeking to expand its banking foothold in the Caucasus nation of Armenia to make...

Asia News World

China protests over plans by Japanese group to visit near disputed islands

YoopyaAugust 18, 2012

by YoopyaAugust 18, 20120

(Reuters) – China lodged a formal protest with Japan on Saturday over plans by a Japanese nationalist group including lawmakers to hold a ceremony commemorating...