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China inflation eases in January

China inflation eases in January

-- 2018-02-09 15:38:34

The consumer inflation of China eased lowest since July 2017, even as global stock markets nosedive on fears that price pressures are slowly building in the United States and Europe. The consumer pri...

Cannot continue in UK without profit: Japan

Cannot continue in UK without profit: Japan

-- 2018-02-09 15:18:46

Japan has warned Prime Minister Theresa May that its companies would have to leave Britain if trade barriers after Brexit made them unprofitable. “If there is no profitability of continuing ope...

US govt shuts down for second time in three weeks

US govt shuts down for second time in three weeks

-- 2018-02-09 15:16:15

The US Senate approved a budget deal including a stopgap government funding bill early on Friday, but it was too late to prevent a federal shutdown that was already underway in an embarrassing setback...

New Zealand shares extend losses

New Zealand shares extend losses

-- 2018-02-09 14:43:40

New Zealand shares extended losses to a fourth consecutive session on Friday. The benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index fell about 1.0 per cent or 84.770 points to finish the session at 8,092.370. The inde...

ASX shares fall to four-month low

ASX shares fall to four-month low

-- 2018-02-09 14:38:47

Australian shares fell to a near four-month low on Friday as Wall Street was hammered by renewed selling on worries of higher inflation and interest rates. The S&P/ASX 200 index fell 0.9 per ce...

HK shares slip on financial and property shares

HK shares slip on financial and property shares

-- 2018-02-09 13:51:51

Hong Kong shares slipped on Friday, led by the financial and property shares, after steep falls overnight in Wall Street. The benchmark Hang Seng Index was down more than 3.0 per cent by midday, with...

Nikkei tumbles in broad global selloff

Nikkei tumbles in broad global selloff

-- 2018-02-09 13:24:02

Japan’s Nikkei share average tumbled on Friday after another torrid day for Wall Street, with oil-related stocks leading the broad declines as crude prices slumped. The Nikkei finished down 2...

Asia stock markets drop sharply after US falls

Asia stock markets drop sharply after US falls

-- 2018-02-09 09:43:17

Major Asian markets suffered sharp losses on Friday, following another day of steep falls on Wall Street. In a volatile week for global investors, Japan's Nikkei 225 index slid 2.7 per cent during ea...

Australia’s $40b tourism industry under threat of climate change

Australia’s $40b tourism industry under threat of climate change

-- 2018-02-08 19:00:20

Australia’s $40 billion tourism ­industry is in danger and least prepared to deal with climate change, warned the Climate Council. Some of the country’s most prized natural assets, su...

Philippines security forces shoot dead three ‘terrorists’

Philippines security forces shoot dead three ‘terrorists’

-- 2018-02-08 15:52:13

Philippine security forces on Thursday shot dead three terror suspects allegedly involved in the attack of the southern Philippine city of Marawi in May last year. Brigadier General William Alunday o...

Eight die in China construction site collapse

Eight die in China construction site collapse

-- 2018-02-08 14:53:02

Eight people have been killed and nine others taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries as a construction site collapsed at Foshan city in southern China’s Guangdong province. The ci...

S Korea to keep rates accommodative: BOK

S Korea to keep rates accommodative: BOK

-- 2018-02-08 14:45:16

The Bank of Korea (BOK), the central bank of South Korea, has said that it would keep interest rates accommodative for now because inflation is tepid and consumers are saddled with record household de...

German trade surplus falls in 2017

German trade surplus falls in 2017

-- 2018-02-08 14:22:12

Germany’s trade surplus fell in 2017 for the first time in eight years, data showed on Thursday, in a further sign that vibrant domestic demand is sucking in more imports. The trade surplus i...

Hot-air balloon crash wounds seven in Australia

Hot-air balloon crash wounds seven in Australia

-- 2018-02-08 14:22:11

At least seven people have been injured after a hot-air balloon carrying them, was hit by a surprise weather change and crash-landed on Thursday in a field near Australia’s southern city of Melb...

BoE to send new rates message

BoE to send new rates message

-- 2018-02-08 13:41:39

The Bank of England (BoE) is expected to say on Thursday that another rate hike could be nearing as the country’s economy grows faster than expected ahead of its departure from the European Unio...

Actor Jeetendra faces sexual harassment case

Actor Jeetendra faces sexual harassment case

-- 2018-02-08 13:39:02

Bollywood actor Jeetendra was accused of sexually harassing his cousin, who has come forward to file a police complaint 47 years after the alleged incident. Jeetendra, whose real name is Ravi Kapoor,...

Nikkei rises on bargain-hunting

Nikkei rises on bargain-hunting

-- 2018-02-08 13:17:47

Japanese shares rise on Thursday as buyers looked for bargains on shares which were beaten down heavily early in the week. The Nikkei ended up 1.1 per cent at 21,890.86 points, but has still lost...

HK shares tick up after Wall Street slides

HK shares tick up after Wall Street slides

-- 2018-02-08 12:58:41

Hong Kong ticked up on Thursday, after overnight losses on Wall Street. The Hang Seng Index was up 0.06 per cent at 30,342.53, while Chinese H-shares listed in Hong Kong fell 0.72 per cent to 12,343....

China stocks extend loses

China stocks extend loses

-- 2018-02-08 12:53:03

China stocks hit six-week lows by midday Thursday and were set for their third session of losses in a row, even as the country’s trade data for January exceeded market forecasts. Investors dump...

Pence seeks peaceful solution to N Korea crisis

Pence seeks peaceful solution to N Korea crisis

-- 2018-02-08 12:37:15

US Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday the United States wants to peacefully dismantle North Korea’s nuclear programme. But he warned Pyongyang not to underestimate US military strength...

Hackers steal mobile data on 0.8m Swiss users

Hackers steal mobile data on 0.8m Swiss users

-- 2018-02-08 12:12:44

A Swiss mobile phone operator says its data systems were breached late last year and the contact details of about 800,000 customers were compromised. Swisscom said Wednesday that the names, addresses...

Asian shares mixed in skittish trading

Asian shares mixed in skittish trading

-- 2018-02-08 11:53:34

Asian shares were mixed on Thursday with some benchmarks erasing early morning gains. Investors remained skittish after this week’s financial turmoil and overnight losses on Wall Street. Toky...

New Zealand shares largely flat

New Zealand shares largely flat

-- 2018-02-08 11:20:33

New Zealand shares were largely flat on Thursday, while the healthcare sector were offset by falling telecommunication and consumer staples. The benchmark S&P/NZX 50 index was flat at 8,194.72 po...

Australian shares edge lower

Australian shares edge lower

-- 2018-02-08 11:15:07

Australian shares edged lower on Thursday following a soft lead from Wall Street as rising US Treasury yields and the prospects of higher global interest rates kept investors on edge. Material stoc...

Macron refuses to make Corsican language official

Macron refuses to make Corsican language official

-- 2018-02-08 11:12:35

France's Emmanuel Macron has said he will not recognise Corsican as an official language on his first visit to the French Mediterranean island. The president also rejected another demand by Corsican...

SA mine collapse takes two lives

SA mine collapse takes two lives

-- 2018-02-08 10:28:49

Two workers have been killed after a section of Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kloof gold mine in South Africa collapsed, the company said. The incident occurred on Wednesday, a week after more than 1,00...

Kenya deports rival lawyer

Kenya deports rival lawyer

-- 2018-02-08 10:18:30

Kenyan authorities deported a lawyer charged with treason for attending the symbolic presidential inauguration of opposition leader Raila Odinga. The move prompted a rare rebuke from the Chief Justic...

Senior Trump aide quits amid abuse allegations

Senior Trump aide quits amid abuse allegations

-- 2018-02-08 09:50:46

US White House staff secretary Rob Porter said he would resign following accusations of domestic abuse from two former wives. On Wednesday, he did not clarify when his resignation would be effective....

20 platoons BGB deployed in Dhaka

20 platoons BGB deployed in Dhaka

-- 2018-02-07 17:49:40

The government has deployed 20 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) forces in Dhaka ahead of Thursday's graft verdict against Khaleda Zia. The paramilitary force members have also been deploye...

German industry output falls

German industry output falls

-- 2018-02-07 15:48:07

German industrial output edged lower in December, falling more than expected, but the factory output surge in orders and buoyant business sentiment point to solid growth in the coming months. The ind...