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JK Rowling illustrated manuscript sells for $467,000 at auction

A rare book hand-written and -illustrated by "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling sold for $467,000 at auction in London on Tuesday, at the lower end of its estimated price range.

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Samsung Electronics says sold shares in four companies

Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it sold shares in four companies including ASML Holding NV and Seagate Technology Plc to free up money for additional investments for its core businesses.

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Samsung to recall Galaxy Note 7 worldwide on faulty battery

Samsung Electronics said Friday that it has decided to recall all of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold worldwide as some of the gadgets was founded faulty in battery.

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IKEA recalls 1.66 mln chest of drawers in China

Sweden's IKEA Group on Tuesday started to recall over 1.66 million sets of drawers, including the popular Malm line, sold across China's mainland, according to China's top quality watchdog.

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Chinese buyers to turn two Auckland farms into vast new housing estates

Chinese interests have bought two farms north of Auckland spanning 94.4ha which will soon be rezoned from rural to urban, allowing vast new housing estates to be built.

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Apple watch lookalikes on sale, 30 dollars each

Shortly after the launch of Apple Watch by Apple Inc., imitation products are on sale in south China's Shenzhen City, a hub for copycat manufacturing.

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Mercedes-Benz ranks 1st in S. Korea among most-selling foreign car category

​German carmaker Mercedes-Benz became the most-selling foreign car brand in South Korea for the first time in 33 months due to demand for new models, industry data showed Tuesday.

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Philippine imported car sales up 16 pct in April

Imported vehicles sold in the Philippines expanded by 16 percent on year to 2,657 units in April, local distributors said Monday.

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Singapore's private home sales jumped in March

Developers in Singapore sold 2, 793 new units of private homes, excluding executive condominiums, in March, according to statistics released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority on Monday. The number is more than four times of that in February.