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China weighs ending some restrictions on foreign stakes - vice commerce

China’svicecommerceministersaidonSundayChinawouldfurtheropenupitsfinance,telecom,medicalandeducationsectorsandconsidercompletelyliftingrestrictionsonforeignshar

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Booming online luxury goods sales convert watchmakers to the web

Aboominonlineluxurygoodssalesisfinallyconvincinghigh-endwatchmakers,longscepticalthatcustomerswouldpaythousandstobuyintricatetimepiecesontheweb,tostepuptheirinv

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Wall Street nosedives as investors flee on trade war fears

WallStreettumbledonFridaywithmorethan1,000pointsknockedofftheDowintwodaysasinvestors,increasinglynervousaboutapotentialUStradewarwithChina,shiedawayfromriskahea

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As Toshiba's $18 billion chip unit sale faces tight deadline, IPO looms

Japan’sToshibaCorpfacesaFridaydeadlinetowinChineseantitrustapprovaltosellitsprized$18billionmemory-chipbusinessbyend-March,raisingthepossibilitythedeadlinemaybe

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South Africa’s Naspers raises $9.8 billion from Tencent stake sale

SouthAfrica’sNaspershasraised$9.8billionfromthesaleofa2percentstakeinChineseinvestmentTencenttostrengthenitsbalancesheetandfundgrowthinitse-commercebusinesses,i

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Nissan says aims to sell 1 million electric vehicles annually by 2022

NissanMotorCoannouncedplanstosell1millionelectricvehicles(EVs)annuallyby2022andsaiditwouldfocusitslower-emissionslineuponall-batteryandgasoline-hybridEVsrathert

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Australia's biggest bank to enter mediation over laundering claims

Australia'sCommonwealthBankplanstoentermediationwiththecountry'sfinancialintelligenceagencyoveramajoranti-moneylaunderingcivilcasethatcouldbehugelycostlyforthel

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A Wrinkle in Time - wacky fantasy takes Oprah to infinity and beyond

AvaDuVernay’snewfilmisasurrealandprimary-colouredchildren’sstory:good-natured,unworldly,abitungainly,notamasterpiece,butamiableandgenerousinspirit.Knowingabsolu

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China's Tencent profits up on mobile gaming popularity

ChinesetechnologygiantTencentreportedaprofitboostWednesday,helpedbythecontinuedpopularityofitsmobilegames.Netprofitfor2017wasup74percentyearonyearfrom41.1billio

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World eagerly awaits China's response to US trade tariffs

US-ChinatradetensionconcernswilllikelysithighontheagendaattheupcomingBoaoForumforAsia,asgovernmentheads,academiaandbusinessleadersgathertomeetanddiscussissuesun

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YouTube follows Amazon into movie theaters

YouTubehasannounceditismakingamoviein-housetobereleasedintheaters,inadevelopmentseenasasteptowardsthemodelofnew-mediainnovatorAmazon."VultureClub,"whichisinpost

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Facebook lays out stricter rules to protect your social data

It'sbeenafewyearscoming,buttodayFacebookunveileditsstrategyforprotectinguserdataonitsplatform.Thebasicgist?Thecompanyisgoingtobemorecautiousabouthowdataisshared

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Library of Congress to preserve Miami Sound Machine, 'Footloose'

MiamiSoundMachine'scrossoverhit"RhythmisGonnaGetYou,"blockbusterfilmsong"Footloose"anddiscoanthem"LeFreak"wereselectedWednesdaybytheLibraryofCongresstobepreserv

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Huawei's P20 Pro reportedly packs a 40MP camera

DoyoustillhaveaholeinyourheartwhereNokia'scamera-centricLumia1020usedtobe?Itmightbefilledveryshortly.WinFuturesourceshaveclaimedthatHuawei'supcomingP20Prowillin

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Facebook security chief reportedly leaves over misinformation dispute

Facebook'sstruggletodealwithRussianmanipulationcampaignshasproducedacasualtyamongitsupperranks.TheNewYorkTimeshaslearnedthatchiefinformationsecurityofficerAlexS

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BlackBerry must face revived US lawsuit over BlackBerry 10

AUSjudgeonMondayrejectedBlackBerryLtd’srequesttodismissalawsuitclaimingitinflateditsstockpriceanddefraudedshareholdersbypaintingamisleadinglypositivepictureofsa

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Facebook suffers biggest drop of stocks in 4 years amid data leak crisis

Theworld'slargestsocialmediacompanyFacebooksufferedthebiggestone-daydropofitsstocksbysevenpercentonWallStreetMondayinfouryearsfollowingareporteddataleakageofits