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China to phase out share-holding limits in manufacturing sectors

Chinawillscrapshare-holdinglimitsintheautomobile,shipbuildingandairplanemanufacturingsectorsforforeigninvestors,thetopeconomicplannersaidTuesday.Share-holdingli

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South Korea's KDB eyeing deal by April 27 to inject funds into GM Korea

KoreaDevelopmentBank(KDB)planstosignapreliminarydealbyApril27tofinanciallysupportGeneralMotors’(GM.N)troubledSouthKoreanunit,providedinterimdue-diligenceontheun

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US tech stocks tumble after ban on Chinese smartphone maker

SeveralleadingUStechcompaniessawtheirsharepricescollapseintradingonMonday,aftertheUSMinistryofCommerceremovedexportprivilegesforChinesetelecomsmanufacturerZTE,e

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UBS: Apple no longer dominant in Chinese smartphone market

Oneoftheworld’sbiggestfinancialservicesprovidershasdealtapotentialblowtoApplebyclaimingitseraofdominatingtheChinesesmartphonesectorisover.Inanotetoinvestorspubl

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BlackRock's biggest stock-picking fund likes Facebook shares

Thebiggeststock-pickingfundatBlackRockIncraiseditsbetonFacebookIncinMarch,asourcefamiliarwiththemattersaid,makingthesocialmediacompanyatop10equityholdingandappa

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Strong subscriber growth lifts Netflix revenue, profit

Netflixadded7.4millionnewsubscribersinthepastquarterastheglobaltelevisiongiantrampedupprofitswithitsstrongest-everrevenuegrowthsincelaunchingitsstreamingservice

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China's fighter jet J-10C begins combat duty

China'snewmulti-rolefighterjetJ-10CbegancombatdutyMonday,thePeople'sLiberationArmy(PLA)airforceannounced.Equippedwithanadvancedavionicssystemandvariousairbornew

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China warns 12 steel firms on environment, safety, compliance issues

China’sindustryministryonFridaysaidithasordered12steelmillstocomebackintocompliancefollowingbreachesofenvironmental,safetyandotherregulations,whileithasremoveda

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China upgrades Syria travel warning after US-led military strikes

ChinaonFridayupgradeditstravelwarningforitscitizensvisitingSyria,askingthemtocanceltheirplansaftertherecentUS-ledmilitarystrikes.Anannouncementonthewebsiteofthe

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Nepalese PM Oli's India visit resets Nepal-India-China ties

AftertakingchargeasNepal'sPrimeMinisterforthesecondtimeonFebruary15,K.P.SharmaOli'sfirstoverseasstatevisittoIndiafromApril6to8hastriggeredaspateofmediacommentar

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NK nuke issue helps expand Russian influence

NorthKoreanForeignMinisterRiYong-hovisitedRussiaApril9-11andmethisRussiancounterpartSergeyLavrov,aspartofeffortstoeasetensionsonthepeninsula.NorthKoreanleaderKi

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New VW boss vows reform, 'not revolution' to overcome diesel scandal

Volkswagen'snewchiefvowedFridaytopushonwithreformandculturalchangetosteertheGermanautogiantoutofthecloudofthe"dieselgate"scandalandintoafutureofelectriccarsands

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Ethics must be at centre of AI technology, says Lords report

TheUK'sfirstpublicinquiryintothedevelopmentanduseofartificialintelligence(AI)hassaidthelawgoverningitseffects"isnotcurrentlyclear".TheHouseofLordsSelectCommitte

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'Rampage' sneaks past 'Quiet Place' to a box-office lead

Sci-fiactionflick"Rampage"toppedNorthAmericanboxofficesovertheweekend,takinginanestimated$34.5milliontobarelybeatouthorrorfilm"AQuietPlace,"industrytrackerExhib

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Robots compete in 2018 RoboCup China Open

The2018RoboCupChinaOpenhasbeenheldinthecityofShaoxingineastChina'sZhejiangProvince.Morethan2,500roboticsenthusiastsfromacrossthecountrygatheredtofaceoffintheart

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Japanese engineer builds giant robot to realize 'Gundam' dream

JapaneseengineerMasaakiNagumohadalwaysdreamedofsuitingupasarobotfrom“MobileSuitGundam”,hisfavoriteanimationseriesgrowingup.Nowhehasmadeitarealitybycreatingagian

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Take Five - World markets themes for the week ahead

FollowingarefivebigthemeslikelytodominatethinkingofinvestorsandtradersinthecomingweekandtheReutersstoriesrelatedtothem.1/RUSSIANROULETTEInvestorsarestrappingthe