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Canadian stock market edges up as energy boosts

​Canada's main stock market in Toronto gained slightly Monday as the energy shares rallied over the rebounding oil prices, offsetting losses from some non- resource sectors.

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Not a "Chinese Century," but a less Westernized world

​As the world marches into 2015, the international landscape augurs just another year of what history wonks refer to as Pax Americana. A "Chinese Century" foreseen by Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz and many others has not begun.

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Pacific nations ready for coming cyclone season

The Pacific island nations are looking well-prepared for a possibly worse-than-usual cyclone season despite countries such as Tonga coping with a drought after a dry year, a senior New Zealand Red Cross official said Monday.

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OECD sees clear pick-up of Indian economy

​India is seeing a clear pick up in growth momentum compared with the stable growth of other major economies, according to Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday.

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Taiwan local elections set candidacy record

A record 19,762 candidates have signed up to run in Taiwan's 2014 local elections, with 11,130 local government positions expected to be filled on Nov. 29, according to the island' s electoral authorities.

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Tokyo shares rebound by break on solid economic data

​Tokyo shares rebounded by ending the morning session Thursday on a solid report of Japan's core machinery orders and growing hopes that the planned sales tax hike might be delayed.

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Supporters of rival presidential candidates clash in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Supporters of Brazil's two rival presidential candidates clashed in downtown Sao Paulo Thursday, as the race heats up ahead of Sunday's election runoff.

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Slowing inflation lowers expectations of New Zealand rates rise

New Zealand's main gauges of inflation, the consumers price index (CPI) rose by 0.3 percent in the third consecutive quarter ending September, which brought the annual CPI increase to 1 percent, the government statistics agency announced Thursday.

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Vietnam's top 10 export commodities in 3 quarters

​Vietnam's import-export trade value reached over 217.48 billion U.S. dollars in the first three quarters of this year, up 13 percent, or 24.99 billion U.S. dollars more than last year's corresponding period, according to the General Department of Customs on Monday.

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Canadian stock market rebounds amid concerns over U.S. interest rate hikes

​Canada's main stock market rebounded Wednesday as the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting reassured investors' speculation that central bank officials agreed to begin raising interest rates only when measures of the economy's health and inflation signal the right timing.

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U.S. dollar rallies on upbeat economic data

​The U.S. dollar extended its gains Friday as optimistic U.S. economic data strengthened market speculations that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates earlier than expected.

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Germany's benchmark DAX inches up

​The benchmark DAX index at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Monday increased by 1.83 percent and closed at 9,510.14 points.

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S.Korea's startup growth hits record on retired baby boomers

Startup growth in South Korea hit the monthly high as retired baby boomers set up businesses amid strong government support, central bank data showed Thursday.

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Serbian film tells of children's rights in Balkan region

"Equals", a film about rights of children in the Balkan region, was well received by audience on Sunday at the ongoing Sarajevo Film Festival.

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Over 25,700 enterprises established in Vietnam in first four months

Some 25,729 enterprises had been established in Vietnam in the first four months of 2014, up 8.1 percent year-on-year, said Vietnam's Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

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More Taiwanese college grads become vendors

Low wages and high unemployment rate have prompted more Taiwanese college graduates into peddling, according to Taiwan's statistics authority.

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Vietnamese PM stresses importance of raising domestic demand

Vietnam is striving to increase its domestic aggregate demand in two major ways including speeding up disbursement of the country's key projects and creating jobs for local workforce, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Tuesday.