China's largest grain trader COFCO Corporation will pay 1.5 billion U.S. dollars to acquire a 51-percent stake in the agricultural unit of Singapore-listed supply chain manager Noble Group, Noble said on Wednesday.
Australia's services sector finished 2013 in negative territory with the Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) down 2.8 points to 46.1 in December, the Australian Industry (Ai Group) said Monday.
The Australian services sector was moving slightly closer to growth territory in October but weak consumer demand for local goods and services dampened progress, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group).
Publishers from around the world will gather at the 20th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.
The Thailand-based Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group) has bought HSBC's shares in China's Ping'an Insurance Co., replacing the latter as the insurer's largest stock holder.
China should establish a climate change law as soon as possible, according to The Climate Group on Tuesday.
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