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China Boosts Its U.S. Treasuries Holdings by Most in Six Months

China’sholdingsofTreasuriesrosebythemostinsixmonths,underscoringtheattractivenessofU.S.assetsevenamidtradetensionsbetweentheworld’stwolargesteconomies.China’sow

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China's foreign currency reserves rose to 3.143 trillion US dollars

China'sforeigncurrencyreservesrose8.34billionUSdollarsfromamonthearlierto3.1428trillionUSdollarsattheendofMarch,thePeople'sBankofChina(PBOC)saidSunday.Themarket

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Mobile phones imports of Pakistan rise by over 14 pct.

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,March29(APD)--ImportofmobilephonesinPakistanduringfirsteightmonthsoffiscalyearfromJuly2017toFebruary2018haveincreasedby14.51p

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DPRK says will celebrate military on eve of Olympics

NorthKorea(DPRK)willmarkthefoundationofitsregulararmyonFebruary8,itsstatemediasaidTuesday--whichwillbethedaybeforetheWinterOlympicsopenintheSouth.Reportsandoffi

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S.Korea's online shopping keeps double-digit growth

Online shopping in South Korea maintained a double-digit monthly growth as consumers increasingly prefer purchases online rather offline amid widespread penetration of smartphones, a government report showed Monday.

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New smartphone releases lead S. Korea's industrial output rebound in February

​New smartphone releases and the consequent demand for chips used in the phones led a rebound in South Korea's industrial production last month, a government report showed on Thursday.

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New Zealand services sector maintains strong rate of expansion

​Growth in New Zealand's services sector accelerated last month, according to the latest performance of services index (PSI) out Monday.

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Eating, drinking feed rise in New Zealand retail spending

Food and drink purchases led a rise in spending by New Zealanders on their debit and credit cards last month, the government statistics agency said Wednesday.

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S. Korea's industrial output growth hits 4-year high

​Industrial output growth in South Korea hit the highest in about 4 years in February, indicating that the economy may resume recovery, a government report showed Tuesday.

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Taiwan faces deflation as CPI contracts

Taiwan recorded deflation for two consecutive months this year, a similar pattern to the annual price declines of 2009 during the global financial crisis, Taiwan's statistical agency said on Monday.

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S.Korea's headline inflation falls to 16-year low

South Korea's headline inflation fell to the lowest in about 16 years in February on the back of lower crude oil prices, a government report showed Tuesday.

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China's manufacturing activity rises to four-month high in February

China's manufacturing activity improved slightly in February thanks to increased output and new orders, according to HSBC's preliminary purchasing managers' index (PMI) released on Wednesday.

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U.S. stocks slump with diving oil prices

​U.S. stocks fell sharply on Monday with major stock indices going down more than 1.5 percent, as oil prices slid to new five-and-a-half-year lows on concerns about supply glut.

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PMI seven-month low confounds economists

China's manufacturing activity contracted for the second month in a row in February, hitting a seven-month low and dividing economic opinion.

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Long way to go for U.S. despite strong February employment growth

The U.S. economy still has a long way to go to make up for millions of recession-fueled job losses despite strong employment growth in February, economists said Friday.