South Korean shares rose for five straight sessions on Monday as the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to reduce its bond purchases was accepted as signs that the world's largest economy started to recover.
China has been New Zealand's main source of imports since 2011 and trade figures from Statistics New Zealand showed that in November, exports to China reached a record 774 million NZ dollars (634 million U.S. dollars)
The number of new trade restrictive measures imposed by G-20 economies over the past six months increased as trade flows slowed down , said a latest trade monitoring report released by World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday.
The dairy industry drove the New Zealand economy to its largest quarterly growth in almost four years in the quarter to the end of September, the government statistics agency said Thursday.
Australia's total export volumes grew by 6.0 percent in 2012-13, according to Composition of Trade, Australia 2012-13 and Trade in Primary and Manufactured Products 2012-13, two publications released on Wednesday by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).
U.S. stocks trimmed part of earlier losses in a narrowly fluctuating session Tuesday, as investors were awaiting the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two- day policy meeting due out Wednesday afternoon.
U.S. stocks closed higher Monday, witnessing a relief rally after major stock indices fell for two consecutive weeks, as investors were awaiting the result of the Federal Reserve's closely-watched two-day monetary policy meeting.
Producer prices in South Korea kept a downward trend for three straight months due to lower global oil prices, central bank data showed Tuesday.
The White House remains under pressure over the botched rollout of President Barack Obama's signature health care plan, or Obamacare, as the law is becoming increasingly unpopular in polls.
The film debuted a solid start with 73.7 million U.S. dollars at 3,903 theaters in north America, according to studio estimates, delivering the fourth largest opening weekend ever in the month of December, trailing only "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", "I Am Legend" and "Avatar".
Chile's former president Michelle Bachelet, the center-left New Majority opposition candidate, won the second-round vote on Sunday by 62 percent against 38 percent for her rival Evelyn Matthei of the ruling conservative party, Chile's Electoral Service (Servel) announced.
Higher-than-expected growth in China's new RMB lending and total social financing in November indicates that China's liquidity conditions remain favorable for 7.5 percent or higher GDP growth, and the central bank is likely to maintain its monetary stance, economists said.
Christmas time, has become a concern for millions who will neither give nor receive presents this year due to the persisting economic crisis.
Nearly 230 million children under the age of five have not had their births officially recorded, excluding them from education, health care and social security, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reported on Wednesday.
Hong Kong stocks fell 0.51 percent, or 120.12 points, to close at 23,218.12 on Thursday as a Chinese bad-debt management company's shares soared in its trading debut.
China's automobile sales and output both hit new highs in November
Tokyo stocks lost ground for a second consecutive day on Wednesday as the yen advanced a little which disappointed the market's sentiment and a dismal overnight performance in the U.S. market also spurred the downside.
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