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Foreign automakers call on China to ease electric car rules

‍GlobalautomakershaveurgedChinatodelayandsoftenplannedquotasforsalesofelectricandhybridcars,sayingitsproposalswillbeimpossibletomeetandwouldseverelydisrupttheir

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Asian markets head into weekend on positive note weekend

AsiantradersheadedintotheweekendcautiouslyupbeatFridayfollowingabroadlypositiveweekacrossglobalequitymarketsafterFederalReservechiefJanetYellenindicatedasoftera

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S. Korean president's approval rating stays high: weekly poll

South Korean President Moon Jae-in saw his approval rating stay at a relatively high level, a weekly survey showed Friday.

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Oil dips on ample supply despite OPEC pledge to cut output

OilmarketsdippedonFriday,pulleddownbyhighfuelinventoriesandimprovingindustryefficiency,butwerestillontrackforasolidweeklygain.BrentcrudefuturesLCOc1,theinternat

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U.S. Fed chair says premature to conclude inflation trend falling short of target

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday that a strong labor market and rising imported prices could support the inflation to go up, while the central bank would pay close attention to inflation developments.

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Economic Watch:China records higher new loans, slower M2 expansion in H1

hinesebanksextended7.97trillionyuan(about1.2trillionU.S.dollars)ofnewyuan-denominatedlendinginthefirsthalfoftheyear,butbroadmoneysupplygrowthhascontinuedadownwa

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Spotify signs Sony royalty deal while Warner holds out: reports

Spotifyhasreachedalicensingdealwithasecondmajorlabel,SonyMusicEntertainment,accordingtomediareports,settingthestageforaU.S.stockmarketlistingbythemusicstreaming

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Pew says around 40 percent of Americans are harassed online

Roughlyfour-in-10Americanshavepersonallyexperiencedonlineharassment,mostcommonlyonsocialmediaplatformssuchasFacebookandTwitter,accordingtoaPewResearchCentersurv

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France to cut 11 bln euros in taxes next year: PM

Francewillcuttaxesonbusinessesandindividualsbyroughly11billioneuros(roughly12.6billionUSdollars)nextyear,fasterthanthegovernmenthadoriginallyintended,PrimeMinis

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WBO review rules Horn beat Pacquiao

AustralianJeffHorn'sshockwelterweighttitlevictoryoverMannyPacquiaowasconfirmedTuesdayafterascoringreviewbytheWorldBoxingOrganizationdeclaredhimtheclearwinner.Th

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eBay 'millionaire' sellers in Germany and UK grow 50 percent in 4 years

"Millionaire"onlinebusinessessellingonecommercesiteeBayhavejumped50percentinkeyinternationalmarketsBritainandGermanyinthelastfouryears,despitecurrencyswingsthat

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France to push ahead with tax cuts in 2018 after Macron overrules PM

FrancewillpressaheadwithtaxcutspromisedbynewPresidentEmmanuelMacron,afinanceministrysourcesaidonMonday,despitewarningsfromtheofficialstateauditbodyaboutan8billi

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Japan's Abe to reshuffle cabinet as support plunges to lowest since 2012

JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbewillreshufflehiscabinetandpartyleadersearlynextmonth,movingtoshoreuphisworstlevelsofpopularsupportsincereturningtopowerin2012,foll

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Most Asian stock markets higher following Wall Street gains

MostAsianstockmarketsadvancedMondayfollowingWallStreet'sgainsaheadofquarterlyearningsandtestimonytotheU.S.CongressbyFederalReservechairJanetYellen.KeepingScore:

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Brazilian NGO fights for gender equality by teaching women new skills

Globally,genderpaygapstillexists,withwomenpaidlessthanmenforthesameworkorposition.InBrazil,womenworkmorethanmen,buttheystillearnless.Theyalsoleadfamiliesanddomo

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7 out of top 10 highest house prices growth global cities are in China

Seven of the ten cities that saw the highest growth in property prices in the first quarter of 2017 are in China, despite the average appreciation rate growing at a slower rate than the previous quarter, according to the Global Residential Cities Index released by Knight Frank, a London-based real estate consultancy.

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China's COSCO Shipping offers $6.3 billion for Orient Overseas Ltd

COSCOShippingHoldingsCoLtd(601919.SS)hasofferedtobuyOrientOverseasInternationalLtd(OOIL)(0316.HK)forHK$49.23billion($6.30billion),inadealthatwillseethemainlandC