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Why even a TV serial can cause a stock rally in China, and what it means for global investors

What does a horde of punters taking investment cues from a television serial tell you about a stock market?

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Warren Buffett stake suggests Apple is all grown up

With this week’s imprimatur from the legendary investor Warren Buffett, it should now be official: Apple, the world’s largest company by market capitalization and a symbol of American technological innovation, is a “value” stock.

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Hesitation over MSCI inclusion of China's A-shares serves nobody

Global investors are again betting on Chinese A-shares' future as the latest opportunity has arisen for them to be included in a flagship global benchmarks index.

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Oil-producing nations retreat from Korean, Japanese stocks

Struggling to fill the hole in revenues left by the plunge in the oil price, investors from the world's major oil-producing countries were among the biggest sellers of South Korean and Japanese stocks over the past year.

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Indonesian president to discuss development plans of Masela gas field with Japan, Dutch investors

Indonesian President Joko Widodo was scheduled to meet senior officials of Japan and the Netherlands-based oil and gas firms, Inpex and Shell, related to their biddings to develop and exploit gas field in the eastern region's Masela bloc, a minister said here on Tuesday.

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Securities watchdog faces reform challenge

The current stock market volatility will challenge the Chinese regulator's ability to respond and implement reform, analysts said after the country's securities chief acknowledged deep flaws in the system.

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After the meltdown, hopes for a rebound

Investors see in the suspension of circuit breakers a sign market regulator may improve the rules of the game.

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China’s Tech Sector Likely Faces Tougher Sledding in 2016

Harsher fundraising environment prompts some startups to tighten spending, consider merging with rivals.

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China tightens regulation over P2P lending

​Chinese authorities released a draft of new rules on Monday that tighten regulation of peer-to-peer (P2P) lending.

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Samsung heir tests investors' patience with cautious change

Nearly 19 months after becoming de facto leader of Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee is running out of time to show he has a plan to fix crown jewel Samsung Electronics Co Ltd as it stumbles toward possibly its first annual fall in smartphone sales.

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China mulls circuit breaker to curb wild swings in stock market

Chinese financial regulators are ready to go a step further in their battle against major swings in the stock market by introducing a circuit breaker for a key index of large-cap stocks listed in the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges.

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Australia's agriculture to be protected in overseas markets: entrepreneur

​An Australian entrepreneur said on Tuesday that it is time for the country's agricultural industry to provide major opportunities for Asia's investors while having confidence the high quality Australian brand will be protected in overseas markets.

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China to provide fertile soil for foreign investment

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's government work report to the national legislature on Thursday has not only revealed the blueprint for China's development in the year to come, but also showed the government's willingness to make easer access for foreign investors.

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White House calls for tighter rules for brokers on retirement accounts

The Obama administration is proposing new rules aimed at eliminating conflict of interests among brokers and financial advisors who manage Americans' retirement accounts and ensuring them to put their clients' best interest first instead of their own profits.

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China to ease restrictions on foreign investment

A new foreign investment law will ease restrictions on foreign investors and grant them easier access to the Chinese market, the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Monday.

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Three arrested after attempted suicide in north China

Three venture capitalists were arrested after 12 of their investors attempted suicide in north China's Shanxi Province, local authorities said on Sunday.

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Portugal's golden visa scheme raises 101 mln euros in Nov.

​Portugal's golden visa scheme attracted 101 million euros (125 million U.S. dollars) in November, the Portuguese Confederation of Construction and Real Estate (CPCI) revealed on Thursday.