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).
Xu Wanfa, 75, a patient in Xi'an, hospitalized for cancer and other illnesses, was rushed to a bank in an ambulance and carried in on a stretcher to the counter to change his PIN.
The Chinese central government and the government of the Macao Special Administrative Region signed a supplement to an economic agreement on Friday to further enhance trade exchanges between Macao and the Chinese mainland.
New Zealand's capital Wellington was cleaning up Friday after one of the worst storms in decades smashed roads, cut air links and left thousands of homes without power, while other parts of the country were dealing with snow and floods.
Hong Kong issued a public consultation paper on May 22 aiming to enhance the regulatory regime for stored value facilities and retail payment systems in the city.
China is opening up its mobile telecom sector to private enterprises. In a move expected to improve competition and innovation, in a field dominated by three telecom giants.
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