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Broadband subscribers cross 50 million mark in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD,Jan.16(APD)-Thenumberofbroadbandsubscribersincluding3Gand4GsubscribersinPakistanhascrossedthemarkof50million,showingaround24.5percentpenetrationtillNo

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China increases US Treasury holdings in Oct., remaining largest holder

China'sholdingsofUSTreasurysecuritiesincreasedinOctoberafteradropinSeptember,thelatestdatafromtheUSTreasuryDepartmentshowedonFriday.ChinaincreaseditsUSTreasurie

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China's industrial profits maintain high growth rate

China'smajorindustrialfirmssawstrongerprofitgrowthinthefirsttenmonthsofthisyear,theNationalBureauofStatistics(NBS)saidMonday.Thecompaniesreporteda23.3percentyea

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Consumer inflation rises by 1.9% in October: NBS

China'sconsumerinflationrateroseby1.9percentinOctoberfromayearearlier,beatingmarketexpectations,theNationalBureauofStatistics(NBS)saidonThursday.Itwashigherthan

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German unemployment hits record low since 1990

GermanunemploymentfelltoahistoricallowinOctober,officialfiguresshowedonThursday.TheFederalLaborOfficerecorded2.389millionunemployedGermansinOctober,markingareco

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Spacewalkers fix robotic arm in time to grab next cargo ship

WithjustafewweeksbeforethenextcargoshipreachestheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS),twoAmericanastronautsfinishedcrucialrepairstotheroboticarmonFriday,NASAsaid.NASA

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Russia sends cargo ship to space station

RussiaonSaturdaylaunchedanunmannedProgressspacefreightercarryingsuppliestotheInternationalSpaceStationfromtheBaikonurCosmodromeinKazakhstan.TheSoyuz2.1arocketca

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Maria Sharapova gets China Open wildcard

MariaSharapovahasacceptedawildcardinvitationtocompeteattheChinaOpeninOctober.Thefive-timeGrandSlamchampion,whowontheChinaeventin2014andalsomadethefinalin2012,wi

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China's property market cools in second half of Oct.

​China's property sector has shown signs of cooling after the authorities issued a spate of measures to contain sky-high prices, an official survey showed Friday, citing fresh data for the second half of October.

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Foreign visitors to Japan top 20 mln in January-October

​The number of foreign visitors to Japan topped 20 million in the first 10 month of this year, said the Japan National Tourism Organization on Wednesday.

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China's foreign trade falls 0.6% in October

As both exports and imports failed to meet early forecasts, China foreign trade decreased to 2.05 trillion yuan ($307.2 billion) in October, down 0.6 percent from the same period last year, Customs data showed on Tuesday.

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Paintings highlighting traditional Chinese villages exhibited in Moscow

A Chinese painting exhibition that highlights ancient Guizhou villages opened in Moscow'sChina Cultural Center on October 5.

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U.S. economy continues to expand in all regions: Fed survey

​The U.S. economic activities continued to expand in October and November, indicating the recovery was on a solid pace, a survey by the Federal Reserve showed Wednesday.

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Chinese lead surge in New Zealand tourist arrivals

​Visitors from China led a surge in overseas arrivals in New Zealand last month, figures from the government statistics agency showed on Monday.

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British inflation rises slightly, downward trend unchanged

British inflation edged up higher in October, as transport prices fell less than expected and the cost of toys rose prior to Christmas.

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India's trade deficit rises to 13.35 bn USD in October

​India's exports contracted by 5.04 percent to 26 billion U.S. dollars in October while imports grew by 3.62 percent, leaving a trade deficit of 13.35 billion dollars, government data showed on Monday.

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S. Korea's consumer confidence falls to three-month low

​Confidence among South Korean consumers fell to the lowest in three months, indicating little impact from monetary and fiscal stimulus, central bank data showed Tuesday.