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China's retail sales see strong growth in consumer goods

China'sconsumermarketsawstablegrowthinthefirsthalfof2017astheretailsalesofconsumergoodsreached17.2trillionyuan(2.55trillionUSdollars),goingup10.4percentyearonye

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China's trade with Belt and Road countries rises in H1

China'stradewithitstraditionalmarketssawanoverallrecoveryandimportsandexportswithcountriesalongtheBeltandRoadroutesincreasedby23.4percentinthefirsthalfof2017,sa

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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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WeChat and Alipay expand their spending power

Two of China’s biggest digital payment services are partnered with US-based Stripe Inc., to increase online shopping options for Chinese customers.

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Samsung's Q2 profit hits record high on chip sales, smartphone recovery

SamsungElectronics,theworld'slargestmakerofsemiconductors,smartphonesandTVs,posteditsrecordquarterlyhighofoperatingprofitinthesecondquarterthankstobriskchipsale

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Samsung Electronics posts record-high operating profit in Q2

Samsung Electronics posted its record-high operating profit in the second quarter, logging a double-digit growth compared with a year earlier, the company said Friday.

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Japan lures record foreign investment in 2016

Foreign direct investment to Japan for fiscal 2016 topped 3 trillion yen ($26.9 billion) for the first time ever, thanks mainly to an increasing number of takeovers of domestic businesses by overseas investment funds.

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Japan lures record foreign investment in 2016

ForeigndirectinvestmenttoJapanforfiscal2016topped3trillionyen($26.9billion)forthefirsttimeever,thanksmainlytoanincreasingnumberoftakeoversofdomesticbusinessesby

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China ups holdings of US Treasuries for third month

China increased its holdings of US Treasury securities for the third consecutive month in April, US Treasury Department data showed on Thursday.

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China ups holdings of US Treasuries for third month

ChinaincreaseditsholdingsofUSTreasurysecuritiesforthethirdconsecutivemonthinApril,USTreasuryDepartmentdatashowedonThursday.Anadditional4.6billionUSdollarswassco

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Western Digital to raise Toshiba chip offer to $18 billion or more

Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) plans to raise its offer for Toshiba Corp's (6502.T) prized semiconductor unit to 2 trillion yen ($18 billion) or more, a person familiar with the matter said, marking a last-ditch effort to clinch a deal that both companies consider vital.

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Western Digital to raise Toshiba chip offer to $18 billion or more

WesternDigitalCorp(WDC.O)planstoraiseitsofferforToshibaCorp's(6502.T)prizedsemiconductorunitto2trillionyen($18billion)ormore,apersonfamiliarwiththemattersaid,ma

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Asia can unlock $5 trillion, 230 million jobs via key development goals

BusinessesinAsiacouldunlockatleast$5trillioninmarketopportunitiesandcreate230millionjobsby2030byimplementingafewkeydevelopmentgoals,globalbusinessandfinancelead

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Japan replaces China as top buyer of U.S. treasuries

Japan overtakes China as the largest holder of U.S. treasuries in October, as China's holding dropped to the lowest level since June 2010, data from the U.S. Treasury Department showed on Thursday.

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Fukushima nuclear decommission, compensation costs to almost double: Report

​Japan's trade ministry has almost doubled the estimated cost of compensation for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and decommissioning of the damaged Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant to more than 20 trillion yen (US$178 billion), the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday (Nov 26).

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Samsung's Q3 revenue falls on Galaxy Note 7 recall

​Samsung Electronics saw its third-quarter revenue fall following a global recall of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones for a fire hazard of batteries, the company said on Friday.

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Japan's fiscal 2017 budget requests top 100 trln yen amid concerns over fiscal quagmire

Budget requests by Japan's central government offices for fiscal 2017 amounted to some 101.47 trillion yen (983 billion U.S. dollars), Japan's financial ministry said on Tuesday.