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Hyundai keen to refurbish brand image
Business, Reuters, Published on 30/05/2017
» SEOUL/BEIJING: Bruised by anti-Korean sentiment in its biggest market and losing ground to local automakers, Hyundai Motor Co will open its first Chinese brand store, and may locally assemble its premium Genesis cars and accelerate the launch of a sport-utility vehicle (SUV).
Hong Kong's latest bid to cool home prices expected to fail
Business, Reuters, Published on 30/05/2017
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's latest attempt at cooling home prices in one of the world's most expensive property markets is expected to send buyers scouring for loans in the unregulated shadow banking industry, spreading risk across the financial sector.
Philippines to import 250,000 tonnes of rice in June
Reuters, Published on 22/05/2017
» MANILA -- The Philippines, one of the world's top rice buyers, will issue a tender to import 250,000 tonnes of the grain next month, to boost low stockpiles before the lean harvest season and to offset potential crop damage during the typhoon season.
After 14 years, Airbus A400M 'not fully ready'
Reuters, Published on 09/05/2017
» BERLIN - A confidential report by the German Defence Ministry has warned that technical challenges and contractual wrangling with Airbus could impair full operational use of Europe's A400M military transport plane.
Central banks' gold buying near 6-year low in Q1
Reuters, Published on 04/05/2017
» LONDON -- Central banks' demand for gold hit its lowest in nearly six years in the first quarter as Chinese buying dried up, the World Gold Council said in a report on Thursday, feeding into an 18% year-on-year drop in overall demand.
Malaysia's $1.7bn deal to cut 1MDB debt falls through
Reuters, Published on 03/05/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - A $1.7-billion property deal that was expected to ease the debt burden of Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) fell through on Wednesday, complicating Prime Minister Najib Razak's efforts to move on from a financial scandal surrounding the fund.
Shippers' council sees Q2 exports rising 5%
Reuters, Published on 03/05/2017
» Exports are expected to grow 5% in April-June over the same quarter last year, maintaining the first three months' pace, as buyers continue to build up inventory, the National Shippers' Council said on Wednesday.
K+S confronts warehouse squeeze
Business, Reuters, Published on 02/05/2017
» WINNIPEG: Germany's K+S AG will crack into the US fertiliser market this spring when it opens the first new western Canadian potash mine in nearly five decades.
Danone wins US approval to acquire WhiteWave
Business, Reuters, Published on 05/04/2017
» WASHINGTON: French food group Danone SA has won US antitrust approval to buy US organic food producer WhiteWave Foods Co, the Justice Department said on Monday.
Sydney property boom shows signs of slowing
Business, Reuters, Published on 07/02/2017
» SYDNEY, Australia - After a long pause, the auctioneer commissioned to sell a northern Sydney beachside apartment for in excess of A$800,000 (US$614,391) puts his gavel away, unable to entice a single bid.