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China to ease curbs on foreign business in finance, autos
Associated Press, Published on 10/11/2017
» BEIJING: China will ease restrictions on foreign ownership stakes in the financial sector and reduce tariffs on automotive imports, a senior Chinese official said Friday, following criticism from the US and other trading partners.
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Hong Kong stock trading floor set to close
Associated Press, Published on 20/10/2017
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's last remaining stock market floor traders are taking their final orders as the exchange prepares to shut its trading hall, joining other world exchanges in going fully automated.
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And now, the $999 Apple iPhone
Associated Press, Published on 13/09/2017
» CUPERTINO, California: "One more thing."
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Metro typifies deep economic inequalities
Business, Associated Press, Published on 07/07/2017
» CAIRO: Cairo's subway is perhaps the cheapest in the world. For a fare equivalent to 11 US cents, you can ride as far as you want across the overcrowded, traffic-choked Egyptian capital.
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20 years on, scars from Asian financial meltdown linger
Associated Press, Published on 29/06/2017
» It's been 20 years since a financial meltdown spread through much of Asia, wrecking economies and bringing down governments.
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Lawyer rolls out Trump toilet paper
Business, Associated Press, Published on 02/06/2017
» MEXICO CITY: A Mexican businessman offended by President Donald Trump's insults to his countrymen is seizing on a possible oversight in the magnate's branding plans.
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Coca-Cola in North Korea? It's (usually not) the Real Thing
Business, Associated Press, Published on 21/04/2017
» PYONGYANG: Coca-Cola is possibly the world's most recognisable brand, an almost inescapable symbol of the global appeal of American-style consumer culture. There are only two countries in the world where Coke doesn't officially operate, and one of them is North Korea.
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IoT devices 'prone to hacking'
Business, Associated Press, Published on 10/03/2017
» NEW YORK: These days, it's possible to use your phone -- and sometimes just your voice -- to control everything from your TV to your lights, your thermostat and shades, even your car or medical device. (At least, once you have gadgets that can listen.)
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Big but empty hotel remains a mystery
Business, Associated Press, Published on 23/12/2016
» PYONGYANG: Pyongyang's pyramid-shaped Ryugyong Hotel, which poetically enough was built with some help from Egyptians, is one of the world's strangest landmarks and most conspicuous construction-project fails. Intended to be the world's tallest hotel, it has yet to host a guest, even though it's nearly as old as leader Kim Jong-un.
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LeEco enters US consumer tech market
Business, Associated Press, Published on 21/10/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO: Most US consumers haven't heard of LeEco, but the Chinese technology company is setting out to become a household name with smartphones and flat-screen TVs that undercut the prices of Apple, Google, Samsung and other industry stalwarts.
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