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SKorea, NZealand agree to explore FTA feasibility
AFP - Friday, May 16SEOUL (AFP) - - South Korea and New Zealand on Friday agreed to start talks to explore the feasibility of a free trade agreement, the presidential Blue House said Friday. More »
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US urges SKorea quickly to open beef market
AFP - Friday, May 16SEOUL (AFP) - - US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez urged South Korea Friday quickly to open its market to American beef, and dismissed fears of mad cow disease which have brought thousands of protesters onto the streets. More »
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Japan's economy grows briskly despite credit woes
AFP - Friday, May 16TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan's economy grew at a faster than expected 3.3 percent annualised pace in the first quarter of 2008 despite a global credit crunch and US economic slowdown, official figures showed Friday. More »
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US stops short of branding China a currency manipulator
AFP - Friday, May 16WASHINGTON (AFP) - - The United States Thursday accused China of keeping its yuan currency "substantially undervalued," but stopped short of branding Beijing a currency manipulator. More »
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EU and SKorea agree to speed up free trade talks
AFP - Friday, May 16BRUSSELS (AFP) - - The EU and South Korea have agreed to speed up talks on a free trade pact in the hope of finalising a deal this year, a European official said Thursday at the end of a fresh round of discussions. More »
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Malaysian minister steps into airline price war
AFP - Friday, May 16KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Malaysia's transport minister said Thursday he would try to resolve a cut-throat fare war between the national carrier and budget airline AirAsia, whose founder has complained of unfair competition. More »
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Japan's Mizuho says earnings halved by credit crisis
AFP - Friday, May 16TOKYO (AFP) - - Japan's second-largest bank Mizuho Financial Group said Thursday that its annual net profit had roughly halved amid heavy losses from the subprime loan crisis in the United States. More »
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SKorean prosecutors raid state-run oil corporation
AFP - Friday, May 16SEOUL (AFP) - - South Korean prosecutors raided a state-run oil and gas supplier on Thursday as part of a widening probe into alleged corruption at government entities, officials said. More »
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Indonesian poor to get 1.5 billion to offset fuel price hike: reports
AFP - Friday, May 16JAKARTA (AFP) - - Indonesia plans to transfer more than 1.5 billion dollars in cash to the poor to offset the cost of a planned hike in fuel prices, reports said on Thursday. More »
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Xstrata launches takeover bid for Australia's Indophil
AFP - Thursday, May 15SYDNEY (AFP) - - Anglo-Swiss resources giant Xstrata launched a 426 million dollar (400 million US) hostile takeover bid for Australian copper miner Indophil Thursday. More »
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