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India, Iran to seal gas pipeline deal 'by next month': oil minister

AFP - Friday, July 4

MADRID (AFP) - - India expects to sign a deal "by next month" on a pipeline that will transport gas across the subcontinent from Iran, Indian oil minister Murli Deora told AFP on Thursday. More »

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D8 nations to endorse roadmap at Malaysian summit
AFP - Friday, July 4
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - The D8 group of developing nations is expected to endorse a 10-year roadmap on trade cooperation during a summit in Malaysia next week, an official said Thursday. More »
Taiwan to allow funds to invest more in China stocks
AFP - Friday, July 4
TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan said Thursday its will ease restrictions on mutual funds' investments in China-related stocks amid a thaw in cross-strait relations. More »
Chinese shares close 1.95 percent higher
AFP - Friday, July 4
SHANGHAI (AFP) - - Chinese share prices closed 1.95 percent higher Thursday on bargain-hunting after rebounding from early losses. More »
Oil prices strike record high $146 per barrel
AFP - Friday, July 4
LONDON (AFP) - - London's Brent crude oil hit 146 dollars a barrel for the first time on Thursday, as traders reacted to Middle East tensions, falling US crude reserves and the weak dollar. More »
Japanese shares on longest losing streak in five decades
AFP - Friday, July 4
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japanese shares fell for an 11th straight session on Thursday, the longest losing streak in half a century, on worries about the health of the global economy and high oil prices, dealers said. More »
SKorea court jails former Ssangyong group chief
AFP - Thursday, July 3
SEOUL (AFP) - - A South Korean court Thursday handed a four-year jail sentence to the former chief of the Ssangyong Group, which was largely broken up following Asia's 1997-98 financial crisis. More »
China to crack down harder on 'hot money': govt
AFP - Thursday, July 3
BEIJING (AFP) - - China will launch a forex monitoring system to scrutinise checks on the authenticity of export transactions, the government said, in its latest move to crack down on speculative capital inflows. More »
US lawmakers to maintain push for currency sanctions on China
AFP - Thursday, July 3
WASHINGTON (AFP) - - US lawmakers said Wednesday they would maintain a bid to impose sanctions on China over its allegedly undervalued yuan currency. More »
Philippine's San Miguel, Malaysia's Kuok agree farm project
AFP - Thursday, July 3
MANILA (AFP) - - San Miguel Corp. said Thursday it would invest up to a billion dollars with Malaysia's Kuok Group to develop a million hectares (2.47 million acres) of Philippine farm land. More »