RIYADH (AFP) - - Saudi petrochemicals producers said on Saturday they would seek duties on imports from China after Beijing began a dumping probe on petrochemical products from Saudi Arabia and three other countries. More »
HONG KONG - Hong Kong lawmakers said Saturday they would be unwilling to approve a plan to expand the city's Disneyland unless the government and Walt Disney Co. tell them how the theme park has performed since it opened in 2005. More »
COLOMBO (AFP) - - Sri Lanka's central bank chief said that the island could live without a major IMF bailout that had been delayed by the final stages of the government's fight with Tamil Tiger rebels. More »
KARACHI, July 4 (Reuters) - Pakistan's central bank sold 43.85 billion rupees ($538.17 million) of Treasury bills on Saturday under 5-day repo contracts at 10.75 percent to mop up funds from the money market. More »
BEIJING (AFP) - - China's sovereign wealth fund said it would buy 1.5 billion dollars worth of shares of the Canadian mining company Teck Resources Ltd. More »
MADRID (AFP) - - Two giant Chinese oil companies are interested in buying a 30-percent stake in an affiliate of Spanish oil major Repsol, media reported Friday. More »
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - Malaysia's exports slumped 29.7 percent in May from a year earlier, hitting their lowest level since 2001 with demand evaporating, according to official data released Friday. More »
NEW DELHI (AFP) - - Employees of India's national carrier Air India staged a nationwide two-hour strike on Friday to protest what they said was management's failure to pay salaries on time. More »
BEIJING (AFP) - - China's recent moves to ease curbs on the real estate sector have sent prices soaring recently, stoking fears that new property bubbles are forming, state media reported Friday. More »
SEOUL, South Korea - In an apparent first, North Korea _ a country that struggles to feed its 24 million people _ has aired a beer commercial on state television. More »

Saudi petrochemicals exporters slam China over dumping probe



