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BEIJING - China hopes to forge a common stance with Europe against protectionism and discuss ways to tackle climate change at a summit next week, a senior diplomat said Tuesday.
KARACHI, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Pakistani stocks ended slightly higher on Tuesday but in low turnover as investors waited for a monetary policy announcement for the next two months due later in the day, dealers said.
HELSINKI (AFP) - - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it would cut around 220 jobs in Japan as part of its plans to streamline its vast research and development operations.
(Updates with details)
SHANGHAI - Chinese shares retreated Tuesday on policy uncertainty ahead of the government's annual economic planning meeting.
SEOUL, Nov 24 (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank said on Tuesday that its monetary policy board members would decide on its annual inflation target for the coming years on Nov. 26.
TOKYO (AFP) - - Japanese high-tech giant Hitachi Ltd. plans to build railway cars in Britain in a multi-billion-dollar deal that would also create hundreds of new jobs, a company spokesman said Tuesday.
BEIJING (AFP) - - China said Google has probably breached copyright laws by scanning Chinese books for its online library and supported writers to "defend their rights", state media reported Tuesday.
SHANGHAI - China's economic planning agency has formally approved a plan to build a Disney theme park in Shanghai, ensuring the city will have a new showcase attraction after next year's World Expo has wound down.
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea pledged Tuesday to double aid to African nations over the next three years in an effort to better reach out to the continent rich in energy resources, growth potential and business opportunities.
BEIJING (AFP) - - China, a massive consumer of fossil fuels and coal in particular, is trying to modernise its mines by containing emissions of methane and turning the toxic gas into a source of much-needed energy.
SHANGHAI - China Eastern Airlines is teaming up with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, hoping to cash in on an online shopping frenzy to boost ticket sales.
WELLINGTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Inflation expectations in New Zealand for the next two years have jumped sharply, but the economy will post improved growth next year, a survey showed on Tuesday.
SEOUL, Nov 24 (Reuters) - South Korea returned to being a net creditor as of the end of September after a year as a net debtor as the country emerged from the fallout of the global financial crisis, central bank data showed on Tuesday.
(The following statement was released by the regulator)
BELGRADE (AFP) - - A Serbian factory struck a deal on Monday to assemble trucks for a Chinese manufacturer in southern Serbian, Tanjug news agency reported.
SHANGHAI - Praxair Inc.'s Chinese unit has signed a multiyear agreement to sell gases that MAGI Solar Energy Technology Co. will use to make solar cells and modules, Praxair announced Monday.
BEIJING - Regulators ordered Chinese banks on Monday to control lending and manage risks better amid concern that a rapid, stimulus-fueled credit boom this year might affect the industry's health.
BANGKOK - A former adviser to a Thai bank whose failure helped spark the 1997 Asian financial meltdown was formally charged Monday in connection with embezzling almost $50 million.
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