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TAIPEI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank upgraded Fubon Financial <2881.TW>, Taiwan's No.5 financial holding firm, to "buy" due to an improvement in the company's core banking business and its China expansion stemming from better ties with th mainland. More »
SHANGHAI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery <600320.SS> said on Friday it will buy operating assets worth 3.02 billion yuan ($442 million) from its parent via a private placement. More »
TAIPEI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou said on Friday the government will strive for 6 percent economic growth during his four-year term, days after he made conservative comments about the economy that pushed stocks to two-year lows. More »
HONG KONG, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares are expected to fall on Friday, with the main index seen below support at 20,000 points, after worse-than-expected U.S. jobless claims data dampened confidence in a global economic revival. More »
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London Taxis are as British as bowler hats and Big Ben. More »
A senior U.S. diplomat said Thursday that building a Western-backed gas pipeline from Turkmenistan across the Caspian Sea to the European market remains a viable option despite planned rival routes leading to Russia and China. More »