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All roads lead to Shanghai: China showcases global muscle at auto show
Apr 18th
The centre of gravity is the market beyond the Great Wall.
Australia: Disasters to slash growth by 1%
Apr 17th
The disasters led the treasury to downgrade growth forecast from 3.25 per cent to 2.25 per cent.
Clinton visits Japan as US disaster relief warms ties
Apr 17th
TOKYO: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Japan Sunday, reconfirming a key alliance that has been strained by a lingering military base dispute but boosted by a strong American disaster relief effort. Since Japan”s massive quake and tsunami …
Top G20 economies face scrutiny over imbalances
Apr 16th
WASHINGTON: Seven of the world”s leading economies including China and the United States face deep scrutiny over fiscal and financial imbalances as the G20 group announced a new framework Friday for assessing potential risks to the global economy A Gr…
Asian shares mixed in cautious trade
Apr 14th
HONG KONG: Asian shares were mixed in quiet trade on Thursday, with the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan weighing on sentiment in Tokyo, while traders looked to the upcoming earnings season. A report from the US Federal Reserve confirming the world”s b…
Japan raises nuclear disaster to Chernobyl level
Apr 13th
TOKYO: Japan upgraded its month-old nuclear emergency to a maximum seven on an international scale of atomic crises Tuesday, placing it on a par with the Chernobyl disaster a quarter-century ago. The reassessment to a “major accident” with “widespread …
Asian shares off as Japan aftershocks renew fears
Apr 12th
HONG KONG: Asian shares mostly fell Tuesday after strong aftershocks in Japan following last month”s devastating quake-tsunami stoked fresh concerns over the nuclear crisis, while the yen also surged. With Wall Street providing a weak lead after poor …
Powerful quake rocks Tokyo
Apr 12th
TOKYO: A strong offshore earthquake rocked Tokyo on Tuesday, swaying buildings in the Japanese capital and stopping subway services. The US Geological Agency put the magnitude at 6.4, at a depth of 13.1 kilometres (8.1 miles), 77 kilometres east of Tok…
Japan to raise nuclear severity level to maximum
Apr 12th
TOKYO: Japan is to raise its assessment of the severity of its nuclear emergency to the maximum seven on an international scale, putting it on a par with Chernobyl, reports said Tuesday. The government currently rates the incident at five, but will boo…
