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Egypt violence stirs fears of Suez Canal terror
Sep 11, 2013 (UPI)
A failed attack on a container ship transiting the Suez Canal has raised concerns that as Egypt descends into widening violence the strategic waterway, could be...
Multinationals to get equal treatment in China: premier
Sep 11, 2013 (AFP)
China's premier promised equal treatment for multinational companies operating in the country, as he opened a meeting of the World Economic Forum on Wednesday. ...
Romania PM backs down on controversial gold mine project
Sep 09, 2013 (AFP)
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Monday gave in to mounting street protests against a planned Canadian gold mine, admitting that a bill aimed at speeding...
China among world's top three investors in 2012: government
Sep 09, 2013 (AFP)
China became one of the world's top three investors for the first time last year as its foreign investment soared to a new record, the government said Monday. T...
Australia's new government a boost to mining industry?
Sep 09, 2013 (UPI)
Resource sector leaders in Australia applauded the election Saturday of Tony Abbott as the country's new prime minister. Outgoing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and ...
Thousands protest Romania gold mine plans
Sep 08, 2013 (AFP)
More than 15,000 Romanians took to the streets for the eighth straight day Sunday to protest a Canadian company's plans to open Europe's largest gold mine in a ...
China trade performance improves on stronger exports
Sep 08, 2013 (AFP)
China's trade performance was better than expected in August, as stronger exports to recovering overseas economies caused the trade surplus to widen to $28.5 bi...
Hong Kong under threat from new Chinese trade zone: analysts
Sep 06, 2013 (AFP)
Hong Kong's status as a financial powerhouse is under threat, analysts say, after plans for China's first free-trade zone revealed a large-scale push to create ...
Outside View: The trade deal that can't afford to be derailed
Sep 06, 2013 (UPI)
Time is running out for what would be the world's biggest trade deal to be clinched on time. While rumblings of the possibility of the Trans-Pacific Partnership...
Shipping suffering low water levels on Great Lakes
Sep 06, 2013 (UPI)
Shipping on the U.S. Great Lakes is suffering as a result of low water levels, a climate scientist and industry analysts say. Water levels have remained below a...
Smithfield gets US security OK for Chinese takeover
Sep 06, 2013 (AFP)
The takeover of US pork giant Smithfield Foods by China's Shuanghui International Holdings has received approval from a key US national security review, the two...
Israeli tycoon center of probe in $2.5B Guinea mining deal
Sep 05, 2013 (UPI)
An international investigation into a mining conglomerate controlled by secretive Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz and a deal involving a mountain of iron wor...
BRICS urge careful US tapering as Putin hosts mini summit
Sep 05, 2013 (AFP)
The world's leading emerging economies urged the United States on Thursday to show caution in any tapering of its economic stimulus, as Russian President Vladim...
Nepal's smugglers cash in on India's love of gold
Sep 04, 2013 (AFP)
After a long drive from across the border in China, the white truck arrived in Nepal's capital at dawn with a seemingly innocuous cargo of Chinese-made clothes....
Romania PM admits 'controversial' decision on gold mine
Sep 02, 2013 (AFP)
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta Monday admitted a draft law on Europe's largest open-cast gold mine was "controversial" but said his government would press...
Despite hiccups, Latin America heading for growth
Aug 29, 2013 (UPI)
Brazil may be slowing down and Argentina may be struggling with its foreign currency holdings, but Latin America on the whole is heading for strong growth, new ...
Western Australia ready to assist Africa's mining sector
Aug 29, 2013 (UPI)
Resource-rich Western Australia has signaled it wants to work with African governments to help boost their mining industries. Western Australia Premier Colin Ba...
Service now trumps price for Asian consumers: survey
Aug 27, 2013 (AFP)
Consumers in Asia are fed up with poor service standards and are willing to pay more for a good customer experience, according to a survey which punctures the r...
British home secretary introduces bill to fight 'modern slavery'
Aug 27, 2013 (UPI)
The sexual exploitation and forced labor of adult and child "slaves" in Britain will be tackled in a new bill, Home Secretary Theresa May says. May, writing in ...
China details charges against foreign fraud investigators
Aug 27, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese state television put two foreign fraud investigators on display Tuesday as police announced they had been charged with illegally obtaining personal info...
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