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Oil edges over $89 as China manufacturing improves
The price of oil edged up above $89 a barrel Monday as investors were encouraged by signs that China's economy may be picking up after a prolonged ...
AP IMPACT: China overtaking US as global trader
Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States. The South Korean businessman supplied components to American automakers for a decade.
SKorea player gets 2-match ban for Olympic banner
A South Korea footballer who raised diplomatic tensions with Japan by displaying a political sign at the London Olympics after the countries' ...
Asia stocks rise on improved China manufacturing
Asian stock markets rose Monday after surveys showed a recovery in China's manufacturing. HSBC's Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 50.5 in November ...
New Zealand: forget Kyoto, write new climate deal
Highlighting a rift between the rich countries and emerging economies like China, New Zealand's climate minister staunchly defended his government's ...
North Korea gears up to launch long-range rocket
North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile ...
Lone Chinese home destroyed; farmer accepts deal
Authorities have demolished a five-story home that stood incongruously in the middle of a new main road and had become the latest symbol of resistance ...
Suu Kyi wants gov't apology for violent crackdown
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday said authorities must apologize for a violent crackdown on monks and other foes of a mine in northwest ...
Stock gains limited by US fiscal cliff uncertainty
Uncertainty over whether U.S. leaders can resolve a critical budget deadlock and figures showing the unemployment rate across the 17-country eurozone ...
Myanmar cracks down on mine protest; dozens hurt
Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is urging a negotiated resolution to protests over a military-backed copper mine in northwestern Myanmar after the ...
Senator writes Myanmar leader over seized cargo
A Republican senator is asking Myanmar's president for answers over the reported seizure of a ship's cargo bound for Myanmar with potential nuclear ...
Court: S. Africa official delayed Dalai Lama visa
A South African court ruled Thursday that officials "unreasonably delayed" a decision about whether to grant the Dalai Lama a visa for a planned 2011 ...
EU backs free trade talks with Japan
European Union foreign ministers say they have agreed to open free trade negotiations with Japan. Cyprus' commerce minister Neoklis Sylikiotis, whose ...
Asia stocks up on hopes for a US budget deal
Signs that U.S. political leaders may be closing in on a budget deal to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" boosted Asian stock markets Thursday.
North Korea joke slips over China's Great Firewall
How did a spoof article about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un being the sexiest man alive end up as a real news item in China? Turns out it was a ...
Tibetan protests against Chinese rule in new phase
Two dozen Tibetans have set themselves on fire in western China this month in a dramatic acceleration of the protests against authoritarian Chinese ...
Asia stocks fall as talks over US budget stall
Lack of progress in negotiations for a deal to avoid a U.S. budget crisis before a January deadline sent Asian stock markets lower on Wednesday.
China's party paper falls for Onion joke about Kim
The online version of China's Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the "Sexiest Man ...
AP Exclusive: Graph suggests Iran working on bomb
Iranian scientists have run computer simulations for a nuclear weapon that would produce more than triple the explosive force of the World War II bomb ...
Oil prices up on brisk US retail sales, Greek deal
The price of oil inched up closer to $88 a barrel Tuesday as investors were encouraged by robust retail sales in the U.S. ahead of the Christmas ...
Asia stocks up after deal over Greek debt reached
Asian stock markets rose Tuesday after talks over Greece's financial crisis ended with an agreement on how to reduce its debt load, paving the way for ...
Tibetan students in west China clash with police
Four more ethnic Tibetans have self-immolated to protest Chinese rule and at least 20 were hospitalized after clashing with police in a protest over ...