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US trade deficit widens in May on higher oil prices ECONOMY

US trade deficit widens in May on higher oil prices

Trade deficit rises to $41.1bn in May; goods exports fall 0.2%, imports rise 1.9%

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Shenzhen shares trade at record to Shanghai’s in new economy bet ECONOMY

Shenzhen shares trade at record to Shanghai’s in new economy bet

In a year that hasn’t offered much comfort to China’s battered stock investors, those who picked Shenzhen...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dubai presents ambitious plans for Expo 2020 ASIA

Dubai presents ambitious plans for Expo 2020

Dubai presented ambitious plans on Tuesday for its hosting of the 2020 World Expo, the first in the Middle East, with organisers hoping to attract 25mn visitors.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US announces full lifting of Vietnam arms embargo INTERNATIONAL

US announces full lifting of Vietnam arms embargo

The United States has fully lifted its ban on weapons sales to Vietnam, President Barack Obama announced on Monday during a visit to Hanoi, unpicking a decades-old embargo on the one-time enemy.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Obama to talk trade, rights in Vietnam but 'no decision' yet on arms INTERNATIONAL

Obama to talk trade, rights in Vietnam but 'no decision' yet on arms

Trade, security and human rights will top the agenda when US President Barack Obama visits Vietnam later this month, a State Department official said Tuesday, adding there was ‘no decision’ yet ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
New improved EU customs union rules take effect INTERNATIONAL

New improved EU customs union rules take effect

New European Union customs rules designed to simplify life for business while ramping up consumer protection took effect Sunday, the European Commission said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Stock trade levy revived INTERNATIONAL

Stock trade levy revived

Sri Lanka’s bourse will re-impose a 0.3% share transaction levy it stopped in January, an exchange official said yesterday...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thousands protest against Pacific trade deal in Malaysia INTERNATIONAL

Thousands protest against Pacific trade deal in Malaysia

Thousands of protesters gathered in Kuala Lumpur Saturday to denounce the US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade alliance, demanding the government reject the accord in a parliamentary debate next week.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China, Gulf to speed up free trade talks ECONOMY

China, Gulf to speed up free trade talks

China and the Gulf states said Wednesday they would accelerate talks on a free trade deal which has been under negotiation for more than a decade.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
EU opens debate on China market status ECONOMY

EU opens debate on China market status

The EU said it will on Wednesday launch a year of delicate deliberations to decide whether China should be considered a market economy, a long-denied status that would make it harder for Europe ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016