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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
Pakistan hosts four-way talks to revive Afghan peace process INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan hosts four-way talks to revive Afghan peace process

Pakistan Monday opened four-country talks aimed at luring the Afghan Taliban back to the negotiating table with the Kabul government, even as the insurgents wage an unprecedented winter campaign of violence.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Shanghai stocks close down 5.33% on economic gloom ECONOMY

Shanghai stocks close down 5.33% on economic gloom

China's benchmark Shanghai stock index closed down 5.33 percent on Monday, as investors continued to worry over the state of the world's second largest economy, dealers said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan to host four-way talks aimed at reviving Afghan peace process INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan to host four-way talks aimed at reviving Afghan peace process

Four-way talks aimed at reviving dialogue between Kabul and the Afghan Taliban will be held in Islamabad on Monday, officials said, with Pakistani authorities set to unveil a list of insurgents ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oil extends losses, nears $33 a barrel ECONOMY

Oil extends losses, nears $33 a barrel

Oil prices plunged close to $33 a barrel as crude extended losses on rising US energy stockpiles and China's weakening currency.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hong Kong bookseller's disappearance sparks protests INTERNATIONAL

Hong Kong bookseller's disappearance sparks protests

Hong Kong opposition lawmakers protested outside Beijing's representative office in the Chinese-ruled city over the disappearance of a bookseller.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China fines seven foreign shippers for 'price-fixing' INTERNATIONAL

China fines seven foreign shippers for 'price-fixing'

China on Monday fined seven foreign shippers including three Japanese firms a combined 407 million yuan ($63 million) for price-fixing in the latest case involving government scrutiny of overseas companies.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China adopts first counter-terrorism law INTERNATIONAL

China adopts first counter-terrorism law

China adopted its first counter-terrorism law Sunday after early drafts of the bill attracted strong criticism for provisions that may tighten media controls and threaten the intellectual property of foreign firms.

4:45 AM November 25 2016