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'Urgent' need to solve Europe debt crisis: ChinaBeijing (AFP) Feb 2, 2012 China's premier warned of an "urgent" need to solve the European debt crisis Thursday and said Beijing was looking at ways it could contribute to bailout funds, after talks with Germany's chancellor. Angela Merkel is in China for a three-day trip aimed at boosting her hosts' confidence in Europe, where the sovereign debt crisis has seen a wave of credit-rating downgrades and brought Greece to the brink of bankruptcy. Speaking at a press conference with Merkel in Beijing, Wen Jiabao said solving ... read more |
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 China to launch database to curb property speculation China plans to launch a housing database linking 40 major cities, which analysts said Tuesday would close a loophole in ownership restrictions and lay the groundwork for a nationwide property tax. ... more | .. |
 China has room for stimulus: IMF China could easily boost domestic consumption to stimulate its economy if its slowdown is too sharp, the International Monetary Fund said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Japan's industrial output rise lifts recovery hopes Japan's uncertain post-catastrophe economic recovery appeared to be tentatively gaining traction Tuesday as official data showed industrial output rose by more than expected in December. ... more | .. |
 Euro crisis to top agenda of Merkel's visit to China The eurozone debt crisis, Iran and Syria will be among the topics up for discussion when German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a two-day trip to China this week, government sources said Tuesday. ... more |
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 British charm offensive targets Chinese cash Britain is making huge efforts to attract investment from China to kickstart an economy teetering on the brink of recession - and it is playing its trump card of being outside the eurozone. ... more | .. |
 Walker's World: So much for Davos What a difference a week makes. Had the latest downgrades by Fitch or the leak of the latest German plan to impose discipline on the Greek economy come as the Davos elite were gathering, the mood in the Alps would have been much colder. ... more | .. |
 Davos doubts center on EU, world economy High-powered talks at the World Economic Forum in the scenic Swiss resort of Davos have failed to dispel anxieties and gloom over the future of global economy and immediate and pressing concerns in Europe over the fate of the EU and the eurozone. ... more |
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 Venezuela ditching World Bank arbitration Venezuela is ditching the World Bank's arbitration court in a bid to avoid facing multimillion-dollar compensation claims from foreign companies nationalized by President Hugo Chavez over more than a decade. ... more | .. |
 China's reality lost in translation, Davos told The West has a skewed view of China which Beijing has to fix if it wants a better reception when it goes shopping abroad, business and political leaders said at the Davos forum Thursday. ... more | .. |
 US new-home sales suffer worst year Sales of new homes in the United States skidded in December, bringing to a close the worst year on record, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Japan premier announces sales tax hike plan Japan's prime minister told parliament Tuesday he will move to double sales taxes, warning that the future of the world's third-largest economy depends on turning the rising tide of public debt. ... more |
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 Moody's lowers rating on Japan's Sony, Panasonic Moody's on Friday downgraded Japanese electronics titans Sony and Panasonic, warning both companies faced a long struggle if they were to get back on a firm financial footing. ... more | .. |
China's economy start new year weak China's manufacturing activity shrank for the third straight month in January, data showed Friday, leading analysts to warn of a further slowdown for the world's number two economy. ... more | .. |
Intel scores 'record' profits for 2011 Chipmaker Intel on Thursday reported record revenue and profits for 2011 despite a slight slowdown in the fourth quarter related to the impact of Thailand's floods on the personal computer industry. ... more | .. |
China agency warns of collapse in euro confidence Chinese ratings agency Dagong has warned that Europe's debt problems would cause a collapse of confidence in the euro, and predicted a worsening of the global financial crisis this year. ... more |
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 New super-Earth detected within the habitable zone of a nearby star Capsule failure delays ISS crew mission U.K. study: Mars surface too dry for life Armadillo rocket flys high New Horizons Aims to Put Its Stamp on History NASA Receives Final NRC Report On Space Technology Roadmaps Scientists help define structure of exoplanets Russia to Start Own Search for Extrasolar Planets Eight more Galileo navsats agreed Space Radiation Blamed for Phobos-Grunt Crash Final Call to Register and Win Suborbital Research Flight Radio Doppler Tracking Continues at Cape York A dark spot on Mars - Syrtis Major Russia May Repeat Mars-500 Simulation on Space Station | .. |
China's economy shows more signs of slowing China's economy is showing signs of slowing, with foreign investment falling for the second straight month in December and home prices dropping in most cities, the government said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
China home prices drop in most cities in December China's moves to curb property speculation are finding their mark as home prices in nearly three-quarters of its major cities fell in December from November, the government said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 China's economic growth slows to 9.2% in 2011 China said Tuesday its economy expanded by 9.2 percent last year, slowing from 2010, as global turbulence and efforts to tame high inflation put the brakes on growth. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Rating downgrades Standard and Poor's was correct to downgrade the credit ratings of France and seven other eurozone governments but wrong to affirm Germany's AAA status. ... more |
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 Walker's World: A new social contract There seems to be no end to the euro's slow agony. Perhaps it would hurt less if European governments were to focus on the right targets. ... more | .. |
 EU faces downgrades as debt talks stall European Union economies faced sovereign credit rating downgrades as talks on resolving the Greek debt crisis appeared to collapse Friday. ... more | .. |
China says December inflation slows to 4.1% Chinese inflation rose at its slowest pace in more than a year in December, official data showed Thursday, giving Beijing leeway to further ease credit restrictions to spur economic growth. ... more | .. |
 Skyscrapers have 'unhealthy' link to financial crises: bank The construction of enormous skyscrapers has an "unhealthy" link with looming financial crises and investors should therefore keep a close eye on China and India, Barclays Capital said on Wednesday. ... more |
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