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Japanese policymakers are prepared for a further weakening of the yen despite recent acknowledgement that the excessive strength has largely been corrected.

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Japan Ready for More Yen Weakness

Apple paid no corporate income tax to any nation on tens of billions of dollars in income over the past four years, Senate investigators disclosed ahead of a hearing on Tuesday.

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Apple Avoids Overseas Taxes, Panel Finds

Crikey readers talk China's economy , class warfare and future prime minister Tony Abbott.

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China's economy still booming | Crikey

The agency that manages China’s huge foreign-currency reserves has set up a U.S.

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China Targets Broader U.S. Investments

Ab-Norm-al Econ …

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Ab-Norm-al Econ: What Economic Problem Worries Most Europeans?

Yahoo’s board has approved a deal to acquire blogging startup Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash.

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Yahoo Agrees to Buy Tumblr

North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range missile into the sea off the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula following three similar launches Saturday.

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New Missile Adds to Korean Tensions

Does this skyscraper craze portend an impending danger to China's economy ? Shengli Gong believes that it won't take long for the fatal flaws of China's skyscrapers.

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China's Economy: Fiscal Risk Increases with Buildings' Heights …

A senior official of a leading Pakistani political party was gunned down outside her home in Karachi, officials said, just hours ahead of re-polling that was ordered in her area following allegations of fraud in the national election a week ago.

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Gunmen Kill Pakistan Party Official

Starbucks has penetrated scores of markets over the years, but may face a challenge in Vietnam’s deep-rooted coffee culture.

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Starbucks Sets Sights on Vietnam