News Topic - Asia

Weak EU and China data weigh on stocks
Indexes in Europe and Asia fell Monday as record declines in European and Chinese manufacturing signaled the global economic slump is worsening; U.S. futures retreated.
International Herald Tribune  –  Dec 1, 2008 10:56 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Stock sag as economic gloom hits markets
Rallies snap off in Asia and Europe as gloomy recession news dismays investors. General Motors is at work on a recovery plan. Wal-Mart shares drop on grim retailing results.
MSN Money  –  Dec 1, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Global recession rocks Asia factories
BEIJING (Reuters) - New orders at Chinese factories tumbled in November while their U.S. retail customers used deep discounts to lure shoppers at the start of what is expected to be a difficult holiday season overshadowed by a global recession.
Reuters  –  Dec 1, 2008 09:10 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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AirAsia share price dip after posting first losses
AP - Shares of Southeast Asia's top budget airline AirAsia and Malaysian Airlines fell Monday after both carriers reported weaker earnings in the third quarter.
Yahoo!  –  Dec 1, 2008 07:33 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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China builds South East Asia ties
Senior Chinese officials are visiting Laos and Cambodia as they cultivate ties with China's poorer southern neighbours.
BBC News  –  Dec 1, 2008 07:31 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Asia exhibit at the Oklahoma City Zoo to include larger area for elephants
Page after page of drawings rested under Ace Torre’s hands as he listened to advice from a horticulturalist.His drawings represent the largest and most expensive project in Oklahoma City Zoo history, and now it’s come down to plant locations, door handles and drainage ditches. Torre is ... more »
NewsOK.com  –  Dec 1, 2008 06:54 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Asia stocks up for 7th day as funds return
Reuters - Asian stocks edged up for a seventh day on Monday, building on last week's solid gains, as investors took heart from aggressive central bank efforts to revive economic growth even as incoming data were grim.
Yahoo!  –  Dec 1, 2008 06:53 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Global recession pummels Asia factories
Reuters - New orders at Chinese factories tumbled in November while their U.S. retail customers used deep discounts to lure shoppers at the start of a holiday season overshadowed by fears of global recession.
Yahoo!  –  Dec 1, 2008 06:01 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Asian Stocks Trading Mixed
Stocks in Asia were mixed as homebuilder Morimoto filed for bankruptcy protection and oil prices declined.
TheStreet.com  –  Dec 1, 2008 05:31 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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Economic worries weigh on Asian markets
Asia Pacific stock markets opened the week's trading broadly lower as economic worries deepened
Financial Times  –  Dec 1, 2008 05:19 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
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