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Protest Against South Korean President Estimated to Be Largest Yet

28 Nov, 2016 37 views

SEOUL, South Korea — Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans filled central Seoul on Saturday to demand President Park Geun-hye’s resignation, in what appeared to be the largest turnout yet in a series of …

China Issuing ‘Strict Controls’ on Overseas Investment Government to announce new measures intended to curb capital flight

27 Nov, 2016 45 views

BEIJING—China plans to clamp tighter controls on Chinese companies seeking to invest overseas, intensifying efforts to slow a surge in capital fleeing offshore amid tepid growth and an uncertain economic outlook. The State Council, …

With North Korea Looming, Trump May Be Rethinking China Showdown

27 Nov, 2016 55 views

BEIJING — As a presidential candidate, Donald J. Trump talked about China almost solely in the context of trade, such as when he promised to slap punishing tariffs on cheap Chinese imports that he …

Protest Against South Korean President Estimated to Be Largest Yet

27 Nov, 2016 41 views

SEOUL, South Korea — Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans filled central Seoul on Saturday to demand President Park Geun-hye’s resignation, in what appeared to be the largest turnout yet in a series of …

Dollar to Benefit if $2.5 Trillion in Cash Stashed Abroad Is Repatriated

27 Nov, 2016 88 views

Part of $2.5 trillion in profits held overseas by companies such asApple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. could be heading back to the U.S., a move analysts say could further fuel the U.S. dollar’s powerful …

Mongolia State Bank’s privatization to worth at least 300 bln togrog

26 Nov, 2016 44 views

State Secretary of the Mongolian Ministry of Finance Buyantogtokh Nyamaa said that if the State Bank of Mongolia is to be fully privatized, the minimum amount of the sale would be 300 billion togrog …

Beijing warns against Taiwan ties as Singapore tries to free troop carriers in Hong Kong

26 Nov, 2016 25 views

Beijing on Friday warned countries against maintaining military ties with Taiwan, after Singaporean armored troop carriers were seized en route from the island that Beijing regards as a breakaway province. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman …

Mongolian Parliament approves economic recovery bill

24 Nov, 2016 61 views

The Parliament of Mongolia has approved a bill on the steps to be taken after approval of the public budget for 2017, reports The UB Post. The bill focuses on supporting economic growth, decreasing …