Back to black: Japan economy rebounds after first dip in 2 years
by Shingo Ito Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japan bounced back to growth following its first contraction in two…
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Samsung Electronics posts $9.9 bn Q2 net profit, down 0.1%
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported a 0.1 percent dip in its second quarter net profit…
8 years ago
G20 urges dialogue to resolve trade tensions that threaten growth
by Barnaby Chesterman Agence France Presse BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Group of 20 members pleaded on Sunday for…
8 years ago
Sanctions-hit North Korea economy shrank sharply in 2017: Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea saw its economy contract 3.5 percent last year - its worst showing in…
8 years ago
N. Korea’s Kim lambasts officials during ‘field guidance’ visits
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated officials during inspections of a factory, power station…
8 years ago
China economic growth slows to 6.7% in second quarter
BEIJING, China (AFP)--Chinese growth slowed slightly in the second quarter as the world's number two economy faced a snowballing…
8 years ago
Haiti prime minister resigns after deadly unrest
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) -- Embattled Haiti Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant resigned on Saturday following deadly violence and looting…
8 years ago
Cuba reauthorizes private sector, but with tighter controls
by Carlos Batista Agence France-Presse HAVANA, Cuba (AFP)-- Cuba on Tuesday reauthorized private businesses after a year-long freeze, but with…
8 years ago
Tokyo stocks open lower as trade war worries resurface
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower on Wednesday as worries about a trade war resurfaced after the United…
8 years ago
Tokyo stocks open higher with yen stable against dollar
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday, extending rallies in New York with the cheaper yen also…
8 years ago
Samsung Electronics flags 5.2% rise in Q2 profit
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean telecom giant Samsung Electronics on Friday flagged a 5.2 percent rise in second quarter operating…
8 years ago
Nat’l gov’t’s infra spending from January to May reaches P281-B; DOF confident on expanding economy
(Eagle News) – The national government has spent P281 billion on infrastructure in the first five months of 2018…
8 years ago
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