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China's growth is slowing under the weight of Beijing's anti-inflation campaign and weaker global demand, but any investors betting on a hard landing would be underestimating the resilience of the world's second-largest economy.

G20 farm ministers were closing in on a deal on Thursday to tackle food price volatility in what was expected to be a watered-down declaration that could still back France's call for better regulation of commodity markets.

G20 members were on the verge of inking an agreement on Thursday to curb volatility in food prices that would likely tread carefully on divisive issues like regulation and biofuels.

Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> forecast a better-than-expected 14.4 percent fall in annual operating profit on Thursday, defying a quake-induced setback in the past few months and projecting another year of record sales.

Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> forecast a better-than-expected 14.4 percent fall in annual operating profit on Thursday, defying a quake-induced setback in the past few months and projecting another year of record sales.

Nissan Motor Co <7201.T> forecast a better-than-expected 14.4 percent fall in annual operating profit on Thursday, defying a quake-induced setback in the past few months and projecting another year of record sales.

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has been freed by the mainland government on Wednesday, China's official state media reported.

There is no cyber warfare taking place between China and the United States, a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday, after weeks of friction over accusations that China may have launched a string of Internet hacking attacks.

Ai Weiwei, arrested last April on charges of tax evasion, was released Wednesday on bail.

If Huntsman was trying to intrigue us, he succeeded.

In the ailing economies of the Arab spring, analysts are finding that in both the Arab world economies and in nature, oil floats.

Despite criticisms during his first term, the South Korean was unanimously voted in for a second time.

The Houston Rockets are the team with all the trading chips in the world on draft night with multiple picks this year and next year.

At one point the imbroglio threatened to break out into armed conflict.

China finally released controversial pop-artist Ai Weiwei on bail, according to state media.

Freshly-declared presidential candidate Jon Huntsman said Wednesday that President Barack Obama has been too timid in withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, distancing himself from his former employer.

Internet search company Google became the first company to register one billion visitors to its website in a month, according to the data released by ComScore.

Do we want to see another first in 2012? Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman may realize that dream, by becoming the first Mormon president ever.

Airbus was set to announce a record $16 billion plane order at the Paris Air Show on Wednesday as the EADS unit racks up sales of a revamped version of its top-selling single-aisle aircraft.

On Tuesday, Encana announced its $5.4-billion joint venture agreement with PetroChina to develop the Cutbank Ridge assets had failed during almost a year of talks.

Apple is ready to introduce a new iPhone in September, with a stronger chip for processing data and a more advanced camera, according to sources from Bloomberg.