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North Korea invites U.S. envoy for nuclear talks: reports

North Korea has invited the U.S. envoy overseeing ties with the prickly state to visit for nuclear talks next month, South Korean media said on Tuesday, reaching out to Washington as the United States pushes sanctions against Pyongyang.

Asien Stocks fall as demand for risk wanes; Bernanke's nomination comes as little surprise.

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Commodity prices have continued to drop sending the South African Rand and Aussie dollar lower this morning. Risk appetite has taken a hit as increasing loan losses in the U.S and lower profits from companies in China saps demand for riskier assets. This has sent the dollar and Yen higher as the usual market mechanics continue to ring true. While the markets are largely anticipating the current bounce back in the economy companies are finding a hard time justifying this excessive optimism.
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Spansion agrees to sell China unit for $31 mln

Bankrupt flash memory chips maker Spansion Inc (SPSNQ.PK) said it had agreed to sell its manufacturing facility in China to Taiwan's Powertech Technology Inc (6239.TW) for about $31 million in cash as part of its reorganization plan.
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GM considers keeping Opel as pressure mounts

General Motors Co is considering a plan to raise funding to keep Opel as an alternative to selling the unit to Magna International , sources with knowledge of the deliberations said on Monday.
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GM considers raising funding to keep Opel: sources

General Motors Co is considering a plan to raise funding to keep Opel as an alternative to selling the unit to Magna International with financing from the German government, sources with knowledge of the deliberations said on Monday.
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China iron ore prices fall to $95/tonne on demand drop

Benchmark iron ore prices in China fell to $95 a tonne on Monday, easing 17 percent from its nearly one-year peak of $115 in early August, as traders said many Chinese steel mills stopped buying ore for future delivery.
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Sinopec:H1 net profit up 332.8%

China's Sinopec Corp said on Sunday its net profit in the first half of 2009 rose by 332.8% year-on-year, due to adjusted refined oil prices on the domestic market.
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Oil hits 10-month high on recovery hopes

Oil prices rallied to a 10-month high near $75 a barrel on Monday, part of a broad global rally in commodities and equities markets propelled by expectations for an economic recovery.
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Oil sets 10-month high on recovery hopes

Oil prices rallied to a 10-month high near $75 a barrel on Monday, part of a broad global rally in commodities and equities markets propelled by expectations for an economic recovery.
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U.S. presses sanctions to end N.Korea atomic plans

A U.S. official charged with enforcing U.N. sanctions on North Korea sought South Korea's continued support during talks on Monday even as Pyongyang makes conciliatory moves after months of military grandstanding.
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Toyota to make largest auto recall in China

Toyota Motor Corp will recall 688,314 Camry and other sedans made at its two China joint ventures from Tuesday, its largest recall in the country, to fix a faulty electric switch to the window.
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Oil rises towards $75 on recovery hopes

Oil rose toward $75 a barrel on Monday, within sight of a 10-month high, supported by optimism that an economic recovery will spur a rebound in global energy demand.
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Asia gains lift world stocks to 10-month high

Asian stocks jumped more than 2 percent on Monday, lifting world shares to a 10-month high, after upbeat U.S. housing data and optimistic comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spurred buying of riskier assets.
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Obama to visit China mid-November

President Barack Obama will visit China in mid-November, the new United States ambassador to Beijing said on Saturday, setting a date for a big summit likely to tackle the global economy, North Korea and climate change.
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Daily Wrap Up - August 21 Tech

A majority of college-bound students getting reading for the coming school semester are a preferring to steer away from Mac laptops, a new study reveals. Instead, students are leaning toward affordable netbooks from a variety of manufacturers, according to Retrevo, a consumer electronics website, that conducted the study.
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First Eastern eyes U.S. investment bank acquisition

Hong Kong-based private equity firm First Eastern Investment Group plans to invest in a Wall Street bank as part of a strategy to build its presence in every major global financial hub, its chairman Victor Chu said.
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China Mobile keen on deals with Taiwan firms

China Mobile, the world's largest mobile carrier, aims to sign a series of deals with key Taiwanese firms this week, helping them gain access into China's rapidly growing telecoms market.
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WiFi/WAPI iPhone to enter China by year-end, Foxconn says

Foxconn, a long-time partner with Apple Inc, is working on the WCDMA standard iPhone models with WiFi and support WAPI, though the first batch of iPhones for China is Wi-Fi-disabled, an insider of iPhone Product Development told CBN news on Wednesday.
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Pakistan leader backs China over Xinjiang

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari backed China's policies in its tense Xinjiang region ahead of his latest visit to the giant neighbor he has wooed as a strategic and economic counterweight to the West, Chinese state media said.
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Iran allows U.N. watchdog access to planned reactor

Iran has allowed U.N. nuclear inspectors access to a reactor under construction after blocking visits for a year, and has let them upgrade monitoring at another site ahead of a crucial report on its atomic program.

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