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Trade ban prompts N.Korea to find Chinese partners (Aug 1)
SEOUL : North Korea has found Chinese partners to make up for losses in trade with South Korean firms, weakening the impact of Seoul's measures to punish the communist country, a report said Sunday.


Champagne corks popping again in luxury business (Aug 1)
PARIS : Champagne corks are popping again in the luxury business as "It" bags and expensive watches this year sell like hotcakes from Beijing to New York, signalling the turning of a page after the global financial crisis.


Fiat boss shakes up Italian labour (Aug 1)
MILAN : Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne is shaking up labour relations in Italy by strong-arming unions as he aims to create a global megagroup with US automaker Chrysler.


China's manufacturing activity slows in July (Aug 1)
SHANGHAI - Manufacturing activity in China slowed in July, according to an official survey released Sunday, as government efforts to cool the fast-growing economy continued to take effect.


S.Korea trade surplus widens in July (Aug 1)
SEOUL : South Korea posted a trade surplus of 5.67 billion dollars in July, the sixth straight month of gains thanks to robust exports, officials said Sunday.


BP to sell German petrol station unit Aral, according to report (Jul 31)
BERLIN : Cash-strapped British oil giant BP is looking to sell its German fuel station unit Aral for at least two billion euros (2.6 billion dollars), a German magazine reported on Saturday.