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Stocks edge lower as investors reassess Fed fears

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:37:35 -0400

NEW YORK - Investors recovered their poise after a shaky start to trading on Wall Street that sent stocks sharply lower.

Arena Football League set to touch down in China

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:27:27 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - The AFL is set to go long - really long - and touch down in China.

Stocks end lower as investors reassess Fed worries

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:26:24 -0400

NEW YORK - Stocks are ending the day slightly lower after recouping a big loss early on.

Arena Football League set to touch down in China

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:55:11 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - The Arena Football League is ready to touch down in China.

Oil tracks gains in stocks, erases early losses

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:32:26 -0400

NEW YORK - An afternoon recovery in U.S. stock markets helped oil reverse early losses Thursday.

Markets roiled by Nikkei's 7.3 percent slide

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:15:27 -0400

LONDON - Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating tsunami more than two years ago.

US stock market recovers most of an early loss

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:57:32 -0400

NEW YORK - Stock prices are slightly lower at midday on Wall Street after manufacturing contracted unexpectedly in China this month.

North Korea envoy awaits chat with China's leader

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:58:48 -0400

BEIJING - On a visit to repair ties with China and waiting to meet its leader, a North Korean envoy paid deference Thursday to hopes by the North's chief ally for renewed multinational nuclear talks.

Taiwan's Wu confirms he'll run for IOC presidency

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:46:42 -0400

TAIPEI, Taiwan - C.K. Wu confirmed Thursday he is running for president of the International Olympic Committee, becoming the fourth candidate and the second from Asia bidding to replace Jacques Rogge.

Lenovo says quarterly profit up 90 percent

Thu, 23 May 2013 02:55:12 -0400

BEIJING - Computer maker Lenovo Group said Thursday its latest quarterly profit rose 90 percent as sales of smartphones and mobile computing technology expanded.

Korea, Japan dominance eroded in Asian football

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:18:28 -0400

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea and Japan's domination of eastern Asian football is being further eroded, judging by the make-up of the quarterfinalists in this season's Asian Champions League.

Survey shows China manufacturing contracting

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:16:20 -0400

BEIJING - A survey shows China's manufacturing contracted this month, adding to signs a fragile recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing.

Made in the USA back in style for small businesses

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:20:02 -0400

NEW YORK - When Martin Rawls-Meehan started making adjustable beds in 2004, it was a foregone conclusion that key parts would be made overseas. It was cheaper to manufacture in Taiwan than in the U.S. And from Taiwan it was easier to ship to customers in Asia.

Mission aims to boost Conn. industry in China

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:15:38 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - Executives from the Connecticut aerospace, biotech and pharmaceutical industries are joining federal and state officials on an eight-day trade mission to China.

Weak yen a help for Japan, but headache elsewhere

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:06:11 -0400

TOKYO - A steady fall in the value of the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota. The cheaper yen is making their products more affordable overseas.

Chinese premier visits Pakistan, praises ties

Wed, 22 May 2013 12:15:47 -0400

ISLAMABAD - China's premier signed economic agreements and praised Pakistan in glowing terms as he began a two-day visit Wednesday, underscoring the importance of the longstanding alliance to the two Asian powers.

Pope issues first appeal for Chinese Catholics

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:44:24 -0400

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI.

Death toll rises to 23 in China factory blast

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:59:21 -0400

BEIJING - The death toll from a massive blast at an explosives plant in eastern China has risen to 23 with 10 people still missing.

Fishermen pay price in Asia's volatile sea rifts

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:35:09 -0400

MASINLOC, Philippines - Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It's become a familiar sight in villages where some fishermen have been forced to give up their livelihoods since China took control of their fishing haven last year.

6 kids among 7 injured in south China attack

Wed, 22 May 2013 05:32:04 -0400

BEIJING - A mentally ill man attacked six primary school students and a woman with a cleaver in the latest of a string of attacks on Chinese schoolchildren, authorities said Wednesday.

Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:50:08 -0400

BEIJING - Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers - and even sits on the toilet - in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power.

North Korea sends leader's special envoy to China

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:29:57 -0400

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dispatched a high-profile official and close confidant to travel to China on Wednesday as a special envoy while Beijing is under pressure to rein in its belligerent neighbor.

Owner: Chinese boat's captain beaten by NKoreans

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:49:21 -0400

BEIJING - Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the vessel's fuel, the boat's owner said. He added that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded.

Hershey launching candy bar in Chinese cities

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:34 -0400

HERSHEY, Pennsylvania - The Hershey Company says it's launching a new "milk candy" bar in three Chinese cities next month, followed by a wider distribution next year.

China vice-premier arrives in Zimbabwe

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:06 -0400

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Chinese vice-premier Wang Yang has arrived in Zimbabwe at the start of an official trip to view his nation's burgeoning trade and development ties in Africa.