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Despite a record trade surplus and a steady inflow of investment capital, China’s banks posted net sales of foreign exchange in January, suggesting that capital was flowing out of the country during the month.
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Eurozone finance ministers are ready to continue discussions with Greece on its finances over the next couple of days as their chief representative urged the Athens government again to seek an extension of its current bailout program.
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Associated PressThe relationship between the U.S. and Japan is healthy but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s view of history is raising concerns in Washington, according to U.S. lawmakers visiting Tokyo.
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Analysis: A country torn by civil war provides fertile ground for the extremist group—right on Europe’s doorstep.
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China’s World: Hovering over a rural New Zealand idyll is a gigantic Chinese infant-formula factory, evidence of how China’s appetite for dairy is shaking up the traditionally placid island nation.
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China is considering forging megamergers among its big state oil companies, seeking to create new national champions and produce greater efficiencies at a time of low prices.
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Some fund managers and strategists worry that fluctuations in Japanese government bond yields could trigger a selloff and even higher yields, saddling Tokyo with interest payments it might struggle to make.
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Bank Indonesia became the latest central bank to ease monetary policy when it cut its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 7.50%.
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Stocks in Australia and Japan fell, weighed by the collapse of financing talks between Greece and its European creditors. Elsewhere in Asia, stocks were mixed and the Korean market was flat after its central bank left interest rates unchanged.
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Anbang Insurance Group of China is buying a controlling stake in South Korean life insurer Tong Yang Life Insurance for $1 billion, the latest acquisition abroad for the aggressively expanding Chinese insurer.
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ReutersThe average price of new homes in 70 Chinese cities fell at a slightly faster pace on month in January amid sluggish demand from home buyers despite officials’ moves to loosen mortgage rules and ease lending.
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The naming of the anticorruption agency’s head as a suspect in a document falsification case deals the institution another blow in an increasingly tense standoff with the police force.
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Fanuc said it would invest more than $1 billion in new domestic factories and research facilities, days after a well-known hedge fund investor called on it to return more cash to investors.
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Hailing a taxi has never been easier, thanks to the proliferation of ride-hailing apps. Now so too is ringing in an auspicious new year.
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A migrant group is raising alarms about President Joko Widodo’s plan to gradually stop sending Indonesians to work abroad as maids, calling it “discriminatory” against women.
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As many parents resist having their children vaccinated, pediatricians practice the science and art of persuasion.
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www.deanwright.co.nzThis contemporary home on the north island has three levels, ocean-facing bedrooms and sits on the edge of a bay.
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Wu Hong/European Pressphoto AgencyPeople walk past Lunar New Year decorations in China, North Korea celebrates the birthday of late leader Kim Jong-Il, a child stands near an abandoned building in Myanmar, and more.
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ReutersDanes paid respect on Sunday to the victims of two shootings, after police said they shot dead a gunman who they believe was behind the attacks.
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Topical Press Agency/Getty ImagesSome key dates in the turbulent relations between the two countries.
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Maja Hitji/European Pressphoto AgencyA carnival participant joins a parade in Germany, people throw oranges at each other at a festival in Italy, and more.
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Here are some facts about the 14 nations playing in the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The list includes details of the World Cup history of each team, as well as the players who could light up the 2015 event, which runs from Feb. 14 to March 29.
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Angela LeungThe Year of the Goat arrives on Feb. 19. Or is it the Year of the Sheep? Or Ram? The Chinese character can represent all three but whichever term you settle on, retailers are waiting with their Lunar New Year-themed luxury items.
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Jo Stevens for The Wall Street JournalFashion from the streets of Tokyo, Beijing, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Melbourne and more.
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Advocates say schoolchildren who use the meditation technique are more attentive and less stressed. Critics see religion in disguise.
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A maid in Hong Kong seeks justice after being sexually assaulted in her employer’s home.
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Explore the history and legacy of Hong Kong's lost labyrinth.
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