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Shanghai shipping slump as IMF warns China on euro slump

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Shanghai shipping volumes contracted sharply in January as Europe's debt crisis curbed demand for Asian goods, stoking fresh doubts about the strength of the Chinese economy. (more here…) Related items RUBBER-Tokyo futures fall as euro zone debt crisis erodes confidence Asian markets lower on Europe fears Asia Markets: Asia stocks trade mostly higher Asia...

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China detains Wenzhou exec in city's debt crisis: report

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Police in China's eastern province of Zhejiang have detained a Wenzhou educational company boss for allegedly failing to repay large debts, the official Shanghai Securities News reported on Monday, the latest fallout from a credit crunch in the entrepreneurial hub. … (read the story…) Related items China Developers Rise on Report...

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Eastday-'Science cop' defends himself in face of lawsuit

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SHANGHAI – Fang Zhouzi, who is known as the "science cop" for exposing pseudoscience and academic fraud, said the suit against him by the young Chinese writer Han Han will not stop him continuing his analysis of Han's work. (read on…) Related items China firms launch IC research program Join Unrivalled Line-up of International...

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RUBBER-Tokyo futures fall as euro zone debt crisis erodes confidence

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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Tokyo rubber futuresfell on Monday, reversing some of the previous session’s gains,as the possibility that the credit ratings of several Europeancountries may be cut heightened concern that global economicgrowth will be slow next year. FUNDAMENTALS * The benchmark rubber contract on the Tokyo CommodityExchange for May delivery lost...

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Stocks: European worries dominate

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U.S. stocks pointed to a lower open Monday as investors remained uncertain about the debt crisis in Europe. (more here…) Related items Stocks under pressure amid eurozone fears Stocks skid on renewed worries about Europe Asian stocks end up on Wall Street lead China shares end lower as property stocks hit by central bank...

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World stocks fall on Europe debt crisis impasse

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World stock markets were mostly lower Friday after Germany continued to oppose a bigger role for the European Central Bank in managing the continent’s debt crisis and Portugal’s credit rating was lowered to junk. (more here…) Related items World stocks rise as selloffs create bargains World stocks rise after Wall Street lurches higher World...

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