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China's Commerce Ministry has condemned a $1.1 trillion spending bill passed by the United States Congress last week over clauses that limit technological purchases from China, saying the limits clash with the principles of fair trade.
New York Times
Canon is shifting capacity back to Japan in an apparent vindication of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's yen-weakening policies, which have made it more profitable for some Japanese manufacturers to produce and export from home.
Reuters
China's exports rebounded to relatively strong growth in October while imports accelerated, adding to signs of a recovery in the world's second-largest economy.
Washington Post
The German economy grew strongly in the second quarter, raising hopes that the eurozone has come out of recession.
BBC News
China's economy could be stabilising, the latest set of economic figures from the country has suggested.
BBC News
A weaker yen and solid domestic demand has brightened the mood at Japanese manufacturers, six months into Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's big effort to jolt the world's third-largest economy out of deflation.
CNN
The manufacturing and export sectors play a huge part in driving growth in China.
BBC News
Japanese exports rose in May by the most since 2010 as the yen weakened, providing a boost to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to revive the economy.
BBC News
The euro slid to its weakest level in more than a month after figures showed that the eurozone economy shrank by more than expected, raising concerns about the health of the single currency bloc.
The Financial Times
German factory orders unexpectedly jumped for a second month in March 2013, suggesting Europe's largest economy is starting to grow again.
Bloomberg
China has posted a surprise trade deficit in March as imports rose more-than-expected on stronger demand for commodities such as copper and oil.
BBC News
The North has also shut down an emergency military hotline between Seoul and Pyongyang.
BBC News
Manufacturing activity in China picked up speed in March, an initial HSBC survey has indicated, adding to hopes of a sustained recovery in its economy.
BBC News
Fears that Cyprus's two biggest banks may collapse if a bailout is not agreed have seen investors ditch the euro and turn to relatively safer assets.
BBC News
China is over-reliant on imported goods for its semiconductor industry, and local chip companies supply only about 10% of its domestic needs as they remain in the development stage despite years of investments.
ZDNet
The won dropped for a fifth day, the longest run of declines in 10 months, after South Korea's unemployment rate unexpectedly climbed to the highest in a year.
Bloomberg
Korea, China and Japan will hold three days of talks starting on March 26 on forging a trilateral free trade agreement.
The Chosun Ilbo
Growth in the giant China manufacturing sector in February withdrew from the highest point in nearly two years despite a fourth consecutive month of expansion, a private survey showed Monday, as foreign demand remained unsteady.
New York Times
The yen resumed its slide on Monday as Group of 20 officials held off from censuring Japan for appearing to target a weaker currency as a way to spur growth.
The Financial Times
The contraction of manufacturing across the eurozone slowed in January amid signs that the worst may be over, according to a survey.
BBC News
Taiwan's top economic official resigned Friday as popular support for the government has plunged, though the island appears to be rebounding from an economic slowdown.
AP (via Washington Post)
Japan has posted a record high trade deficit for 2012, as exports to Europe and China continued their plunge.
BBC News
The recession in Europe is entering its fifth year and unemployment doesn't look like it will be returning to normal levels anytime soon.
CNN
Japan's economy minister surprised financial markets on Tuesday by warning of the potential ill effects of a sharply weaker yen in a rare rhetorical departure from years of attempts by Tokyo to talk the currency down.
The Financial Times
The dollar jumped to a two-year high against the yen Thursday on expectations that Japan's new government will lower interest rates to boost the economy, weakening the yen.
AP (via Business Week)
Japan's industrial output tumbled more than forecast to the lowest level since the aftermath of the record 2011 earthquake. In contrast, South Korea's industrial output exceeded estimates in November and the nation's current-account surplus rose to a record.
Bloomberg (via Businessweek)
Shares rose early on Monday after the win by Shinzo Abe, who has promised more public spending and says he will implement measures directed at weakening the yen and fighting deflation.
BBC News
Japan's prime minister dissolved the lower house of parliament Friday to avoid a disastrous freeze in government spending, triggering elections that could result in more aggressive policies to stimulate the country's economy.
CNN
The strong Japanese yen has hurt the country's export competitiveness, while demand has evaporated as growth slowed in most regions. Meanwhile, the country's energy imports have risen following closures of most of its nuclear plants.
AP (via Business Week)
Chinese factories are losing pricing power in the worst wholesale-cost deflation since 2009, signaling corporate earnings may deteriorate further and putting a damper on global inflation pressures.
Bloomberg
Japan has partially approved a plan - without a specific deadline - to phase out nuclear power after last year's Fukushima disaster, officials say.
BBC News
The US central bank has moved to kick-start economic recovery by restarting its policy of pumping money into the economy via quantitative easing.
BBC News
Washington had repeatedly urged Taipei to ease restrictions on US beef, indicating that the stalled trade talks between the two sides hinge on the issue.
NASDAQ.com
Japan has reported a wider-than-expected trade deficit in July, as slowing demand from China and Europe weighed on exports.
BBC News
Japan and China said Tuesday they will start direct currency trading this week, marking the first time Beijing has let a major unit other than the dollar swap with the yuan.
AFP (via Yahoo News)
"It is likely to mean fewer goods are 'Made in Japan', but more are 'Made by Japan'," said David Rea, Japan economist at Capital Economics.
Daily Telegraph (UK)
China posted its largest trade deficit in at least a decade in February after imports of commodities jumped as companies built up supplies.
BBC News
Leaders from China and the European Union are holding a summit in Beijing set to focus on Europe's debt crisis, as the EU hopes for Chinese support.
BBC News
China's exports and imports both fell in January 2012, raising fresh concerns about the impact of a global slowdown on its economy.
BBC News
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