Mainland listed shares in China's big five banks jumped on Monday but later pared gains, after the country issued draft regulations to introduce a bank deposit insurance scheme for the first time.
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In fading Japan hinterland, skeptics doubt 'Abenomics' will cure ills
Mihoko Asaka wants to know how candidates in this month's election in Japan will create jobs and halt the drastic population decline that is bleeding her home region of youth and vitality, but has little hope they will offer real solutions.
China plans to bid again for Mexico high-speed rail project
China plans to tender again for Mexico's $3.75 billion high-speed rail project after the Latin American nation abruptly canceled its earlier win, one of the firms in a Chinese-led consortium that had bid and a source close to the bid said.
AbbVie adds children's AIDS drugs to shared patent pool
U.S. drugmaker AbbVie has added two HIV medicines for children to a shared patent pool in an initiative that should speed the development of cheap new pediatric formulations for use in poor countries.
Novartis' Gilenya fails in study for a type of MS
Novartis AG said on Monday its drug Gilenya failed to meet its main goal in a late-stage study as a treatment for primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS).
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The ECB's monthly rate meeting will focus minds this week on the debate over quantitative easing in the euro zone, as a series of data releases on both sides of the Atlantic sheds more light on European woes and U.S. strength.
Japan's fall into recession between July-September could turn out to be less severe than feared, with new capital expenditure figures out on Monday suggesting revisions will put the third quarter in a slightly more positive light.
Gold prices tumbled on Monday after Swiss voters overwhelmingly rejected proposals to boost gold reserves in a referendum, joining the broad rout in commodities that sent oil prices to five-year lows and copper to four-year lows.
Growth in China's manufacturing sector slowed in November, suggesting the world's second-largest economy is still losing momentum and adding pressure on authorities to ramp up stimulus measures after unexpectedly cutting interest rates last month.
November 30th marks the first death anniversary of 'Fast and Furious' star Paul Walker, and his co-stars honored the late actor through tributes on social media.
Fans of former Girls’ Generation member Jessica Jung might be seeing her as a solo artist soon. Macau’s Venetian Casino VIP and celebrity relations specialist, Reggie Martin, recently posted on his Weibo a photo of himself with Jessica. The Weibo post come with a message hinting at the idol's future activities as a solo artist.
G-Dragon and Taeyang recently shared their thoughts on their recently released track, ‘Good Boy’, as well as Big Bang′s upcoming comeback. The idol group's leader revealed he is 'dying' these days due to pessure
Samsung is continuously looking for ways to one-up their biggest competitor, Apple, and it looks like they have something promising in the works.
A new report released by information analysis company CCS Insight provided a prediction for 2015 that has tech news sites and blogs abuzz. According to the report Predictions for 2015 and Beyond, search engine giant Google is poised to buy action camera manufacturer, GoPro Inc. in the coming year.
