* China to stress quality not quantity of growth in 2010 * Factory output to grow about 16 pct yr/yr for rest of 2009 (Adds comments by minister, NDRC official, background) BEIJING, Nov 14 -...
* U.S. criticised on trade protectionism, China on currencies * Obama to call for new strategy to rebalance world economy * Australia urges APEC to pursue quest for Doha deal SINGAPORE, Nov 14 - Singling...
SINGAPORE, Nov 14 - China may let its yuan currency rise gradually once the economic recovery becomes sustainable, Morgan Stanley's Asia chairman Stephen Roach said on Saturday. "As the recovery becomes more sustainable they might...
SHANGHAI, Nov 14 - China is expected to produce 3.6-3.7 million tonnes of lead in 2009, up 12-15 percent from last year, while zinc output is expected to grow 7-8 percent to 4.2-4.25 million tonnes,...
TOKYO, Nov 14 - President Barack Obama pledged to pursue greater U.S. engagement in Asia, pragmatic cooperation with China and a push for deeper trade ties with the region in a major speech in the...
SINGAPORE, Nov 14 - The United States is focused on an open global trade system and wants barriers to trade and investment broken down, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said on Saturday. Kirk, speaking to...
TOKYO, Nov 14 - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that developing nations must take "substantial actions" to curb their greenhouse gas emissions and that the world's top emitters must have clear reduction targets....
TOKYO, Nov 14 - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan's largest bank, plans to issue about 1 trillion yen ($11 billion) worth of new shares by the end of the year, three sources familiar with the...
TOKYO, Nov 14 - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that the world must pursue balanced and sustainable economic growth and avoid a return to the cycles of boom and bust that led to...
BANGKOK, Nov 10 - Thailand's cabinet agreed on Tuesday that the country should contribute $14 million to an Asian credit guarantee and investment mechanism under the Asian Bond Market Initiative (ABMI), a deputy government spokesman...