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Apple alters pricing of software applications to mirror currency fluctuation

[2015-01-13 08:28]

Apple Inc changed the prices of software applications from Canada to Europe last week, in one of the company's broadest global responses to currency fluctuations in recent years.

Russians' reality: Foreign exchange woes hit mortgages

[2015-01-13 08:28]

When they took out a mortgage on a small two-room apartment seven years ago, Oksana Li and her husband hoped to make a new home for themselves and their young son.

Pure breath of fresh air refers to big money

[2015-01-12 07:41]

Bengt Rittri, founder and CEO of Swedish air purifier manufacturer Blueair AB, says he is often asked by Chinese customers why a man in Stockholm, Sweden, one of the cleanest cities in Europe, would decide to make air purifiers.

Report: Nation vulnerable to climate change

[2015-01-12 07:41]

China will face rising temperatures and more extreme weather conditions such as large-scale drought and flooding this year, and sea levels will continue to rise due to the impact of climate change, according to a new report.

Aging societies need new strategies

[2015-01-12 07:41]

Much has been written about the impact of Japan's aging population on its economy. But many emerging markets - including China and South Korea - need to brace for some similar issues.

Beware of the risks before going ahead with plans

[2015-01-12 07:41]

China put forward two major initiatives to promote trade with its neighbors: the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (known in short as the Belt and Road Initiative) and the $40 billion Silk Road Fund.

EU banking stress tests are good for Asia

[2015-01-12 07:41]

The first comprehensive assessment of European banks, published recently, was generally positive, as many expected.

Racing through history

[2015-01-10 07:29]

He was skiing - for his life.

Finding a new love for skiing in Changchun's 'snow battle zones'

[2015-01-10 07:29]

The sign read: "Adults' snow battle zone." It struck me as a funny mistranslation.

Skiing in Xinjiang with the locals

[2015-01-10 07:29]

It was just before sunset on a winter day and I was standing on top of a small hill in Hemu village in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Dashing through the snow and 'letting it all go'

[2015-01-10 07:29]

My mother said I was born on a snowy day, and a snowy winter always promises a good harvest in the coming year. Winter has thus become my favorite season and snow can always cheer me up.

Ministry unveils more steps to assist crisis-hit dairy farmers

[2015-01-09 09:30]

The Ministry of Agriculture is launching a series of urgent measures to help dairy farmers who have been suffering from plunging milk prices.

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