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GM sells Saab technology to Beijing Autos
Sale allows Chinese car manufacturer to make own brand models in China and clears way for GM to sell remainder of Saab
A Giant leap for women on the move
Taiwan’s godmother of the bicycle believes that more women will buy bicycles designed by women, which is what Giant does
Cabbage-patch kings hold keys to growth
The Taiwanese Government does not own much land: most is in the hands of freeholders and many have paid off any loans
GM looks to cash in on Chinese venture
The US carmaker will sell majority control to Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, its partner in the country
China to be world's biggest gold market
Analysts predict that already high prices of the precious metal will soar as more buyers flock to this perceived haven
Abu Dhabi poised to throw conditional lifeline to Dubai
Days of tough crisis talks could result in a deal to prevent a run on local banks which open for business on Monday after four-day holiday
Anthony Bolton is back, boxing clever in China
Star turn Anthony Bolton is returning to fund management with an eye on investment opportunities in Chinese companies
Savvy investors pile into Chinese garlic
In the garlic-producing heartland of Jinxiang, wholesale market prices are said to have surged 286 per cent since March
Investors' nose for profit fuels garlic surge
The smelly clove's price has leapt in China, aided by the state's economic stimulus and by worry over the H1N1 virus
Record price for penthouse may be pie in the sky
Hong Kong property prices have surged this year: residential prices have risen by 30 per cent in the middle market
Obama hits the Great Wall of China
The president won no offer to revalue the Chinese yuan
China hedges on currency in US trade talks
Wen Jiabao avoids confrontation over the weakness of the yuan and pressed for 'mutual trust' to balance a trade surplus
US spars with China over weak currency
President Obama seeks a rise in the yuan to boost US exports but Hu Jintao hits back to warn over protectionism
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