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First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Vietnam will allow the purchase of "quiet" fireworks

Firecrackers that produce noise but don't explode may be permitted for the 2014 Lunar New Year in Vietnam, a nation that has outlawed their use.EnlargeVietnam may permit the purchase of "quiet" fireworks by individuals for Tet — for the first time in ... [Published GlobalPost - May 24 2013]

Entities: Vietnam, Thanh Nien, Lunar New Year

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Analysis: Why are China Property Stocks Rising?

Despite government measures to restrict the property and a languishing Chinese stock market, Chinese developers have seen their stock prices race away.The sector leaped 11 percent in May alone, five times the pace of the overall market - all in the face ... [Published Real Estate Channel - May 24 2013]

Entities: Property, China, Stocks

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 1 reports

Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments (May, Full text) [PDF 2,479KB]

Overseas economies have been moving out of the deceleration phase that had continued since last year and are gradually heading toward a pick-up. In this situation, exports have stopped decreasing. Business fixed investment continues to show resilience ... [Published Noodls - May 24 2013]

Entities: Commodities, PDF, Lunar New Year, Forex, Corporate Bonds

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Seattle Art Museum

EDITORIAL: The ID is a destination, but there’s still more work to do

Earlier in May, The Seattle Times released a list of Seattle’s top 10 attractions in preparation for the summer months. Nestled between Pike Place Market, the Space Needle, and the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park, the International District ... [Published Northwest Asian Weekly - May 23 2013]

Entities: Wing Luke, Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, Lunar New Year, Seattle Times Co

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

YUEXIUTRANSPORT (01052.HK) toll revenue from subsidiaries up 12.6% yoy in Apr

YUEXIUTRANSPORT (01052.HK) today announces the unaudited operational data for April 2013.During April 2013, the performance of subsidiary toll-road projects of Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure was in line with its expectation. Toll revenue from the Company’s ... [Published Aastocks.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure Ltd, Lunar New Year, China

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Vietnam considers allowing ‘quiet’ fireworks next Lunar New Year

Rubbish left over from firecrackers set off last Lunar New Year (Tet) in Gia Loc Town, Hai Duong Province. Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has planned to allow people buy and set off quiet fireworks next Tet. Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security ... [Published Thanhnien - May 23 2013]

Entities: Lunar New Year, Vietnam, Illegal, Public Security

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

China Repo Falls Most in May on Speculation of PBOC Injection

China’s benchmark money-market rate fell the most this month on speculation the central bank will pump cash into the financial system to ease a shortage.The People’s Bank of China gauged demand for sales of 91-day bills tomorrow and also asked banks to ... [Published BusinessWeek - May 22 2013]

Entities: Speculations, China, Stringency

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Talk of the Day -- Real salary slumps to new low

Real salary fell to a three-year low in Taiwan in the first quarter of this year because of a combination of factors, including decreased Lunar New Year bonus, smaller salary increases and higher rate of inflation, according to local media reports. Data ... [Published Taiwan News Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: Lunar New Year, Taiwan, Doctor of Philosophy, Chen Min

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Let's rebuild our community

Disputes over noise in apartments and multi-housing buildings apparently reflect the fact that Korean communities have fallen apart amid rapid urbanization and industrialization.Many urban dwellers do not know who lives next door, upstairs or downstairs. ... [Published Korea Times - May 22 2013]

Entities: Seoul, Construction, Confucianism, Incheon, Lunar New Year

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Firms expect to hire more staff

HCMC - VietnamWorks released its latest online employment report just last week which revealed that labor demand at its corporate clients was on the rise, especially in a number of specific industries.A key finding in the first Online Employment Report ... [Published Bao Moi.com - May 21 2013]

Entities: Bac Ninh (Vietnam), Vietnam, Binh Duong, Inflation

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

South Korea business failures rise in April

SEOUL, May 21 (UPI) --The central bank said April saw a tapering off of liquidity injected during the Lunar New Year holiday which fell on Feb. 10 this year, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.The bank also said the number of new businesses ... [Published UPI - May 21 2013]

Entities: South Korea, Lunar New Year, Seoul

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

biz failures-April tally

SEOUL, May 21 (Yonhap) -- The number of corporate bankruptcies rebounded in April from a record low in the previous month as the effect of holiday-related liquidity supply curtailed, the central bank said Tuesday.The number of companies that went belly-up ... [Published GlobalPost - May 21 2013]

Entities: Lunar New Year, Bank of Korea, Seoul

Quotes

"For short term investors, there's no catalyst in the next few months, so it is quite natural to take some money off the table" Mr. Jin said. "Over the short term, the rally probably is done."

Analysis: Why are China Property Stocks Rising? [Published Real Estate Channel - May 24 2013]

...Lee Ta-hua, a spokesman for the online job bank, said oversupply has led to low pay for fresh college graduates. "As junior high school graduates are usually more willing to engage in blue-collar manual work, including dangerous, dirty and difficult (3D) ones, they tend to be able to earn more once they complete apprenticeship and become skilled workers in those fields" Lee said. The 1111 job bank survey also found that the starting pay for Ph D holders was NT$52,387 in 2012, NT$39,196 for master's degree holders and...

Talk of the Day -- Real salary slumps to new low [Published Taiwan News Online - May 22 2013]

"Hopefully, we can go into their world and give some of our own time to make a difference in their lives," she tells Shanghai Daily. "We just do little things, but twice a week or more we keep these seniors company for at least an hour."

Seniors help older seniors in Chatting Team [Published Shanghai Daily - May 22 2013]

"In case of further tightness, the central bank will inject liquidity into the market, which should stabilize money rates," UBS’s Chen said. "The tax payment is a major reason for higher money rates and also there’s been slow growth in the money base" after the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said on May 5 it would introduce measures to increase monitoring of cross-border trade flows, she...

China Repo Falls Most in May on Speculation of PBOC Injection [Published BusinessWeek - May 22 2013]

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Blogs

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Today’s China Real Estate Links \| May 24, 2013 [Published Mingtiandi - May 24 2013] !-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --> Here is a list of the day’s latest China real estate news collected from around the web: Chinese developers continue to raise funds for land purchases China’s 10 largest property developers have ...
China Accused of Free-Riding in Global Trade [Published Economy Watch - May 21 2013] China’s Largest Hydroelectric Dam Gets Go-Ahead Despite Environmental Concerns : China's environment ministry has given its ...Will Slowing Investment Drag China’s Reform Efforts?: Michael Pettis : China wants to raise its disproportionately small . ...
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Not all game companies are hurting: Nexon posts... [Published Venturebeat - May 10 2013] Asian online game publisher Nexon reported strong financial results for the first quarter ended March 31. The Tokyo-based company, which makes free-to-play games like MapleStory, continues to prosper as demand for games shifts from packaged goods to online ...
Here Comes Chinese Inflation... [Published Clusterstock - May 09 2013] Chinese inflation data for April is out at 9:30 p.m. ET. Economists polled by Bloomberg are looking for consumer prices to rise 2.3% year-over-year. This compares with a 2.1% rise the previous month. Economists are looking for producer prices ...

Audio/Video

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Benedict XVI: Trusting in Divine Mercy [Published The Vatican - YouTube Channel - Feb 11 2013]
Yangon celebrates Lunar New Year [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Feb 10 2013]
Celebrating the Year of the Snake [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Feb 10 2013]
Japan celebrates Lunar New year [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Feb 10 2013]
VIDEO: Chinese state TV prepares for NY show [Published BBC News Video - World - Feb 08 2013]

Press Releases

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