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Asian Stocks Fall for Fourth Week as Oil Prices Surge to Record (Bloomberg.com)July 5 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for a fourth week, on concern record crude oil prices will slow global economic growth and erode earnings. Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average posted its longest losing streak in 54 years. Jade Art Group Announces Initiation of Coverage by Murphy Analytics Research Group (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) NEW YORK & JIANGXI, China----Jade Art Group Inc. , a seller and distributor of raw jade sourced from the SheTai Jade mine in China, today announced that Murphy Analytics, a fee-based equity research group, has initiated coverage on Jade Art Group with an "Outperform" rating. AMDL Announces Investor Relations Presentation Available on Website (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) AMDL, Inc. , a world leader in specialty pharmaceuticals headquartered in Tustin, Ca., with operations in Shenzhen, Jiangxi, and Jilin, China, announced today it has released its investor presentation which is available for viewing on the Company's website at http://www.amdl.com. China-Biotics signs probiotics supply contract with Jiangxi Lijia Pharma (PharmaBiz)China-Biotics, Inc., a leading Chinese firm specializing in the manufacture, research, development, marketing and distribution of probiotics products, announced that the company had signed a one-year contract with Jiangxi Lijia Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Lijia) to supply probiotics for Lijia's probiotics-based dietary supplements in both powder and tablet forms. Thousands mobilised to clean up algae bloom in Qingdao ahead of Olympics (Channel NewsAsia)QINGDAO, China : Nature is posing quite a challenge for China in the run-up to the Olympic Games. Just five weeks away from the Olympics, officials are mobilising thousands of people - including troops - to clean up an algae bloom in Qingdao, host city for the sailing events. Hongqi Group to construct 70,000-ton copper fabrication facility inJiangxi (Interfax)Shanghai. July 2. INTERFAX-CHINA - Hongqi Group recently entered into an agreement with local authorities to construct a 70,000-ton copper fabrication facility in Jiangxi Province's Guixi City, the governing Yingtan municipal government announced yesterday. Asia’s declines bring out bargain hunters (Financial Times)Asia-Pacific equities were mixed on Friday, as some investors snapped up bargains after days of declines, but the mood was still extremely cautious as worries about the US economy and surging oil prices eating into company profits were still at the forefront of investors’ minds. (AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-04 09:15 China A-shares close lower led by coal producers on policy speculation-UPDATE (Interactive Investor)SHANGHAI (XFN-ASIA) - China A-shares closed lower with coal producers hit hard amid rumors the government will announce a new resource tax scheme this weekend, dealers said. China Market May Continue Recovery (Nasdaq)(RTTNews) - The China stock market has now posted gains in two straight sessions, following a four-day losing streak that saw the Shanghai Composite Index lose 250 points or 8.8 percent en route to a fresh 16-month closing low. China: Most Asia Markets Fall As Oil Hits Another Record; Nikkei Drops 11th Straight Day (Sin Chew Jit Poh)HONG KONG, CHINA: Most Asian markets retreated Thursday (3 July) as oil prices rose to yet another record and put investors on edge about a slowing global economy. |