China Daily Sharp fall in tourism hits Beijing Weak economy, a strong yuan, as well as smog given as reasons Beijing witnessed an unexpected sharp drop in inbound tourism in 2013, as tourism officials looked for ways to reverse the trend. From ... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) Beijing Development Economy Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Beijing The Australian Telstra answers call from private equity for $3bn Sensis deal TELSTRA is reportedly close to doing a deal to sell its struggling Sensis directory business to an unnamed US-based private equity concern. Sensis, which had its origins in the Yellow Pages and White ... (photo: WN / patricia) Australia Business Online Photos Telstra Wikipedia: Telstra Top Stories The Australian Energy map of Europe about to be redrawn EUROPE'S energy supply options will broaden later this decade as new pipelines feed natural gas from Russia and the Caspian Sea to consumers in big Mediterranean markets ... (photo: Creative Commons / Audriusa) Energy Europe Gazprom Photos Russia Wikipedia: Gazprom The Australian Glencore's Las Bambas sale puts Aussies on alert SPECULATION that the Beijing-ordered sale by Glencore Xstrata of its $US6 billion ($6.7bn) Las Bambas copper project in Peru is imminent has placed ASX-listed companies ... (photo: AP Photo / Ross D. Franklin) Beijing Copper Mining Peru Photos Wikipedia: Mining The Hindu Palm oil to test resistance, drop Malaysian palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange ended lower on Friday on demand worries. Cargo surveyor Intertek Testing Services reported that ... (photo: WN / patricia) Business Malaysia Palm Photos Wikipedia: Palm oil Stock The News & Observer Asian markets mixed on China trade data MUMBAI, India — Asian stock markets were lackluster Friday after a slowdown in China's exports dimmed sentiment ahead of a key U.S. jobs report. Japan 's Nikkei, the ... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara) Asian Markets Kospi Photos Wall Street Wikipedia : Nikkei 225 Reuters Japan's Nikkei suffers worst weekly loss since Oct TOKYO , Jan 10 (Reuters) - Japan 's Nikkei benchmark eked out a slight gain on Friday, though it still suffered its worst weekly loss since October, while Uniqlo clothing ... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi) Nikkei 225 Photos Stock Exchange Tokyo Stocks Wikipedia : Nikkei 225 Citywire Overnight Markets: US stocks close flat ahead of jobs data Wall Street closed little changed on Thursday as retailers slumped and ahead of Friday's payrolls report, which may provide clues to whether the Federal Reserve will ... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Bed Bath & Beyond Family Dollar Photos US Unemployment Wall Street Wikipedia : Wall Street San Francisco Chronicle Stocks mixed as investors consider Fed minutes NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks remained mostly lower in afternoon trading Wednesday as investors reacted to a better-than-expected private jobs report as well as minutes from the ... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Federal Reserve Payroll ADP Photos US Stocks Wikipedia : Wall Street