The Flash Markit/Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for December rose to a seasonally adjusted 51.9 from a final 51.3 in November.
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China appears to be deploying weapons systems on all seven of the reefs it has reclaimed in the South China Sea, according to photographs
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Australia's economy recorded its biggest monthly jobs gain this year, led by full-time employment, while a higher participation rate also signaled a
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Economists agree that there is little immediate pressure on the central bank to change policy, with all 62 respondents in a Bloomberg News survey
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Lonza Group AG agreed to buy U.S. capsule maker Capsugel SA from KKR & Co. for $5.5 billion, as the Swiss biotech and specialty chemicals company seeks to focus more on health care.
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