China
Labor movement 'concertmaster' tests Beijing's boundaries
When local officials warned striking shoe factory workers in China's Pearl River Delta this summer that they were breaking the law, a slight, bespectacled figure barely 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 meters) tall faced them down.
Coming up next week: China CPI, Swiss Libor Rate, New Zealand official cash rate, Euro LTRO to start
In the upcoming week, China's trade balance, consumer price index and industrial production are scheduled for release, Swiss National Bank libor rate and monetary policy statement are to be announced...
Shanghai Electric Power says in contact with E.ON over Italy assets
China's Shanghai Electric Power (600021.SS) said on Wednesday it was in preliminary contact with top German utility E.ON (EONGn.DE) over the possible purchase of its Italian assets.
Growth in China's services sector quickens in November but outlook still worrying
China's services sector grew slightly faster in November, two surveys showed on Wednesday, a welcome respite to a run of underwhelming data but still unlikely to allay concerns about the softening Chinese economy.