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Is Korea’s retail sector future-proof?

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27-Nov-18 E-commerce is reshaping retail and threatens to displace traditional shopping. Korea’s retail sector is thriving in the face of this upheaval, with 6% growth in 2018. Improved relations with China have driven 34% duty-free sales growth. [image: Shutterstock / Retail In Asia]

AXA to pay USD662 mn for full control of China joint venture

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27-Nov-18 French insurer AXA will pay USD662 mn for the remaining 50% stake in its Chinese joint venture, making it the second insurer in three days to announce plans for a wholly-owned company in mainland China, after Allianz. [image: Reuters / South China Morning Post]

Aramco eyes bigger market share in Asia ahead of possible OPEC cut

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26-Nov-18 Saudi Aramco will expand its market share in Asia despite likely OPEC limits on output in 2019, and is eyeing deals in China and Africa as it aims to become a global leader in chemicals. [image: Euronews]

Textile industry under pressure to detox fashion in China

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21-Nov-18 China is the largest exporter of clothing, but the pollution from "Made in China" manufacturing doesn't leave the country. 42 percent of global dyes, additives and stabilisers usage is in China. [image: Wu Di / Greenpeace]

Saudi steel makers hit by foreign competition

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13-Nov-18 Steel producers in Saudi Arabia are producing at half their output capacity due to foreign competition, with nearly 55% of domestic steel demand in Saudi met by imports, mostly from China. [image: Projects Mena]

Is Korea’s retail sector future-proof?

AXA to pay USD662 mn for full control of China joint venture

Aramco eyes bigger market share in Asia ahead of possible OPEC cut

Textile industry under pressure to detox fashion in China

Saudi steel makers hit by foreign competition

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