Rapid East Asian growth lifts 250m out of poverty
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A QUARTER of a billion people in some of the worldâs poorest and most populous countries in East Asia have been lifted out of extreme poverty by rapid economic growth over
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The Philippine economy grew at a stronger-than-expected 6.2 percent in the second quarter, nearly keeping up with the pace of the surprise 6.4-percent first-quarter expansion and bringing
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The Asian Development Bank has revised up its economic growth forecast for Hong Kong this year to 7.5 per cent from the 6 per cent it projected in April, due to stronger than expected retail sales and the surge in tourist arrivals.
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Asia's fishery industry is awash with growth, opportunity and risk.
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Beijing raised its estimate of the 2006 growth rate from 10.7 percent to 11.1 percent, moving China closer to overtaking Germany as the worldâs third-largest economy.
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China&#39;s annual economic growth surged  to an 11- year high of 11.9 percent in the second quarter,  cementing expectations for tighter policy to keep the world&#39;s  fastest-growing major economy from overheating.
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Economies in developing Asia are expected to expand 7.7 percent this year, higher than the 7.2 percent initially projected, thanks to booming growth in China and India, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday.
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China's economy is set to grow at a faster-than-expected rate of 10.4% this year, the Asian Development Bank says.
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There's more to growth than just a high growth rate.
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Japan's economy, the world's second largest, grew more quickly than many experts forecast, state figures show.
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The Asian Development Bank raises its forecast for regional growth to 7% in 2004, up from an earlier forecast of 6.8%.
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World economic growth will be higher than predicted, the IMF says at the start of Singapore meetings.
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The World Food Programme has boosted the number of beneficiaries by 25 percent in an effort to stave off 'food insecurity.'
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South Korea's economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter, but growth is still held back by poor domestic demand.
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India is now growing faster than nearly any other sizeable economy in the world.
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China will continue to drive East Asia&#39;s growth next year, but the world&#39;s fastest-growing region may have reached its peak in expansion, according to the World Bank.
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HANOI - Vietnam&#39;s economic performance in the first half of 2004, supported by a better business environment and robust external demand, suggests that gross domestic product (GDP) growth will remain above 7% in 2004 and 2005, according to a major Asian