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China's pig herd grew 26.9% in October from a year earlier and its sow herd rose by 31.5%, the ministry of agriculture said on Monday, extending strong rebounds in the previous few months after large numbers of pigs were killed by the African swine fever.

After a standoff with global regulators, management turmoil and a massive safety review, Boeing Co is set to win U.S. approval on Wednesday to resume flights of its grounded 737 MAX.

This forward-looking FX derivative has successfully determined the outlook for USD/JPY throughout the coronavirus crisis and remains a bellwether of near-term sentiment and expectations for the pair.

A senior EU official said on Monday it "may be too late already" to put in place any trade deal with Britain before its informal membership of the European Union expires at the end of this year if Brexit negotiators seal a deal this week or next.

Poste Italiane has agreed to buy loss-making postal operator Nexive from Germany's Mutares and The Netherlands' PostNL in a deal that could be worth around 60 million euros ($71.06 million), including debt.

Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd, the world's third-oldest airline, on Monday marked its 100th birthday during its toughest year yet due to the coronavirus pandemic but is looking to the future with optimism, its chief executive said.

South Africa's Astral Foods Limited on Monday reported a 14% drop in full-year earnings weighed down by increased costs and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, despite its poultry business boosting annual revenue.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), one of the world's biggest aircraft leasing companies, has hired banks to arrange investor calls ahead of a planned issuance of U.S. dollar-denominated sukuk, or Islamic bonds, a document showed on Monday.

Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways said on Monday it would start daily flights to Tel Aviv in March after the United Arab Emirates and Israel's established formal ties this year.

Investors are pushing major European companies to make sure the "missing" costs of climate change are properly reflected in their financial statements, a move that could wipe billions of dollars off the value of sectors from energy to aviation.

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Hanjin Kal, owner of Korean Air Lines Co Ltd, is likely to buy Asiana Airlines Inc as Asiana's state-run creditor Korea Development Bank (KDB) plans to inject 800 billion won ($723.55 million) into Hanjin Kal, Yonhap said on Monday.

Korea Development Bank (KDB) has decided to inject 800 billion won ($723.55 million) into Hanjin Kal, owner of Korean Air Lines Co Ltd, to acquire Asiana Airlines, Yonhap reported on Monday.

Shanghai city government said all imports of what it called "high-risk" imported cold-storage food will need to be tested for coronavirus and have packaging disinfected before being stored or sold in the city.

Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd, the world's third-oldest airline, on Monday marked its 100th birthday during its toughest year yet due to the coronavirus pandemic but is looking to the future with optimism, its chief executive said.

The Chinese city of Jinan said over the weekend it had found coronavirus on beef and tripe and their packaging from Brazil, Bolivia and New Zealand, while two other provincial capitals detected it on packaging on pork from Argentina.

The United Arab Emirates will extend its "golden" visa system - which grants 10-year residency in the Gulf state - to certain professionals, specialised degree-holders and others, the UAE's vice president said on Sunday.

Mexican senators on Friday began weighing a sweeping initiative to legalize recreational use and sale of marijuana, a proposal that could create the world's largest weed market in a country battered by a violent war against drug gangs.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Friday he thinks a compromise can be reached over sanctions the United States and the European Union have imposed on each other over civil aviation subsidies for Boeing Co and Airbus.

Before last month's presidential election, M'Batto in central Ivory Coast was a small, peaceful town where ethnic groups intermarried and churches and mosques existed side by side without friction, residents say.