BAD REPUTATION: Chinese companies are responsible for 70 percent of intellectual property theft, and they are the target for new moves combatting the flood of fakes
American businesses, losing a massive US$250 billion a year to copyright piracy, are taking the fight against counterfeit goods in Asia to the sources of production, with China at the frontline of the onslaught.

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Eurozone figures due out in the coming week will show the bloc's German and French economies are still sluggish, economists said.

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POWER-CONSCIOUS: A backpack with solar panels that lets you charge your gadgets on the go might be the next big thing -- at least in the areas that see a lot of sunshine
The quest for power will corrupt us all. As we find that more and more portable electronic devices are becoming part of our daily life and wardrobe, the need to find power and ensure they're always charged grows ever more important.

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The selection of candidates for World Bank chief took an unexpected turn this week, after the favorite, US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick, was nominated to be No.2 in the US State Department.

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Government creditors in the Paris Club will this week consider a debt moratorium for Sri Lanka and Indonesia, two of the countries worst affected by last month's tsunamis, although experts have questioned the usefulness to Jakarta of such a move.

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