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US home construction plunges to 17-year low
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Construction of new homes in the United States plunged 11 percent in July to an annualized pace of 965,000 units, after an unexpected increase in June, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Source:(AFP)
2008-08-19
China's factory, construction spending up 27.3 pct
SHANGHAI, China - China's spending on real estate and other fixed urban assets rose 27.3 percent in the first seven months of the year compared with the same period a year ago, the National Statistics Bureau reported Friday.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2008-08-15
Thanks to Olympics, Beijing gets its Eiffel Tower, of sorts
BEIJING — London has Big Ben, Paris has the Eiffel Tower , San Francisco has the Golden Gate Bridge and now Beijing has an iconic structure that's likely to identify the city forever.
Nations:China France U.S. Australia Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(McClatchy)
2008-07-20
North Korea's "Hotel of Doom" wakes from its coma
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's phantom hotel is stirring back to life. Once dubbed by Esquire magazine as "the worst building in the history of mankind," the 105-storey Ryugyong Hotel is back under construction after a 16-year lull in the capital of one of the world's most reclusive and destitute countries.
Nations:North Korea South Korea U.S. Egypt People:Kim Jong Il Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-18
Single-family construction fell 5.3 pct in June
WASHINGTON - Construction of single-family homes fell in June to the slowest pace in 17 years although a change in New York laws helped give a big boost to apartment building.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2007 Global Credit Crunch Source:(AP)
2008-07-17
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- US home construction plunges to 17-year low 2008-08-19
- China's factory, construction spending up 27.3 pct 2008-08-15
- Thanks to Olympics, Beijing gets its Eiffel Tower, of sorts 2008-07-20
- North Korea's "Hotel of Doom" wakes from its coma 2008-07-18
- Single-family construction fell 5.3 pct in June 2008-07-17
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- Greed killed children, China's quake zone survivors say 2008-05-17
- Centuries-Old Family Businesses Share Their Secrets 2008-05-15
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- U.S. economy still ticking, just barely 2008-02-01
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- China to probe alleged cover-up of worker deaths at Olympic site 2008-01-22
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- Private sector adds 40,000 jobs in Dec: report 2008-01-03
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- Jobs growth not as soft as feared 2007-03-10
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