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21-07-08 17:07

Trade talks first started in Doha swirl into Geneva

Vietnam rises petrol prices by 31% and domestic fuel prices by as much as 36% as it seeks to cut state subsidies.

The government says it has begun preparing for a possible sale of the state-owned bookmaker, the Tote.

Yahoo reaches an agreement with the activist investor Carl Icahn that will stop him trying to replace its board.

German carmaker Volkswagen posts record first-half sales thanks to a boost in deliveries to China.

The European Union offers to reduce agricultural tariffs by 60% to kick-start trade talks in Geneva.

South Korean electronics firm LG Electronics increases quarterly earnings by 84%.

Swiss drugs firm Roche offers to buy all outstanding shares in its US partner Genentech for $43.7bn.