Sources: BBC
Prosecutors in China charge multiple funeral directors with selling more than 4,000 corpses to two major medical companies over several decades. Police seized 18 tonnes of bones and 34,000 semi-finished products, with the thieves having earned around 380 million yuan (US$53 million) before they were arrested. 2024-08-9
Indian oil refiners start payments for Russian oil imports in Chinese yuan as an alternative to the US dollar due to the sanctions against Russia. $2023-07-3
Poland's ruling Law and Justice's Arkadiusz Mularczyk says Germany owes Polish victims of World War II a total of 1.984 trillion zloty (US$543 billion, 440 billion euros) in compensation. $2018-03-22
The South African rand hits an all-time low against the US dollar as a result of worries regarding China's economy. $2015-08-24
Within hours of a government announcement that Kazakhstan will abandon its currency-band exchange-rate system to implement a free-floating exchange rate, the tenge loses 26% of its value against the US dollar. $2015-08-20
American multinational food corporation Tyson Foods agrees to buy Hillshire Brands for US$7.7 billion. $2014-06-9
The Australian Dollar falls to its lowest level against the US Dollar since 2010. $2013-06-29
The Japanese yen and the Chinese yuan begin direct trading.[http:--www.yomiuri.co.jp-dy-business-T120601005554.htm (Yomiuri)]date=August 2019 2012-06-1
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei pays 8.45 million yuan in taxes after receiving a large number of donations from supporters who believe the debt was politically motivated because of his criticism of the Chinese government. 2011-11-15
China's yuan reaches a record level against the United States dollar. 2011-05-9