ECONOMY

Want to actually have Superman in your hands? The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled seven coins into its collection on Monday, this time with the legendary comic action hero Superman in the center of it all.

Expect Canadian pensioners shopping at U.S. luxury retailer Neiman Marcus becoming the thing. On Monday, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) announced it has bought the luxury department store chain for $6 billion, sharing equal ownership with Ares Management LLC.

New Zealand's Fonterra has received a report that Russia has lifted its temporary ban on its dairy products. The Ministry of Primary Industries in New Zealand said some of Fonterra's milk products were now allowed back to Russia. While the agency was pleased with the news, it said there were some restrictions imposed on Fonterra to protect Russian consumers.

Pope Francis has led what could be the largest inter-faith rally against the planned U.S. military strike launch on Syria. At least 100,000 attended the peace vigil he had called on Saturday in Rome.

Japan's winning bid of the 2020 Olympics Games has many tethering for the safety and security of the world populace joining the historic event in Tokyo seven years from now amid the more sinister radiation scare from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.

New Zealand was recognised as the fourth best financial market in the world in a report released by the World Economic Forum. The country's relatively smooth ride through the global financial crisis that has left other nations struggling has made New Zealand one of the most efficient financial markets worldwide.

Any company which has a table of organisation should ought to let it work to its full advantage. In the case of Yahoo! which has recently launched a new logo, CEO Marissa Mayer should better have left any aesthetic dealings to her team. Her job after all deals much more than tinkering with the design of a new logo.

Where trucks and delivery vans can't reach, robotic drones may be the solution. In China, a parcel express courier has started finding good domestic use for robotic drones. It uses them to deliver and drop packages to target recipients, especially in hard-to-reach far flung areas in the country.

After two months of criss-crossing Europe on somewhat of a bankrupt nations tour, the chilly autumn weather that has settled upon much of the continent is my cue to beat feet out of here for the steamy, humid energy of Southeast Asia.

The flag is not a prediction. It's merely a warning - like the flag at the beach that warns of a dangerous riptide. You can still go in the water. But watch out. You could get washed out to sea.

When we left town on Friday trading was as slow as the traffic on the interstate. Labor Day is the last holiday of the summer. No one wants to miss it.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's fiscal-stimulus policies dubbed "Abenomics" have guided long-suffering Japan to three consecutive quarters of growth. The prices are finally rising, along with the stock market and that is drawing increasing attention from economists in the West.

Xiaomi Inc maybe only three years old in business in China, but the fact it has managed to snag Apple's market share, never mind if its products are mostly knock-offs, could be an indication it could also very well conquer the world soon.

Although it has yet to receive reports or complaints of accidents and injuries, Ford Motor Co has ordered the recall of some 370,000 vehicles across its U.S. and Canada markets due to issues on the steering shaft of the involved units.

Offering enhanced security, online payment service portal, PayPal, announced, on Wednesday, the launch of its expanded Seller Protection policy for merchants in Asia Pacific. The policy, which will become operational on Oct 11, 2013, helps protect merchants from fraudulent online transaction and cases where items are not received by buyers.

Whether you agree or not that the US ought to strike Syria, there is one reason it will: Because it has to. (Indeed, the bombing may already have started by the time you read this.)

Australian packaging major, Amcor Ltd., is strengthening its position in the growing Indian packaging sector to achieve organic and inorganic growth. Meanwhile, reports say, the company plans to split its divisions - retaining its plastics divisions and establishing a new company for its other units.

With millions of dollars worth of fruits and vegetables going to waste each year, due to inadequate storage infrastructure, India has sought expertise from New Zealand for the development of cold storage facilities in the country.

Slow growth is expected to continue in the near term as the economy adjusts to lower levels of mining investments, says Glenn Stevens, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), in his statement on monetary policy decision issued on Tuesday.

The New Zealand dollar continued to slip against the Australian dollar after the Reserve Bank of Australia has indicated it has no plans of cutting interest rates further at its current rate of 2.5 per cent. The news has crushed investors who were hoping for another round of rate cuts.

Reports of a strong manufacturing sector emanating from China lifted market spirits and held out some hope for the Australian and New Zealand currency on Monday. Along with the upbeat news from China was U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to seek congressional approval for possible action against Syria.

Leading scientists and researchers from Australia and India will receive funding, as part of a joint multi-million programme to undertaken cutting-edge research in a wide range of fields, including information and communication technology, vaccines and marine science. The funding under the Australia- India Strategic Research Fund (AISRF), the governments of Australia and India will support 15 new collaborative projects and eight joint workshops.

Yahoo! has finally shut down and folded up its operations in China, in what is to be an expected scenario since the company began its gradual phase out beginning with the closure of its e-mail service in August.

Australia is looking to strengthen collaboration with food and food-processing companies in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This was announced by Michael Carter, trade commissioner, Australian Trade Commission in India, on Friday. Carter was speaking at the 3-day 10th Indian Food Processing and Food Technology Fair, 'Foodpro 2013' in the state capital, Chennai.

Pope Francis, pontiff of the Roman Catholic church, has called on all people of faith, regardless of religious sect or affiliations, to observe Sept 7 as a global day of prayer and fasting for Syria as he condoned the use of chemical weapons as a means to settle any domestic or international conflict.

For the third consecutive year, the Australian city of Melbourne topped The Economist Intelligence Unit Survey's of the best cities to live in. The list is based on a review of 140 cities.

The mainstream view is that China can smoothly transition its economy from construction to consumption. This is a dangerous illusion.

It is a major piece of legislation and could change the way we know software. It is a move that is expected to improve the system and drive further innovation. The New Zealand parliament on Thursday passed legislation that bans software patents. The motion was passed by a 117 to four vote and followed five long years of parliamentary debate. However, the legislation will only affect new patent applications. It means that existing software patents in New Zealand will continue to remain in force.

As Tourism Australia vies for a larger pie in India’s outbound travel market, it got a lucky boost from Air India which landed the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner on a commercial service in the country.