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. January is the month usually reserved for reflection, when we look back at the year that was, bemoaning our regrets and celebrating our successes, if any. Then we look forward to

. In a few weeks’ time, one of the capital’s popular wine dealers, Vino Cultura, will embark on a new venture, by expanding its horizons from wine importer-retailer to a business that

. * Interest rate increase eases investors' fear of inaction * Further rises to be incremental * Yuan appreciation will also form bigger part of policy mix * China's leaders confident they

. * Global ECM at $835.6 bln YTD in ’10 * 60% of IPO activity from Asia Pacific Equity capital markets bankers are bracing for a busy 2011 during which fund flows

. Investors are entering 2011 in a relatively bullish mood, raising equity holdings to a 10-month high, increasing exposure to high-yield credit and cutting back on government debt, according to a Reuters

. British fund managers upped their exposure to UK equities during December, buoyed by hopes of bumper dividends from cash-rich companies and expectations of a 2011 takeover boom, a Reuters poll has

. What's your idea of a romantic Christmas? For Japanese couples it's often dinner and a movie — yet many will likely forego a big evening on the town this year in

. U.S. businesses are heartened by President Barack Obama's push to extend Bush-era tax cuts, but they are not ready to declare a breakthrough in an often-tense relationship with the White House.

. Shanghai native Wu Xiaodong has a solid job as a human resource supervisor in a technology company and earns around 4000 yuan ($600) a month. But he is still single at

. Key heavyweight lenders in Spain, Italy and Greece are due a share price revival after being oversold when they were tarred by the same brush as sovereign debt issued by those