AP

AFFOLTERN IM EMMENTAL, Switzerland - The Emmental Show Dairy has cranked out tons of cheese for years. But now it's in trouble — production is down by a third and the company fears it may be forced to cut back to just a few wheels a day, enough to show tourists.

AP

MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine central bank is appealing to the public to stop hoarding coins, saying the habit is forcing it to mint more money at a high cost.

AFP

LONDON - Britain announced Monday it has ordered 14 new Chinook helicopters from US aerospace and defence giant Boeing at a cost of £1.0 billion ($1.65 billion, 1.1 billion euros).

AP

SYDNEY - Fairfax Media Ltd., publisher of hundreds of newspapers in Australia and New Zealand, Friday reported a $408 million annual loss after writing down the value of its publications amid a challenging environment for media companies.

Bloomberg News

CHENGDU, China — A casual glance out the window is all it takes to witness the blistering growth that has become the signature feature of this provincial capital and of other cities in the vast Chinese interior. A phalanx of half-finished office and apartment towers flanked by yellow cranes rises above the brown waters of the Jinjiang River.