Thursday 9th September, 2010
Asian shares rise as Europe worries ease
TOKYO — Asian stock markets advanced in early trading Thursday after worries about Europe's financial health eased, sending Wall Street higher. Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average rose 0.7 per...
Australian regulators reject NAB bid for AXA Asia Pacific
SYDNEY, Sept 9, 2010 (AFP) - - Australian regulators rejected National Australia Bank's (NAB) 12.2 billion US dollar bid for financial services firm AXA Asia Pacific Thursday over concerns about c...
US welcomes South Korean sanctions against Iran
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday hailed new sanctions imposed by South Korea against Iran as increasing pressure on Tehran to return to the negotiating table to address concerns about its nu...
China criticizing US influence in South Asia
Asian NewsChinese analysts and military leaders are getting bolder in criticizing what Beijing perceives as rising American 'interference' in China's ties with India, Pakistan and South Asia. The Communist Part...
AMP: AXA Asia Pacific Remains Strategically Attractive At Right Price
YahooDow Jones )- AMP Ltd. (AMP.AU) continues to see AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd. (AXA.AU) as an attractive strategic target but sees no urgency to make any quick moves on the group after the Australian ...
GT3 Asia: Partnership Signed with Grand Hyatt
YahooPartnership Signed with Grand Hyatt Hotel Macau for GT3 Asia and GT4 Asia Cup The organisers of the GT3 Asia and GT4 Asia Cup today announced the signing of a sponsorship deal with The Grand Hyatt ...
A beloved Chinese comic gets the silent treatment
Los Angeles TimesA crackdown on vulgarity drives fans away from Guo Degang, once a hero to ordinary Chinese for mixing puns and poetry and making fun of authority figures.
Rights activists criticize China for hosting Myanmar leader
Los Angeles TimesThan Shwe seeks Beijing's support for Myanmar's coming elections and its fight against border-area insurgents. Critics accuse China of propping up repressive regimes.
Iraqi official foresees a U.S. military presence until 2016
Los Angeles TimesBaghdad is buying American military gear and weapons, which have yet to arrive. U.S. forces must stay to train Iraqis on how to use them, Defense Minister Abdul Qader Obeidi says.
7 Mexican women freed in so-called infanticide cases
Los Angeles TimesThe seven women were accused of killing their newborn babies and handed long prison sentences. They insisted they had suffered miscarriages and should not be punished; one claimed she wasn't even sure...
Mexico, Central America struggle through deadly rainy season
Los Angeles TimesHeavy seasonal rainfall has set off deadly mudslides and widespread flooding across Central America and Mexico's southeast, killing more than 50 people and displacing more than half a million.
Indian farmers protest road upgrade that would threaten their land
Los Angeles TimesThe nation desperately needs road improvements, but farmers in Dhanaula say the project would benefit only rich people driving through. A new land acquisition bill could help the farmers' cause.
Schwarzenegger To Embark On Trade Mission In Asia
5PIXSchwarzenegger To Embark On Trade Mission In Asia SANTA CLARA (BCN) In advance of a six-day trade mission to Asia, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger toured a global semi-conductor company in Santa Clar...
Fidelity eyes potential in Asian growth
Yahoo!7 NewsOn Thursday 9 September 2010, 11:20 With China poised to take over from the United States as the world's largest manufacturer next financial year, Australian fund managers and investors have signal...
Schwarzenegger heads to Asia for promotional tour
Gadsden TimesWith California's economy stuck in a rut, no sign of a deal to solve the state's $19 billion budget deficit and his own approval ratings at an all-time low, who could blame Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ...
Asia Day Ahead: KKR, Perella Said in Talks With Goldman Traders
YahooSept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The following are the top Asia stories for the day. TOP STORIES/MOST READ ON BLOOMBERG KKR, Perella Said in Talks With Goldman Sachs Traders (Update4)
U.N. chief Ban urges Rwanda to keep troops in peace forces
Los Angeles TimesRwanda has threatened to pull troops from U.N. operations in the Darfur region of Sudan due to outrage over a U.N. draft report accusing Rwandan troops of atrocities and possible genocide in Congo.
Air fares up as Asian travel rebounds from recession
Kuwait TimesPublished Date: September 09, 2010 SINGAPORE: Asia-Pacific airlines are raising ticket prices as travellers return in their droves after holding back on their travel plans last year because of the gl...
Philippine hostage probe inspects bullet-riddled bus
Channel News AsiaMANILA: Philippine investigators on Wednesday inspected the bullet-riddled bus where eight Hong Kong tourists died in a hostage crisis, in a bid to establish who was to blame for the killings. The inq...
3 Pakistani men charged in failed Times Square bombing
Los Angeles TimesTaliban leaders and sending him money, a senior police official in Islamabad said Wednesday.The three men, Shahid Hussain, Shoaib Mughal and Humbal Akhtar, are relatively young, middle-class Pakistani...
The 'perfect storm' brewing in Central Asia
Japan TimesFLORENCE, Italy — Dean Acheson, U.S. President Harry Truman's secretary of state, liked to quote a friend who said that being in government made him scared, but that being out of it made him wor...
Challenge of a Changing Asia
CFRIt's been a rough six months in East Asia, as tensions ratchet up in Korea, navies drill, and governments, from China to Vietnam, trade barbs, claims and counterclaims to the South China Sea. But eve...
Malaysia: Revised Law Threatens Anti-Trafficking Efforts
Human Rights WatchIf Malaysia wants to end human trafficking, it needs to start treating trafficking victims as victims. Prime Minister Najib should return the amended anti-trafficking law to Parliament to stop traffic...
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar to celebrate Eid on Friday
Times of IndiaQatar will also celebrate the festival on Friday. Meanwhile, public sector holidays have already begun on Wednesday as nationals and other residents thronged marketplaces to complete their last minute...
Afghan elite enjoys high life in Dubai
Financial TimesIn the ornate Shahista restaurant in Dubai, Afghans in traditional robes break the Ramadan fast with fare from their homeland, including “zaban” – or sheep’s tongue.Yet the fleet of tinted and...
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