Friday 10th September, 2010
Governor to promote Calif. World Expo bid in Asia
By TREVOR HUNNICUTTASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER SAN FRANCISCO -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to use his platform on a trip to East Asia this week to promote Silicon Valley as a possible ...
Tropical storm Meranti lashes Taiwan
Hundreds of people had to be evacuated from Taiwan's Taitung county as tropical storm Meranti lashed parts of the country. Taiwan's weather bureau issued land and sea warnings as the storm ...
Asia DayAhead: Deutsche Bank Said to Be Considering EU9 Billion Share Sale
The following are the top Asia stories for the day. TOP STORIES/MOST READ ON BLOOMBERG Deutsche Bank Said to Weigh EU9 Billion Share Sale (Update1) Deutsche Bank AG has approached investment banks...
State Department warns Americans abroad about reaction to planned Koran-burning
Los Angeles TimesThe department issues a worldwide travel alert and cautions that 'the potential for further protests and demonstrations, which may turn violent, remains high.'
Karzai in damage control mode
Times of IndiaTaliban is largely an exercise in damage limitation. Given the widespread accusations of fraud surrounding last year's presidential polls, Karzai is seeking to project the impression that the Parliame...
Poland bows to Sikh demands
Times of Indiasecurity check-up as the matter was "very sensitive" for Sikhs who were asked to remove their turban. Commandant of the Airport Security Wieslaw Raban told Polish TV on Wednesday morning that the prop...
Castro: Cuban model not good for economy
Times of Indiacommunist economy 50 years ago, seems to be disillusioned by the cash-strapped system he pioneered saying it no longer works. In a blunt assessment of the island's economy, former president Castro has...
Pratibha to seek Asean help in fighting terror
The Hindu— PHOTO: PTI WARM welcome:President Pratibha Patil being welcomed by Khempheng Pholsena, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister of Lao PDR, at the Wattay International Airport in Vien...
‘Without looking to West, Asia can take on climate change, poverty'
The Hindu— Photo: S. Mahinsha East Timor President Jos Ramos-Horta (second from left) with Swami Navananma Jnana Thapaswi, director, Santhigiri Ashram (left), Shashi Tharoor, MP, and Corinna Ybarra ...
Protests in West Asia
The HinduDUBAI: Iran has joined growing protests in West Asia against plans by the Florida Church. On Thursday, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki urged U.S. to guarantee the basic right of American Muslims ...
Obama warns of Quran burning backlash in Pakistan and Afghanistan
Times of IndiaIraq , who are in Afghanistan," Obama added. The US President warned that burning the Quran will be "a recruitment bonanza for al-Qaida" and "you could have serious violence in places like Pakistan or...
S Korea races to save face over F1 Grand Prix
Financial TimesIt is not the hairpin bends on South Korea’s first Formula One Grand Prix track that are causing the feverish brows, sweaty palms and hearts in mouths. It is the teams of construction workers still ...
SPORTFIVE in UEFA EURO 2012 Asia deal
UEFAUEFA has appointed SPORTFIVE as its exclusive sales agent handling the media rights for UEFA EURO 2012 and other competitions in selected territories in Asia and Oceania.
Columbia Asia organizes health check up for KP
New KeralaKolkata, Sept 9 : Columbia Asia Hospital have been organizing a First Aid and BLS Workshop and basic health check-up for the Kolkata Police (KP)Traffic Department for every Wednesday for the past one ...
Asian stocks rise on improved U.S., Europe confidence: report
eTaiwan NewsAsian stock markets edged higher yesterday, buoyed by greater confidence in the U.S. and Europe.Tokyo’s Nikkei index closed up 0.82 percent, or 73.79 points, at 9,098.39, led by trading companies su...
Australian regulators reject NAB's US$12.2-bil. bid for AXA Asia Pacific
The China PostSYDNEY -- Australian regulators rejected National Australia Bank's US$12.2-billion bid for financial firm AXA Asia Pacific on competition concerns Thursday, in a move welcomed by rival suitor AMP. The...
Asian stocks rise on US, EU confidence
The China PostTokyo's Nikkei index closed up 0.82 percent, or 73.79 points, at 9,098.39, led by trading companies such as Sumitomo Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation, as well as exporters including Canon and Ma...
War on Asian carp gets new commander
CBC News(Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press) The Obama administration has appointed its point man in the fight to prevent Asian carp from gaining a foothold in the Great Lakes. John Goss, an environmental ...
Attacked India professor sacked
BBCAn Indian university has appealed to an affiliate college to reconsider its decision to sack an academic whose hands were cut off in a brutal attack. The Mahatma Gandhi University in the Southern Ind...
Manila hostages accidentally shot?
BBCInvestigators in the Philippines say police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages who were killed during a Manila bus hijacking last month. Eight tourists from Hong Kong were shot dead duri...
Asia's leading economies to return to pre-crisis growth levels in 2011: Rabobank
YahooSINGAPORE : Rabobank expects Asia's leading economies outside of China and Japan to see growth returning to pre-crisis levels in 2011. It said the so-called "Asia-Eight" - which comprise the econ...
Aberdeen Asia-Pacific Income Investment Company Limited Announces Monthly Distribution
YahooNews ; the "Company"), a closed-end investment company trading on The Toronto Stock Exchange, announced today that it will pay a monthly distribution of CAD 5.0 cents per ordinary share on October 1...
Top US intel chief in Afghan leaving for new post
Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The top U.S. and NATO intelligence officer in Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, is moving to a senior intelligence job in Washington, two defense officials said Thursday...
World waits for unveiling of NKorean heir apparent
Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korean children are already singing the praises of the young man in line to become the reclusive nation's next leader, analysts say, but the rest of the world doesn't ...
World Briefing | Asia: China: Redevelopment Plan Scrapped for Historic Beijing Neighborhood
International Herald TribuneBeijing officials have shelved a much-attacked plan to redevelop the Gulou Drum Tower neighborhood, a warren of alleys and small homes dating from the Qing and Ming dynasties, into a tourist spot with...
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