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A migrant worker picks up a bottle of water during a break from his work near a construction site at Beijing's Central Business District Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. China has overtaken Japan as the world's second-largest economy.
China   Economy   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of China  
Boom...or bust: Is China heading for big trouble?
| A surge in bank lending. A speculative rush to buy houses - not just second properties, but third or fourth homes. Soaring property prices. Banks hiding the loans off their balance sheets. Surely it... (photo: AP / Alexander F. Yuan)
The Independent
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Mohamed ElBaradei speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, at Vienna's International Center.
Egypt   Photos   Politics   Scandal   Wikipedia: Mohamed ElBaradei  
ElBaradei says government behind daughter's swimsuit photos
Cairo: Mohamed ElBaradei, the former UN nuclear chief turned Egyptian reformer, accused the government of publishing pictures of his daughter in a swimsuit and at events with alcohol in reply to his b... (photo: AP / Ronald Zak)
Zeenews
Branch of Axis Bank in Pune-India Axis Bank plans to open branch in London
| Axis Bank has sought approval from Bank of England to open a branch in London, executive director of the bank S K Chakrabarti said. | He said the Reserve Bank of India has already given its nod to o... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) Indian Express
Bank   Business   London   Photos   Wikipedia: Axis Bank  
US Navy 060526-N-8959T-056 Iraqi Oil Terminal Fire in the Persian Gulf Iraq's oil future may be vulnerable after US exit
| After an explosive device tore through the back of an armoured SUV carrying Chinese oil workers in Iraq in mid-July, security contractors said the US military, not China's Daqing Petroleum, was ... (photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT) DNA India
Chinese   Device   Future   Photos   Wikipedia: Iraq  
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President Benigno Simeon Aquino III addresses the officials and employees of Convergys during the public dedication ceremony of its 12th contact center in the country on Friday, Aquino takes full responsibility for fiasco
| MANILA, Philippines—President Benigno Aquino on Friday said the Rizal Park hostage-taking fiasco showed deficiencies in police training and equipment to handle crisis s... (photo: Malacanang Photo Bureau / Jay Morales) Inquirer
Hostage   Manila   Photos   President   Wikipedia: Manila hostage crisis  
Cebu Pacific Cebu Pacific sees 10 million passengers by yearend
| Most Read Business New airports, LRT lines set in 2011 Gokongwei unit eyes 30 budget hotels in next 5 years Stocks soar to 32-month high RP may miss goal of reducing po... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Inquirer
Cebupacific   Passengers   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Cebu Pacific  
Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan smiles during a press conference to promote his new film "'Shinjuku Incident" in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Beware Jackie Chan's seal of approval
| Judging from billboards and TV commercials in China, film star Jackie Chan has never met a product he won't endorse. Travel the country, and you'll see the Hong Kong na... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin) Star Tribune
Approval   Chan   Film   Photos   Product  
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, July 23, 2009 in New York Briefing.com: Stock Market Update - 16:30 ET
| Sep 03, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Stock Market Update | Updated: 03-Sep-10 | The market at 16:30 ET | Dow: +127.83... | Nasdaq: +33.74... S&P: +14.41... | N... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer) Insurance Newsnet
Nasdaq   Nyse   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Stock market index future  
A businessman walks past an electric market board in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Japan's Nikkei 225 plunges 7 percent in early trade following heavy Wall Street losse Briefing.com: Stock Market Update - 15:30 ET
| Sep 03, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Stock Market Update | Updated: 03-Sep-10 | The market at 15:30 ET | Dow: +104.98... | Nasdaq: +28.24... S&P: +11.85... | N... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara) Insurance Newsnet
Market   Nasdaq   Nyse   Photos   Wikipedia: Stock market  
Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 15, 2009 in New York Briefing.com: Stock Market Update - 14:30 ET
| Sep 03, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Stock Market Update | Updated: 03-Sep-10 | The market at 14:30 ET | Dow: +110.31... | Nasdaq: +29.90... S&P: +13.03... | N... (photo: AP / Yanina Manolova) Insurance Newsnet
Nasdaq   Nyse   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
Philippine flags seen in a motorcade truck that was used for Manny Pacquiao's welcome victory  over boxer Ricky Hatton on a Knock Out ( KO ) decision     , Manila City , Philippines , May 11, 2009. National shame is global, not Filipino
| IN THIS piece, the indicator for 'national shame' is the national proportion of adults agreeing with the test statement, 'There are some things about [country] that mak... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Inquirer
International   Photos   Social   Survey   Wikipedia: Social research  
A high school student passes by a stock indicator in Tokyo Friday, Jan. 12, 2007. Japanese stocks rose Friday, helped by another record close on Wall Street and the dollar's rise above 120 yen, a boon to the nation's key export sector. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 218.84 pints, or 1.30 percent, to finish the day's trading at 17,057.01 points on the Tokyo Stock Exc Briefing.com: Stock Market Update - 09:02 ET
| Sep 03, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Stock Market Update | Updated: 03-Sep-10 | The market at 09:02 ET | Dow: ... | Nasdaq: ... S&P: ... | NYSE Vol: .. Adv: ..... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara) Insurance Newsnet
Nasdaq   Nyse   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Stock market  
Motorpool police seen along Taft Avenue , Manila City , Philippines , May 11, 2009. Aquino Takes Control of Philippine Police
Associated Press | MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine president took control of the national police Friday as disgraced senior officials acknowledged that serious l... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Wall Street Journal
Aquino   Philippines   Photos   Police   Wikipedia: Philippine National Police  
Guangzhou Beijing
Mao's Great Famine by Frank Dikötter
Indians' Shin-Soo Choo Will Put Everything on Line in As
If You Can't Go to Hong Kong Just Yet...
Brasa brands SAI a ‘liar’, says not keen to renew contra
Milk - Dairy
Tainted milk woes boil over
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China launches new satellite
China to join int'l co-op for marine development
Field of dreams
Buenos dias, Buenos Aires
A migrant worker picks up a bottle of water during a break from his work near a construction site at Beijing's Central Business District Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. China has overtaken Japan as the world's second-largest economy.
Boom...or bust: Is China heading for big trouble?
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Shanghai Wuhan
China launches new satellite
Mao's Great Famine by Frank Dikötter
Boom...or bust: Is China heading for big trouble?
Students of impoverished areas eat free eggs
A migrant worker picks up a bottle of water during a break from his work near a construction site at Beijing's Central Business District Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. China has overtaken Japan as the world's second-largest economy.
Boom...or bust: Is China heading for big trouble?
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Nissan is open to China green car alliance: Exec
Celebrity Chinese monk on the run from the authorities
Japan set to dispose of chemical arms in China
China gets pregnant with C-sections every August
A worker walks past a stack of rolled steel on a dock at Guangzhou, in south China's Guangdong province Thursday Nov. 18, 2004. The steel, shipped from the Baosteel factory in Shanghai , was destined for car manufacturers in Guangdong. Baosteel, which recently reported a net profit rise of 54.2 percent on-year in the third quarter, has ambitions to become one of the top three world steel makers by 2010 and is mulling a share listing over
China's strength is now proving to be its weakness
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Fujian Macau
Tainted milk woes boil over
Plight of dolphins major issue amid city expansion
China: Troubling Series Of Assaults On Journalists
Tropical storm Lionrock makes landfall in Fujian
Milk - Dairy
Tainted milk woes boil over
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India fighting for medal in Asia Cup
Global human trafficking roundup (September 3, 2010)
Macau gaming revenue will fall after a healthy increase in 2
Hong Kong to revisit SARS horror through Soderbergh's ne
Cebu Pacific Air Airbus airplane
CEB gears for Beijing launch
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Tianjin Taiwan
Nissan is open to China green car alliance: Exec
China car mkt unlikely to sustain breakneck growth
Vancouver mayor to bring green message to China
Tainted milk woes boil over
Milk - Dairy
Tainted milk woes boil over
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Do your part for charity at book fair
The missing factor
Tourists flock to this town to tickle cats
China connection
 1500Z report from The Joint Typhoon Warning Center says that Tropical Storm Talim is located west-northwest of Taipei, Taiwan. This system has tracked northwestward at 15 knots. Winds are sustained at 35 knots, with higher gusts(gm1)
Strong tropical storm hits Taiwan
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