 Airports Aviation Emergency Media Photos | Geese Force Jets to Land | ROCHESTER (AP) — Bird strikes forced emergency landings by two passenger jets shortly after takeoff on consecutive days at Northeastern airports, aviation officials said this week. | Officials... (photo: Creative Commons / randomduck) The New York Times | |
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China fires back at Obama's call for stronger yuan | Beijing: The United States should not make a political issue out of the yuan, a Chinese central banker said yesterday, as the two countries lurched towards a potential bust-up over Beijing's currenc... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) Gulf News Beijing China Photos Politics US |
Google may pay the price of success | In 2006, when Google's CEO Eric Schmidt spoke at the Dubai Leaders Forum, the reception he received was all warm and fuzzy. Everyone wanted to talk to him, and everyone wanted to know what Google wa... (photo: World Economic Forum / Andy Mettler) Gulf News Business Dubai Google Photos Technology |
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Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim unseats Bill Gates to top Forbes rich list | Richest man: Carlos Slim Helu | A Mexican billionaire has today been named the world’s richest person – knocking Bill Gates off the top spot for only the se... (photo: AP / Eric Gay) The Daily Mail Billionaire Billionaires Forbes Helu Photos |
Pollution levels prompt Hong Kong warning | Pollution in central Hong Kong reached high levels on Thursday, prompting the government to issue a health warning. | People with respiratory illnesses were warned to a... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Independent online China Health Hong Kong Photos Pollution |
Asian stocks lower amid spike in China inflation | Most markets were modestly higher in the first two hours of trading but reversed course as the latest figures raised doubts about the outlook for major economies. | Oil... (photo: AP) The Press Democrat Asia China Inflation Markets Photos |
Asian markets mixed despite China exports data | HONG KONG – Chinese inflation data showing a sharp jump in prices put investors in a cautious mood Wednesday while contrasting economic figures from the US and Japan le... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko) Inquirer Asia China Export Market Photos |
Shanghai's global dream takes shape | SHANGHAI - The municipal government's plan to transform Shanghai into an international trade center has got approval from the Ministry of Commerce, but still needs to g... (photo: Creative Commons / HctorTabar) China Daily Business Economy Photos Shanghai Trade |
Polls, culture blamed for RP's corruption | MALACAÑANG yesterday blamed Filipino culture and the election season for the Philippines’ showing in the recent Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) survey... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Malaya Corruption Culture Election Philippines Photos |
Cathay Pacific returns to profit | Hong Kong: Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong's biggest carrier, posted a second-half profit after paring capacity and selling a stake in a maintenance venture. | The HK... (photo: Public Domain) Gulf News Airline Business Economy Hong Kong Photos |
Wall Street Shares Try to Push Higher | Shares on Wall Street edged higher Wednesday after the government said businesses trimmed their inventories again in January. | The Commerce Department said that wholes... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer) The New York Times Economy Jobs Market Photos US |
Cebu Pacific sets IPO to raise P12B | 03/11/2010 | Budget carrier Cebu Pacific intends to raise P12 billion in an initial public offering to beef up its fleet and corner a bigger market share, its parent fi... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba) The Daily Tribune Business Cebu Market Photos Travel |
Citigroup veteran to take PNB reins | 03/11/2010 | The board of the Philippine National Bank (PNB) approved yesterday the posting of Citigroup veteran Eugene Acevedo as the bank’s new president and CEO in p... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) The Daily Tribune Bank Business Citigroup Philippine Photos |
Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics | By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Asia Times China Defence Photos Politics US |
A Look at Global Economic Developments | Filed at 1:52 p.m. ET | A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Wednesday: | ------ | BEIJING -- China's exports surged in ... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) The New York Times Market Money Photos Trade |