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Breaking News Sat, 13 Mar 2010
US Airways
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
President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Barack Obama speaks at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at City Hall in Oslo, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
Beijing   China   Photos   President   US  
Don't politicise yuan, China tells Obama
BEIJING: The United States should not make a political issue out of the yuan, a Chinese central banker said on Friday, as the two countries lurched towards a potential bust-up over Beijing’s currenc... (photo: AP / Odd Andersen)
The Times Of India
President Barack Obama speaks at a town hall style meeting at Lorain County Community College in Elyria, Ohio, Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, as part of his 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  
Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer, Google, USA 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  
Top Stories
Mexico billionaire Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, talks about art and the economy during a visit to the Museo Alameda, in San Antonio, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. 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  
polluted water near river - Pune - India  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  
A Chinese man takes notes near a display charting stock prices at a securities company in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, Oct 28, 2008. Chinese stocks rebounded in afternoon trading Tuesday after falling to their lowest level in more than two years Monday. The rally followed surges in regional markets as governments around Asia pledged market-boosting measure 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  
An investor smiles as she walks past the stock price monitor at a private securities company Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares rose Tuesday for a second day, led by financial and textile stocks, after Premier Wen Jiabao said the government is considering new economic stimulus measures. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index jumped 2.4 percent, or 49.13 points, to close at 2060 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  
Night time in Shanghai showing The BundChina has become a major tourist destination, especially since its opening to the world in the late 1970s. 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  
 Barangay Elections 2007, Philippines 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 Airways /aaeh 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  
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 31, 2009 in New York. Wall Street is finishing a tumultuous month on a high note as investors load up on technology and financial shares on the last day of the quarter. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) 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 - Airplane - Aircraft - Airport 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  
Guangzhou Beijing
Polluting plant shut down
Year of the bare: China revealed as never before
WWD Reader Profile: Larry Salibra, Founder, Attigo
Guangdong reports foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
labourers in a school for labour work
Migrants cash in on labor shortage
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Don't stop filtering web searches: China to Google
Now, China blasts US for human rights violations!
N Korea to rejoin nuclear talks in April: Report
China's tit-for-tat response, blasts US for human rights
President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Barack Obama speaks at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at City Hall in Oslo, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009.
Don't politicise yuan, China tells Obama
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Shanghai Wuhan
Man survives 54 hours under landslide
Macao ex-chief elected CPPCC vice-chairman
Tibet to step up exploitation of mineral resources
Victim 'admits to injecting mercury' in Sprite poiso
Eric Schmidt, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer, Google, USA
Google may pay the price of success
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Hong Kong stocks close flat in quiet trade
Struggling Evergreen rewards CEO
Wuhan plans 'hub of central metropolises'
West puts China to GM food test
Rice -farm -agriculture -rice farming
West puts China to GM food test
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Fujian Macau
Food poisoning kills 4 in E. China
China's minority languages face threat of extinction
China Clean Energy Expands Line of Credit to Support the Ram
China's minority languages face threat of extinction
Pu-erh Tea
Rare Chinese teas available in the San Jose area.
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Deities taken on tour of JB
MGM to leave NJ over questions about Asian partner
China Fundamental Acquisition Corporation to Present at Roth
MGM to leave NJ over questions about Asian partner
 Barangay Elections 2007, Philippines
Polls, culture blamed for RP's corruption
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Tianjin Taiwan
Victim 'admits to injecting mercury' in Sprite poiso
Florida luring Chinese tourists
Year of the Tiger
HBA reveals Year of the Tiger's most anticipated hotel o
House
Mothers to blame for rising housing prices?
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CPPCC concludes annual session
Liu Xiang competes in hurdles heats in Doha
Seeking headhunting roots in tribal Taiwan
Students protest Web crackdown
Taiwan's President-elect Ma Ying-jeou speaks during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press at the Nationalist Party headquarters, Thursday, May 15, 2008, in Taipei, Taiwan.
Cabinet shake-up tests Taiwan's pro-China president
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