Wednesday 8th September, 2010
Tibetans hopeful for Dalai Lama's return and help preserving their culture
China , the Dalai Lama is officially a dangerous separatist and a "criminal," and his supporters are prohibited from discussing him or even displaying his picture. But here in the ethnic Tib...
Two dozen dead in Pakistan bombing
Reporting from Islamabad and Peshawar, Pakistan — A powerful suicide-bomb blast tore through a police compound in the northwestern Pakistani town of Kohat on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people ...
Crown to control Asia plants after Swire deal
has agreed to buy the portions of two holding companies it does not already own in a deal that will give it control of facilities in Asia, where it is expanding its presence. Crown, a Philadelphia pa...
Experts Testifying In Hearing On Asian Carp
CBS 2 Chicago(7/13/2010) Experts are testifying Tuesday in a federal lawsuit by five states, which are asking a judge to close the Chicago area shipping locks to prevent Asian carp from overrunning the Great Lak...
Julius Baer sets course for Asia growth
Business ReportEdition 1 JULIUS Baer Group, the 120-year-old Swiss private bank, expected to double the portion of staff in Asia as it tapped an "increasingly important" market for expansion, chief executive ...
UPDATE: NYSE Euronext To Expand Carbon Trading To U.S., Asia
Morning Starto the U.S. and Asia through a joint venture that sets up a three-way battle among exchanges to expand a once-promising market whose fortunes have waned in recent months. The exchange operator is f...
Schwarzenegger bound for Asia on trade mission
San Francisco Chronicle(09-07) 04:00 PDT Sacramento - -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is leading a trade mission to Asia this week to promote California products and to help secure what he said could amount to billions of do...
Singapore prods locals to speak better English
Seattle Post-IntelligencerA volunteer holds a poster to replace old ones which had the words "No Outside Food" printed on them during the launch of the "Speak Good English" movement, the government has launched 10 years ago to...
eQuest Opens Free Delivery Channel to Asia-Pacific's Largest Career Network -- JobsDB
Market WireSAN RAMON, CA and HONG KONG--(Marketwire - September 7, 2010) - eQuest announced today that through a special arrangement with JobsDB, it will open up a free job delivery gateway to one of the leading...
Asian markets mixed as profit-takers move in
eTaiwan NewsAsian markets were mostly lower yesterday as traders took profits from a recent rally while a holiday in the United States meant Wall Street provided no strong pointers.The euro came under pressure af...
WHO chief urges southern Asia to develop vaccines
Earth TimesAsia should invest more in developing its own vaccines and other medicines to combat pandemics and rising health costs, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged Tuesday.WHO Director General Margaret ...
Total Afghanistan rethink urged
BBCOne of Britain's most prestigious think tanks has called for fundamental change to Western policy in Afghanistan. The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is urging a total rethi...
Rossi leads tributes to Tomizawa
BBCSeven-times MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has led the tributes to rider Shoya Tomizawa, who died in Sunday's Moto2 race in San Marino."When something so sad like this happens everything e...
Asia Now Announces Proposed Private Placements
YahooOn Tuesday September 7, 2010, 9:32 am EDT TORONTO, Sept. 7 /CNW/ - Asia Now Resources Corp. ("Asia Now") (TSXV: NOW) is pleased to announce that in relation to the proposed non-brokered private p...
China stresses importance of good US ties
IOLChina on Tuesday again emphasised the need for good relations with the United States during a visit by two top White House envoys, but warned Washington not to apply further pressure over the yuan. ...
Nepal parliament fails to elect new leader
IOLNepal's parliament failed to elect a new prime minister for the seventh time on Tuesday, prolonging a stalemate that has held up vital public spending and threatened the fragile peace process. The ...
Nepal PM agrees to step down
IOLKathmandu - Nepal's prime minister has agreed to resign, his spokesman said on Saturday, as the country's three main parties prepared to form a power-sharing government following a deal to avert a pol...
OECD urges post-crisis education overhaul
IOLRich countries are spending more and more on education but largely failing to improve students' performance, the OECD economic grouping warned on Tuesday in a key report. "It is worrying that the s...
Asian Carp Endanger Fishing Industry, Boaters
ABC Newslock out the carp . "If they get in here, it would just wreak havoc on these jewels we call the Great Lakes," John Rogner, assistant director of Illinois Department of Natural Resources, told "Good...
China willing to work with India for peace in Asia
Times of IndiaBEIJING: China on Tuesday underlined its role in South Asia, saying that as an "important member" of Asia it is willing to work with India for peace and stability in the sub-continent.
India: Protect Schools During Bihar Elections
Human Rights WatchWe've seen time and again that the Maoists step up violence, and particularly their attacks on schools, during national and local election periods. Whatever the impact of Maoist school attacks on the ...
Gillard clinches power in Australia
Financial TimesAustralia’s 17-day political deadlock has ended with Julia Gillard’s centre-left Labor government securing a second term after winning support from two independent parliamentarians.An election las...
Asian Markets End Mixed In Cautious Trading
Quote.com(RTTNews) - Asian markets open for trading on Tuesday ended mixed with the markets in Australia, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan ending in negative territory, while the markets in China, Hong Kong, In...
East Asia should work together more to solve problems says former Japanese PM
People's DailyFormer Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda addresses during the opening ceremony of the 21st Century Forum in Beijing, capital of China, on Sept. 7, 2010. (Xinhua/Ding Lin) Former Japanese Prime Mini...
IPC and WAYCOM Technology to Deliver Next-Generation Trading Solutions for the Asia-Pacific Market
RedOrbitJERSEY CITY, N.J. and SHANGHAI, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- IPC Systems, Inc., a leading provider of indispensable trading communications solutions to the world's top financial services firms and global e...
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