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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, listens as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, July 16, 2010.
Business   China   Germany   Photos   Politics  
China finds a friend in Germany
|      Jul 31, 2010 China finds a friend in Germany | By Jian Junbo | SHANGHAI - China and Germany are moving toward a closer and friendlier partnership, a process that seemed high... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
Asia Times
With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010.
Asia   Cambodia   Defence   Photos   US  
US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
|      Jul 31, 2010 US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep | By Clifford McCoy | BANGKOK - Cambodia's first-ever multinational military exercise is part and parcel of intensifyi... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith)
Asia Times
Visitors play the online game 'World of Warcraft' at the Games Convention, the fair for interactive entertainment in Leipzig, eastern Germany, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008. Gaming gamble for Google
|      Jul 31, 2010 <IT WORLD> | Gaming gamble for Google | By Martin J Young | HUA HIN, Thailand - Google is cooking up new recipes in its digital kitchen, with reports this... (photo: AP / Eckehard Schulz) Asia Times
Google   Industry   Internet   Photos   Wikipedia: Online game  
In this July 7, 2008 photo, an investor looks at a stock price board at a private securities' company in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares fell sharply Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, on heavy selling of airlines and other market heavyweights, as investors and analysts puzzled over why expectations of a rally linked to the Beijing Olympic games never materialized. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 4.5 percent, or 122.81 points, to 2,605.16. The Shenzhen Composite Index of China's smaller, second market dropped 5.6 percent to 74 Asia nudges ahead
|      Jul 31, 2010 MARKET RAP | Asia nudges ahead | By R M Cutler | MONTREAL - Overall, Asia looks like having some rough going, at least for a while, although it seems to have es... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko, FILE) Asia Times
Asia   Economy   Finance   Markets   Photos  
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The German stock index (DAX) display at the Stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher
| European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously expe... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer)) The New York Times
Economy   Europe   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
OCTOBER 23 , 20008 , MAKATI CITY , PHILIPPINES - AVON PHILIPPINES , A DISTRIBUTOR OF COSMETIC AND APPAREL PRODUCTS Stocks up on AstraZeneca, Bayer, telecom earns
| Specialist Michael Sollitto, right, directs trades at his post on the floor... | LONDON (AP) - World stock markets mostly rose Thursday after another batch of positive ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Breitbart
London   Photos   Stock   Telecom   Wikipedia: DAX  
HDFC - Housing Development Finance Corporation - India Sensex closes flat, global cues mixed
Sensex closes flat, global cues mixed | Share ARTICLEURL | Mumbai, July 29: Indian equities markets closed the July future series on a dull note Thursday with a benchmark... (photo: WN / Geeta) Deccan Chronicle
India   Markets   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia: BSE Sensex  
Adam Lambert, the runner-up finalist on "American Idol," poses backstage following the show's finale in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 20, 2009. 'American Idol': Adam Lambert battles on American, Canadian Hot 100
| Adam: keeping to his road. Getty Images   Related articles 'American Idol': Adam Lambert books new dates for the Philippines, Hong Kong | While Adam Lambert didn't... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello) The Examiner
Celebrity   Entertainment   Music   Photos   Singer  
 Bombay Stock Exchange - mumbai - maharashtra - india - am1 Sensex ruling flat amid tardy global cues
MUMBAI: A benchmark index for Indian equities markets on Thursday afternoon recovered after a brief slip but was still ruling flat amid sluggish global cues. | The 30-scr... (photo: creative commons) The Times Of India
Business   India   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia : Bombay Stock Exchange  
Passanten gehen am Dienstag, 8. Juli 2008, am Siemens-Forum in Muenchen vorbei. Der Siemens-Konzern will weltweit 16.750 Stellen abbauen. In Deutschland sollen etwa 5.250 Arbeitsplaetze entfallen, wie Siemens am Dienstag mitteilte. (AP Photo/Uwe Lein) Siemens quarterly earnings up 9 percent
| BERLIN - A strong increase in orders in a recovering economy helped push earnings at Siemens AG 9 percent higher in the most recent quarter, the industrial conglomerate... (photo: AP / Uwe Lein)) Herald Tribune
Earnings   Economy   Orders   Photos   Siemens  
Traders check a screen on the floor of the stock market in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Argentine stocks opened higher after suffering a loss Monday amid growing concerns of a worldwide recession. Asian shares down on new signs US economy slowing
| SINGAPORE - Most Asian markets retreated Thursday after fresh evidence of slower U.S. growth blunted appetite for riskier assets like stocks. | The latest sign of slugg... (photo: AP / Eduardo Di Baia) Herald Tribune
Asian   Economy   Markets   Photos   Stocks  
Stock dealers are seen in front of the German stock index (DAX) display at the Stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 18, 2008. World stocks were mostly higher Tuesday ahead of a key U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate decision following sharp declines in Europe and Asia the day before amid credit-crisis fe European Stocks Gain Ground
By ISHAQ SIDDIQI | European stock markets opened slightly higher Thursday, as investors weigh up the competing influences of disappointing U.S. economic data but upbeat s... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer) Wall Street Journal
Economy   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index  
 Gold, Gold Smith,Women Accessories, Jewel, Jewellery  ( mk1) Gold regains strength on dollar; ETF down 1%
| SINGAPORE - Gold rebounded on Thursday as the US dollar weakened against other currencies but gains could are seen limited after holdings in the world's largest gold-ba... (photo: WN / Minakumari) Mining Weekly
Business   Dollar   Gold   Market   Photos  
QantasA380 Qantas jet suffers mid-air engine surge
| A QANTAS plane flying from Hong Kong to Sydney was forced to turn back to the airport after suffering an engine surge. | The 327 passengers on board the Boeing 747-400 ... (photo: Creative Commons / Okie4747) The Daily Telegraph Australia
Aerospace   Photos   Sydney   Transport   Wikipedia: Qantas  
A public utility jeepney ( PUJ ) seen emitting smoke and causes air pollution , Mandaluyong City , Philippines, October 17 , 2008. As China's Economy Grows, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts to Control It
| BEIJING — China, the world’s most prodigious emitter of greenhouse gas, continues to suffer the downsides of unbridled economic growth despite a raft of new... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) The New York Times
China   Economy   Photos   Pollution   Wikipedia: Pollution  
Philippine opposition Senator Panfilo Lacson, left, joins a prayer vigil for the safety of Rodolfo Lozada Jr., a witness in a Senate corruption inquiry that has implicated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's husband, in front of the Senate building in suburban Manila on Wednesday Feb. 6, 2008. Lozada was facing an arrest warrant from the Senate for failing to attend last week's hearing when police whisked him out of Manila airport after he returned from an official trip abroad, authorities and his family said. Sign at right reads "Cannot bare this rotten government!" (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Lacson reinvestigation bid denied
| A Manila court has denied for lack of merit a motion filed by Sen. Panfilo Lacson to reinvestigate charges of two counts of murder filed by the justice department over ... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) Malaya
Court   Investigation   Manila   Photos   Wikipedia: Panfilo Lacson  
Stock Education
Asia stocks slip, dlr near lows on US
European Stocks Open Lower
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks slip, dlr near lows on U.S.
Asia Stocks Slip on U.S. Worries
OCTOBER 23 , 20008 , MAKATI CITY , PHILIPPINES - AVON PHILIPPINES , A DISTRIBUTOR OF COSMETIC AND APPAREL PRODUCTS
Stocks up on AstraZeneca, Bayer, telecom earns
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4,700 students hit space bar
ISB Hyderabad ties up with top Asian biz schools
Verbal battle among students
Jet Airways logo on a display board, India
Jet Airways enhances its popular Edujetter programme
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The German stock index (DAX) display at the Stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany
Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher
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Asia nudges ahead
Video: HK firms make $9.1 bln EDF grid buy
Sensex ends 123 points down, global cues negative
Overseas Losses Weigh on European Markets
In this July 7, 2008 photo, an investor looks at a stock price board at a private securities' company in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares fell sharply Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, on heavy selling of airlines and other market heavyweights, as investors and analysts puzzled over why expectations of a rally linked to the Beijing Olympic games never materialized. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 4.5 percent, or 122.81 points, to 2,605.16. The Shenzhen Composite Index of China's smaller, second market dropped 5.6 percent to 74
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Video: HK firms make $9.1 bln EDF grid buy
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Adam Lambert, the runner-up finalist on "American Idol," poses backstage following the show's finale in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 20, 2009.
'American Idol': Adam Lambert battles on American, Canadian Hot 100
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Calif. revokes real estate licenses at record pace
China real estate portal SouFun preparing IPO -sources
Investors eye real estate market
TTC must capitalize on its real estate
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