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Syria regain lost ground Fifa.com Sitting at 107 by the end of 2010, they went down three positions in January before a sterling performance at the AFC Asian Cup boosted them to 105 in the February rankings, which in turn became one better by April. Syria's latest surge comes courtesy ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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RP foreign debt remains sustainable Manila Bulletin By LEE C. CHIPONGIAN MANILA, Philippines — With US and Europe bent on external debt restructuring, emerging Asian economies such as the Philippines continue to maintain sustainability of debt level which has remained relatively manageable since the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
After decades of waiting, Chinatown creates its own library Boston Globe ((Jeremy C. Fox for Boston.com)) Kye Liang, project coordinator for the Chinatown Gateway Coalition, stands next to boxes of donated books in a space that will soon be a new library for Chinatown. By Jeremy C. Fox, Town Correspondent By the time the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Hidden Money From Hong Kong Banks Undermining Lending Curbs: China Credit Bloomberg “If you borrow in Hong Kong it's a hell of a lot cheaper than in the mainland,” Jim Antos, a banking analyst at Mizuho Securities Asia, said in a telephone interview from Hong Kong on Aug. 10. “The money is easily repatriated or sent to China. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Taiwan in the Lurch Wall Street Journal If Beijing were to succeed against Taipei, American leadership in Asia could evaporate. That will push a region already wary of China's not-so-peaceful rise well beyond its recent double-digit arms buildup and into an even riskier age of strategic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Country seeing a two-tier housing market Yorkshire Post Savills said Asia Pacific was also strong in the first half, with residential fees up 42 per cent to £10.5m, but efforts by the Chinese government to cool its economy has started to impact sentiment over top end properties, which is filtering across ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Japanese Whisky: Roll Out the Barrel TIME By C. JAMES DALE Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011 After picking up a ton of international awards in recentyears, Japan is no longer "the hidden secret of the whisky world," according to Dave Broom, author of The World Atlas of Whisky. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Military briefs nwitimes.com Marine Corps Pfc. Steven M. Saims, son of Ida C. and Peter D. Saims, of Hobart, recently graduated from the marine aviation supply mechanized course. Saims is a 2007 graduate of Hobart High School and joined the Marine Corps in September 2010. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Forex - Asia Open - Overnight Highlights FXMarketAlerts.com Singapore: MAS said recent volatility in global financial markets has caused some investors to seek the safety of short term cash deposits; has been most evident in forward markets. SOR has turned negative, reflecting market expectations of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Watch these now: Marie-Mai, KMFDM, Chthonic New York Post (blog) Forget K-Pop and J-Pop and C-Pop and whatever kind of cutesy rainbow pop you're used to hearing come out of Asia...Chthonic is pure melodic death metal of the long black hair (no dye necessary!), crazy corpse paint/masks and buckled-out clothing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
State ACT scores down but signs of readiness up Hattiesburg American AP JACKSON - Mississippi's latest composite score on the ACT college entrance exam was 18.7, below the national score of 21.1 and down from last year's composite of 18.8. "It is important to note that virtually all students in Mississippi take the ACT ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Philippine economy to grow with “ASEAN integration” Philippine Information Agency by Vanessa C. Quilente-Rodriguez QUEZON CITY, August 18 (PIA) -- The country's export sector will grow by almost half with an integrated ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) economy, according to an official of the National Economic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Has Al-Qaeda Opened A New Chapter In The Sinai Peninsula? Scoop.co.nz As the meeting point of Asia and Africa, the Sinai has always been important to Egypt's security. Though the Sinai has been, with brief interruptions, a part of Egypt in one form or another since the time of the First Egyptian Dynasty (c. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Of MICE and men Manila Standard Today The recent Chele Tesol Conference and the forthcoming East Asian Inter-Regional Tourism Forum in September was and will be another indication of our capabilities to host/manage international conventions. So, carry on! See all stories on this topic » | ||
Macarthur's mystery bidder still intrigues The Australian Macarthur Coal maintains it has more than one party in the data room and the latest chat in the market centres on global mining giant Anglo American as one party conducting due diligence. Anglo is known as a compulsive window shopper and a company that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Salesforce.com Announces Fiscal Second Quarter Results MarketWatch (press release) Salesforce.com has headquarters in San Francisco, with offices in Europe and Asia, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "CRM." For more information please visit http://salesforce.com , or call 1-800-NO-SOFTWARE. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
Autodesk Reports 16 Percent Second Quarter Revenue Growth MarketWatch (press release) "We experienced strong demand across all geographies and business segments with growth led by our Asia Pacific region," said Carl Bass, Autodesk president and CEO. "Our manufacturing business segment had its largest revenue quarter ever and continues ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Eleven Tennessee Sites Added to the National Register of Historic Places Clarksville Online Built in Franklin County around 1952, Asia School is important as an example of African-American education in Tennessee's rural communities in the mid-20th century. Historically, Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church ran a school and church on their ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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Cultural bridges BusinessWorld Online SM's Millie Dizon offered us the Mall of Asia. Once we had the venue, it was impossible to have cold feet and retreat. We immediately asked then Tourism Secretary Alberto "Bertie" Lim if the Department would support the festival. ... See all stories on this topic » |
Aug 19, 2011
ASIA News, Aug 19, 2011
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