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Voice of Philippines's Communists Dies
Wall Street Journal
AP MANILA—A popular Mao cap-wearing Filipino guerrilla, who gave a voice and face to one of Asia's longest-running Marxist insurgencies as its spokesman with a common-folk touch, has died of a heart attack, his comrades said Sunday. ...
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Business Jet Sales May Grow in 2012 as Asia Blunts Slow Economy
BusinessWeek
Purchase expectations are growing in Asia, followed by the Middle East and Africa, while the free-fall in developed markets like North America following 2008's recession has stabilized, according to an annual survey of 1500 companies by the Morris ...
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Aussie firms well placed to grow in Asia
Sydney Morning Herald
SYDNEY, Oct 10 AAP - Asia is the world's top target for companies looking to grow, and many Australian businesses have the financial strength to spread into the region, new research says. The latest half-yearly Capital Confidence Barometer from ...
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Southeast Asia to start emergency rice reserve
The Japan Times
The rice will be kept in their respective countries for use as emergency reserves for Southeast Asia. The ministers also committed to establish a $4 million endowment to cover the costs of running and maintaining the emergency rice reserve. ...
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Korea's Busan stakes claim as Asian film hub
Reuters
By Jonathan Hopfner BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - With a new name, a new venue and an emphasis on actors and directors from lesser-known parts of Asia, this South Korean port city is moving decisively to assert its status as the region's pre-eminent ...
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Hillary Clinton proposes relationship between India-China-US
Economic Times
India's leadership will "help to shape" positively the future not only of South and CentralAsia, but also of the Asia Pacific, she said urging New Delhi not just to "look East, but to engage East". Outlining a new US thinking, 63-year-old Clinton said ...
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Gender gap squanders billions in Australia, Asia
Independent Online
South-east Asia's record is mixed, given the diversity of cultures and living standards. Yet it also leaves considerable room for improvement. The same goes for south Asia, which like south-east Asia has had its fair share of female leaders, ...
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Independent Online
Asia to release important data this week with eyes on the BOJ minutes and ...
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
Meanwhile, Japanese exports will most certainly take a large hit along with financial jitters in the US and EU that are infecting Asia markets. Moving to the Chinese economy, the consumer price index is due on Friday after it soared to 6.2%, ...
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Commentary: Seven billion people and counting
Kansas City Star
And the seven billionth world citizen will almost definitely be born into poverty, hunger and sickness in South Asia or sub-Saharan Africa, where the population is growing fastest. At times, after walking through the crowded streets of Calcutta and ...
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Nickel Asia exports volume up by 43pct YoY in first 8 months
SteelGuru
Nickel Asia has reported a significant increase in sales volume and value for the first 9 months of 2011 driven by higher prices and strong demand from China. Partly owned by Japan's Sumitomo Metal Mining Corporation, Nickel Asia Corporation said that ...
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See Asia, on the double
Sydney Morning Herald
CRUISE EXPRESS has a package combining two cruises featuring Australia and Asia, with a stopover in between. Departing on March 4, the first cruise is a 21-night voyage from Sydney to Shanghai on Princess Cruises' newly revamped Sea Princess, ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Asia Foundation praises 18th Amendment
PakistanToday.com.pk
ISLAMABAD - Appreciating the 18th Amendment in the constitution, David D Arnold, the president of the Asia Foundation, has said that devolution process needs to be further decentralized to the district and community levels and as it would help reduce ...
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Diet change would ease food pressure
Toowoomba Chronicle
Agrium Asia Pacific managing director Philip Gentry said the world was already struggling to feed just over six billion people as the area of agricultural land diminished; water became scarcer; extreme weather destroyed crops; and more grain was ...
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'Asian growth will not slow down'
Korea Times
The arguments put forward to justify this scenario of weakened growth inAsia are the lackluster growth in the United States and Europe, and hence the weak exports to these regions; the rise in interest rates in Asia, which is required to combat ...
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Korea Times
Legal brothels linked to international sex trafficking rings
Sydney Morning Herald
Every dollar they earned was allegedly returned to the syndicate that sent them fromAsia to Australia. "I did not know how much money I made or how much money I had paid off my debt. My mind was blank. I was just counting down the days," one alleges....
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Asia: Questions Around US Bases And Budgets – Analysis
Eurasia Review
The same questions are being raised in Okinawa and Guam, islands in the Asia Pacific with large US bases. Although the economic crisis facing America has called into question the bloated military budget, it is the first time in US history that Congress ...
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Asian economic powers look to boost cooperation
Straits Times
KUWAIT CITY (AFP) - Asia's economic powers, including major oil producers and consumers, are to meet in Kuwait on Monday to discuss how to protect their nations against global crises. Foreign ministers of the 31-member Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), ...
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Airlines Weigh the Advantages of Using More Biofuel
New York Times
Strong growth, particularly in Asia, will see to it that those numbers keep rising. Add to that the fact that the price of fuel is likely to keep rising and that the pressure to reduce fuel emissions has never been higher, and what you get is a huge ...
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More giant prawns being found in Gulf of Mexico
MiamiHerald.com
More giant tiger prawns from southeast Asia are being found in the Gulf of Mexico. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune ( http://bit.ly/px5IFu) reports more than 200 have been found so far this year, compared to 32 last year. They are also being seen in more ...
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Korean star Song searching for seriousness
AFP
BUSAN — Song Hye-gyo, one of Asia's biggest female stars thanks to a wildly popular television series, on Saturday said she is determined to match her success in romantic comedies with more serious roles. "I want the roles I now play to be very ...
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AFP
VacChina 2011 International Conference Meets in Shanghai This November
PR Newswire (press release)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Vaccines made in China will now be supplied through United Nations (UN) agencies to developing countries, after recognition from the World Health Organisation (WHO) that China's State Food and Drug ...
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Korea's first 'Slow City' in limbo
AsiaOne
The farms had charmed the members of "Cittaslow," ? the Italian-based network of cities that promote slow food and life ? back in 2007, which eventually led to the designation of Jeungdo as the first slow city in Asiathat year. ...
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AsiaOne
Vision brings taste of Asia to masses
Calgary Herald
By Chris Nelson, For The Calgary Herald October 9, 2011 Tom Donaldson would likely agree with the business-building part, although he's more modest about his role in history. Nevertheless, he is an unassuming hero of a story that began at Pearl Harbor ...
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Feature: SPMC eyes becoming Asia's premier medical center
Philippine Information Agency
Now under its new name, the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), it stands grand in Davao City aspiring to be South East Asia's premier medical center but mainly to provide excellent health care for the marginalized sector. ...
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Travel news: New York City's got Seoul
Detroit Free Press
Seeing the potential in attracting more travelers from Asia, the city's tourism agency announced a partnership last week with the government of the South Korean capital to spark more cultural and recreational visits between the two metropolises. ...
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Confronting East Asia's Growing Income Inequality
Eurasia Review
Over the last half-century, East Asia's dramatic economic growth has fundamentally altered global economic and political landscapes, as the region's primary economies grew from among the poorest to among the richest in the world. ...
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Speedy Freddy No.1 in Asia
The Borneo Post
Posted on October 9, 2011, Sunday TOP IN ASIA: Freddy (centre) celebrates his win on the podium with (from left) Denny, Handi, Halliday and Amir during the prize presentation. KUCHING: Speedy Freddy Lawan blazed the racing track at the Sentul ...
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Pakistan must have pro-poor growth strategy
The Nation, Pakistan
The Report on Human Development in South Asia 2010/2011: Food Security in South Asia suggests a five point strategy which emphasises that the poor should be the part of the growth process and policies. Mahbub-ul-Haq Human Development Centre (MHHDC) ...
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The Nation, Pakistan
Focus on Huntkey at CHINA SOURCING FAIR, October 2011, Hong Kong.
MarketWatch (press release)
You are welcome to visit Huntkey at booth 10Q02 during 12th ~ 15th of October, AsiaExpo Hall, Hong Kong! For further information please visit: www.huntkeydiy.com . Huntkey Enterprise Group, founded in 1992, is a professional provider specialized in ...
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More Westerners look at India for jobs - Asia News
By XinhuaNET.COM
More Westerners look at India for jobs As the Western economies continue to remain in deep freeze, the number of Westerners looking at India for jobs has.
Siam Daily News Online
CNBC Celebrates a Decade of Business Excellence with the Asia ...
CNBC celebrates the 10th anniversary of its prestigious Asia Business Leaders Awards (ABLA).
News on News - Headlines
What's Missing from Busan This Year? Hollywood - The Hollywood ...
By Steven Schwankert
There's a new festival director, Lee Yong-kwan; there's a new venue, the Busan Cinema Center; and the Asian Film Market has moved to the Busan Exhibition and Convention Centre. ... TV Ratings. News, analysis ...
Asia
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Economic Calendar With Volatility Expectations
The US, European, and Asian news releases for this week are as follows (all times are Greenwich Mean Time, which is two hours behind Central European Time, and four hours ahead of US Eastern Time) : US. Monday: No News Releases ...
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Myanmar risks Chinese anger to woo the West - Channel News Asia
By kai
Aljazeera.comMyanmar risks Chinese anger to woo the WestChannel NewsAsiaBANGKOK: Myanmar's suspension of a controversial mega-dam project is.
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EGYPT Attacks against Coptic churches, part of a plan ... - AsiaNews.it
In Upper Egypt, Salafis attack two churches are in less than three days. A plan hatched in Saudi Arabia would see Egypt come under an Islamic regime without ...
www.asianews.it/.../Attacks-against-Coptic-churches,-part-of-a...
'Second-hand' boost for Indonesia's air defence - Asia News Network
HOME · DAILY BRIEFING · NEWS · VIEWS · BUSINESS, LIFE, QUIRKY ASIA, CONTACT ANN, ABOUT ANN, MEMBERS ...
www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=22442
Girl Swallows Gold Necklace Hidden in Muffin - Weird Asia News
Xaio Li, aged 22 meant well when he purchased an $800 gold necklace for his girlfriend's birthday. As a special surprise, he hid it in a muffin he baked.
www.weirdasianews.com/.../girl-swallows-gold-necklace-hidde...
Philippines: Christians dispossessed and silenced in Mindanao ...
"The situation is very difficult", AsiaNews sources explain, "Christians are not permitted to react. The only alternative to escape is to suffer these abuses in silence ...
www.speroforum.com/.../Philippines---Christians-dispossessed...
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Afghanistan urges Pakistan to take steps for peace - Yahoo! News
Read 'Afghanistan urges Pakistan to take steps for peace' on Yahoo! News. ... DiscoverNews based on what your friends are reading and publish your own ...
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Google buys land to build S'pore data center - ZDNet Asia News
New facility to provide faster and more reliable access for users in Asia, company says, adding that the site will be operational in less than two years after ...
www.zdnetasia.com/google-buys-land-to-build-spore-data-cen...
Asia News Today 04 10 2011 - YouTube
Asia News Today 03.10.2011by ucanews8 views; Thumbnail 5:19 ... Radio Free Asia Video Webcast news Thursday, Fe...by RFAVideo4753 views; Thumbnail ...
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Asia Stocks Pare Weekly Losses as Europe Seeks Crisis Solutions
Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks pared weekly losses amid optimism Europe will act to contain its debt crisis and as companies from Samsung Electronics ...
news.businessweek.com/article.asp?documentKey=1377...
Sotheby's Asia sales net $411 mln amid market turmoil
By James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global auctioneers Sotheby's sold HK$3.2 billion worth of Asian and Chinese art, jewellery, wine and watches in its ...
www.reuters.com/.../uk-sothebys-diamond-idUSLNE79602H2...
Asian Stocks Fall on Concern Europe Debt Crisis to Persist
Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks dropped, led by exporters, as a downgrade of Italy's credit rating overshadowed signs that Europe may reach consensus on ...
news.businessweek.com/article.asp?documentKey=1376...
Gov. Snyder returns from Asia : News : UpNorthLive.com
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says his recent trade trip to Asia went better than he had expected it would go. Do you think trips overseas at taxpayers expense are ...
www.upnorthlive.com/news/story.aspx?id=670928
India launches world cheapest computer Aakash - Asia News
India launches world cheapest computer Aakash India Wednesday launched the world's cheapest computer, Aakash, which weighs 35 gm and is a ...
www.siamdailynews.com/.../india-launches-world-cheapest-co...
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