ASIA News, Nov 20, 2011

Code of conduct for S China Sea China Daily He made the remarks at the East Asia Summit (EAS) at the resort island of Bali. The summit gathered leaders of the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and their eight partners, including China, India and the United States. ... See all stories on this topic »

S'pore & India to form new collaborations Channel News Asia By Dylan Loh | Posted: 20 November 2011 1442 hrs Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the new areas that both countries will venture into when he hosted lunch for his visiting Indian counterpart, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Sunday. ... See all stories on this topic »

'Differences on S China Sea can be overcome' Hindustan Times Noting that in the meeting between Wen Jiabao and Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the EastAsia summit in Bali in Indonesia, differences over the South China Sea had figured prominently, the media said Beijing would make efforts with New Delhi to ... See all stories on this topic »

Think tank cuts S. Korea growth forecasts below 4% Channel News Asia The state-run Korea Development Institute (KDI) said in its twice-yearly report that Asia's fourth largest economy would grow by 3.6 per cent in 2011, compared with its May estimate of 4.2 per cent. It said it now expected 3.8 per cent growth in 2012, ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan takes stand in S. China Sea row but eclipsed by US-China clash Mainichi Daily News Doing Japan's part to help resolve the South China Sea issue, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda proposed at the East Asia Summit held on the Indonesian resort island of Bali creating a forum on maritime cooperation where EAS members and experts can freely ... See all stories on this topic »

S. Korea, Japan press N. Korea on nukes UPI.com Lee's comments came during a meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at an East Asia summit in Bali, Indonesia, Yonhap News Agency reported. "The way to create the least trust needed for resuming the six-party ... See all stories on this topic »

Asian thirst for wine feeds new investment market AFP All of these help raise people?s interest in investing or purchasing wine, resulting in the growing demand on wine financing services." But if they are looking for a place to shelter from the headwinds buffeting the global economy, Asia's new wine ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

Gold Prices to Stay 'Strong for Some Time', Australia's St. Barbara Says Bloomberg St. Barbara is interested in gold exploration opportunities in areas such as Southeast Asia, Lehany said. “First prize for us has always been Australian production and Australian assets, but Australia is becoming more mature as an exploration province ... See all stories on this topic »

S. Korea, Australia agree to launch regular 'two plus two' talks Yonhap News Lee and Gillard met on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on the sidelines of this year's meeting of the East Asia Summit forum and expressed satisfaction with the growing cooperation between the two countries in political, security, economic and ... See all stories on this topic » Yonhap News

CapitaLand to Continue to Seek China Opportunities, COO Says BusinessWeek 20 (Bloomberg) -- CapitaLand Ltd., Southeast Asia's biggest developer, said it will continue to seek opportunities in China amid the government's property curbs. CapitaLand, with S$10.1 billion ($7.8 billion) of assets in China, will maintain a balance ... See all stories on this topic »

Asia currencies post worst drop since September Taipei Times The Singaporean dollar fell 0.4 percent to S$1.2953 against the US dollar. Exports fell 16.2 percent last month from a year earlier, the worst performance in 30 months, the government said on Thursday. Shipments shrank 27 percent in the Philippines, ... See all stories on this topic »

New realignments in Asia Khaleej Times Washington's 's biggest foreign policy challenge is keep peace with China while gradually lessening its domination of the Asian Pacific coast, allowing China to assert its inevitable sphere of influence in the region The bankrupt US cannot hope to ... See all stories on this topic »

Its not flying! The Week These losses can be attributed to expensive acquisitions, high airport charges and low fares, says the Centre for Asia-Pacific Aviation (CAPA). “Everyone is slashing fares to win market share. The fuel costs in India are 60-70 per cent higher than the ... See all stories on this topic » The Week

Seeing possibilities to build on TODAYonline Even so, SAA has bagged national heavyweight projects such as the National Continuing Education & Training campus in Paya Lebar and the S$450-million Jurong Gateway mixed development. The firm has also been - for three consecutive years - on BCI's Asia ... See all stories on this topic »

Weaving the world together TODAYonline One is an enormous country in Asia. The other is a nation that spans the planet. More Chinese people live outside mainland China than French people live in France, with some to be found in almost every country. Then there are some 22 million ethnic ... See all stories on this topic »

A regional economic perspective of Asean through 2015 and beyond Middle East North Africa Financial Network China 's share, meanwhile, has increased from 2.1 percent in 1993 to 11.6 percent in 2009. Intra-Asian trade should be maintained due to declining external demand. There are also other challenges that are not explicitly stated in the blueprint, ... See all stories on this topic »

'Tis the season to be jolly and merry–and fat! Inquirer.net The successful KOTR had thousands of participants vying for the Adidas SoutheastAsia KOTR 2011 crown. Even better, the race turned up a number of celebrities, with the likes of Robi Domingo, Rich Hardin and Karylle participating. ... See all stories on this topic » Inquirer.net

Obama says Pacific tour opened markets AFP The president highlighted the biggest commercial airline deal ever clinched by Boeing, to supply 230 737 jets worth $21.7 billion to Indonesia's Lion Air, as well as smaller deals involving US firms and Asian markets. "These agreements will help us ... See all stories on this topic » AFP

TAA Annual Convention Will Take Place in Washington D.C. on November 30th PR Web (press release) Robert Wexler (President - the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace), Amb. James Holmes (President- American Turkish Council), and Dr. James J. Zogby (President-Arab American Institute). Exhibitions from Central Asia, the Caucasus and the ... See all stories on this topic » PR Web (press release)

Parents these days don't mind spending a few thousand ringgit a month on ... New Straits Times Axis Consulting and Protection Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd managing director S. Dave said when he first started his business five years ago, he supplied some 50 bodyguards to wealthy families to look after their children. “Now, the figure has doubled and more ... See all stories on this topic » New Straits Times

PSA Peugeot, Changan to Co-Develop EVs, Hybrids in China BusinessWeek Peugeot's China sales rose more than 10 percent this year to more than 400000 units, Gregoire Olivier, PSA Peugeot Citroen chief executive officer of Asian operations told reporters today in Shenzhen. Peugeot announced plans last July to invest $1.2 ... See all stories on this topic »

Yale focuses on S Asian Times of India For three years, the South Asian Studies Council at Yale has been teaching over 100 students historical and contemporary South Asia encompassing India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. ... See all stories on this topic »

Moby Dick Film Business Asia Genre and Asian events. Seoul, 1994. On 20 November there is an explosion on the Baram Bridge on the outskirts of the city, and the government initially blames it on North Korea spies. Lee Bang-u (Hwang Jeong-min), an investigative journalist at Myeong ... See all stories on this topic »

A nation appeals for long overdue relief Sunday Times.lk As the domestic demand for construction material is high in South Asia, it is important to look into expanding domestic production capacity which will include rehabilitation of the cement factory at Kankesanturai (KKS),” he said. ... See all stories on this topic » Sunday Times.lk

How to spice up the winter with hot spices Economic Times Spices, of course, have been a valuable commodity exported from South and Southeast Asia, right from ancient times. But while it may no longer cost the earth to pop in a few peppercorns into a stew or a stick of cinnamon in a dessert, ... See all stories on this topic »

OWS: Too Big to Fail Bay Area Indymedia Now it's spreading everywhere across North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania. In America within weeks, hundreds of large and small cities in all 50 states got involved. Protesters weathered snow, rain, cold, pepper spray, tear gas, ... See all stories on this topic »

2011 South Sound Holiday Happenings Weekly Volcano Asia Pacific Cultural Center Monthly Tea Experience: Asia Pacific Holiday Drinks. Dec 3 10-11 am. $10, $5 APCC members. (555 Contra Costa Avenue, 253.564.8177) Fort Nisqually Living History Museum. Tacoma - Northend. 19th Century Christmas. ... See all stories on this topic »

Sting, 3 Divas, Tanya Tucker will keep Reno-area stages occupied Sacramento Bee Yip, who had her first big hit in Asia with "The Bund," the theme song from the television series of the same title, sings in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Malay, Mexican Spanish, Japanese and Tagalog. She is best-known for her recordings of a string ... See all stories on this topic »

Pinoy runners eye new record in Pasig River Run ABS CBN News The 3K race will start along Roxas Boulevard corner V. Sotto, in front of CCP, and will end at the SM Mall Of Asia Globe. The 5K race will begin at the Roxas Boulevard corner Pedro Gil and will end also at the SM Mall Of Asia Globe. ... See all stories on this topic »

Lead Safety Engineer Upstream Online For a full list of our roles please refer to our website www.earthstreamglobal.com Our Client – Our client is a leading worldwide EPC company with fabrication facilities in the Americas, Middle East, Caspian and Asia Pacific. Services include design ... See all stories on this topic » Upstream Online

YAK Car Pic(s) of the Day Artvoice (blog) And just as Chevrolet's new Sonic compact is hitting showrooms, their new, even smaller Spark is being shown in LA at the show. It's already on sale in Europe, Asia, Australia, Mexico, and South America. We'll see it next spring. See all stories on this topic »

Android-powered Amazon Smartphone May Battle iPhone 5 The iPhone 5 News Blog (blog) Their report states that “This is more than a hearsay flying around without any support, thinks Mark Mahaney, analyst for Citigroup,” who “wrote with all the confidence 'Based on our supply chain channel checks in Asia led by Kevin Chang, ... See all stories on this topic »

Luxury shopping - by invitation only TODAYonline The sifting process is easier at Singapore's Marina Bay Sands shopping complex, where Vuitton opened its first flagship store in South-east Asia in September. The glass and steel pavilion, "the maison of the traveller with a nautical spirit", ... See all stories on this topic »

GPS, BHI, DD, GT, COF - Stocks with potential upside Retirement Planning In January 2011, DuPont and its wholly owned subsidiary, DuPont Denmark Holding ApS, entered into an agreement for the acquisition of Danisco A/S (Danisco). In 2010, the Company's Safety & Protection's business completed the acquisition of MECS, ... See all stories on this topic »

Leadership and management training school for Moro leaders to rise in Maguindanao gulfnews.com Through the BMLI, peace partners like the Institute of the Bangsamoro Studies, The Asia Foundation (TAF), and United States Aid for International Development (USAID) are trying to build up the capacity of Moros to govern themselves and manage their ... See all stories on this topic »

Suzuki Splash ahead of the GZ Auto Show China Car Times Changhe was started by a AVIC, an arms manufacturer that decided to branch out into car making as cars were selling better than weapons in the late 90′s (a more peaceful era) and they signed up to make Suzuki's, later on as multiple wars raged in Asia ... See all stories on this topic » China Car Times

NASDAQ Heavily traded Stocks -ADBE, GILD, SBUX, BIOF, BIDU Retirement Planning The Company has operations in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The Company's products include Truvada, Atripla, Viread, Emtriva, Hepsera, AmBisome, Letairis, Ranexa, Vistide and Cayston. Its products are marketed through its commercial teams ... See all stories on this topic »

INSEAD Executive MBA Programme ranked 4th globally by Financial Times Zawya (registration) (press release) The other half of the course will comprise a newly developed Asia section, which will run over the course of 17 months, with the majority of the coursework at the school's Singapore campus. "INSEAD's objective has been to bring to Abu Dhabi and the ... See all stories on this topic »

Binay: Gov't being kind to GMA Philippine Star There were some consultation and the decision was made to allow her to stay there,” Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Secretary Ricky Carandang said yesterday on the sideline of the East Asia summit. ... See all stories on this topic »

New gas discoveries show that incentives work Anchorage Daily News The company plans to mothball the plant after making a last shipment of LNG to customers in Asia, although the facility will be maintained so that it could be restarted. What's important about the new gas discoveries is that they show there's gas to be ... See all stories on this topic »

US Oil Demand Requires More Pipelines from Canada, Keystone XL Delayed GCaptain (press release) Canadian oil producers have threatened to ship the oil to Asia because of US political uncertainty, but the lack of a major pipeline to the country's west coast will make the US the customer of choice for the short term, analysts have said. ... See all stories on this topic » GCaptain (press release)

Weekly News Roundup: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) StocksandShares.TV Joe Hinrichs, president of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) Asia Pacific and Africa said, “The all-new Ranger has benefited tremendously from the full engineering expertise of Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) around the world. This has enabled us to deliver a ... See all stories on this topic »

E. Asia Summit not right forum to discuss S. China Sea: Wen | Kyodo ... Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Saturday that the East Asia Summit is not the right forum to discuss territorial disputes in the South China Sea, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. ''I don't want to discuss this issue at the summit, ... News - Kyodo News

Samsung reconfirms Galaxy S II is getting ICS | Mobile News Asia The Samsung Galaxy S II is most probably the single best selling high-end Android for 2011, but just like most every other handset around it's running on ... www.mobilenewsasia.com/?p=239412

Entropia Universe Introduces Citizenship and Revenue Sharing S ... GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –. MindArk, developer and publisher of the largest real money MMO, announced today that it ... asiaprnews.com/2011/11/16/47333

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