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Asia stocks slump on Europe debt crisis impasse
BusinessWeek
By PAMELA SAMPSON Asian stock markets were mostly lower Friday as the results of a meeting among leaders of Europe's biggest economies disappointed investors and Portugal's credit rating was lowered to junk. Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell marginally to ...
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Asia Week Ahead
Reuters Video
Markets look to China PMI, India growth and Central Bank decision from Thailand.
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Asia Stocks Fall for Third Day After Merkel Rules Out Euro Bonds
San Francisco Chronicle
25 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fell for a third day, headed for a fourth weekly loss, amid concern that Japan may soon be faced with unsustainable lending costs as Europe's debt crisis shows no sign of easing, damping the earnings outlook forAsian ...
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Asian Stocks Drop as Dollar, Bond Risk Climb on Europe Concern
San Francisco Chronicle
25 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks declined, dragging the region's benchmark index to a fourth straight weekly loss, while the dollar gained and bond risk increased on concern European leaders are struggling to contain a sovereign-debt crisis. ...
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SE Asia Stocks-S'pore, Indonesia fall for 4th week
Reuters
Region extends losses amid global woes * Indonesia, Thailand see outflows on the week By Viparat Jantraprap BANGKOK, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Major Southeast Asianstock markets fell again on Friday, led by banking and commodities-related stocks,...
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Maersk, Orient Cut Asia-Europe Shipping Capacity
Wall Street Journal
By JOANNE CHIU HONG KONG—Maersk Line, the world's largest container shipper by volume, will announce plans to cut its shipping capacity on Asia-to-Europe routes next week, a senior executive said Friday, as the lingering euro-zone debt crisis weighs ...
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Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference Attracts 500+ Players
MarketWatch (press release)
Hong Kong, Nov 25, 2011 (ACN Newswire via COMTEX) -- More than 500 logistics and maritime players from 15 countries and regions took part in the AsianLogistics and Maritime Conference, which was held today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition ...
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Obama's priority shift in Asia Pacific
Daily Star Online
The economic power is gradually shifting to Asia and this has been clearly demonstrated by the fact that the European Union is desperate for China's help to tackle the euro zone debt crisis. Recently the EU also dispatched Klaus Regling,...
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Grand South Asian bargain
gulfnews.com
By Jaswant Singh, Special to Gulf News South Asia is riddled with multiple antagonisms and mutual suspicions. India mistrusts Pakistan, and vice-versa. Afghanistan and Pakistan are at loggerheads. On the sidelines, China, Iran, and Russia look to ...
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IMF Advises Asian Markets to Capitalise on Their Newly Affluent Consumers
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently said Asia's resilient economies are on a strong growth track, but must build up demand from their newly affluent consumers to offset shrinking exports to the crisis-hit West. ...
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Supercar makers chase China's superrich motorheads
The Associated Press
Rising wealth levels are reflected across Asia, which had 3.3 million millionaires last year, surpassing Europe for the first time and closing in on North America's top spot, according to a study by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini. ...
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OIL FUTURES: Crude Mixed In Asia; Middle East Supply In Focus
Wall Street Journal
By Ga-Woon Philip Vahn Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Crude-oil futures were mixed in a narrow range Friday as investors reassessed the outlook for Middle East oil supplies amid rising tensions between Iran and Western nations. ...
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Jefferies Said to Lure UBS Bankers in Asia
Bloomberg
By Cathy Chan - Fri Nov 25 16:10:42 GMT 2011 Jefferies Group Inc. (JEF) has hired at least seven UBS (UBSN) AG bankers in Hong Kong in the past two months after luring Ren Wang from the Swiss lender to become its Asia president, three people with ...
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Asia Naphtha/Gasoline-Timespreads turn positive
Reuters Africa
SINGAPORE, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Asia's naphtha price ended the week at a two-session low on Friday but physical timespreads flipped into a slight premium for the first time in two weeks as sellers eye January demand. Gasoline cracks also returned to the ...
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Asia Distillates-Cracks hover at month-low
Reuters Africa
SINGAPORE, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Asia's diesel cracks hovered at a month-low on Friday as market sentiment weakened with demand having failed to meet expectations. China's net import volumes ahead are likely to fall short of October volumes at 200000 ...
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Officials: EU must stop illegal trade from Asia
Boston.com
By Monika Scislowska AP / November 25, 2011 WARSAW, Poland—The European Union is losing billions of euros (dollars) on goods imported from Asiabecause of porous borders and illegal trade by companies from nations such as China and Vietnam, ...
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"A Separation," "Anatolia" win top Asian Pacific Screen Awards
Reuters
By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Two Oscar foreign-language contenders, Iran's "A Separation" and Turkey's "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia," were the big winners at Thursday's Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which took place in Queensland, ...
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ASIA SPOT LNG: Japan Korea Marker falls to $17.425/MMBtu on high Jan inventory
Platts
The Platts January Japan Korea Marker ended the Asian trading week Friday lower at $17.425/MMBtu than $17.50/MMBtu at the start of the week, as buyers managed their high inventories, and sellers waited to see if the recent burst of cold weather would ...
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Cyr: Obama's Asia trip underscores Australia alliance
ScrippsNews
... News Service President Barack Obama's trip to Asia, with economic summits in Hawaii and Indonesia, has provided an opportunity to showcase foreign policy, an area where the White House has much greater freedom of maneuver than in domestic affairs. ...
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Asia close: HSBC falls to May 2009 lows
ShareCast
LONDON (SHARECAST) - The major Asian benchmarks finished last night´s session with falls going from the slight to the moderate (Japan: -0.06%, China: -0.72%, South Korea: -1.04%, Thailand: -0.56%, Malaysia: -0.83%, Hong Kong: -1.37%). ...
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Ending impunity in South Asian media killings
Aljazeera.com
Southeast Asia has unfortunately earned a reputation for not being a safe place for journalists. The threats? Pick a card. They range from imprisonment for crimes in outdated libel and slander laws, detention without trial, violence against media ...
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Aljazeera.com
US Declares Cold War With China
Human Events
by Robert Maginnis Last week, President Barack Obama was in Asia to declare a cold war with China. Hopefully the US-China cold war won't be like the one fought with the Soviet Union that brought the world to the brink of nuclear annihilation and cost ...
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How to Profit As the US and China Battle for Southeast Asia
Investment U
by Carl Delfeld, Investment U Senior Analyst Hillary Clinton has done a great job as Secretary of State, shifting American attention and resources from the Mideast to the booming Asia-Pacific region. You can profit by following this strategic shift in ...
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Asia-Pacific Bond Risk Rises, Credit-Default Swap Prices Show
BusinessWeek
25 (Bloomberg) -- The cost of insuring Asia-Pacific corporate and sovereign bonds against non-payment rose, according to traders of credit-default swaps. The Markit iTraxx Asia index of 40 investment-grade borrowers outside Japan increased 7 basis ...
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Jefferies Said to Lure UBS Bankers in Asia After Hiring Wang
San Francisco Chronicle
25 (Bloomberg) -- Jefferies Group Inc. has hired at least seven UBS AG bankers in Hong Kong in the past two months after luring Ren Wang from the Swiss lender to become its Asia president, three people with knowledge of the matter said. ...
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Kerry B. Collison Asia News: US military base in Darwin a threat?
By Kerry B. Collison
GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Editor, South-East Asia Although Kerry currently holds positions as CEO of the 450 author group which comprises Sid Harta Publishers, he continues to be active in Asia as a senior consultant. Having lived in...
Kerry B. Collison Asia News
Attacks Against Parish In Vietnam Continue « Persecution News
By persecution
11/24/2011 Vietnam (Asia News) - In the past two weeks, Vietnamese Catholics both at home and abroad have prayed non-stop for Thai Ha parish, northern Vietnam. Incredibly, 600 police and local government officials have surrounded the...
Persecution
World Maritime News - China: Asian Logistics and Maritime ...
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WorldMaritimeNews.com delivers expert coverage of the sectors that matter most to you and your business. This includes news and updates on operations, vessels, equipment, research, companies and the authorities dominating the maritime ...
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N Korea threatens strike on South's presidency : asia : daily sun
NEWS OF THE DAYUttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has gagged her leaders from speaking on division of UP, a surprise decision since she would gain from publicity to the issue on the national stage ahead of assembly polls. ...
daily sun
Marketing, NEWS IN BRIEF: 25 November 2011, ASIA PACIFIC ...
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Marketing, ASIA PACIFIC, MARKETING, NEWS IN BRIEF: 25 November 2011, People, Careers, Appointments, Alliances,
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Jetstar Asia starts nonstop Singapore-Beijing ... - World Airline News
By brucedrum
Jetstar Asia Airways (Singapore), the low-fare offshoot of Jetstar Airways, yesterday (November 24) challenged Singapore Airlines and Air China by launching daily low-fare nonstop service on the lucrative Singapore-Beijing route. Jetstar will...
World Airline News
Local salary rises slower than Asia :: Travel Daily travel industry news
By heather
THE proportion of Australian travel industry staff who have seen a pay rise in the last year is less than their counterparts in Asia, according to the annual TMS AsiaPacific salary survey.
Travel Daily
XE.com - BRIEF-Asia Bio Chem announces renewal of $32 mln ...
Search for a news provider, date, or keywords. News Providers: Thompson Financial, AP, XFN-Asia, Daily FX, Reuters Date format: yyyy-mm-dd. Refresh Articles. BRIEF-Asia Bio Chem announces renewal of $32 mln bank line. Top Articles ...
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World Briefing | Asia: CCTV, China's Largest TV ... - News on Feeds
World Briefing | Asia: CCTV, China's Largest TV Network, Names Hu Zhanfan as Head. published about 2 hours ago. Hu Zhanfan was vice minister of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, before being named to the post. ...
NewsOnFeeds.com World News
Christie Will Display Cinema Solutions at Cine Asia 2011
By Jason
“One of our main objectives at Cine Asia this year is to further promote Christie as the only single source manufacturer offering one-stop, integrated digital cinema solutions,” said Lin Yu, vice president, Christie Asia Pacific. [via Christie] ...
News at About Projectors
INDIA Karnataka, two Christian communities attacked in the district ...
Ultra-nationalist Hindu Bajrang Dal activists accuse the Christians (still in prison) of forced conversions. Sajan George, president of the Global Council of Indian ...
www.asianews.it/.../Karnataka,-two-Christian-communities-atta...
PharmAsia News :: Elsevier Business Intelligence
Highly specialized industry insight on the Asian marketplace, plus editor's picks from the world press and English summaries of Chinese and Japanese news ...
www.elsevierbi.com/publications/pharmasia-news
Special Japanese Underwear Aids in Burning ... - Weird Asia News
Japan is known for the longevity of its citizens, but recently there's been a growing trend of obesity in the Land of the Rising Sun. Thankfully, there's a.
www.weirdasianews.com/.../special-japanese-underwear-aids-b...
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Weird Asia News - The weird, strange, bizarre, and offbeat... from all over Asia.
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Mongolian archers hit London target - Olympic Council of Asia : News
Mongolia NOC pledges to fight for archery medals in London and would like to thank the Incheon Metropolitan City and 2014 Incheon Asian Games Support ...
www.ocasia.org/News/IndexNewsRM.aspx?redirect=2374
Asia News Today| Cathnews India
Asia News Today. smaller font larger font print this article · email this article to a friend. Published Date: November 14, 2011 ...
www.cathnewsindia.com/2011/11/14/asia-news-today-153/
Much progress made in sustainability in Asia [News] | Green ...
By Mindy Tan, The Business Times, 15 Nov 2011. Sustainability advocates are the first to admit, rather candidly, that the sustainability journey in Asia is.
www.greenbusinesstimes.com/.../much-progress-made-in-susta...
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AMD layoffs hit Singapore - ZDNet Asia News
Chipmaker confirms Singapore has been affected in latest series of planned job cuts following a report stating more than 50 Singapore employees given pink ...
www.zdnetasia.com/amd-layoffs-hit-singapore-62303002.htm
This Week in Asia (News) | Pan Asian Community at Dartmouth
Posted by kevinwxiao in News and tagged with This Week in Asia (News) November 21, 2011. photo by Jeon Heon-Kyun/ European Pressphoto Agency ...
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