ASIA News, Dec 02, 2011

Graphic novelist attempts to return 'Last Airbender' to Asian roots China Daily He was a "typical Asian American kid growing up in Silicon Valley," he said, although in the early days there were only a handful of Chinese families in the neighborhood. Today, he estimates that 60 percent of the community is Asian. ... See all stories on this topic »

BIP Asia to Explore New Opportunities in IP Trading MarketWatch (press release) Hong Kong, Dec 02, 2011 (ACN Newswire via COMTEX) -- More than 550 participants took part in BIP Asia (Business of Intellectual Property Asia Forum), which opens today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). ... See all stories on this topic »

For Betty White, it's still all happening at the zoo USA Today By Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY NEW YORK – Betty White says she once had a friend named Gita. An Asian elephant who, like many elephants, "liked to have her tongue slapped," says the actress, 89. "And I was happy to oblige her. ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Asahi, Cheung Kong, Hanjin Shipping, Yamaha: Asia Stocks Preview BusinessWeek Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes in Asia trading tomorrow. Japanese markets were closed today for a national holiday. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are as of the latest close. ... See all stories on this topic »

Asian Stocks Rise, Headed for Biggest Weekly Advance Since 2007 BusinessWeek Futures on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 1.1 percent today. The Institute for Supply Management's factory index increased to 52.7 last month from 50.8 in October, the Tempe, Arizona-based group said today. Readings above 50 indicate expansion, ... See all stories on this topic »

Asia Stocks, Copper Gain Before U.S. Jobs Data; Aussie Declines San Francisco Chronicle The MSCI Asia Pacific Index has climbed 7.8 percent in the past five days. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.4 percent today, capping its biggest five-day advance since November 2008. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average gained 0.5 percent. ... See all stories on this topic »

Asia Close: Investors buy Japan, sell China ShareCast LONDON (SHARECAST) - Asian stocks have closed mixed today (China: -1.24%, Thailand: 0.91%, Korea: -0.01%, Japan: 0.54%, Taiwan: -0.53%, New Zealand: 0.16%, Australia: 1.36%), with some divergences emerging at the regional level. ... See all stories on this topic »

Pacnet Accelerates the Internet With New CDN Solution MarketWatch (press release) TOKYO, Nov 28, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Pacnet, Asia's leading business telecommunications service provider, today launched Pacnet CDN, its latest content delivery network (CDN) service that redefines the delivery of web content and ... See all stories on this topic »

Parallels Names New Chief Financial Officer and Chief Technology Officer ... MarketWatch (press release) RENTON, Wash., Dec 01, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Parallels, a global leader in cloud services enablement and desktop virtualization software, today announced the appointment of new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Michael Toutonghi, Chief Financial Officer ... See all stories on this topic »

Invasive species are a blight on US landscape USA Today Just as Dutch elm disease from Asia removed an iconic tree from the American landscape beginning in the 1940s, the emerald ash borer may conquer the ash tree in coming years. West Nile virus from Africa killed 57 Americans last year. ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Asia-Pacific markets end in diverse terrain on profit taking India Infoline.com The Australian Bureau of Statistics released today data of Private New Capital Expenditure and expected Expenditure, showing that the trend volume estimate for total new capital expenditure rose 8.2% in the September quarter 2011 while the seasonally ... See all stories on this topic »

Another Asian wake-up call Aljazeera.com Today, it is the sovereign-debt crisis made in Europe. The alarm bells should be ringing loud and clear across Asia - an export-led region that cannot afford to ignore repeated shocks to its two largest sources of external demand. ... See all stories on this topic » Aljazeera.com

Swaps Signal Subbarao Reversal as Slowdown Deepens: India Credit BusinessWeek The governor last raised the repo rate by 25 basis points, or 0.25 percentage point, on Oct. 25, taking the total increase since March 2010 to a record 375, the steepest surge among Asia's 10 biggest economies. Brazil's central bank has cut its Selic ... See all stories on this topic »

As Growth Stutters, India Woos Foreign Investment Wall Street Journal Asia Today: The Indian government's attempt to open up the retail sector to foreign investment is met with strong political opposition. South Asia Bureau Chief Paul Beckett discusses. The question is whether it will be enough. The latest evidence of ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Tiffany & Co. Management Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha We highlighted our full year sales assumptions by regions in today's New York news release. Those full year assumptions imply that in the fourth quarter by region, we are looking for sales in the Americas to increase by a low double-digit percentage, ... See all stories on this topic »

Bizav Faces Challenges in Casting Its Net Across Asia Aviation International News Most aircraft arriving in the region today are new and come with factory-standard interiors, but Flying Colours can already envision Asian demand for refurbished models. Britain's Gama Group also recently announced an expansion into Asia. ... See all stories on this topic » Aviation International News

Newegg Launches "First From Asia" Program MarketWatch (press release) We're excited to work with Asian merchants and help introduce their unique and exciting products to US consumers." In addition to giving US consumers access to Asia's latest and greatest products, "First From Asia" also provides an easy way for Asian ... See all stories on this topic »

Asia Pacific Fdn Pressured to Disavow Former Fellow's Pro-Asbestos Stance TheTyee.ca By Tom Sandborn, Today, TheTyee.ca A group of scientists and anti-asbestos campaigners are demanding the prestigious Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada disavow pro-asbestos statements made by a former foundation fellow, Baljit Chadha. In recent letters ... See all stories on this topic »

Philippines - Market factors to watch - Dec 1 Reuters MANILA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Here are news stories and press reports which may influence local financial markets on Thursday: WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY IN THE PHILIPPINES: - Department of Energy to launch Philippine Energy Contracting Round for Coal, ... See all stories on this topic »

Pakistan cuts supply lines, but US has options Christian Science Monitor The US military had begun shifting its Afghanistan logistics network away from Pakistan and toward Central Asia even before the latest tensions between Washington and Islamabad. By Scott Baldauf, Staff writer / November 29, 2011 A Pakistani loader... See all stories on this topic » Christian Science Monitor

Techs join broad rally, but Netflix slips MarketWatch Asia Today: Samsung persuades an appeals court to overturn a temporary ban on the sale of its tablet computer in Australia. Shares of SanDisk Corp. /quotes/zigman/54370/quotes/nls/sndk SNDK +6.85% also moved up 6.9% to close at $49.31. ... See all stories on this topic »

Asian stocks rally on Europe's boosted efforts Middle East North Africa Financial Network The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained today rising by 1.7% at 16:07 in Tokyo as investors are using the latest efforts from the European leaders as an opportunity to cover short positions. However since uncertainties continue to be high, the rallies may ... See all stories on this topic »

Magma's Latest Version of FineSim Pro Delivers 3X Faster Runtime, Allowing ... MarketWatch (press release) With this latest version, chip designers can better address the growing complexity of verification and increasing number of simulations required for today's analog/mixed-signal designs. "The amount of simulations required to adequately verify today's ... See all stories on this topic »

Lujiazui Breakfast: News And Views About China Stocks (Nov. 29) Forbes Among them, China Outfitters Holdings, a supplier of men's apparel aimed at mid- to- high-income consumers in China that partners with Iconix Brands of New Jersey, said today it has revived a IPO at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that was shelved this ... See all stories on this topic »

Jon Peddie Research Releases the Worldwide CAD Market Report 2012 MarketWatch (press release) CAD revenues are split 37% for the Americas, 38% for EMEA, 21% for Asia, and 4% for ROW. -- Worldwide all markets slowed down during the economic recession of 2008-2009 but the engines are starting up again. Asia and India barely slowed and new markets ... See all stories on this topic »

KyLin2.0 to Expand Global Footprint Sacramento Bee After the successful debut of first generation platform in North America in 2005, KyLinTV expanded its service in Europe and Asia respectively last year. Starting from April 2011 when KyLinTV proudly launched its second generation Kylin2.0 in North ... See all stories on this topic »

Forex - Asia Open - Overnight Highlights FXMarketAlerts.com The Euro climbed in early hours following the report, but found upsides called at 1.3350 into Asianmorning. USD/Asians are likely to see a weaker start today, and latest news may provide sentiment a lift if true. On the data front, Philippines Q3 GDP ... See all stories on this topic »

Hong Kong's Tang, Leung Rivalry to Kick Off Succession Race BusinessWeek 26 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong, with Asia's widest rich- poor gap, kicked off campaigning for the city's top job today as former Chief Secretary Henry Tang announced his candidacy and government adviser Leung Chun-ying prepared to enter the race. ... See all stories on this topic »

SpringSoft Targets Chip Finishing Applications with New Laker Blitz MarketWatch (press release) HSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov 29, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- SpringSoft, Inc., a global supplier of specialized IC design software, today announced immediate availability of the Laker(TM) Blitz chip-level layout editor, a new software product targeting chip ... See all stories on this topic »

The 3 Best Emerging Markets to Own Today StreetAuthority As I've noted in a past profile, Turkey is possibly the most advantageously-situated country in the world, just steps away from southern Europe, central Asia, Russia and the Middle East. As a result, the country is boosting trade in virtually every ... See all stories on this topic »

WatchGuard Launches New Small Business Security Appliance Sacramento Bee The WatchGuard XTM 330 security appliance provides complete network security protection againsttoday's threats. The XTM 330 sports the latest security services from WatchGuard to meet any number of business needs. In addition to next-generation ... See all stories on this topic »

Bahrain Today: No Fantasy Island Family Security Matters She sits in the heart of the Persian Gulf, along trade routes between Asia and the West. The 15 mile King Faud Causeway links her to Saudi Arabia. Why has this kingdom, smaller than New York City, come to be in grave peril? ... See all stories on this topic » Family Security Matters

Speculators drive cotton price volatility, hurting farmers and consumers | The ... The Republic The United States is the world's top exporter of raw cotton, sending much of it to Asia for garment manufacturing. In a series of investigations this year, McClatchy Newspapers has reported how excessive financial speculation in commodities markets by ... See all stories on this topic »

Airlines struggle to recruit pilots for the booming Asian aviation market The Australian The incident is the latest in a string of mishaps that have raised serious questions over pilot training in the booming Asian aviation market. The China Eastern Airlines flight left Osaka yesterday with 245 passengers on board and reached Shanghai ... See all stories on this topic »

Rate Cuts Loom From Thailand to Philippines Bloomberg Pakistani stockbrokers watch the latest share prices on a monitor during a trading session at the Karachi Stock Exchange. Photographer: Rizwan Tabassum/AFP/Getty Images Asian central banks from Thailand to the Philippines may be preparing to cut... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

Faces of the new Burma: An elderly woman on the streets of Rangoon, and on the ... Himal Southasian Today, amidst new optimism, few have any more concrete answers on what might be taking place. The Burmese are not apathetic, but they tend to withhold definitive statements about the 'reforms' that have taken place in recent months under President... See all stories on this topic » Himal Southasian

Vertellus Specialties Expands Commercial Production in China Sacramento Bee 1, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Vertellus Specialties Inc. ("Vertellus" or the "Company") announcedtoday that its new 10000 metric ton 3-cyanopyridine manufacturing unit at Vertellus' production facility in Nantong, Jiangsu, China recently started ... See all stories on this topic »

power amplifiers CNET (blog) That's why I made the trek to New Haven to learn more about the brand. Viola's two original founders, Tom Colangelo and Paul Jayson, more Today's receivers may be jam-packed with the latesttechnology, but they lack the muscle of high-end power ... See all stories on this topic »

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Airbus Opens Asian Logistics Center in China | HEADLINE NEWS ... Airbus Opens Asian Logistics Center in China ... says · China National News ( Today) - ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE -- China signaled a gradual evolution toward ... www.headlinenewsonline.com/.../airbus-opens-asian-logistics-...

Asia's Leading Scientific, Environmental and Process ... - News Blaze Asia's Leading Scientific, Environmental and Process Technology Business Event ... today, amidst the continent's rapid growth and increasing need for the latest ... newsblaze.com/story/2011112122544000003.../topstory.html

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