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Singapore Builders Drop on New Property Taxes to Cool Prices
BusinessWeek
... an analyst at Citigroup Inc., wrote in a note to clients today. The latest taxes could be the catalyst for price cuts and result in a “significant decline” in residential property sales volume. CapitaLand, Southeast Asia's biggest developer, ...
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Route map keeps growing for Boeing 787 Dreamliner
USA Today (blog)
By Ben Mutzabaugh, USA TODAY The latest comes from Japan Airlines (JAL), which says it plans to deploy its new 787s on routes from Tokyo Narita to New Delhi and Moscow and from Tokyo Haneda to Beijing, The Associated Press reports. ...
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USA Today (blog)
ECB May Dig Deeper Into Crisis Toolbox as Leaders Mark 'Date With Destiny'
Bloomberg
Schwartz speaks with John Dawson on Bloomberg Television's "On the Move Asia." (Source: Bloomberg) The European Central Bank may delve deeper into its toolbox today to stimulate bank lending and fight off a recession as Europe's leaders gather to lay ...
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Bloomberg
S&P Capital IQ Initiates Coverage on Empowered Products, Inc. in Standard ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, Dec 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- S&P Capital IQ announcedtoday that it has commenced Standard & Poor's Factual Stock Report coverage on Empowered Products, Inc. Empowered Products, Inc. /quotes/zigman/5776541 EMPO 0.00% engages in the ...
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Bharti, Brooks, Emperor Capital, Round One: Asia Stocks Preview
BusinessWeek
8 (Bloomberg) -- The following companies may have unusual price changes inAsian trading tomorrow. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and share prices are as of the latest close. The information in each item was released after markets shut unless stated ...
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New treaty to save euro splits EU
Hindu Business Line
Following marathon all-night talks, the 23 decided to back a new treaty with strict oversight over national budgets, as they try to convince markets that the euro has a future in the wake of a crippling debt crisis. Even after today's long-awaited deal ...
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Stocks drop Thursday...World Stocks subdued Friday...New treaty splits EU
NECN
NEW YORK (AP) — Fears about Europe's debt crisis sent US stocks down sharply in the latest session. The Dow fell 199 points to 11997. The S&P shed 27 points, while the Nasdaq was down 53 points. HONG KONG (AP) — World stocks have been subdued today ...
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CVC Said to Drop Debt Extension Offer on Nine Entertainment
BusinessWeek
CVC is currently investing a 10.8 billion-euro ($14.4 billion) European buyout fund and a $4.12 billion Asian pool, both raised in 2008. CVC's overall funds performance “continues to be top quartile after fully reflecting the latest financial position ...
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Business news: Senate battle over consumer protection head, Ford stock pays ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Sales in Asia, Africa and the Middle East advanced 8.1 percent, the most since December last year, the Oak Brook, Illinois-based company said today in a statement. Analysts projected a gain of 5.9 percent. Chief Executive Officer James Skinner has ...
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European Stocks Fluctuate as EU Leaders Return for Summit Talks
San Francisco Chronicle
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks swung between gains and losses as investors digested the latest agreement by the region's policy makers to tackle the sovereign-debt crisis. US index futures were little changed while Asian shares fell....
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Analysis: Green technology race outpaces UN climate talks
Reuters
The latest climate talks in the South African port city of Durban, which dragged on in bitter debate on Friday, might manage incremental steps towards a new treaty on limiting global warming. But few expect them to deliver the kind of binding deal that ...
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The Popularity of Hair Dye
DESIblitz.com
However, today it seems more and more people are starting to dye their hair at a very young age. Not because they're getting grey hair, but just to follow the latesttrends and their fashion and music icons. For example, the red head look of pop star ...
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Core European countries are now coming under pressure: Min Zhu
India Infoline.com
Recent IMF spillover reports have shown that Asia is still highly vulnerable to shocks through the trade channel. Europe is one of the largest export markets for a number of Asian countries, including China, India, and the Philippines. ...
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Amnesty International Urges Romania To Come Clean Over Secret Prisons
eNews Park Forest
The Romanian authorities must re-open an investigation into CIA secret detention centers on its territory, Amnesty International said today after new evidence of secret prisons was revealed by a German newspaper. eNews Park Forest is an independently ...
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EGShares Reveals Plans For 11 Emerging Market ETFs - Leveraged ETFs
Stock Markets Review
However, the Brazilian market is extremely competitive and the fund could face stiff competition from a number of products that currently occupy the space. Want thelatest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best ...
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Africa to play a major role to meet growing demand for crude oil and gas in ...
Press Information Bureau (press release)
As we meet today, I would like to recall Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru's prophetic words at the Asia-Africa Conference held at Bandung, Indonesia in 1954: “We have met here because of an irrepressible urge amongst the people of Asia and Africa. ...
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BREAKFAST DEALS: Wesfarmers cover
Business Spectator
Meanwhile, it appears increasingly likely that Nine Entertainment will end up in the hands of its bankers just like Kerry Stokes foretold, with the latest CVC AsiaPacific debt deal getting another cold reception. Elsewhere, Qantas Airways says its ...
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Shots - Health Blog : NPR
NPR
Federal officials are extending today's deadline some people picking a Medicare prescription drug or private health plan because of the crush of last-minute sign-ups. There's a catch. The extension is available only to seniors who seek official help ...
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Green skyscraper stands tall in S'pore
ZDNet Asia
By Ellyne Phneah , ZDNet Asia on December 9, 2011 (8 hours ago) City-state's latest addition to skyline--Asia Square Building--boasts high-tech, eco-friendly features such as a biofuel plant, self-powering lift system and biometric access to ...
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ZDNet Asia
Green technology race outpacing UN climate talks
Vancouver Sun
The latest climate talks in the South African port city of Durban, which dragged on in bitter debate on Friday, might manage incremental steps towards a new treaty on limiting global warming. But few expect them to deliver the kind of binding deal that ...
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Gas Turbine Technology - Upgrading to a new level of flexibility.
Power Engineering Magazine
In September Alstom announced the launch of its 194 MW upgraded GT24 gas turbine and the corresponding KA24 combined cycle power plant offering for North America, parts of Latin America, Asia and the Middle East - the 60Hz zone. ...
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Time for Europe to engage with Asia
The Australian (blog)
EU policymakers often gauge their success or failure in Asia by comparing European trade or business flows with the US's economic presence in the region. And since the US and Russia participated in the latest East Asia Summit, the EU is stepping up ...
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Investors kept hoping for good news on the Eurozone
FXstreet.com
Equity indices are roughly at last week's closing levels, some mainly in Asia a little lower. Eurozone sovereign ten-year bond yield spreads have started widening out again, Switzerland's Conf is at a new record low yield of 0.738% as are ten-year ...
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FRIENDLY PLANET TRAVEL'S 5 NEW CRUISE DEALS THAT WON'T SINK YOUR BANK ACCOUNT
TravPR.com (press release)
Today, Friendly Planet Travel, a well-known provider of high-quality, affordable deals to exotic worldwide destinations, launched its latest affordable cruise specials. Available for travelers looking to set sail in 2012 are Friendly Planet's ...
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At $50000 a pound, rhino horns being stolen from museums
msnbc.com
The latest, on Tuesday at a hunting museum in Paris, saw thieves use a stun gas on two guards to facilitate the theft. "The style of the offenses has taken us by surprise and the fact that they're still continuing today," Scotland Yard Detective Ian ...
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Latin America's message to the Arab world
Aljazeera.com
Pepe Escobar is the roving correspondent for Asia Times. His latestbook is named Obama Does Globalistan (Nimble Books, 2009). The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial policy. ...
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Aljazeera.com
Banks cave on rate cut
The Australian
The Wall Street Journal Asia reports: European banks must come up with a total of 114.7 billion euro ($153.8 billion) in new capital by June, the European Banking Authority said Thursday, as regulators took their latest stab at restoring confidence in ...
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Raspadskaya Cuts Production Target 18% on Blast-Ravaged Mine
BusinessWeek
The miner is also in talks with buyers from Southeast Asia, he said. The coal producer intends to spend about $200 million a year on maintenance and plans to expand further, depending on the market conditions, Kozovoy said. Raspadskaya said last month ...
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Australia near bottom of 4G value table
iTWire
In its latest research report released today, the Economist Intelligence Unit found that the mobile network operators offering the best overall value for money on 4G or Long Term Evolution (LTE) technology are Scandinavian companies. ...
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Samsung India President & CEO, JS Shin awarded “Man of Electronics Award 2011 ...
Orissadiary.com
With the Two Track Strategy, he was able to boost the South WestAsia market from 1.7 US$ billion in 2008 to 3.5 billion US$ in 2010. He has given a huge thrust to Samsung's manufacturing as well as R&D operations during his tenure. Samsung India today ...
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Asia News Today| Cathnews India
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Asia News Today. ... Tags; Emailed; Latest; Popular; Commented. Thousands deserting the US Catholic Church - 9 emails; Children take up cudgels for their cause - 7 emails; Sr. John - tribal rights martyr - 6 emails; Chastity and pills will keep ...
CathNews India
Latest News | Asia Fibers to Propose New ... - Indonesia Today
Theindonesiatoday. com - PT Asia Pacific Fibers Tbk (POLY) said it will proposenew options for its $1 billion debt restructuring as the existing proposal has not ...
www.theindonesiatoday.com/Industries-Photo/.../News
The Asian Today Online - News - Organ Donation Changed my Life
News - The Asian Today. Updated: 11:35, Monday December 5, 2011. NewsFeed. Organ Donation Changed my Life New campaign urges Asians to join Organ...
www.theasiantoday.com/article.aspx?articleId=2753
2011 December 05 | Latest Asia News - Baku Today
Illustration: kadis.ru President of the Petersburg Electoral Commission Alexandre Gnetov held today, 5 December, a briefing for journalists. As a reporter ...
www.bakutoday.net/2011/12/05
Forex @ DailyFX - Risk Appetite Continues in Pre-Asia on New ...
New Technocrat Prime Minister Mario Monti has made his first move in tackling Italy's debt problem, introducing EUR ... FOREX Market News ... Today at 18:54...
www.dailyfx.com/.../Weekend_12042011_Risk_Appetite_Co...
Latest News – SaveLucy.ca | Asian Elephants Today
Guess who is the latest celebrity to sign up for Lucy's cause – Joan Jett! She, along with many many others, have sent a letter to Edmonton imploring them to ...
asianelephantstoday.com/2011/12/01/latest-news-savelucy-ca/
Ali Zafar, Atif Aslam among sexiest Asian men | Pakistan Today ...
New Update(s) ... Ali Zafar, Atif Aslam among sexiest Asian men ... -sexiest-asian- men%2FAli+Zafar%2C+Atif+Aslam++among+sexiest+Asian+men2011-12-03+ ...
www.pakistantoday.com.pk/.../ali-zafar-atif-aslam-among-sexi...
On the new road to Mandalay - News Today
United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton was the latest to see the ... in anew book, 'Where China Meets India: Burma and the New Crossroads of Asia'. ...
www.newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details...
Asia News Today| Cathnews India
Asia News Today · Rome's newest plaza bears name of Knights of Columbus · Contraceptive remedy evokes mixed reactions · Man held for Church theft ...
www.cathnewsindia.com/2011/12/09/asia-news-today-161/
Google Asia: Latest News, Videos, Photos | Times of India
See Google Asia Latest News, Photos, Biography, Videos and Wallpapers. ... ... firm Zensar today said it has partnered with Internet search giant Google to ...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Google-Asia
Carrier IQ faces lawsuits, lawmaker seeks FTC probe - ZDNet Asia ...
By Elinor Mills , CNET News on December 5, 2011 (4 days ago) ... we cannot comment on the allegations at this time," Carrier IQ said in a statement today. ...that it stopped using Carrier IQ before releasing iOS 5 last month and will remove it...
www.zdnetasia.com/carrier-iq-faces-lawsuits-lawmaker-seeks-f...
BIP Asia to Explore New Opportunities in IP Trading - News Blaze
BIP Asia to Explore New Opportunities in IP Trading. ... BIP Asia (Business of Intellectual Property Asia Forum), which opens today at the Hong Kong Convention ...
newsblaze.com/story/2011120203342400001.../topstory.html
Google eyes Asia growth with new data centres ‹ Japan Today ...
Stay in touch with the latest and widest range of Japan News with ... Google figures show Asia has the fastest growing number of Internet users in the world AFP ...
www.japantoday.com/.../google-eyes-asia-growth-with-new-d...
Assess the Latest Export Regulations in the Asian Market - EIN News
Assess the Latest Export Regulations in the Asian Market. Press release ... This is a service of EIN News .... Become an EIN News member today Try it for free! ...
www.einnews.com/247pr/249465
OECD: Southeast Asian growth to slow through 2016 | HEADLINE ...
JAKARTA - Growth in Southeast Asia's six major economies is expected to slow through 2016, the OECD said Tuesday, urging them to find new growth drivers as the ... Chinese growth to slow – OECD · China National News (Today) - China's ...
www.headlinenewsonline.com/.../oecd-southeast-asian-growth...
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