BBC World News, Mar 30, 2012

Why are fantasy world accents British? BBC News By Brian Wheeler BBC News, Washington Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings are set in fantasy worlds, so why does everybody speak with a British accent? A lot of British people will not have heard of Game of Thrones. This tale of family strife and... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Aardman's Pirates! risks choppy waters in the US BBC News By Emma Jones Entertainment reporter, BBC News The plot of the latest Aardman film The Pirates! In An Adventure with Scientists is, perhaps, a uniquely British storyline so how well is the movie likely to fare with the tricky American audiences? See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Murdoch's new problem: Accused of hacking Sky TV peers Firstpost Prior to these revelations by the BBC, allegations of illegal activity were confined to the Murdochs' newspapers in the UK, and had not involved Sky. The alleged hacking could have dramatically undermined the business of Sky competitor On Digital. See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

The BBC's approach to streaming the digital Olympics BBC News (blog) I'm Richard Cooper, Controller of Digital Distribution at the BBC, and I'd like to talk a bit about the BBC's preparations for London 2012, the first truly digital Olympics. Like everyone else in the UK involved with bringing the games to a digital ... See all stories on this topic »

Nature deficit disorder 'damaging Britain's children' BBC News By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News UKchildren are losing contact with nature at a "dramatic" rate, and their health and education are suffering, a National Trust report says. Traffic, the lure of video screens and parental anxieties ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Pesticides hit queen bee numbers BBC News By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News Some of the world's most commonly used pesticides are killing bees by damaging their ability to navigate and reducing numbers of queens, research suggests. Scientific groups in the UK and France ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

When two Channels Go To War... Evening Standard In an old-fashioned ratings war, the sort most might have thought ended in the 1980s when there were only four channels, BBC One launched its new Saturday-night music talent show, The Voice UK, with an estimated £11 million budget and a panel of judges ... See all stories on this topic »

WISE prizes for educational innovation euronews Doha's World Innovative Summit for Education (WISE) 2011 has awarded six prizes to educational projects from across the world. The winning projects include BBC Janala in the UK, Connexions in the USA and SueñaLetras in Chile. Another prize-winner from ... See all stories on this topic » euronews

Murdoch steps up attack amid fresh allegations Bangkok Post An investigation was also aired this week in the UK by the BBC's flagship current affairs television show, Panorama. Murdoch used Twitter on Thursday to lash out at the BBC and on Friday turned his focus to Fairfax. "Proof you can't trust anything in ... See all stories on this topic »

Blackberry-maker RIM plans new focus amid $125m loss BBC News "They may be doing well in some of the developing countries but clearly in the developed world they are not doing well, both Apple and Google are doing much better," he told BBC News. Just three months after his appointment, chief executive Thorsten ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

BBC's Micro Men take audience back to the future Cabume - Cambridge technology news A 15-year corporate journey, but a much longer personal one, was sparked in many ways by the BBC Micro as Lynch has admitted on more than occasion – an incredible story to be sure. Yet the scale of the business aside, tales of humble beginnings that ... See all stories on this topic »

Riots coverage earns three stations Sony award nominations Journalism.co.uk Three radio stations' live coverage of last summer's riots are competing against each other for a prize at this year's Sony Radio Academy awards - the Oscars of the UK radio industry.BBC Radio 5 Live and commercial stations BRMB in Birmingham and Real ... See all stories on this topic » Journalism.co.uk

Murdoch's Media Empire Strikes Back RadioVop The BBC has a long history of ideological clashes with BSkyB, which is 39 percent owned by News Corp, and both Rupert and his son James Murdoch have publicly attacked the British public service broadcaster over the years. See all stories on this topic »

The Spirit of Schubert: Hughes, BBC Philharmonic, Mena, Media City UK, Salford The Arts Desk As the long arm of the Schubertfest reached the North last night, we had the world premiere of his Symphony D (D708a) of 1821, commissioned by the BBC from the man who painstakingly and affectionately works wonders with mere fragments, ... See all stories on this topic » The Arts Desk

Recommended: UN orders immediate Syria cease-fire: 'The deadline is now' msnbc.com First for breaking news and analysis: Compelling world news stories from msnbc.com and NBC News journalists. Follow us on Twitter. By msnbc.com staff and news services Syrian President Bashar Assad must order a cease-fire immediately, a spokesman for ... See all stories on this topic »

Total Wipeout Is No More, After Bbc Axing Contactmusic.com The show, which features contestants attempting to negotiate the "world's toughest obstacle course" was a reliable ratings banker though the BBC are looking to free up space and finances for a new Saturday evening show, reports the UK'sGuardian ... See all stories on this topic » Contactmusic.com

New ways we can fly the flag Telegraph.co.uk Last week NHK, Japan's licence-fee funded BBC equivalent, flew to the UK to transmit five hours of London-centric live broadcasting. I know this because Sir Paul Smith tells me half an hour of it was dedicated to him showing the camera crew around our ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

News all a-twitter over hacking allegations; Austar deal approved by shareholders The Conversation It comes as the BBC defended it's current affair program Panorama against accusations by News Corporation that the program had “grossly misrepresented” it while airing an investigation into the computer hacking of British rival ONDigital. See all stories on this topic »

News Corp comes up short Stuff.co.nz The AFR story followed similar investigations by the BBC's Panorama programme in the UK and PBS's Frontline in the US. News Corp has denied the allegations, many of which have been raised and challenged by the media giant before. See all stories on this topic »

Cast are set for Leamington gig Leamington Courier The BBC used the bittersweet anthem, synonymous with life's let-downs and brave sporting disappointments, to close its television coverage after Germany had again knocked the Three Lions out of a major tournament in a penalty shootout. See all stories on this topic » Leamington Courier

Letters: Back the world ban on looting The Independent However, his response to a BBC reporter who brought this matter to his attention was more worrying. He said that such a statutory breach would be a "technicality". It would be of great interest if the Government could advise us of the extent to which ... See all stories on this topic »

Fuel panic: petrol prices rise as demand rockets - live coverage The Guardian (blog) 7.11pm: Tanker drivers are normally only allowed to work nine hours per day but the government has waived the rule to allow them to work for 11 hours until next Thursday according to theBBC. The rules were introduced by the European Union to prevent... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

TV piracy claims heap more pressure on Murdoch empire Business Recorder (blog) The Australian Financial Review on Wednesday alleged that News Corp had used a special unit, Operational Security, set up in the mid-1990s, to sabotage its competitors, reinforcing claims in a BBC Panorama documentary aired earlier this week. See all stories on this topic »

London's 1948 Olympics: the real austerity Games The Guardian Britain was still (just about) the world's most powerful nation and the Liberal government could afford to wage a naval arms race with Germany while planning to lay the foundations of the welfare state. In 1948, the US was clearly the world's most ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

New Season At Liverpool Philharmonic Glasswerk.co.uk Our commitment to folk music continues with a number of the genre's best artists visiting us including Mawkin, The Imagined Village, the Unthanks, Andy Irvine, and we are delighted to welcome Nora Guthrie, Woody Guthrie's daughter, for a Woody Guthrie ... See all stories on this topic »

Gino D'Acampo, the king on a cooking mission in Kent Kent News The cream of the UK's culinary elite heads to Kent during the next fortnight for a festival of cooking. Glow, the new entertainment venue at Bluewater shopping centre, is hosting this spring's BBCGood Food Show UK, the first time it has been in the ... See all stories on this topic » Kent News

Band continues to show us what they're made of This is Somerset Steve and Phil (who have rock backgrounds which include playing on Rolling Stones albums, as well as with Peter Gabriel and Jools Holland) are tripleBBC Radio 2 Folk Awards winners (Best Live Act, Best Duo and Best Original Song) – the latter in 2010 ... See all stories on this topic »

Panic at the pumps: Mum left fighting for her life after setting fire to ... Mirror.co.uk Lee Smith, one of the fire officers called to the scene, told BBC Radio 5 Live that firefighters did not need to extinguish any flames but had to deal with "a lot of smoke". The woman was cooking dinner while decanting the fuel from an "appropriate ... See all stories on this topic »

Pesticides killing off queen bee numbers in UK and France DigitalJournal.com Pesticides used in the UK and France are damaging the ability of bees to navigate and the number of queen bees is in serious decline as a result. Scientists studied the use of pesticides called neonicotinoids, which are used throughout the world. See all stories on this topic » DigitalJournal.com

New Zealand's 'Small Five' safari Telegraph.co.uk Last time I was in New Zealand, filming the BBC television series Last Chance to See with Stephen Fry, I had to fight off the amorous attentions of one of the world's largest parrots – a kakapo. The kakapo in question (at the time, one of only 124 left... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

'Downton Abbey' Season 3: 7 Shows To Watch Until PBS Show Returns [VIDEO] International Business Times For those who can last until mid-April, meanwhile, PBS Masterpiece will be airing a new version of the World War I era love story "Birdsong" in the US, focusing on the affair between a soldier and a married woman. Based on the novel by Sebastian Faulks ... See all stories on this topic » International Business Times

Russell Peters Returns to Canada in June With the NOTORIOUS WORLD TOUR MarketWatch (press release) Canada's biggest comedy export, global comedy rockstar, RUSSELL PETERS returns to Canada with ALL NEW MATERIAL as part of his NOTORIOUS WORLD TOUR, which will bring Peters to Toronto's Air Canada Centre on Saturday, June 16th, and to the Saddledome in ... See all stories on this topic »

Inquest into Respect shock victory begins The Independent she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "This is a Labour seat, has been for many, many decades and last night they lost it in spectacular fashion." She added: "We saw West saying, 'You (Labour) can't take us for granted, we're no longer going to vote ... See all stories on this topic »

Who's Responsible For Meeting The Cyber Threat? Scientific American (blog) Interestingly the UK and the US are seen as the safest places for Internet based business. This has resulted in several large corporations quietly reversing the recent trend to relocate business to the developing world to reduce costs. See all stories on this topic » Scientific American (blog)

Easter holiday activities in Greater Manchester Manchester Evening News The fab four will perform their hits at Gulliver's World in Warrington. And after the show you can meet the ZingZillas face to face. ZingZillas will be at Gulliver's World Warrington on April 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 28th, 29th UKpop draws don't ... See all stories on this topic »

The Global Average Salary Is $18000/Year The Mark As to how the ILO actually figured out that number, we'll let the BBC's Ruth Alexander explain: First, they work out the total wage bill for every country in the world. To do that they get the average salary from each office for national statistics, ... See all stories on this topic »

Eurozone crisis live: Spain announces €27bn of Budget savings The Guardian Budget minister Cristobal Montoro will appear before the press at 13.15 UK, after the cabinet meeting that has approved today's budget. And Giles reminds us that Spaniards are upset that they are being asked by eurozone members to perform a deeper ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Vietnam jails ex-Vinashin execs over near-bankruptcy GlobalPost In a bid to create state-owned national champions, Vietnam's communist leadership established Vinashin in 1996, intending it to become on the world'stop shipbuilders, according to the BBC. But the group almost collapsed in 2010 after racking up debts ... See all stories on this topic »

Yep, There's A Robot That Can Jump 30 Feet The Mark As to how the ILO actually figured out that number, we'll let the BBC's Ruth Alexander explain: First, they work out the total wage bill for every country in the world. To do that they get the average salary from each office for national statistics, ... See all stories on this topic »

BBC News - Afghan killing suspect Staff Sgt Robert Bales back in US The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday night has been flown back to the US. ... bbc.co.uk navigation ... Play One-minute World News ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17414585

BBC News - World Bank: Obama ... Barack Obama has revealed his nomination for the new head of the World Bank. He is a ... bbc.co.uk navigation.News · Sport ... Play One-minute World News ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17493335

BBC News - Invisible Children co-founder Jason Russell in hospital bbc.co.uk navigation ... US Election 2012 ... Jason Russell narrated the Kony 2012 campaign video which went viral on the internet last ... The world'swages ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17409934

BBC News - 'Tiniest puppy' vies for ... A puppy, so small it may qualify for the Guinness Book ofWorld Records, had to be ... bbc.co.uk navigation ... USElection 2012 ... Play One-minute World News ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17542464

BBC News - Footage of US army ... Video footage has been released of a US Apache helicopter which went out of control and crashed into ...bbc.co.uk navigation ... Play One-minute World News ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17481023

BBC News - Obama names surprise World Bank candidate Jim ... bbc.co.uk navigation ... But with the US holding the most votes at the WorldBank, which has 187 .... How a video gamer maker raised over $3m from its fans ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17481973

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CSA expands Asia operations with opening of new testing and certification lab ... SYS-CON Media (press release) By PR Newswire TAIWAN, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CSA Group, a leading global testing and certification organization, today officially announced the grand opening of a new laboratory equipped with a state-of-the-art testing and certification ... See all stories on this topic »

Asia Carbon Industries, Inc. Reports Record Financial Results SYS-CON Media (press release) By PR Newswire NEW YORK, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- AsiaCarbon Industries, Inc. ("Asia Carbon", or the "Company") today announced its earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011. The Company, whose shares trade in the US under the stock ... See all stories on this topic »

Update on the latest business NECN BANGKOK (AP) — Asia's major stock markets were mostly lower today as nervous investors turned their focus to China after digesting a report showing a slowdown in Japanese industrial production. Lesser markets fared better, with benchmarks in Singapore ... See all stories on this topic »

New Energy Systems Group to Host Fourth Quarter and FY 2011 Earnings ... SYS-CON Media (press release) By PR Newswire SHENZHEN, China, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ --New Energy Systems Group (NYSE Amex: NEWN) ("New Energy" or the "Company"), a vertically-integrated original design manufacturer and distributor of Anytone® and MeePower® branded ... See all stories on this topic »

National institute launched to help businesses grow with Asian consumers PhysOrg.com (press release) Launched officially today, the Institute on Asian Consumer Insight (ACI) announced its strategy and plans for becoming the world's go-to centre for companies seeking to grow their business in Asia. Top on the list is an AsiaConsumer Summit, ... See all stories on this topic »

Open Thread: 2013 US News Law School Rankings (34 – 49) Above the Law The new hire is likely to come from a top firm in Asia, rather than a bank or another in-house position, but those candidates will not be per se excluded. The US biglaw lateral hiring market in Asia continues to be slow, as we expected going into first ... See all stories on this topic »

China Digital TV Announces New Date of Dividend Payment SYS-CON Media (press release) ... March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Digital TV Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STV) ("China Digital TV" or the "Company"), the leading provider of conditional access ("CA") systems to China's expanding digital television market, today announced that ... See all stories on this topic »

Cutting Navy While Obama Pivots To Asia Does Not Add Up AOL Defense When President Obama unveiled his new strategic guidance in January, highlighted by a pivot to Asia, many assumed (incorrectly) that the Navy and Air Force would reap the benefits. But if the president's own 2013 defense budget request did not make it ... See all stories on this topic »

Precious Metals Up as Currency Devaluation Continues Resource Investor By Mark O'Byrne Gold fell $3.00/oz. or 0.18% in New York yesterday and closed at $1660.10/oz. Gold traded sideways in Asia prior to seeing a slight climb to $1665.55/oz. in late Asian trading and is now trading in Europe near $1662.65/oz. See all stories on this topic »

American Energy Group, Ltd. Prevails in Pakistan Court Against Hycarbex SYS-CON Media (press release) WESTPORT, CT -- (Marketwire) -- 03/30/12 -- The American Energy Group, Ltd. (OTCQB: AEGG) (PINKSHEETS: AEGG) announced today that it has been successful in obtaining an order from the Islamabad High Court granting the relief sought by American Energy ... See all stories on this topic »

Canon Recognized as One of the World's Most Admired Companies in 2012 MarketWatch (press release) For 2012, Canon achieved the number-five position in the computer industry, while also earning the number-two position in the Asia/Pacific region, moving up two spots from last year. “It is an honor to receive this prestigious recognition from a ... See all stories on this topic »

Gold Rises and Silver Surges In Q1 2012 - Fiat Currency Devaluation Continues NASDAQ Gold fell $3.00/oz or 0.18% in New York yesterday and closed at $1660.10/oz. Gold traded sideways in Asia prior to seeing a slight climb to $1665.55/oz in late Asian trading and is now trading in Europe near $1662.65/oz. Gold has been trading in a ... See all stories on this topic »

Here's How Coach Keeps Growing Motley Fool Today, while Coach still sees 70% of its sales in the United States, the growth of its Asia operations is a key driver of the company's overall growth. The growth of Coach's international markets has seen its most acceleration in the past half decade. See all stories on this topic »

AuraSound Acquires Key Assets from Arvani SYS-CON Media (press release) By PR Newswire SANTA ANA, Calif., March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AuraSound, Inc. (OTC BB: ARUZ.OB) today announced that they have acquired key assets from Arvani, a Norway based consumer electronics company. Included in the acquisition ... See all stories on this topic »

Guohong Shuidi Mobile Phone Shows Unlimited Potential with the Emergence of a ... Sacramento Bee By Chongqing Guohong Technology Development BEIJING, March 30, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- With its recent launch, the new Guohong Shuidi mobile phone is riding the crest of a wave of interest in low-cost smartphones across China's mobile phone market ... See all stories on this topic »

China Sunergy Begins Manufacturing Solar Modules in France SYS-CON Media (press release) By PR Newswire NANJING, China, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Sunergy Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSUN) ("China Sunergy" or the "Company"), a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, is pleased to announce that the Company has begun assembling ... See all stories on this topic »

China Clean Energy Files Extension of Form 10-K Filing for Fiscal Year 2011 SYS-CON Media (press release) ... 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Clean Energy Inc. (OTC QB: CCGY) ("China Clean Energy," the "Company"), a producer of biodiesel fuel and environmentally-friendly specialty-chemical products made from renewable resources, today reported ... See all stories on this topic »

Jingwei International Limited Announces Closing of Going Private Transaction SYS-CON Media (press release) By PR Newswire SHENZHEN, China, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Jingwei International Limited (NASDAQ: JNGW) ("Jingwei" or "the Company"), a leading provider of data-mining, interactive marketing and software services in China, today ... See all stories on this topic »

China BCT Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results Sacramento Bee Our wholesale business remains very competitive and the latest round of bidding for hospital supply contracts meant many of our manufacturing suppliers lost or gained new business, leading to challenges for us in developing new hospital relationships ... See all stories on this topic »

US$100 Smart Phone Made in China Attracts Universal Attention SYS-CON Media (press release) By PR Newswire BEIJING, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- With China's continuous economic development in recent years, many national enterprises in the country are growing. Although China's mobile phone market is still dominated by several world's ... See all stories on this topic »

Ku6 Media Announces Partnership with Channel[V] SYS-CON Media (press release) By PR Newswire BEIJING, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Ku6 Media Co., Ltd. ("Ku6 Media" or the "Company", Nasdaq: KUTV), is a leading internet video company in China, focusing on User Generated Content (UGC), todayannounced that it has entered ... See all stories on this topic »

Here's What a Top Hedge Fund Is Buying DailyFinance Their latest moves can shine a bright light on smart stock picks. Today, let's look at one of the biggest hedge fund companies, Eton Park, founded by Eric Mindich in 2004. Mindich had spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs before that, becoming, at age 27, ... See all stories on this topic »

China Housing & Land Development Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Financial ... Sacramento Bee By China Housing & Land Development, Inc. XI'AN, China, March 30, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Housing & Land Development, Inc. ("China Housing" or the "Company"; Nasdaq: CHLN) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended ... See all stories on this topic »

China Nutrifruit Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Stockholders SYS-CON Media (press release) By PR Newswire DAQING, China, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Nutrifruit Group Limited (NYSE Amex: CNGL) ("China Nutrifruit" or "the Company"), a leading producer of premium specialty fruit based products in China ("PRC"), today ... See all stories on this topic »

Trina Solar Files its Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2011 SYS-CON Media (press release) By PR Newswire CHANGZHOU, China, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, announced today that it filed its annual report on ... See all stories on this topic »

Main Finance Centers are in Europe, Asia and N.America Taxation: News & Information The most significant financial centers around the world are in Europe, Asia and North America, with London, New York and Hong Kong being ranked as the most important centers around the globe today. The London based think tank the Z/Yen Group has ... See all stories on this topic »

Exceed Company Ltd. Announces Settlement of Dispute With D.B. Research LLC SYS-CON Media (press release) ... China, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Exceed Company Ltd. (NASDAQ: EDS) ("EDS", "Exceed" or "the Company"), the owner and operator of "Xidelong" brand - one of the leading domestic sportswear brands in China - today announced that it ... See all stories on this topic »

European Shares Set To Edge Higher Before Eurozone Meeting NASDAQ The ministers are also expected to review the second Greek bailout and will assess the situation in Spain, whose government unveils its 2012 budgettoday. Asian shares are swinging between gains and losses, with markets in Hong Kong and Japan losing ... See all stories on this topic »

BioClinica Partners with Mirada Medical for New Era of Molecular Image ... SYS-CON Media (press release) By Business Wire BioClinica ® , Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOC), a global provider of clinical trial management solutions, today announced a partnership with Mirada Medical, a leading provider of medical image analysis software. BioClinica will integrate Mirada's ... See all stories on this topic »

Fenway Sports Management Announces Second Stop on Liverpool Football Club ... MarketWatch (press release) We had a great time playing in front of our supporters in Asia last year and it will be good to give our fans in North America the chance to watch us this summer. I'm told football is the fastest growing sport in America so hopefully we can put on two ... See all stories on this topic »

Russell Indexes: The Russell Asia Pacific Index Returned +11.1% YTD as of ... SYS-CON Media (press release) SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/30/12 -- The Russell Asia Pacific Index returned +11.1% year-to-date as of March 26, 2012. The Russell Asia Pacific Small Cap Index returned +11.7% for this same period, followed by the RussellAsia Pacific Large Cap ... See all stories on this topic »

Equity Research on Most Popular Searches: UnitedHealth Group, Research In ... SYS-CON Media (press release) By PR Newswire VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Insiderslab.com has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM), ... See all stories on this topic »

Roche Receives FDA Approval for cobas p 630 Pre-analytical Solution for ... MarketWatch (press release) PLEASANTON, Calif., March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Roche (six:RO)(six:ROG)(otcqx:RHHBY) announced today the FDA approval of anew pre-analytical instrument that provides an integrated primary tube handling solution for its widely adopted ... See all stories on this topic »

Critical Stock Alerts: VIVUS, Red Hat, eBay, Wells Fargo, JetBlue Airways, and ... SYS-CON Media (press release) By PR Newswire VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Insiderslab.com has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: VIVUS (NASDAQ:VVUS), Red Hat (NYSE:RHT), eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), ... See all stories on this topic »

Top Stock Alerts for Day Traders: Cabot Oil & Gas, SunTrust Banks, Lowe's ... SYS-CON Media (press release) By PR Newswire VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Pennystocksinsiders.com (PSI) has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: Cabot Oil & Gas (NYSE:COG), SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI), ... See all stories on this topic »

Australian Stock Market Report - Afternoon 3/30/2012 NASDAQ In fact, we have had the best start to a new year since 2006. The mining and consumer staple stocks did well today however most other sectors pulled back. Three of the four major banks lost ground, however Westpac ( WBC ) rose slightly today. See all stories on this topic »

ASIA PACIFIC BREW. : APB Commences Legal Proceedings Regarding Proposed Sale ... 4-traders Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd (APB) announced today, that the proposed sale of its 50% owned Heineken-APB (China) Pte Ltd (HAPBC) to China Resources Snow Breweries Limited (CRSB) could not be completed as it was unable to reach an agreement after its ... See all stories on this topic »

BD v Pakistan Asia Cup Final | Pakistan Today | Latest news ... The Asia Cup final is scheduled between Pakistan and Bangladesh with Bangladesh looking to capture their first major one-day title. www.pakistantoday.com.pk/.../bangladesh-v-pakistan-asia-cup...

2012 March 29 DAWN.COM | Latest News, Breaking News, Pakistan ... Dawn.com is the nation's leading voice for the latest breaking news and trusted top stories from Pakistan. Dawn.com covers news from South Asiaincluding Business, Science, Technology, Entertainment and Sport ... (3 hours ago) Today ... www.dawn.com/2012/03/29/page/2

Latest News | Thailand Leads Russel Asia Pacific Index | Stocks ... SEATTLE, Indonesia Today - The Russell Asia Pacific Index returned +12.2% year-to-date as of March 20th, exceeding its return for similar YTD periods in the ... www.theindonesiatoday.com/.../20158-thailand-leads-russel-as...

Latest : Asia Cup News,Current breaking news, Live News Today ... This latest Asia Cup news section contains current Asia Cup news, today Asia Cup breaking news, current news Asia Cup, live Asia Cup news, todaytop ... post.jagran.com/sakhi-articles-asia-cup-1331306533

Asia cup 2012, Virat Kohli smashed Pakistan with 183 runs – Latest ... Hot news Today ... India still keeps alive their hopes of entering the Asia cup final. ... third one day century in four matches and second century in this Asiacup. www.hottrendsindia.com/.../asia-cup-2012-virat-kohli-smashe...

Tech evolution of recruitment processes - ZDNet Asia News By Ellyne Phneah , ZDNet Asia on March 27, 2012 (2 days ago) ... "Candidatestoday have very 'cool' technologies and are put off when they see that a ...Recent advances making video conferencing options more accessible and affordable ... www.zdnetasia.com/tech-evolution-of-recruitment-processes-6...

Asia Water 2012 Set To Launch New Records - US Politics Today KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --. - Region's largest water industry event is drawing hundreds of international exhibitors to Malaysia ... uspolitics.einnews.com/.../asia-water-2012-set-to-launch-new-r...

Seventh Eco Expo Asia Will Open in October | AsiaToday Asia News ... Asia news portal and multimedia, multilingual news distribution service. ...Speaking at today's luncheon previewing the seventh edition of Eco ExpoAsia, 27-30 ... the United Kingdom and the United States, together with a newAustria pavilion. www.asiatoday.com/.../seventh-eco-expo-asia-will-open-octob...

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ASEAN News, Mar 30, 2012

Asean Expects Region's Economies to Grow in 2012 Wall Street Journal The 10-nation Asean group includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Officials from those countries also agreed with representatives of China, Japan and Korea at a ... See all stories on this topic »