Obama reviving US clout in Asia as China stumbles Khaleej Times WASHINGTON ' The Obama administration is now reviving much of Washington's old clout in Asia as missteps by rising giant China prompt its smaller neighbors to turn to the US as a counterweight, analysts say. | Experts said the United States, China as well as the rest of Asia ' whether it's South Kor...
DOST launches calibration center to help industries Malaya BY PAUL ICAMINA | LOS BANOS – A regional laboratory to calibrate industrial and small-scale equipment with precision instruments opened here Tuesday to service the country’s manufacturing heartland. | Science Secretary Mario G. Montejo, inaugurating the Regional Metrology Laboratory (RML), calle...
Coffee drinkers embrace fair factor NZ Herald By 4:00 AM Saturday Jul 31, 2010 Email Print | Fairtrade - it's the buzzword of "ethical" consumerism in the 21st century. | Many in the West sing its praises but fewer understand the complex forces governing the lives of Third World farmers from Bur...
No winners in workplace row NZ Herald By 4:00 AM Saturday Jul 31, 2010 Email Print | Prime Minister John Key and Council of Trade Unions boss Helen Kelly are both experienced brinksmanship players. | But the high stakes row between Key and Kelly over the Government's plan to toughen up o...
Japan urges Sri Lanka to allay human rights concerns Zeenews Tokyo: Japanese Cabinet ministers on Thursday urged visiting Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris to allay international concerns over alleged war crimes committed last year by Sri Lankan forces in the country, Japanese officia...
Obama reviving US clout in Asia as China stumbles Khaleej Times WASHINGTON ' The Obama administration is now reviving much of Washington's old clout in Asia as missteps by rising giant China prompt its smaller neighbors to turn to the US as a counterweight, analysts say. | Experts said the United States, China as...
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Taiwan challenge to Korea, Japan Asia Times | Jul 22, 2010 Taiwan challenge to Korea, Japan | By Jens Kastner | TAIPEI - The recent signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) betw...
Vietnam: Clinton Should Press Hanoi on Rights Human Rights | (New York) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should highlight the importance of respect for human rights in Vietnam during her visit to Hanoi to attend the ASEAN Regional F...
The changing face of emergence Asia Times | Jul 14, 2010 THE BEAR'S LAIR | The changing face of emergence | By Martin Hutchinson | There's a new acronym for favored emerging markets - CIVETS. Coine...
UK minister calls on Aquino, talks trade, OFW, Mindanao Malaya | A ranking British official yesterday urged the Philippines to shun protectionism but at the same time assured better diplomatic relations and fair treatment for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). | Jeremy Browne, the United Kingdom’s minister of s...
Prominent Wine and Spirits Merchants to Merge Scoop Friday, 30 July 2010, 11:45 am | Press Release: EuroVintage | Prominent Wine and Spirits Merchants to Merge Operations | A new company is to be formed to take over the business of prominent wine and spirits distributors Vintage Wines and Spirits Ltd ...
National and Labour singing the same old economic Scoop Friday, 30 July 2010, 10:10 am | Press Release: New Zealand Alliance Party | National and Labour singing the same old economic song | The Alliance Party says National and Labour are squabbling over meaningless details of economic policy while the gap...
Asia nudges ahead Asia Times | Jul 31, 2010 MARKET RAP | Asia nudges ahead | By R M Cutler | MONTREAL - Overall, Asia looks like having some rough going, at least for a while, although it seems to have established a support in the MSCI Asia Pacific Index chart a little underneath the 115 level. | The MSCI Asia Pacific Index was up only 1% on the week t...
Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher The New York Times | European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously expected. | The euro broke out of its recent tight trading range to strike a fresh 11-week high against the dollar. | In Europe, the FTSE 100 in London was up 44.23 points, or 0.83 per...
