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Breaking News Wed, 27 Aug 2008
Jollibee
China   Fastfood   Jollibee   Philippines   Photos  
Jollibee expects to complete China deal in October
| MANILA, Philippines--Fast-food group Jollibee Foods Corp. said it had signed an agreement to complete its acquisition of Beijing congee chain Hongzhuangyuan for $55.5 million (P2.5 billion) in Octob... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Inquirer
Cathay Pacific Airways
Aerospace   Business   Flight   Photos   Transport  
Cathay flight without third pilot sparks legal action
An aircrew union is legally challenging the Director of Civil Aviation for allowing a Cathay Pacific flight from Melbourne to Hong Kong to operate with only two pilots instead of three. | //--> Patsy ... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr)
Hong Kong Standard
Pakistani brokers work at Karachi Stock Exchange, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008. Politics hold Pakistan economy hostage
| By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | QUETTA, Pakistan - The breakup of Pakistan's five-month-old ruling coalition, just a week after the resignation of former president Pervez Musharraf, has further aggravated i... (photo: AP / Fareed Khan) Asia Times
Economy   Investments   Pakistan   Photos   Politics  
Malaysia's leading opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim, Victorious Anwar on path to power
| By Anil Netto | PENANG - Opposition icon Anwar Ibrahim's victory in a crucial by-election in the Permatang Pauh constituency in Penang on Tuesday has thrown wide open the political possibilities in ... (photo: AP / Vincent Thian) Asia Times
Asia   Election   Malaysia   People   Photos   Politics  
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Pedestrians pass by in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo Wednesday, March 12, 2008. The upper house of parliament rejected in a vote Wednesday the government nomination for BOJ chief in a move that is certain to lead to a political showdown. The stalemate in legislature over who will head the central bank of the world's second largest economy is a major embarrassment to the Japanese government, coming at a time when fears are growing about a global slowdown and central banks around the world are trying to work together to calm jittery markets. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)hg3 Leviathan's return
| By Sreeram Chaulia | As the integrated world economy reels from recessionary symptoms of slowing growth, credit crunch, financial ruin, demand contraction, inflation an... (photo: AP Photo / Katsumi Kasahara) Asia Times
Economy   Financial   Growth   Photos   World  
EU-Russian Summit - press conference with, from left to right: Javier Solana, Secretary General of the Council of the EU and High Representative for CFSP, Janez Jansa, Slovenian Prime Minister and Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia Russia sets off alarm bells
| By Ramesh Jaura | BERLIN - A specter is haunting Europe, the specter of a new cold war in the wake of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signing a decree on Tuesday form... (photo: EC / European Community 2008) Asia Times
Berlin   Diplomatic   Europe   Photos   Russia  
Enabling the rural poor to overcome their poverty ADB’s new poverty indices for Asia
| NEW DELHI, Aug. 27: Adopting a poverty line that is relevant specifically to the Asia and Pacific region, as well as taking into account the purchasing power parity of ... (photo: Creative Commons / akor) The Statesman
Asia   Economist   Pacific   Photos   Poverty  
In this photo released by China's official Xinhua news agency, a man watches the share price screen in a stock trading hall in Beijing on Monday November 20, 2006. Encouraged by the appreciation of the Chinese currency and the fall in oil price, the Composite Stock Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange broke the 2,000-point level on Monday, first time since July 30, 2001, Xinhua reported. Wednesday Asia markets: Energy shares gain, oil up for third day
| HONG KONG - Asian exporter shares fell on Wednesday as oil rose to $117 a barrel and developed economies sputtered, though investors found some value in energy stocks a... (photo: AP / Xinhua, Wei Ming) Canada Dot Com
Asia   Energy   Markets   Photos   Stock  
 Indonesian men walk past a monitor screen at the Jakarta Stock Exchange in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. Indonesia´s main stock index hit historic highs at over the 1,000 mark for the first time by midday Thursday, with further gains Asia markets mixed as Japan falls and HK gains
|                 | HONG KONG : Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday, as Japan stocks fell and Hong Kong shares rose sharply... (photo: AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) The Times of India
Asia   Japan   Markets   Photos   Stock  
Nokia E90 Taking soccer to the small screen
| : A year ago, Thorsten Neuhetzki, a soccer fan in Berlin, took up T-Mobile's offer to watch live Bundesliga soccer matches free for a month on his mobile phone, a Nokia... (photo: Public Domain / Shritwod ) International Herald Tribune
Berlin   League   Mobile   Photos   Soccer  
ADB upbeat on India's renewable energy ADB upbeat on India's renewable energy
| The Asian Development Bank is upbeat on investment prospects in India's renewable energy sector. In an e-mail response to Projectmonitor, Antolin L. Naguiat, Senior Fin... (photo: GFDL) Projects Monitor
Asian   Development   Energy   Photos   Renewable  
Gold market zouq (souq, souk) in Dubai deira, UAE, November 2007 Buyers snap up jewellery as festive season begins
|                 SINGAPORE: Jewellery makers in India, the world's largest consumer of gold, paid a premium to secure scarce... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) The Times of India
Business   Festival   Gold   Photos   Singapore  
Eva Mendes Eva Mendes proud of nipple shot
| US actress Eva Mendes says she couldn't be prouder of her controversial TV ad banned because it showed too much of her nipple. | The Hollywood star, who was in Sydney t... (photo: AP / Matt Sayles) The Australian
Actress   Celebrity   Film   Hollywood   Photos  
Guangzhou Beijing
China warns banks on property loans
Cricket revolution brewing in China
NBA will play two exhibition games in China in October
Milwaukee Bucks to play two games in China
All eyes turn to China's post-Olympic economy
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Dalai Lama cancels foreign trips
People: Boris Johnson; Barack Obama; Tom Cruise
Israelis accuse Bank of China of funding militants
Beijing steps up random HIV tests of travellers
Jollibee
Jollibee expects to complete China deal in October
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Shanghai Wuhan
Beijing steps up random HIV tests of travellers
Jollibee expects to complete China deal in October
Beijing breaks silence on Georgia
Seven's record Beijing Games TV ratings
Jollibee
Jollibee expects to complete China deal in October
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Chinese shares close down 0.34 per cent
BTI opens Shanghai subsidiary
Don't lick the medals
Mary K. Howett, 60, Drexel biosciences department head
His Holiness lauds Madison Leaders' Support for Tibet
China steps up pre-Olympic crackdown with arrest of well-known online protester
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Fujian Macau
Research and Markets: In 2007, China's Ceramic Industry
China LPG production edges up, imports slide
Taiwan considers bridge to link outlying island and mainland
Taiwan mulls bridge link to China
Pig Farm
Chinese farmers bring home bacon for banks
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Solar vows to put PBA back to its throne
Jones backs old adversary Woodward after Andrew's swipe
SA is Mozambique's top foreign investor  
SA Moz's top foreign investor
 PDEA - PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY - ANTI-DRUG GOVERNMENT AGENCY
'Gov't not remiss in warnings vs drug smuggling in China'
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Tianjin Taiwan
Standex Reports Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Fiscal 2008 Fina
Scotiabank launches Chinese wealth managemer
Rio Tinto expects post-Olympic Chinese boom
World develops stronger immune system
BEIJING OLYMPICS: Micromanaging Summer Games
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RP Youth battles Chinese Taipei
EPA OKs nuclear storage site
Airline routes canˇ¦t be forced: CAA
SAC seeks NT$1bn to help program for the 2012 Olympics
Taiwan
Taiwan economy shows signs of slowing: Government
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