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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 |
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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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | 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 |
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 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 |