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Breaking News Thu, 2 Sep 2010
Meat - Pork - Prices
Business   China   Food   Market   Photos  
Now meat price surge raises fear of food inflation
| Freakish weather conditions and soaring demand from China, Brazil and other fast-emerging economies have pushed meat prices around the world to a 20-year high. | International food prices have risen... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Independent
Palm Oil - CPO - Sime Darby Plantations In Johor.
Australia   Malaysia   Nature   Oil   Photos  
Time to fire a second salvo to defend palm oil
| I WAS baffled to read The Star report on Sept 1 about an anti-palm oil activist group tainting Malaysia's name at the Australian zoos. | It is sad that the freedom of speech and expression in Austra... (photo: WN / patricia) The Star
People mourn the deaths of Wednesday's blast victims during their funeral in Lahore, Pakistan on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack
|      Sep 3, 2010 Al-Qaeda makes a point with Lahore attack | By Syed Saleem Shahzad | ISLAMABAD - After announcing the formal end to combat operations in Iraq, United States Pres... (photo: AP / K.M. Chaudary) Asia Times
Al Qaida   Lahore   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan  
Hitoya Yaguchi, who heads a support group for victims of poison gas produced by Japanese Imperial Army during World War II, shows photos of the latest poison gas victims in the northeastern Chinese city of Qiqihar after drums of mustard gas  dumped by Imperial Japanese soldiers decade ago were dug up last week, sickened at least 34 people, during a news conference in Tokyo Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2003. Hiroshima's poisonous past
|      Sep 3, 2010 Hiroshima's poisonous past | By Peter J Brown | In late August, several historians and others from South Korea, China and Japan announced the joint publication o... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara) Asia Times
Japan   Photos   War Crimes   Weapons   Wikipedia: World War II  
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A stock broker watches the Bombay Stock Exchange index on his trading terminal as the Sensex fell by more than 600 points, in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008 Sheen wearing off Indian growth
|      Sep 3, 2010 Sheen wearing off Indian growth | By Kunal Kumar Kundu | BANGALORE - India's 8.8% economic growth in the three months through June ... (photo: AP / Rajesh Nirgude) Asia Times
Economy   India   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of India  
An Afghan refugee whose house was demolished by heavy flooding, looks for his belongings amid rubble in Azakhel near Peshawar, Pakistan  Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010. Pakistan mulls 'flood taxes'
|      Sep 3, 2010 Pakistan mulls 'flood taxes' | By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI - The government in Islamabad may impose a 2% tax on all imports to ... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) Asia Times
Finance   Floods   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 Pakistan floods  
U.S. Air Force Col. T. Harrison Smith Jr. assumes duties of the U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan new commander during a ceremony at the Manas Air Base near the capital, Bishkek, Monday, June 4, 2007, with Kyrgyz, right, and U.S. flags in the foreground. The base, located at Kyrgyzstan's main civilian airport, hosts about 1,200 American and dozens of French and Spanish servicemen, as well as several military cargo and refueling aircraf Clawing back credibility in Kyrgyzstan
|      Sep 3, 2010 Clawing back credibility in Kyrgyzstan | By Yong Kwon | American airmen sometimes call the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan "the ... (photo: AP / Azamat Imanaliev) Asia Times
Democracy   Kyrgyzstan   Photos   Politics   US  
People sit before graffiti that read "Long live Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar," in Pakistan's border town of Chaman at the Afghan border on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007. These fresh graffiti are seen in border towns supporting religious candidates take part in the coming general elections. The degree zero of culture
|      Sep 3, 2010 LIFE IN TALIBANISTAN, Part 2 | The degree zero of culture | By Pepe Escobar | This is the second article in a three-part report. | ... (photo: AP Photo / Shah Khalid) Asia Times
Afghanistan   Culture   Photos   Taliban   Wikipedia: Taliban  
Fishermen ready to go fishing as the sea water began to rise 100 Indian fishermen released from Pak jail
ISLAMABAD: A group of 100 Indian fishermen was released from a jail in the southern port city of Karachi today as part of a move by Pakistani authorities to free 442 fish... (photo: WN / John Sahid) The Times Of India
Fishing   India   Islamabad   Photos   Wikipedia: Fisherman  
jeera - Indian spice Turmeric hits contract low on output view; jeera down
MUMBAI: Turmeric futures hit a fresh contract low on Thursday depressed by poor demand and prospects of higher crop due to an increase in acreage, analysts said. Farmers ... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times Of India
Commoditiy   Mumbai   Photos   Trade   Wikipedia: Cumin  
Hyderabadi Haleem Famous Hyderabadi Haleem set to get GI tag
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (IANS) Thursday, September 02, 2010 --> | Hyderabad is famous for the Charminar, Salarjung Museum, Biryani and IT companies -- and the Hyderabadi Haleem ... (photo: GFDL) Deccan Herald
Food   Hyderabad   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Hyderabadi haleem  
INDIA-MODEL-DISPLAY-DIAMOND-JEWELLARYIndia Model display the diamond jewellary at Kolkata in Eastern India City ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Rio Tinto to grow Indian diamond presence
| In a major boost to gold and diamond mining in India, mining giant Rio Tinto, which has discovered an immensely rich diamond resource of 37 million tonnes in northern I... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Mineweb
Diamond   Gold   India   Photos   Wikipedia: Diamond  
A Philippine Airlines (PAL) aircraft is serviced at the Davao International Airport in Davao City, Philippines as seen on this July 25, 2009 file photo. PAL loses P15M on trip cancellations after hostage crisis
| Most Read Business 3 RP firms in Forbes Asia's 2010 'Best Under A Billion' list Robredo on hostage tragedy: 'I wish I was in the loop' Meralco seeks rate hike starting ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) Inquirer
Airline   Hostage   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Manila hostage crisis  
Passers-by are reflected on an electronic market board of a private securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Average ended Monday morning session, up 203.20 points to 8,120 Asia stocks gain on brighter US manufacturing data
| Traders and specialists work the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange... | Traders and specialists work the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange... | TO... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara) Breitbart
Asia   Photos   Stock   Trading   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
Business & Economy Politics
Asia stocks rise on US factory data, Ping An gains 2.7%
SEYI (Shieh Yih Machinery) Announces Second Quarter Results
AIG Taiwan unit buyer hopes for favourable solution
Nam Shan bidders blast regulators on rejection
The American International Group logo is shown Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008 in New York. Stocks fluctuated Tuesday following a report that the government is considering extending aid to AIG _ the latest in a string of companies that investors worry could be undone by a shortage of
Taiwan to Block Sale of A.I.G. Unit
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Chinese culture minister visits Taiwan
Chinese culture minister leads group to Taiwan+
China intensifies military build-up against Taiwan: Reports
Cambodia boasts plans for Asia's tallest building
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's  destroyer Ikazuchi (front) cruises along with U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (second from front) and vessels from the Indian Navy in its first trilateral exercise in waters in the Pacific, about 40 kilometers off Nojimazaki on the Boso peninsula, southeast of Tokyo, on Monday April 16, 2007.
Japanese forces gird for mock island assault
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Computers & Internet Society & Culture
China's super computer becomes operational
China's new computer does 1,000 trillion jobs per second
Microsoft looks for China ally
How Internet Growth Is Playing Out in Top Emerging Markets
Samuel Lam briefs colleagues on self-sustained solar power array for a pair of gunnery range microwave relay towers.
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Remembering Teresa Teng
Over 70 Countries Converge to Craft a Truly Global Congress
Teresa Teng honoured
Taiwanese director chosen as Asian Filmmaker of the Year
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Sport Entertainment
Deepika in final
Indian team for Shanghai Sevens
From China to play cricket
Federer and Wozniacki sail safely through
 ag2 Mahesh Bhupathi playing in the 2007 US Open on September 1, 2007, Flushing Meadows, New York
Bhupathi-Mirnyi in 2nd round of US Open
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They're electric
The gripes of Roth
Chief
Ocean Sun Festival
Lady Antebellum
Turned down by mom, Lady Antebellum's Dave Haywood is 'in the hunt' for a CMA ...
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