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Anti-Myanmar government protesters hold posters of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest to demand her release in front of the U.N. office in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 22, 2009.
China   Foreign Policy   Myanmar   Photos   US  
'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
| By Stanley A Weiss | MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the future of Southeast Asia. A... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit)
Asia Times
Shanghai has been a political hub of China since the 20th century. The 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai. In addition, many of China's top government officials in Beijing are known to have risen in Shanghai in the 1980s on a platform that was critical of the extreme leftism of the Cultural Revolution, giving them the tag "Shanghai Clique" during the 1990s.
Asian   China   Economy   Photos   US  
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
| By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US intere... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus)
Asia Times
An investor studies the latest shares prices through an electronic board at a stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday, July 22, 2005. Asian stocks mixed after lackluster US finish
| HONG KONG-Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday, taking a breather after sharp gains the day before as investors awaited more clues about the health of the world economy. | A number of markets were little... (photo: AP / Andy Wong) The Boston Globe
Asia   Economy   Market   Photos   USA  
Oil station - Pune, India Oil hovers below $82 after month-long runup
| Singapore, March 09: Oil prices hovered below $82 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, losing momentum after a month-long run-up fuelled by growing investor optimism about global economic growth. | Benchmark c... (photo: WN / Geeta) The Siasat Daily
Asia   Economy   Oil   Photos   Prices  
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Buildings  -  Business Establishments  -  Offices  -  Makati City, Philippines Philippines catches recovery wave
| By Jennee Grace U Rubrico | MANILA - As the global economy shifts from crisis to recovery, the business processing outsourcing (BPO) industry is sparking new demand and... (photo: WN / Trigedia) Asia Times
Economy   Employment   Industries   Philippines   Photos  
Indonesian parliament members listen to the annual budget speech by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 3, 2009. Indonesia most corrupt of key Asian nations
SINGAPORE - Indonesia, one of the star emerging markets over the past year, was rated the most corrupt of 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations in a business surv... (photo: AP / Achmad Ibrahim) Khaleej Times
Asian   Corruption   Indonesia   Investments   Photos  
Men walk at the HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's largest bank by market value, plans to cut 500 jobs in Asia due to the global economic slump. World stocks up as US job data lift recovery hopes
| HONG KONG - World stock markets gained Monday as a better-than-expected report about the U.S. job market lifted confidence in the economic recovery. | Major Asian bours... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung) Houston Chronicle
Economy   Job   Market   People   Photos  
Gold Ornaments - India Dubai gold imports down 15% in 2009
DUBAI (Reuters) -  -  | Dubai's gold import volumes in 2009 totalled 576 tonnes, a 15 percent decline compared to a year earlier, a statement from the Dubai Com... (photo: WN / Geeta) Mineweb
Dubai   Economy   Gold   Market   Photos  
Poor Indonesian women wait for a food handout by Nadhlatul Ulama, Indonesia's largest Muslim organization, Sunday Oct. 30, 2005 in Jakarta. T Asia-Pacific women lack economic power, rights - U.N.
| NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Women in the Asia-Pacific region have little economic and political power, impacting economic growth prospects of developing nations, the United N... (photo: AP / Ed Wray) The Star
Asia   Human Rights   Photos   UN   Woman  
The Union Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee- India- Politics Book on Pranab, 'the all season man'
| Ananya Dutta | 'A great builder of modern India,' says Narayanan | West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan (right) with Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Sukhendu... (photo: PIB of India) The Hindu
Book   India   Photos   Politics   West Bengal  
A sign of HSBC bank is seen, backropped by part of St. Paul's Cathedral, in central London, Monday, Aug. 4, 2008. British bank bosses shun bonuses to avoid backlash
| By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, March 08, 2010 | - Powered by | LONDON: Faced with public outrage over excessive bankers’ pay, the bosses of Britain&rsquo... (photo: AP / Sang Tan) Daily Star Lebanon
Banking   Britain   Economy   Financial Crisis   Photos  
a couple traveling on the road on the two wheeler - India  - man and woman India at bottom in man-woman equality index: World Economic Forum
NEW DELHI: India may be the world's second fastest growing economy but when it comes to man-woman equality the country figures at the bottom of the table, ranked 114th am... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Times Of India
Equality   India   Photos   Society   Woman  
 Myanmar's junta leader Senior Gen. Than Shwe, left, is seen before his meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, unseen, Friday, May 23, 2008 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Ban, on a mission to open up Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help cyclone survivors. Ban's comments came after a crucial two-hour meeting Friday with Than Shwe, the country's most powerful figure Junta in Myanmar Begins Privatizing Assets
| YANGON, MYANMAR — Myanmar’s military government has quietly begun what diplomats and businessmen here say is the largest sell-off of state assets in the cou... (photo: AP / Stan Honda, Pool) The New York Times
Elections   Military   Myanmar   Photos   Politics  
A Philippine communist New People's Army rebel For Philippine Rebels, Election Is a Cash Cow
| MANILA — Communist guerrillas are expected to extort more money from politicians before national elections scheduled for May 10, the Philippine military said Sund... (photo: AP / Froilan Gallardo) The New York Times
Election   Philippines   Photos   Rebel   Tax  
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Law Bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi From Election
Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties'
Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers
'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi, pro-democracy leader of the NLD (National League for Democracy), points during a press conference at her residential compound in Rangoon on Saturday, August 31, 1996. Suu Kyi informed journalists of the stiff sentencing and continued harassment toward NLD members by the Burmese government.
Law Bars Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi From Election
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'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
India's search for a currency symbol
Weak banks, miners push FTSE down 0.7 percent
Anti-Myanmar government protesters hold posters of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest to demand her release in front of the U.N. office in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 22, 2009.
'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
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China To Boost Food Safety Measures After Scandal
Angered by U.S. Security, Pakistanis Return as Heroes
Gates Visits Former Taliban Village
Editor Is Fired After Criticizing Chinese Registration Syste
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Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks
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Indonesia most corrupt of key Asian nations
Asia Posts Modest Gains
Cebu tops Asian BPO hub; Makati slides — survey
India's growth goal a tall order
Indonesian parliament members listen to the annual budget speech by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 3, 2009.
Indonesia most corrupt of key Asian nations
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Trade Farming
Weak banks, miners push FTSE down 0.7 percent
Asian stocks mixed after lackluster US finish
Market Rap
World stocks up as US job data lift recovery hopes
KLdy1 - Mar08 - Aluminium - steel - metal - metal prices. (dy1)
Weak banks, miners push FTSE down 0.7 percent
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China To Boost Food Safety Measures After Scandal
Politicians in bed with India's 'pimp gurus'
Marjah, the city that never was
China to boost food safety measures after scandal
An Afghan boy looks back as U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment patrol in Marjah in Afghanistan's Helmand province on Thursday Feb. 25, 2010.
Marjah, the city that never was
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