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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, listens as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, July 16, 2010.
Business   China   Germany   Photos   Politics  
 Asia Times 
China finds a friend in Germany
|      Jul 31, 2010 China finds a friend in Germany | By Jian Junbo | SHANGHAI - China and Germany are moving toward a closer and friendlier partnership, a process that seemed high... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan)
With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010.
Asia   Cambodia   Defence   Photos   US  
 Asia Times 
US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
|      Jul 31, 2010 US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep | By Clifford McCoy | BANGKOK - Cambodia's first-ever multinational military exercise is part and parcel of intensifyi... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith)
In this July 7, 2008 photo, an investor looks at a stock price board at a private securities' company in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares fell sharply Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, on heavy selling of airlines and other market heavyweights, as investors and analysts puzzled over why expectations of a rally linked to the Beijing Olympic games never materialized. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 4.5 percent, or 122.81 points, to 2,605.16. The Shenzhen Composite Index of China's smaller, second market dropped 5.6 percent to 74  Asia Times 
Asia nudges ahead
|      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 es... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko, FILE)
Asia   Economy   Finance   Markets   Photos  
HDFC Bank  The Times Of India 
Sensex ends 123 points down, global cues negative
MUMBAI: Late selling pressured a benchmark index for Indian equities on Friday to close 123 points lower on a lacklustre day of trade. Global markets too exhibited a negative tendency. | The 30-scrip ... (photo: Creative Commons / Mukesh Dak)
India   Markets   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia: BSE Sensex  
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Samsung Mobile phone shop, Pune, India Indian Express
'Mobile phone sales to rise 19% in India'
| The Indian telecom story still has a lot of zing left in it. Sale of mobile handsets in India, the world's fastest growing wireless market, should rise by 18.5 percent ... (photo: WN / Geeta)
India   Industry   Photos   Telecom  
solar water heater - renewable energy Business Report
Competing subsidies fail to ignite solar geysers
  | Submit your comment | Coming in the next five years to a roof near you: one of a million solar water heaters. That is the government's plan but there is no clari... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Energy   Photos   Solar   Water   Wikipedia: Solar water heating  
Samsung LCD TV The Guardian
Samsung Elec sees weak profit after record Q2
* Q2 op profit 5.0 trln won vs 4.86 trln won street view * Warns of weak margins in H2 on competition * Handset shipments fall to 63.8 mln from Q1 * To pay 5,000 won/shr ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Electronics   Photos   Profit   Smartphone   Wikipedia: Samsung Electronics  
 KLdy1 - Dec06 - Shanghai Airlines - airlines. (dy1) China Daily
Shanghai Airlines to pull out of Star Alliance
| SHANGHAI - Shanghai Airlines Co Ltd said on Thursday it has agreed to terminate its Star Alliance membership by the end of October. | The city-based carrier merged with... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
Aerospace   Photos   Shanghai   Transport   Wikipedia: Shanghai Airlines  
Das Buerogebaeude der Siemens AG fuer IT Operations und Industrial Services in Erlangen, aufgenommen am Montag, 13. August 2007. The New York Times
Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China
| FRANKFURT — Germany continued to show surprising strength Thursday as a drop in unemployment, coupled along with better-than-expected profit at two of the country... (photo: AP / Andreas Beil)
Business   Economy   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, people wait to board trains at the West Railway Station in Beijing, China. The New York Times
Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis
| With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects. Lower birthrates and longer life ... (photo: AP)
Economy   Infrastructure   Photos   Population   Wikipedia: Population growth  
Shanties are seen standing besides high rise buildings in Indias commercial capital city of Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. The New York Times
India Is Getting All the Trappings of the New Century; But Is It Modern?
| PONDICHERRY, INDIA — S. Durairaj is by all accounts a modern man. He drives a car, uses a cellphone and keeps up with international news. In his spare time, he st... (photo: AP / Rajanish Kakade)
Culture   Economy   India   Photos   Society  
The German stock index (DAX) display at the Stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany The New York Times
Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher
| European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously expe... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer))
Economy   Europe   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
OCTOBER 23 , 20008 , MAKATI CITY , PHILIPPINES - AVON PHILIPPINES , A DISTRIBUTOR OF COSMETIC AND APPAREL PRODUCTS Breitbart
Stocks up on AstraZeneca, Bayer, telecom earns
| Specialist Michael Sollitto, right, directs trades at his post on the floor... | LONDON (AP) - World stock markets mostly rose Thursday after another batch of positive ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
London   Photos   Stock   Telecom   Wikipedia: DAX  
HDFC - Housing Development Finance Corporation - India Deccan Chronicle
Sensex closes flat, global cues mixed
Sensex closes flat, global cues mixed | Share ARTICLEURL | Mumbai, July 29: Indian equities markets closed the July future series on a dull note Thursday with a benchmark... (photo: WN / Geeta)
India   Markets   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia: BSE Sensex  
Avon - Cosmetics The News & Observer
Avon Products 2Q net income doubles
| NEW YORK -- Avon Products Inc. says higher revenue in Latin America and Europe helped its second-quarter net income more than double. | The direct seller of beauty prod... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Business   Europe   Market   Photos   Wikipedia: Avon Products  
Business & Economy Industry & Factory
- Consumer finance: Women still lag in corporate world
- Agriculture: The next big thing?
- Eco-disasters up by 98% in China
- Unruly vagrant's actions no choke
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, listens as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, July 16, 2010.
China finds a friend in Germany
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- Eco-disasters up by 98% in China
- Airlines living on the edge: CEO
- BP rejects Sinopec bid for assets
- China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
Chinese paramilitary police patrol near a mosque closed to Friday prayers in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Friday, July 10, 2009.
China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
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Health and Society Defence and Terrorism
- China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
- Gaming gamble for Google
- From Confucius to Communism: How the Past Is Affecting China
- Maoists Trip Up Rising India
Chinese paramilitary police patrol near a mosque closed to Friday prayers in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Friday, July 10, 2009.
China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
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- China finds a friend in Germany
- The end of (military) history
- The (war) games go on
- China Says It Opposes EU Sanctions Against Iran
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, listens as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, July 16, 2010.
China finds a friend in Germany
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Media and Religion Politics & Goverment
- Eco-disasters up by 98% in China
- Whirling Into the Forest Primeval
- Expensive tastes help boost airfreight volumes to China
- Airlines living on the edge: CEO
Chinese paramilitary police patrol near a mosque closed to Friday prayers in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Friday, July 10, 2009.
China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
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- Group reminds Philippines government of drugs case policy
- Airlines living on the edge: CEO
- China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
- China finds a friend in Germany
Chinese paramilitary police patrol near a mosque closed to Friday prayers in Urumqi, western China's Xinjiang province, Friday, July 10, 2009.
China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
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