US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep Asia Times | 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 intensifying competition between the United States and China for regional influence. | The recently completed ...
Gaming gamble for Google Asia Times | Jul 31, 2010 <IT WORLD> | Gaming gamble for Google | By Martin J Young | HUA HIN, Thailand - Google is cooking up new recipes in its digital kitchen, with reports this week about a number of partnerships with online gaming companies. A social gaming platform seems to...
Gaming gamble for Google Asia Times | Jul 31, 2010 <IT WORLD> | Gaming gamble for Google | By Martin J Young | HUA HIN, Thailand - Google is cooking up new recipes in its digital kitchen, with reports this week about a number of partnerships with online g...
Asia nudges ahead Asia Times | 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 established a support in the MSCI Asia Pacific Index...
Venezuela, China discuss new co-op agreements China Daily | CARACAS - Venezuela and China held talks Thursday on ten new agreements involving cooperation in energy, mining, food and gas sectors, the state-run Venezolana de Television (VTV) reported. | China agreed to back Venezuela's 17 development projects...
Spare Times: For Children The New York Times | ‘THE MAGIC POT: THREE TALES FROM CHINA’ Blog | ArtsBeat | The latest on the arts, coverage of live events, critical reviews, multimedia extravaganzas and much more. Join the discussion. More Arts News | This musical may remind you of a ...
Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China The New York Times | 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’s biggest manufacturers, underscored how Europe’s largest economy i...
Marbury Agrees to 3 More Years With Chinese Team The New York Times | Filed at 3:24 a.m. ET | BEIJING (AP) -- Former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury has agreed to three more years with a Chinese basketball team, whose owners will set up a company to produce and sell his line of athletic apparel and shoes, the team said ...
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Marbury Agrees to 3 More Years With Chinese Team The New York Times | Filed at 3:24 a.m. ET | BEIJING (AP) -- Former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury has agreed to three more years with a Chinese basketball team, whose owners will set up a company to p...
European Markets Slip on Concerns About U.S. The New York Times | European exchanges traded in a narrow range Wednesday amid signs that the recent rally may be running out of steam because of concerns about a recovery in the United States. | As...
IMF: China currency undervalued but policy sound The State | BEIJING - The International Monetary Fund said China's yuan is undervalued in a mildly worded assessment Wednesday of its controversial currency controls and praised Beijing's re...
Banks' increase of transaction fees draws public concern China Daily | BEIJING - Several Chinese commercial banks raised their cross-bank same-city automatic teller machine (ATM) withdrawal fees earlier this month, triggering opposition among bankcard holders. | China's big-four banks, including the Industrial and Com...
IMF: China currency undervalued but policy sound The State | BEIJING - The International Monetary Fund said China's yuan is undervalued in a mildly worded assessment Wednesday of its controversial currency controls and praised Beijing's response to the global crisis. | The comments came in a review by the Wa...
IMF hails China's policy response to financial crisis China Daily | WASHINGTON - Chinese authorities "quick, determined and effective" policy response has helped mitigate the impact on the economy and ensured that China has led the global recovery, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday. | "Executive...
Former Nazi Guard, 88, Charged in Mass Murder of Jews The New York Times | BERLIN — German prosecutors have charged an 88-year-old former Nazi guard with aiding in the murders of 430,000 Jews at the Belzec death camp during World War II, and with shooting 10 people himself during his time there. | The former guard, Samuel Kunz, No. 3 on the list of most-wanted Nazi war criminals published by the Simon Wiesenthal C...
European Markets Slip on Concerns About U.S. The New York Times | European exchanges traded in a narrow range Wednesday amid signs that the recent rally may be running out of steam because of concerns about a recovery in the United States. | Asian stocks closely sharply higher, however, on optimism over the region’s two leading economies, Japan and China. | In London, the FTSE 100 was down 20.56 points, o...
