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Indian Shares Follow Asian Markets Lower
Indian shares are drifting lower on Wednesday, tracking weak Asian cues as investors await the outcome of a two-day Fed policy meeting later in the day, with expectations the U.S. central bank will continue with quantitative easing for the time being. Japan's Nikkei index is rallying a percent, bolstered by encouraging exports data, while the ...
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Vasco da Gama’s journal included in list of worlds greatest documents
Africa to India, arriving in Calicut and starting a maritime route from Portugal to India, changing the course of history of humankind has been included in the most prestigious list of the world's greatest documents. Unesco's world heritage body that met on Tuesday has decided to include this journal - the only copy of the voyage of Vasco da Gama in the Memory of the World Register ...
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Asia markets mostly down as investors await Fed meetings results
SEOUL, South Korea - Asian markets opened mostly lower Wednesday as investors waited for an update on the U.S. economy from the Federal Reserve and for some clarity from the Fed about its future course. The results of a two-day Fed policy meeting will likely ripple through stock markets once investors learn whether there will be changes in the U.S. central bank's strategy for shoring up ...
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UBM Asia and Restec to Launch International B2B Furniture Fair FIDexpo in 2014 in Moscow
MOSCOW, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM Asia and Restec are pleased to announce the launch of FIDexpo, an international B2B furniture fair, to take place from 12-15 May 2014 at the All Russian Exhibition centre (VVC) Pavilion 75, in Moscow, Russia. ...
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Asian businesses optimistic sentiment in India falls
That’s how many engineers graduate in India every year. And they have never found it so hard to land a job. Some blame the slack job market, others point to poor quality of colleges and ...
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Bus crashes in foggy valley in China 15 dead
BEIJING (AP) -- A bus carrying 36 people veered from a road in heavy fog and crashed into a valley in western China, killing at least 15 people, state media ...
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Barack Obama to invoke call of history in Berlin speech
Barack Obama will invoke the Cold War history of German-US solidarity in a speech he will give today on his first visit to Berlin as ...
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Asian Markets Pare Early Gains
markets are mostly trading lower on Wednesday, despite opening on a firm note on the back of a positive lead from Wall Street where the major averages surged higher overnight on some encouraging economic data.Concerns about a likely tapering of asset purchase program by the U.S. Federal Reserve appears to be weighing on sentiment and prompting investors to trim down positions.In the Australian ...
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Hectic week in Asian markets amid Europe’s worries and concerns
Asian markets witnessed a hectic week full of important data from the region’s economy, where Europe’s debt crisis continued to weigh on the outlook and the market, the week of heavy data was very critical, but the star remains China with the surprise rate ...
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Central banks’ decisions and important Chinese data highlight the Asian session this week
Asian markets are waiting for many critical economic data to be released this week, like rate decision for BOJ and RBNZ, as well as China’s trade ...
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Sell-offs across Asia as Nikkei drops 6.4 on BoJ disappointment World Bank weighed
Asian stocks slipped on Thursday as Nikkei triggered sell-offs across the region after falling more than 6%, which places the index in a bear market, while the dollar/yen fell towards the 94-mark on BoJ’s lack of action to calm markets, pushing exporters ...
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Asian stocks extend losses as BoJ woes continue to weigh
Asian stocks slid further on Wednesday as Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) latest monetary policy decision revived fears that other central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve, could scale back stimulus ...
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Asian stocks mixed ahead of Fed meeting
Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday as caution is rising ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve two-day convening Tuesday, which might give clues on when the central bank could start tapering monetary stimulus amid recovery ...
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Asian stocks jump as Nikkei recovers some losses following strong U.S. data
Asian stocks jumped Friday as strong U.S. data lifted confidence about the ability of the U.S. economy to withstand any cut in stimulus. The upbeat retail sales and jobless claims triggered a rally on Wall Street and soothed the panicking Asian markets ahead of next weeks Federal Reserve policy ...
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Australian jailed for life for rape murder
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- A serial sex offender was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for raping and murdering an Irish immigrant while free on parole after previous convictions for raping five ...
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Asia Markets China stocks fall Japan jumps ahead of Fed meet
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Chinese and South Korean stocks fell Wednesday on caution ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary-policy decision later in the day, while Japanese shares rallied on a weakened yen and strong overnight gains on Wall ...
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Asia business sentiment rises in second quarter global growth risk still dominates
SEOUL (Reuters) - Asia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey ...
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Reforming Telecommunications in Burma
This 24-page report outlines steps necessary to promote adequate protections for Internet and mobile phone users in Burma, and ways to foster responsible investment in Burma's telecom sector. In January 2013, the Burmese government announced plans to open the country's telecom sector to foreign investment and is scheduled to award two nationwide licenses to companies by June 27. As of ...
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Knox murder acquittal had discrepancies Italian courtItalys top court said on Tuesday it had ordered a re-run of the Meredith Kercher murder trial because the acquittal of American Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend contained shortcomings cont
American Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend contained "shortcomings, contradictions and inconsistencies". Knox and Italian Raffaele Sollecito were initially found guilty of killing the 21-year-old Leeds University student in 2007 during a drug-fuelled sexual assault, but both were cleared on appeal in 2011. In March this year, Italy's top appeals court overturned that acquittal and ...
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HIGHLIGHTS-Q2 ThomsonReutersINSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey - by sector
MUMBAI, June 19 | Tue Jun 18, 2013 11:19pm EDT MUMBAI, June 19 (Reuters) - Optimism among Asia's top companies gathered momentum in the second quarter despite lingering concerns about the global economy and rising costs, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey published on Wednesday showed. The Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Index climbed ...
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Malaysia budget airport launch pushed to May 2014
Airport workers unload passenger baggage from an AirAsia Bhd airplane at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Feb 25, 2009. Malaysia's airport operator says the launch of a new airport for budget carriers has been further delayed by 10 months to May 2014 due to a setback in construction. -- FILE PHOTO: ...
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EM ASIA FX-Baht ringgit Philippine peso won weaker
June 19 (Reuters) - The following table shows the position of Asian currencies against the dollar at 0135 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Change on the day at 0135 GMT Currency Latest bid Previous day Pct Move Japan yen 95.44 95.38 -0.06 Sing dlr 1.2625 1.2623 -0.02 Taiwan dlr 29.905 30.002 +0.32 Korean won 1134.30 1131.10 -0.28 Baht 31.04 30.82 -0.71 Peso ...
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Asian markets subdued as Fed looms Nikkei rallies
the rest of Asia was restrained as investors waited for clarity on the Federal Reserve's next policy step. Major currencies were subdued as well ahead of the outcome of the ...
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REFILE-WRAPUP 1-Asian stocks to lead the way to years end Fed seen pulling back - poll
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China ‘Benefit the Masses’ Campaign Surveilling Tibetans
It's hard to see the 'benefit' to Tibetans of thousands of political education sessions, partisan quasi-police force operations, and scrutiny of their political views. In a region where people are already subjected to extraordinary monitoring, this village-level drive, alongside similar efforts directed at towns and monasteries, effectively means that Tibetans cannot avoid state ...
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Southeast Asia's growing prominence in world trade
Southeast Asia has been, for many centuries, a major part of world trade and the recent recession has not hampered this position as the region is recovering much faster than many more developed countries.
Southeast Asia, although geographically large, covering an area of around 5 million square miles, is comparatively small economically in relation to the number of people that inhabit the area. The Southeast Asian region is home to over 500 million people and yet the region’s GDP is just US$1.5 trillion, or around US$2,500 per person annually. Read more
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