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Angry China blasts Dalai Lama's latest speech
(Reuters) 10 March 2010, 8:48 pm
Reuters - Chinese officials have reacted with anger to a speech by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in which he said Buddhists were living in prison-like conditions and expressed sympathy with the people of Xinjiang....
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India to revamp mining laws, attract foreign miners
(Reuters) 10 March 2010, 7:20 pm
Reuters - India is in the process of revamping its mining laws in a bid to attract more foreign mining and exploration companies to invest in its domestic mining sector, said a Indian top policymaker on Tuesday....
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FACTBOX - Forbes top 20 richest people in the world
(Reuters) 10 March 2010, 5:28 pm
Reuters - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the new richest person in the world, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, Forbes said on Wednesday....
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World's mega-rich adding wealth, Carlos Slim No. 1
(Reuters) 10 March 2010, 5:22 pm
Reuters - Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 50 percent over the last year, Forbes magazine said on Wednesday....
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NEWSMAKER - World's richest man, Slim, a born wheeler-dealer
(Reuters) 10 March 2010, 5:05 pm
Reuters - Mexico's Carlos Slim, named the world's richest man on Wednesday, first showed a talent for business as a 10-year-old kid when he filled his pockets with pesos selling drinks and snacks to his family....
Top Chinese Stories
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Sometimes we are the news 11 March 2010, 1:39 pm
As reporters, their job is to provide the news for the public, but during China's ongoing annual sessions, where new policies concerning people's lives and the country's strategy on domestic development and foreign affairs may be made, they themselves can become news as they make every effort to cover the events in a timely manner....
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Chinese feverishly engaged in e-Congress 11 March 2010, 1:36 pm
As China moves ahead with political transparency, the Internet is offering a platform for common people to judge the country's lawmakers and political advisors....
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Lenovo to launch cellphone-laptop 11 March 2010, 1:22 pm
Lenovo Group Chairman Liu Chuanzhi said Thursday that the Chinese computer maker plans to introduce a new product next month that combines the function of cellphone and computer....
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Inflation indexes rise as new loans fall by half 11 March 2010, 12:18 pm
China's inflation climbed higher in Feb, adding to pressure to prevent overheating and keep the recovery in the world's third-largest economy on track. CPI up 2.7% PPI up 5.4% New loans halved Industrial output Fixed-asset investment Retail sales...
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Wahaha CEO tops Forbes' China rich list 11 March 2010, 11:51 am
Chinese entrepreneur Zong Qinghou, CEO of eastern Hangzhou's Wahaha Group, is the wealthiest person in China, according to a rich list released Wednesday by Forbes Magazine....
Top Taiwanese Stories
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Talk Of The Day --should Death Penalty Be Scrapped Or Retained 10 March 2010, 9:48 pm
The question of whether Taiwan should abolish capital punishment remains an ultra-divisive topic of debate in local society, as evidenced by the criticisms leveled at Minister of Justice Wang Ching-fe......
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Justice Minister Isn't A Fourth Trial Judge 10 March 2010, 9:47 pm
Minister of Justice Wang Ching-feng, a former human rights lawyer, said recently that she will insist on "stays of execution" for death row inmates, even at the risk of losing her job. Wang's past eff......
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China Steel To Raise June Prices, Report Says 10 March 2010, 9:30 pm
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- China Steel Corp., Taiwan's largest maker of the metal, will increase prices for domestic customers by at least US$50 a metric ton in June after costs to produce steel rose, the Unit......
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Fubon Talking With Chinese Company On Asset Venture 10 March 2010, 9:30 pm
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Fubon Financial Holding Co., Taiwan's second-largest publicly traded financial-services company, is in talks with a Chinese company to form an asset management venture in the mainlan......
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Taipower To Sell Nt$12 Bil. Corporate Bonds In Auction 10 March 2010, 9:30 pm
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan Power Co. is selling NT$12 billion of corporate bonds in four tranches in an auction, Clint Chou, a spokesman for the state-run utility, said by phone yesterday. The Taipei-ba......
Top Japanese Stories
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National › Miniskirted 'policewomen' ready to help stressed-out workers 11 March 2010, 12:27 am
The Planetplan group on Saturday will open a new reflexology salon in Akihabara designed to help weary customers relieve their stress with the help of…...
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National › Fish fall from the sky in Akita 11 March 2010, 12:20 am
An elderly couple got a scare this week when 45-cm-long fish fell from the sky late Monday morning, landing near their home in Akita City,…...
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Entertainment / Arts › In the name of the Law 11 March 2010, 12:00 am
Sherlock Holmes and his faithful sidekick Dr Watson as action heroes? Why not, says Jude Law, who plays Watson in director Guy Ritchie’s take on…...
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Picture of the Day › Discovery 10 March 2010, 11:02 pm
The Space Shuttle Discovery mission's three female crew members, left to right, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, Stephanie Wilson and Naoko Yamazaki (of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)…...
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Politics › Hatoyama shows willingness to amend child allowance bill 10 March 2010, 11:00 pm
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama indicated his willingness Wednesday to expand the scope of monthly childrearing allowances to children who reside in nursing homes, as requested…...
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New data show weaker recovery in Japan
(AFP) 10 March 2010, 8:13 pm
AFP - Japan's economy is recovering more slowly than previously thought from its worst recession on record, hobbled by stubborn deflation and weak domestic demand, government data showed Thursday....
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Japan's economic recovery slower than thought
(AFP) 10 March 2010, 7:23 pm
AFP - Japan's economy grew at a slower rate than previously thought in the fourth quarter of 2009, new data showed Thursday, raising fresh concerns over the country's recovery from a crushing recession....
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'The Cove' puts Japanese fishermen on the defense
(AP) 10 March 2010, 9:40 am
AP - EDITOR'S NOTE — Miles Edelsten is a senior producer for Associated Press Television News and has covered Japan for 10 years....
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US probes runaway Toyota Prius
(AFP) 10 March 2010, 9:00 am
AFP - US investigators launched a probe Tuesday into a runaway Toyota Prius in California, a high-profile case that threatens to undermine the Japanese automaker's effort to repair its battered image....
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US plays down impact of Japan probe into US nukes
(AFP) 9 March 2010, 3:08 pm
AFP - The United States said Tuesday it did not expect serious harm to ties with Japan after the new center-left government in Tokyo lifted the lid on past nuclear and military deals with Washington....
Top Korean Stories
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Us Dismisses N.korea Concern On War Games 10 March 2010, 5:36 pm
State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters. "These should not be a surprise to North Korea," he said. North Korea, which habitually protests war games in the democratic S......
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Christian 'Goal Ceremony' Irks Buddhists 10 March 2010, 8:15 am
By Han Sang-hee Staff Reporter Christian and Buddhist communities are at odds over whether ceremonial gestures during sports matches should be allowed. The debate was ignited as the Jogye Order......
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WSJ Reporter Regrets Swearing at Gov’t Officials 10 March 2010, 8:15 am
By Lee Hyo-sik Staff Reporter Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Seoul correspondent Evan Ramstad said Wednesday that he regrets swearing at a senior government official after a press conference two days a......
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Smartphones Bypass Korea-Specific Rules 10 March 2010, 8:15 am
By Kim Tong-hyung Staff Reporter The government intends to impose rules on Internet users, but these attempts could be rendered irrelevant as the Web goes mobile. Since last year, Korean users ......
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LG Launches Its First Android Smartphone 10 March 2010, 8:15 am
By Kim Yoo-chul Staff Reporter LG Electronics has introduced its first Android-based smartphone, "Andro-1," for KT customers. LG spokesman Yoon Won-il said the Andro-1 will lay the groundwork f......
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S.korea Central Bank Freezes Key Rate 10 March 2010, 8:52 pm
South Korea's central bank Thursday froze the key interest rate at a record low 2.0 percent for a 13th month. The Bank of Korea left the benchmark seven-day repo rate unchanged after the final rate......
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South Korea Eyes Nuclear Push In Turkey 10 March 2010, 8:47 pm
Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) and Turkey’s Elektrik Üretim (EUAS), the two countries’ state power companies. The deal gives Kepco five months to conduct feasibility studies and produce......
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Ibaraki Airport Opens With Only 1 Regular Daily Flight To Seoul+ 10 March 2010, 7:07 pm
TOKYO, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)Ibaraki Airport opened Thursday as the third airport in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with a daily flight to and from Seoul by South Korea's Asiana Airlines servin......
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Gm Considers Renaming Daewoo In S Korea 10 March 2010, 4:54 pm
Daewoo brand with the Chevrolet name in South Korea as the US carmaker looks to boost sales at its struggling GM Daewoo unit.Mike Arcamone, GM Daewoo’s president, on Wednesday said the company would......
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S.Korea launches world kimchi research centre 10 March 2010, 11:42 am
South Korea Wednesday opened a kimchi research centre to raise global demand for its iconic dish and for the country's cuisine in general. The agriculture ministry said the world kimchi laboratory,......
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S.korea Central Bank Freezes Key Rate 10 March 2010, 8:52 pm
South Korea's central bank Thursday froze the key interest rate at a record low 2.0 percent for a 13th month. The Bank of Korea left the benchmark seven-day repo rate unchanged after the final rate......
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South Korea Eyes Nuclear Push In Turkey 10 March 2010, 8:47 pm
Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) and Turkey’s Elektrik Üretim (EUAS), the two countries’ state power companies. The deal gives Kepco five months to conduct feasibility studies and produce......
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Ibaraki Airport Opens With Only 1 Regular Daily Flight To Seoul+ 10 March 2010, 7:07 pm
TOKYO, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)Ibaraki Airport opened Thursday as the third airport in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with a daily flight to and from Seoul by South Korea's Asiana Airlines servin......
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Gm Considers Renaming Daewoo In S Korea 10 March 2010, 4:54 pm
Daewoo brand with the Chevrolet name in South Korea as the US carmaker looks to boost sales at its struggling GM Daewoo unit.Mike Arcamone, GM Daewoo’s president, on Wednesday said the company would......
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S.Korea launches world kimchi research centre 10 March 2010, 11:42 am
South Korea Wednesday opened a kimchi research centre to raise global demand for its iconic dish and for the country's cuisine in general. The agriculture ministry said the world kimchi laboratory,......
Top Thai Stories
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Market Commentary and Intraday News (INO News) 10 March 2010, 10:24 pm
(RTTNews) - Consumer confidence in Thailand declined in February, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce said on Thursday. The consumer confidence index fell to 70.9 in February from 71.9 in the preceding month. A reading below 100 suggests that pessimists outnumber optimists....
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Thai-ASEAN News Network (Thailand Outlook Channel) 10 March 2010, 9:11 pm
Siam Commercial Bank's Center for Economic and Business Research has pointed out that a persistent and violent protest could hurt tourism and hold back Thailand's economic growth by as much as 4.5 percent....
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Thailand keeps interest rate unchanged ahead of protests (People's Daily) 10 March 2010, 8:42 pm
Thailand kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a seventh meeting, refraining from following neighbor Malaysia in raising borrowing costs as political protests threaten the nation's economic recovery. The Bank of Thailand left the one-day bond repurchase rate at 1.25 percent, the lowest level since July 2004, it said in Bangkok on Wednesday. The decision was predicted by all 20 ......
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Precautionary steps taken ahead of mass rally in Thailand (People's Daily) 10 March 2010, 8:36 pm
Transport Minister Sohpon Zarum on Thursday is going to discuss about precautionary steps with both state and private transportation chiefs to ensure smooth public services during a mass rally. The precautionary steps are aimed at ensuring that travelers will be able to access bus terminals and airports as usual during the anti-government rally, Sohpon was quoted by the National News Bureau of ......
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Many will pay for online news (Straits Times) 10 March 2010, 7:51 pm
A MAJORITY of consumers would consider paying for online news content in the future, although only 15 per cent of those in a recent survey has paid for such content so far. In a recent Nielsen survey of 3,084 consumers in the region, slightly more than half (52 per cent) said they would pay for online newspapers....
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Hong Kong Stops Package Tours To Bangkok Ahead Of Expected Protests 10 March 2010, 9:33 pm
Hong Kong - Hong Kong suspended all package tours to Bangkok Thursday after the government issued a red travel alert on the Thai capital ahead of expected anti-government protests this weekend. The de......
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Thai Rice Output May Drop On Drought As El Nino Parches Region 10 March 2010, 9:19 pm
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Rice production in Thailand, the world’s largest exporter, may decline as drier-than-normal weather curbs yields, adding to signs that an El Nino may be hurting farm outp......
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Soldiers Meant For Peace-keeping And Not Coup 10 March 2010, 9:10 pm
The large presence of soldiers in the capital and seven surrounding provinces is deemed necessary to safeguard peace, the Internal Security Operations Command spokesman said on Thursday, dispelling co......
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Thai Stocks Open Up Up 1.41 Pt, 0.20 Pct 10 March 2010, 9:10 pm
Thai composite stocks index (SET) opened on Thursday at 722.25, up 1.41 point, or 0.20 per cent. Blue chip SET-50 index at 509.16, up 1.18 point, or 0.23 per cent. Top five active (value) stocks: AD......
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Security Checkpoints Activated On Rajdamonoen Ave 10 March 2010, 9:10 pm
Since midnight of the first day of enforcing the internal security law, security checkpoints have been activated today at the designated rally site on Rajdamnoen Avenue and around the capital.Military......
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Market Commentary and Intraday News (INO News) 10 March 2010, 10:40 pm
(RTTNews) - Philippines' budget deficit stood at PHP 37.1 billion in January, lower than the PHP 38.1 billion deficit a year ago, the country's finance department said on Thursday....
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ABS-CBN News Online Beta (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) 10 March 2010, 10:22 pm
MANILA, Philippines - A lawyers’ group head said Thursday that they will charge a Manila court judge for grave abuse of discretion before the Court of Appeals for a decision allowing big oil companies to raise pump prices on a weekly basis....
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ABS-CBN News Online Beta (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) 10 March 2010, 9:07 pm
MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Immigration on Thursday said it has banned immigration officers who are off-duty from entering the immigration areas of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and all other international ports of the country....
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ABS-CBN News Online Beta (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) 10 March 2010, 8:37 pm
MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed 2 counts of murder charges against 25 policemen for the killing of a 53-year-old seafarer and his 7-year-old daughter after being caught in the bloody Parañaque shootout in 2008....
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Villar unfazed by 'Kris factor' in Noynoy campaign (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) 10 March 2010, 8:00 pm
MANILA, Philippines - The camp of Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Sen. Manny Villar Jr. on Thursday downplayed news that TV host Kris Aquino is actively campaigning for her brother, Liberal Party presidential bet Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, in LP sorties....
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Ballot Boxes Arrive From Taiwan 10 March 2010, 9:39 pm
The first batch of ballot boxes that will be used in the May 10 polls finally arrived. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Gregorio Larrazabal showed reporters the 5,000 ballot boxes that ......
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Mexican Tycoon Named "world's Richest" Person 10 March 2010, 9:39 pm
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, jumping past Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the first person from a developing nation to top th......
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Ibrado Calls On Troops To Be Non-partisan 10 March 2010, 9:39 pm
Retired Gen. Victor Ibrado, who relinquished his post Wednesday as Armed Forces Chief of Staff to Gen. Delfin Bangit, for the last time called on soldiers to consistently respect, promote, and protect......
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Bangit Assumes Afp Top Post 10 March 2010, 9:39 pm
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, as Commander-in-Chief of the AFP, presides over the change of command of the AFP, from Gen. Victor Ibrado (left) to Lt. Gen. Delfin Bangit at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon ......
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Philippine Exports Rise At Fastest Pace In 15years 10 March 2010, 9:32 pm
MANILA -- The Philippines said Wednesday that exports rose at their fastest pace in nearly 15 years in January as the Southeast Asian nation reaped the benefits of an improving world economy. Exports ......
