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 India: A nation of individual winners, not collective strength
| By: Sangeeth Varghese | India is gripped by a strange case of Tragedy of the Commons – a situation where individually rational users ov... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Times Of India
China Development India Photos Society |
 Bush will attend Beijing Olympics opening ceremony
| WASHINGTON -- US President George W. Bush will attend the August 8 opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games despite appeals from human rights activists that he boycott the gala, the White Hou... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) Inquirer
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 India blows up a monsoon
| By M K Bhadrakumar | It cuts both ways when an unelected politician heads the government in a democratic country. On the one hand, he may not be adept at the politickin... (photo: PIB ) Asia Times
Asia India Nuclear Photos Politics |
 Big Oil's 'secret' out of Iraq's closet
By Pepe Escobar | NEW YORK - It is not about the "war on terror". It is not about weapons of mass destruction. It is not about "freedom and democracy to the Iraqi people"... (photo: US Navy file / PM1 Michael Larson) Asia Times
Afghanistan Iraq Oil Photos US War |
 Gold near ten-week high on oil
SINGAPORE - Gold was steady near its highest level in more than ten weeks today, on inflation fears driven by record high oil, and gains in ETF holdings suggested investo... (photo: WN / deniseyong) Business Day
Gold Inflation Oil Photos Trading |
 Taiwan prepares for Chinese tourists on historic flights
| : Taiwan's tourist attractions have a fresh coat of paint and restaurants are laying on special buffet lunches in anticipation of a surge in visitors from China when re... (photo: Public Pomain / Jiang) International Herald Tribune
Chinese Flights Photos Taiwan Tourists |
 Smoking in public now means $192 fine in Hong Kong
| HONG KONG: Legislators in the city of 6.9 million passed late on Wednesday a new law, which will allow offi... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Times Of India
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 HK shares off lows on China Mobile, CNOOC gains
| HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks eked out a small gain on Thursday after opening 1.5 per cent lower, helped by a... (photo: AP / Lo Sai Hung) The Times Of India
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 Gold near 10-week high on oil, ETF holdings up
| SINGAPORE: Gold was steady near its highest level in more than 10 weeks on Thursday, on inflation fears dri... (photo: WN / rina) The Times Of India
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 Tourism endorsed 10 projects worth P5.7b in first 3 months
| The Tourism Department has endorsed 10 projects in hotels, resorts, a theme park and medical tourism with combined investments of P5.7 billion. | These projects, approv... (photo: wn/ Silvino Lopez Jr.) Manila Standard Today
Investment Medical Philippines Photos Tourism |
 China, Taiwan airlines to see lift from new flights
By Joseph Chaney TAIPEI, June 29 (Reuters) - Direct weekend flights between China and Taiwan starting this week are likely to give a boost to carriers on both sides of th... (photo: creative commons / Terence Ong) The Guardian
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 Adidas Using Olympics in Race Against Nike
BEIJING -- When it comes to China, is bigger better? Sportswear giant AG thinks so. | At midnight Friday, the German-based company will open here its biggest store anywhe... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan) Wall Street Journal
Business China Market Olympics Photos |
 One wrong move: Jackie Chan's latest role threatens to overshadow his film career
| Widely portrayed as kung fu's loveable goofy hero, Jackie Chan's wide-ranging business empire attests to a very different persona; a driven, ambitious man whose financi... (photo: New Line Cinema) The Independent
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 Lozada affirms testimony at Senate NBN-ZTE probe
| Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., key witness in the Senate investigation into alleged anomalies in the canceled $329-million national broadband network (NBN) contract between t... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez) The Philippine Star
Anomalies Lozada Philippines Photos Slideshow Testimony |
