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  • Asia stocks weak amid US, European debt concerns Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:31AMAsian stocks showed little vigor Tuesday as debt worries in the United States and Europe cast a shadow over the global economy and financial markets.
  • Obama meets with Dalai Lama Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:33PMPresident Barack Obama is meeting with the Dalai Lama — a fellow Nobel Peace laureate — and China isn't happy.
  • Obama meets with Dalai Lama Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:33PMPresident Barack Obama is meeting with the Dalai Lama — a fellow Nobel Peace laureate — and China isn't happy.
  • Obama meets with Dalai Lama Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:33PMPresident Barack Obama is meeting with the Dalai Lama — a fellow Nobel Peace laureate — and China isn't happy.
  • WGC: Gold Investment ‘Robust’ In Second Quarter; Volatility Below Average Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:16AM(Kitco News) - Investment activity in the gold market remained “robust” during the second quarter, enabling the metal to fare better than most other markets and also post lower-than-normal volatility, the World Gold Council said Thursday.
  • Business news briefs Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:51PMIt's shaping up to be a long, tough summer for job seekers: The number of job postings didn't increase in May, the latest sign that hiring is unlikely to pick up anytime soon. Employers advertised nearly 3 million job openings, the Labor Department said Tuesday. That is the same amount as in April and down from 3.1 million in March. There's heavy competition for each opening.
  • FTSE live: market report - as it happened July 11, 2011 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:34AMThe blue-chip closed down 1pc amid renewed worries about the European sovereign debt crisis
  • Starwood May Consider Shanghai Listing After China Expansion Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:21AMStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc., which opened China’s first international-branded hotel 26 years ago, is prepared to consider a listing in the country, where its top executives have been based for the past month.
  • Economic Outlook: Jobs be not proud Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:23AMBy ANTHONY HALL United Press International Automatic Data Processing Inc. said this week there was still some life in the old U.S. economic recovery.
  • A look at economic developments around the globe Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:14PMA look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Thursday:
  • Temasek’s Assets Rise to S$193 Billion Peak With Asian Focus Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:30AMTemasek Holdings Pte, Singapore’s state-owned investment company, said the value of its assets climbed 3.8 percent to a record last fiscal year and profit more than doubled on increased contributions from its holdings.
  • China to Pause on Rates Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:16AMA quarter-point boost to one-year lending and deposit rates may be the last for the year
  • Emerging-Market Focus Helps Temasek Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 5:16AMTemasek Holdings Pte’s assets probably reached a new peak after making “trailblazing” bets in emerging markets that outperformed global equities for a second year.
  • Peabody consortium wins Mongolia bid Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 12:55AMGovt hopes groups will jointly develop Tavan Tolgoi. 4 Jul 2011 10:18 PM
  • Asia: Inflation, Rate Hikes Eat Into 2Q Gains Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 12:51AMRead full story for details.
  • A tortoise named Duranto trains Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 11:47PMOur poor railway network is a reflection of how we, as a nation, wait for things to happen unlike China that makes things happen.
  • Rising Turkey Is No Neo-Ottoman Threat to West: Pankaj Mishra Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 12:37PMLike many of Asia’s antique cities, Istanbul is a palimpsest, continuously inscribed by new movements of people and ideas, even as older writings on its parchment remain faintly visible.
  • Production in Asia cools down Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:56PMSHANGHAI: Manufacturing activity in Asia's emerging economies slowed further in June, data showed yesterday, suggesting measures designed to cool explosive growth were taking hold in the region.
  • Pre-Market: Nifty set to cross 200 DMA Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 10:04PMThe markets may see a strong start on the back of positive cues from the global indices. The opening indicator, the SGX Nifty is up 49 points at 5,702. After crossing the 5,640 levels, the Nifty may scale up to 5,700 in the opening trades. However, a stiff resistance is seen at 5,740 which are the 200 DMA.
  • Private wealth... Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:07PM...Public poverty? How success is changing Chinese society
  • BIO Unveils Strategic Initiative to Speed Scientific Breakthroughs, Develop Cures and Grow the Bio-Economy Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 2:45PMWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BIO Unveils Strategic Initiative to Speed Scientific Breakthroughs, Develop Cures, and Grow the Bio-Economy
  • CORRECTING and REPLACING Expanded OECD and Pearson Foundation Video Series Reveals New Strengths of Top-Performing ... Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:59AMTOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the Pearson Foundation announced details of a second collection of investigative films documenting successful education initiatives.
  • Hewlett-Packard Turning to China to Develop Products for Emerging Markets Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 3:58AMHewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) is turning to China for engineers to develop global storage and networking products, opening a new research center in Beijing this year as it seeks to boost sales in emerging markets.
  • Walker's World: China's soft-power hurdle Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 11:03AMBy MARTIN WALKER UPI Editor Emeritus SHANGHAI, June 28 (UPI) -- The European charm offensive of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has been conducted with characteristic Chinese thoughtfulness and efficiency.
  • Asia stocks gain on hopes Europe debt woes easing Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 1:17AMMost Asian stock markets edged higher on Tuesday as investors welcomed signs that French banks could give Greece more breathing room.
  • India, in real time: 28th June 2011 Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:01PMIndia is a country on the go; at any given moment in time, there is much happening in the fields of politics and governance, of finance, of development; there is constant churning in society, considerable activity in sports and in the arts... It's almost too much to keep track of. And hence, this effort: a real-time, constantly updated look at the events that matter.
  • Gove's collision course with teachers spells trouble for all | Jackie Ashley Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 9:11PMIf ministers don't keep good people teaching, all the fiddling with school charters and exams won't help to raise standards The electric tension in the house has had nothing to do with Wimbledon, or the hot weather. With both GCSEs and A-levels in progress, it's been about revision, more revision, then pre-exam nerves, followed by post-exam analysis. It wasn't helped by the education secretary's ...
  • 4 Worst Country ETFs Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:46AMThese global ETFs have badly underperformed major averages, and the charts indicate that further wea
  • Sensex rallies 153 pts after initial losses Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 12:31AMMumbai, June 27 (PTI) The BSE benchmark Sensex swung back into the green after suffering initial losses in early trade today, gaining 153 points on renewed buying in oil and gas, PSU, auto, capital goods, metal and healthcare stocks despite lower Asian advices.Public sector oil marketing companies jumped after the government announced a hike in the price of diesel by Rs 3 a litre, kerosene by Rs ...
  • Mixed Open Projected For Japan Shares Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 6:31PMJapan shares are expected to open mixed on Friday, with optimism triggered by reports of a new deal on Greece's sovereign debt tempered by sharply lower commodity prices triggered by the announced release of oil and petroleum products by the International Energy Agency.
  • The US still calls the shots Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 11:45AMForeign Secretary William Hague tries to put over the idea that removing British forces from combat duties in Afghanistan by 2015 is a decision that was made in Britain.
  • Economic Outlook: How to not keep up Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 8:10AMBy ANTHONY HALL United Press International When the U.S. Federal Reserve lowers its expectations, but has no policy response to match, investors, essentially, have a problem with that.
  • Asian Shares Mostly Lower on Fed's Negative Outlook Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 5:51AMRead full story for details.
  • 2. Financial stocks pull FBM KLCI lower Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 10:13PMMarkets in the Asia-Pacific region were down on continued worries over the health of the US economy and mounting inflationary pressure caused by severe weather conditions in China and India.
  • Deloitte, National Venture Capital Association Study: Stronger IPO Activity Vital to Health of Global Venture Capital ... Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 7:00AMVenture capitalists from around the world say the current level of IPO activity is too low to support the health of the venture capital industry in their respective countries, according to the 2011 Global Venture Capital Survey sponsored by Deloitte and the National Venture Capital Association.
  • Bipartisan résumé a primary concern for Huntsman Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 2:51PMHe's a motorcycle-riding Mormon who speaks fluent Mandarin, a soft-spoken father of seven with eclectic political connections.
  • Region's property boom takes hammering Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 1:22PMFrom Mumbai to Melbourne, the Asia-Pacific property boom is stalling as the world's highest interest rates and government efforts to curb prices take hold.In China's biggest cities, growth slowed in April after the Government...
  • Demand for airline pilots set to soar Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 9:47AMFor as long as he can remember, Costas Sivyllis has dreamed of becoming a pilot.
  • Bipartisan resumé a primary concern for Huntsman Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 6:17AMHe's a motorcycle-riding Mormon who speaks fluent Mandarin, a soft-spoken father of seven with eclectic political connections.
  • Japan, Oman, Palestinians win Olympic qualifiers Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 6:08PMHiroshi Kiyotake scored one goal and set up another as Japan defeated Kuwait 3-1 in the first leg of 2012 London Olympics qualifying on Sunday, ...
  • 19. Global market fears Greek contagion effects Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 2:48AMOFTEN movements of markets are a premonition of the future and what they are telling us now is that the future is not a pretty picture.
  • 12. A stronger and larger Sunway Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 9:51PMTHE new merged Sunway entity will be among the largest property and construction players in the region, with more focus on overseas projects and branding, particularly in China and Singapore.
  • 14. A stronger and larger Sunway Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 9:51PMTHE new merged Sunway entity will be among the largest property and construction players in the region, with more focus on overseas projects and branding, particularly in China and Singapore.
  • A stronger and larger Sunway Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 7:46PMTHE new merged Sunway entity will be among the largest property and construction players in the region, with more focus on overseas projects and branding, particularly in China and Singapore.
  • Tag: china Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 3:29AMSINGAPORE: The blow-out in the premium of Brent crude to Dubai to the highest in nearly seven years may reverse when major Asian buyers such as China and India start filling strategic oil reserves. This ...
  • Tag: third Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 3:03AM... Energy Agency estimates that China will add 169 million barrels to its strategic reserves in the second phase, due to be filled by 2013, and about another 228 million barrels in the third phase by 2016. ...
  • Tag: added Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 3:02AM... Saturday, he added . The company is estimated to have lost nearly $93 million during the strike, which hit the production of about 12,600 cars. The deadlock ended at midnight Thursday after Haryana ...
  • Australia joins Asian property slide Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 2:12AMFrom Mumbai to Melbourne, Asia's property boom is stalling as the world's highest interest rates and government efforts to curb prices take hold.
  • Research and Markets: Analyzing the Wind Power Industry in China Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 5:21AMResearch and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analyzing the Wind Power Industry in China" report to their offering.
  • Research and Markets: Analyzing the Wind Power Industry in China Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 5:21AMResearch and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analyzing the Wind Power Industry in China" report to their offering.