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Jollibee
China   Fastfood   Jollibee   Philippines   Photos  
 Inquirer 
Jollibee expects to complete China deal in October
| MANILA, Philippines--Fast-food group Jollibee Foods Corp. said it had signed an agreement to complete its acquisition of Beijing congee chain Hongzhuangyuan for $55.5 million (P2.5 billion) in Octob... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Cathay Pacific Airways
Aerospace   Business   Flight   Photos   Transport  
 Hong Kong Standard 
Cathay flight without third pilot sparks legal action
An aircrew union is legally challenging the Director of Civil Aviation for allowing a Cathay Pacific flight from Melbourne to Hong Kong to operate with only two pilots instead of three. | //--> Patsy ... (photo: Creative Commons / Flickr)
Tibetan protests as Beijing closes 2008 Olympics  Asia Times 
Past presents problems for Tibet
| By Karine Gagne, Francois Pesant and Denis Burke | Sporadic negotiations between Beijing and representatives of the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, over the past 30 years have stall... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
Beijing   Human Rights   Photos   Talks   Tibet  
Pakistani brokers work at Karachi Stock Exchange, Pakistan on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008.  Asia Times 
Politics hold Pakistan economy hostage
| By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | QUETTA, Pakistan - The breakup of Pakistan's five-month-old ruling coalition, just a week after the resignation of former president Pervez Musharraf, has further aggravated i... (photo: AP / Fareed Khan)
Economy   Investments   Pakistan   Photos   Politics  
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Malaysia's leading opposition figure Anwar Ibrahim, Asia Times
Victorious Anwar on path to power
| By Anil Netto | PENANG - Opposition icon Anwar Ibrahim's victory in a crucial by-election in the Permatang Pauh constituency in Penang on Tuesday has thrown wide open t... (photo: AP / Vincent Thian)
Asia   Election   Malaysia   People   Photos   Politics  
U.S. Army soldiers assess an Iraqi-run checkpoint in Al Bussay, Iraq Asia Times
Sectarian clashes flare in Iraq
By Ahmed Ali and Dahr Jamail | BAQUBA - A military operation said to target al-Qaeda has ended up targeting Sunni Muslims instead, creating new sectarian tensions. | A US... (photo: US Army / Spc. Richard Del Vecchio)
Al Qaeda   Iraq   Military   Photos   Sunni  
Vice Presidential nominee Senator Joseph Biden greets supporters Asia Times
The Biden factor in US-Iran relations
| By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | Senator Barack Obama's choice of Senator Joseph Biden as his running mate for the Democratic ticket for the US presidency is a good omen for trou... (photo: Public Domain / Demcratic Covention)
Democratic   Diplomatic   Iran   Photos   US  
Pedestrians pass by in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo Wednesday, March 12, 2008. The upper house of parliament rejected in a vote Wednesday the government nomination for BOJ chief in a move that is certain to lead to a political showdown. The stalemate in legislature over who will head the central bank of the world's second largest economy is a major embarrassment to the Japanese government, coming at a time when fears are growing about a global slowdown and central banks around the world are trying to work together to calm jittery markets. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)hg3 Asia Times
Leviathan's return
| By Sreeram Chaulia | As the integrated world economy reels from recessionary symptoms of slowing growth, credit crunch, financial ruin, demand contraction, inflation an... (photo: AP Photo / Katsumi Kasahara)
Economy   Financial   Growth   Photos   World  
EU-Russian Summit - press conference with, from left to right: Javier Solana, Secretary General of the Council of the EU and High Representative for CFSP, Janez Jansa, Slovenian Prime Minister and Dmitry Medvedev, President of Russia Asia Times
Russia sets off alarm bells
| By Ramesh Jaura | BERLIN - A specter is haunting Europe, the specter of a new cold war in the wake of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signing a decree on Tuesday form... (photo: EC / European Community 2008)
Berlin   Diplomatic   Europe   Photos   Russia  
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2008.08.27
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- Standex Reports Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Fiscal 2008 Fina
- Research and Markets: In 2007, China's Ceramic Industry
- The survivors of Qingzhou unearthed
- Team GB inspires British holidaymakers
- Scotiabank launches Chinese wealth managemer
- Man arrested in slave probe
Gifts of life
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- Net mob search for iPhone girl's identity
- Russia: NATO's increased Black Sea presence raising tens
- Beijing breaks silence on Georgia
- Big guns lift benchmark
- China signs power station deal in Tajikistan
- Rhode Island Art Galleries, exhibits and hours
Davaoeos - Filipinos - Hot Weather
Filipinos can't solve problems that they don't know
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Central China East China
- NBA will play two exhibition games in China in October
- Milwaukee Bucks to play two games in China
- NBA to play 2 games in China in October
- NBA to play 2 games in China in October
- Editorial Roundup
- Allianz China Life Approved for Reinsurance Transactions
Tibetan protests as Beijing closes 2008 Olympics
Chinese tilt Olympic spotlight at Hong Kong election
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- Touring Ancient temples / Jingoji source of Heian Buddhism
- Chinese sympathize with man accused in stabbing deaths of po
- Suntech signs polysilicon, wafer supply agreements
- Chinese defend accused police killer
- Chinese defend accused police killer
- Chinese defend accused police killer
 Deutsche Bank -Bank (sk1)
Deutsche Bank cuts China Eastern target price
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West China Hong Kong
- Timeless motifs
- Beijing spin cycle: gloss fades after going through the wrin
- NBA will play two exhibition games in China in October
- 20 killed in chemical plant blasts in China
- Milwaukee Bucks to play two games in China
- NBA to play 2 games in China in October
Male Giant Panda
Panda born from artificial insemination
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- Fok set to splash out big for HK wedding to dive diva
- A lot to be desired
- Esprit `careful' after $6.45b profit
- PetroChina to take control of CNPC (Hong Kong) for $
- TV picture appears poor for high definition
- Wednesday Asia markets: Energy shares gain, oil up for third
In this photo released by China's official Xinhua news agency, a man watches the share price screen in a stock trading hall in Beijing on Monday November 20, 2006. Encouraged by the appreciation of the Chinese currency and the fall in oil price, the Composite Stock Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange broke the 2,000-point level on Monday, first time since July 30, 2001, Xinhua reported.
Wednesday Asia markets: Energy shares gain, oil up for third day
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Taiwan Tibet
- RP Youth battles Chinese Taipei
- EPA OKs nuclear storage site
- Airline routes can¡¦t be forced: CAA
- SAC seeks NT$1bn to help program for the 2012 Olympics
- Air raid drill scheduled for this afternoon in the north
- Taipei City to launch shopping festival
Taiwan
Taiwan economy shows signs of slowing: Government
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- Dalai Lama cancels foreign trips
- Exhausted Dalai Lama axes trips
- China's post-Olympic challenge: finding a certain moral
- Beijing breaks silence on Georgia
- Smooth change for team at village
- Past presents problems for Tibet
Tibetan protests as Beijing closes 2008 Olympics
Past presents problems for Tibet
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