Posts Tagged ‘ NEWS ’

China Could Finance Refineria Del Pacifico: Ecuador's Correa

QUITO, Ecuador -(Dow Jones)- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said Saturday China could fully finance the $13 billion Refineria del Pacifico, a joint project between Ecuador and Venezuela's state oil companies. (the story here…)

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ADB recommends mortgage insurance for Thailand

Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) – A recent Asia Development Bank (ADB) report said that Mortgage Insurance will be a useful, but not an essential, feature of the Thai mortgage market. (the story here…)

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Two IPL players ‘detained’ in Mumbai party raid

Two IPL players ‘detained’ in Mumbai party raid

Two Indian Premier League cricket players were among nearly 100 people detained for drugs tests after police busted a party, reports said Monday, in the latest controversy to hit the tournament. (rwad on here …)

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Philippine censors to be in audience at Gaga show

Philippine censors to be in audience at Gaga show

Lady Gaga is set to rock the Philippines later Monday amid planned street protests and with censors in the house on orders to report any hint of blasphemy, devil worship, nudity or lewd conduct. (rwad on here …)

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World stock markets edge up after G-8 summit

World stock markets edge up after G-8 summit

Assurances that world powers want debt-laden Greece to remain in the euro helped support world stock markets Monday after sharp losses over the past week. (rwad on here …)

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NATO allies focus on ending unpopular Afghan war

NATO allies focus on ending unpopular Afghan war

US President Barack Obama and NATO allies will focus Monday on logistical aspects of ending the protracted Afghan war after President Hamid Karzai vowed his country will no longer be a “burden” for the international community. (rwad on here …)

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Three climbers die on Everest

Three climbers die on Everest

Three climbers have died on their descent from the summit of Mount Everest, tour agents and officials said Monday, bringing the season’s death toll to five on the world’s highest peak. (rwad on here …)

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Japan seeks to get in on act investing in Myanmar

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will start negotiations on an investment treaty with Myanmar on Wednesday, the trade ministry said, as corporations around the world scramble to do business in one of the last frontier markets in response to encouraging political reforms. The earliest possibility for an agreement would be a November summit of the...

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China firm buys AMC to create cinema giant

Wanda, a property firm owned by one of China's richest men, said Monday it would buy US cinema chain AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion, in a sign of China's growing clout in the entertainment business. (get the story…)

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Mindspeed and China Mobile Collaborate for TD-SCDMA/TD-LTE Small Cell Solutions

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. , the industry leader in technology for small cell base stations, today announced that it will form a joint development lab with China Mob (get the story…)

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