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Australia shares seen firmer on Wall St. records soft currency
SYDNEY, May 20 (Reuters) - Australian shares are seen starting firmer on Monday, after better economic data in the United States pushed Wall Street to fresh record highs and as the local dollar remains below parity against the greenback. * Local share price index futures rose 0.4 percent to 5,212.0, a 31.2-point premium to the underlying S&P/ASX 200 index close. The benchmark ended 0.3 percent ...
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South China Sea dispute Taiwan flexes its muscles | Editorial
China Sea. Ten days ago, a Philippine coast guard ship went too far in chasing off a Taiwanese fishing vessel in disputed waters. Such actions involve water cannons and the damage is nothing worse than a few broken portholes. This time the coast guard ship loosed off 54 rounds into the side of the Taiwanese boat and killed a fisherman. ...
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Obama to discuss counterterrorism strategy
National Defense University in Washington, the president will discuss "our broad counter-terrorism policy, including our military, diplomatic, intelligence and legal efforts," a White House official said. "He will review the state of the threats we face, particularly ...
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Q A bet. China Daily and Hainan reform development institutes president
China Daily interviewed Chi Fulin, president of the China Institute for Reform and Development in Hainan province, on the challenges facing the country's ...
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North Korea tests fourth missile in two days
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned of a "dangerous escalation" after North Korea test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas to ease tensions."I hope that North Korea will refrain from such further actions," Ban told the RIA Novosti news agency overnight.Ban was in Moscow following talks on Friday with Russian President Vladimir ...
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Japan Data On Tap For Monday
Japan is scheduled to release a batch of data on Monday, highlighting a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. On tap are final March figures for the leading and coincident indexes, plus April numbers for machine tool orders, convenience store sales, department store sales and Tokyo condominium sales. In addition, the Cabinet Office will release its monthly economic report for May.The ...
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14th wife Woman rebuffs Swaziland king
LONDON: A 22-year-old woman fled to Britain from the southern African nation of Swaziland and is seeking asylum after refusing to join the harem of 13 wives of Swazi king Mswati III. Tintswalo Ngobeni fled to Britain after she caught the attention of the millionaire monarch, known for his lavish lifestyle, the Daily Mail reported. As part of Swazi custom, the 45-year-old king is permitted to ...
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Train accident fallout Services to be affected for days in US Northeast
It will take days to rebuild 2,000 feet (600 meters) of track, overhead wires and signals following the collision between two trains on Friday evening in the ...
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First Pakistani woman atop Everest
Mirza Ali , who becomes the third and youngest Pakistani male to scale the mountain. Nepal mountaineering department official Tilak Padney said 35 foreigners accompanied by 29 Nepalese Sherpa guides reached the peak after climbing all night from the highest camp on South Col - the pass between Everest and a neighbouring ...
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S. Korean president fires spokesman Yonhap
Yoon Chang-Jung(Photo:Agencies) South Korean President Park Geun-Hye fired her spokesman over an unspecified "unsavoury" act midway through a summit trip to the United States this week, Yonhap news agency reported Friday. Senior presidential press secretary Lee Nam-Ki announced Yoon Chang-Jung's dismissal, saying he was "personally involved in an unsavoury incident", ...
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Indian Chinese Leaders Discuss Border Dispute
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his visiting Chinese counterpart Sunday discussed efforts to resolve a decades-old border dispute between the world's two most populous ...
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Nigeria says 14 Militants 3 Soldiers Killed in Latest Fighting
Nigeria's military says it killed 14 Boko Haram militants and captured 20 others Sunday, as it presses its offensive against the al-Qaida-linked group in the country's restive ...
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Analysis - Little sign Abe can shake up Japans inbound FDI
By Stanley WhiteTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan risks missing, yet again, an opportunity to use foreign investment to help fuel sustained economic growth that has eluded it for the last two decades.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to make Japan "the world's easiest country for companies to do business in" as part of his economic revival plan, which so far has been largely met with ...
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China India PMs to discuss border dispute trade
NEW DELHI (AFP) - Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will hold talks with a string of Indian leaders on Monday as the two sides look to rebuild trust after a recent flare-up in a border dispute as well as boost trade.Li, who arrived in New Delhi on Sunday afternoon, has said that his decision to choose India for his first foreign visit since taking office "indicates the great importance ...
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China India to make new engine of world economy
/enpproperty--> NEW DELHI - China and India are both willing and able to foster new highlights in cooperation among Asian countries and make new engine of the world economy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday. "The two countries have the will, wisdom and capability to jointly nurture new bright spots in cooperation among Asian countries, create new engine of the world economy, ...
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INSIGHT-Despite curbs Chinas vast hot money triangle flourishes
ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling ...
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China in Thailand Skal President researches the phenomenal growth first hand
SHANGHAI, China - It has taken almost no time, but it was anticipated by many - China has become the number one source market for many Southeast Asian countries including Thailand. In my capacity as a former hotelier, a new travel agent, a journalist, and National President of SKAL International-Thailand, I had the opportunity to visit Shanghai and Nanjing, to experience first-hand China's ...
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China manoeuvres to create space for itself in Afghanistan
Afghan policy that suits its strategic and business interests, has been interacting with various Afghan lobbies, discreetly reaching out to Northern Alliance leaders as well as the Taliban, while also coordinating with Pakistan to create space for itself in possible political deliberations on the future of Afghanistan. Even as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang prepares to tour Pakistan soon after ...
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RPT-Greying China taps rural elderly to care for those even older
Sun May 19, 2013 4:53pm EDT (Repeats story first published on Sunday. No changes to text) By Li Hui and Maxim Duncan QIANTUN, China May 19 (Reuters) - Two years short of 70, Zhang Guosheng spends his days caring for an 81-year-old fellow villager - washing his clothes, bringing meals to his bed, and keeping him company - a routine he'll keep up until he himself needs the type of care he is ...
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Japans Sham Currency War - The Hidden Objective Behind Japans Massive Kamikaze Quantitative Easing
US$ dollars have been flooding the financial markets ever since Bernanke launched quantitative easing, allegedly to turnaround the US economy. These huge amounts of US$ toilet papers are mainly in financial markets (and in central banks) outside of the United States. A huge chunk is represented as reserves in central banks led by China and Japan. If truth be told, the real value of the US$ ...
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China does not restrict artistic freedom
Letters , 3 May) is untrue and unacceptable. The constitution of the People's Republic of China explicitly enshrines Chinese citizens' right to freedom of expression and press in its article 35. The Chinese government attaches great importance to and protects such rights in accordance with law. China now publishes 1,937 newspapers, 9,851 journals, 302,000 kinds of books, and owns over ...
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Phone probe has hurt our ability to gather news AP chief says
Gary Pruitt, the president and CEO of the Associated Press (AP) has said that US justice department's seizure of phone records is hurting the agency's ability to gather ...
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Truck fire kills 3 in SW China
/enpproperty--> GUIYANG - Three people were confirmed dead after a truck carrying ammonium nitrate burst into flames after colliding with two sedan cars in Guizhou province on Sunday, rescuers said. The accident happened around 6 pm near Guiyang city, capital of Guizhou. Rescuers said the casualties may rise as they were still searching the charred vehicle frames for victims trapped within. ...
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Scandals risk tainting Obamas second term
White House in recent days. After wavering initially, the US president has launched an all-out offensive to contain fallout from the trio of controversies. Senior Obama advisor Dan Pfeiffer, doing the rounds of weekly television talk shows, went into damage control mode on the scandals, including one related to alleged abuses by the ...
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17 killed in offensive against insurgents Nigeria military says
extremists and three soldiers. Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade, a military spokesman, said in a statement that one soldier also was missing as "forces have been engaging a large number of heavily armed terrorists" for the last two days. He did not say exactly where the fighting occurred but that about 20 people were arrested. There was no independent confirmation of the military's ...
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Fiji needs to focus more on needs of the poor
Fiji is facing a major problem with informal housing or ‘squatter colonies’, especially on the outskirts of major cities such as Savu, which draw people in with the promise of jobs and prosperity. An ongoing effort by government to provide affordable housing for low-income earners is hampered by mismanagement, a lack of funds and the reluctance to evict non-payers from their homes.
Fiji is one of the more developed countries of the South Pacific island nations, but a large proportion of the population remain in poverty and exist through subsistence means rather than through formal integration with the national economy. Read more
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