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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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China seeks release of fishing boat seized by N.Korea
By Adam Jourdan SHANGHAI (Reuters) - North Korean forces have seized a Chinese fishing boat, Chinese officials told state-run news agency Xinhua late on Sunday, creating a potential new irritant in ties between the two allies. Chinese counsellor to North Korea Jiang Yaxian said North Korea had "grabbed" the private vessel from the northern city of Dalian in waters between China and ...
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62 injured as HK train derails
A TWO-CAR train derailed on Hong Kong's light railway in the north of the city yesterday, injuring 62 people. Passengers sat dazed on the ground near where the train derailed, some bleeding and being treated by medics. Others were taken away on stretchers, television news footage showed. Three people who were seriously injured had already been taken to hospital according to state-run ...
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11 flights to Shanghai hit by hoax calls
AT least 11 flights to Shanghai were disrupted last night after airports in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Chongqing received bomb threats. The calls, which turned out to be hoaxes, came a day after a man was detained for making similar calls that disrupted five domestic flights on Wednesday. Operations at the Shanghai Hongqiao and Pudong International airports were unaffected by the latest ...
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Chinese top leaders meet with represe...
Chinese top leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Liu Yunshan, Zhang Gaoli meet with representatives of the honored units and individuals of China's manned submersible mission in Beijing, capital of China, May 17, 2013. (Xinhua/Lan ...
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Taiwan promises to protect Filipinos
TAIWAN'S leader called for calm yesterday as he promised to protect Filipinos on the island amid widespread anger over the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman. Anti-Manila sentiments mounted after the 65-year-old fisherman was shot dead last week by Philippine coast guard at sea 164 nautical miles southeast of Taiwan. Taiwanese media reported an attack on a Filipino, tourists cancelled ...
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2013 summer gay rights rally in S Chi...
Hundreds of homosexuals made to the street on May 17 in the largest-scale gay rights rally in Chinese mainland 2013 in Changsha, capital of S China's Hunan ...
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Weibo ban over rumor over generals son
A WEIBO account was banned for spreading a rumor that the teenage son of renowned PLA singer Li Shuangjiang was immune from the law as the victim of the gang rape case dropped the charge against the teenage. A Spanish newspaper, El Pas, reported that sources from Beijing said Li Tianyi, 17, who is now known as Li Guanfeng, only needed to do 300 to 400 hours of community service and will fly to ...
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Philippines apologises to Taiwan over fishermans death
The Philippines on Wednesday apologised to Taiwan after coastguards shot dead a Taiwanese fisherman sparking tensions that saw Taipei threaten a naval exercise near Philippine waters. Taiwan "foreign minister" David Lin told reporters that "the Philippines has voiced deep regret and apology for the incident" after a closed-door meeting with Antonio Basilio, the de facto ...
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US Official White House Was Unaware of IRS Misdeeds
President Barack Obama and White House Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer, right, react to a reporter's question as they leave the Treasury Department in Washington, Jan. 16, ...
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Record breaking China bridge demolition
China has broken the record for the longest viaduct demolition in the world. The 3.5km long concrete bridge which served as a part of a main highway will be replaced by a six-lane 5 km viaduct. Demolition workers careful wrapped the structure in protective material to prevent flying ...
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Filipino workers told to limit their activities in Taiwan
Philippine authorities have told Filipino workers to limit their activities in Taiwan following the Philippine Coast Guard's slaying of a Taiwanese fisherman. Violence against Filipinos in Taiwan has escalated since fisherman Hung Shih-chen was killed May 9 in waters off Balintang Island in northern Philippines, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported Sunday. The violence has prompted ...
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South Korea The little dynamo that sneaked up on the world
South Korea, long in the shadow of other Asian 'tiger economies,' is suddenly hip and enormously prosperous - so much so that it may have outgrown its thankless dream of reuniting with the ...
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Afghanistan India to Discuss Military Aid
A spokesman for the Afghan president says Mr. Karzai will ask for assistance for the strengthening of the country's military and security institutions. Afghanistan and India signed a strategic partnership in 2011 which included India's training of Afghan forces as they prepare to takeover security from foreign troops in 2014. Pakistan has also offered a strategic partnership ...
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Funeral Held for Slain Pakistani Politician
Zahra Shahid Hussain was killed late Saturday after being approached by two unknown gunmen outside her home in Karachi. Pakistani politician and former cricket star Imran Khan, leader of Pakistan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, or PTI, blamed Saturday's slaying of Zahra Shahid Hussain on the rival Muttahida Qaumi Movement party, or MQM. The party has denied any ...
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Economic growth feeds Chinas insatiable appetite for foreign oil
oil companies are increasingly visible in the Middle East. Here's why: China is the world's most populous country and largest energy consumer. It is the second largest economy in the world. From 2001 to 2011, it experienced annual GDP growth of about 10 per cent. The recent slowdown in the Chinese economy is planned and calculated, as indicated in the government's 12th Five Year ...
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Folau in Cooper out for Australia
Australia's coach Robbie Deans has not often been described as a risk taker and after scrutinising the Lions squad and noting their power and physicality he decided the mercurial attributes of the fly-half Quade Cooper, who is not the most eager of tacklers, would have worked more to the advantage of the opposition than the Wallabies.Cooper, who fell out with Deans last year after ...
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US special envoy cancels trip to South Korea report
The US special envoy for North Korean human rights has canceled a five-day trip to South Korea on Sunday, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported.Robert King, who had been scheduled to visit South Korea from Sunday to Thursday next week, abruptly canceled the visit without giving a reason, the report said, quoting multiple diplomatic sources.King had been scheduled to meet with officials ...
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Chinas Li Keqiang in India to meet with PM Manmohan Singh over border tensions
Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang (L) is welcomed by Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, E. Ahmed on his arrival at Palam Airport in New Delhi on May 19, 2013. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived in India Sunday afternoon on the first stop of his maiden foreign trip, for talks on issues ranging from an unresolved border dispute to a festering trade-imbalance. (Raveendran /AFP/Getty ...
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Chinas Alibaba Is Soaring But Avoid The IPO
Profits of Alibaba Group, the world's biggest online retailer, more than doubled in the three months ended in December, jumping to $642.2 million from $236.9 million a year ...
Fiji Feature
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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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