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Murdoch to Arabs: censorship is counterproductive | ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday called censorship counterproductive and urged Arab leaders to allow their citizens the freedom to unleash their creativity. | The chairman a... (photo: AP / Virginia Mayo) The Boston Globe Arab Business Censorship Emirates Photos |
China passenger car sales up 55 pct in February | SHANGHAI-China's passenger car sales climbed 55 percent from a year earlier in Feburary, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and sport utility vehicles, an industry gr... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko) The Boston Globe Automobile Business China Photos Shanghai |
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London's big Eye still turning at 10 | It seemed doomed from the start, never to see the light of day, but then time turned and so did the 135m wheel on the South Bank. | More than 36m visitors have been on ... (photo: Creative Commons / Diliff) BBC News Eye London Photos Turning Visitors |
Continental Airlines to charge for extra legroom | CONTINENTAL Airlines, the No. 4 US airline, will charge customers for seats with extra legroom on its flights worldwide starting March 17. | The cost of this extra spac... (photo: Public Domain / Freestylerob) The Daily Telegraph Australia Airlines Business Industry Photos Transport |
Sensex falls over 41 points on profit taking MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex shed over 41 points in opening trade on Tuesday, snapping the two-session winning streak as investors sold stocks to bo... (photo: WN / Raj Kumar Senapati) The Times Of India Business India Market Mumbai Photos |
Philippine promotion to attract Johoreans to its tourism sites | zaza@thestar.com.my | JOHOR BARU: The Philippine Tourism Department wants to work closely with Johor-based travel and tour agents to promote the country to Johoreans. |... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) The Star Business Philippine Photos Tourism Travel |
Prudential scrambles for float as AIA deal hangs in balance | Prudential was racing last night to complete a Hong Kong listing for its shares amid renewed doubts that investors would approve its record $35.5 billion acquisition of... (photo: WN/Theresa) The Times Asia Bank Business Market Photos |
Silver Base taps wine boom Silver Base Group (0886) has won sole distribution rights in the mainland for 10 years for a white wine produced by Luzhou Lao Jiao. | //--> Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | Sil... (photo: WN / Geeta) Hong Kong Standard Drink Group People Photos Wine |
Indonesia most corrupt of key Asian nations SINGAPORE - Indonesia, one of the star emerging markets over the past year, was rated the most corrupt of 16 major Asia-Pacific investment destinations in a business surv... (photo: AP / Achmad Ibrahim) Khaleej Times Asian Corruption Indonesia Investments Photos |
World stocks up as US job data lift recovery hopes | HONG KONG—World stock markets gained Monday as a better-than-expected report about the U.S. job market lifted confidence in the economic recovery. | Major Asian b... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man) Denver Post Data Investors Photos Recovery Stocks |
World stocks up as US job data lift recovery hopes | HONG KONG - World stock markets gained Monday as a better-than-expected report about the U.S. job market lifted confidence in the economic recovery. | Major Asian bours... (photo: AP / Kin Cheung) Houston Chronicle Economy Job Market People Photos |
Shell and PetroChina eye £2bn bid for Arrow | Royal Dutch Shell confirmed today that it is in talks to buy Arrow Energy, an Australian natural gas producer, for about $3 billion (£2 billion). | Shell will partner w... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra) The Times Business China Economy Oil Photos |
Licence in hand, ANZ may seek RBS assets | Mumbai: The in-principle approval received by ANZ, Australia’s fourth-largest lender, has opened up an opportunity for it to bid for the Indian assets being dispo... (photo: Creative Commons / Mattinbgn) DNA India Assets Australia Bank India Photos |
Suen travel will educate the world The post-Lunar New Year holiday period is the peak time for organizations to hold their Spring Festival banquets. | //--> Monday, March 08, 2010 | The post-Lunar New Year... (photo: Creative Commons / ChiefHira) Hong Kong Standard Holiday Peak Photos Travel World |