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 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) Asia Times
Economy Investments Pakistan Photos Politics |
 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 the political possibilities in ... (photo: AP / Vincent Thian) Asia Times
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 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) Asia Times
Economy Financial Growth Photos World |
 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) Asia Times
Berlin Diplomatic Europe Photos Russia |
 ADB’s new poverty indices for Asia
| NEW DELHI, Aug. 27: Adopting a poverty line that is relevant specifically to the Asia and Pacific region, as well as taking into account the purchasing power parity of ... (photo: Creative Commons / akor) The Statesman
Asia Economist Pacific Photos Poverty |
 Wednesday Asia markets: Energy shares gain, oil up for third day
| HONG KONG - Asian exporter shares fell on Wednesday as oil rose to $117 a barrel and developed economies sputtered, though investors found some value in energy stocks a... (photo: AP / Xinhua, Wei Ming) Canada Dot Com
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 Asia markets mixed as Japan falls and HK gains
| | HONG KONG : Asian markets were mixed on Wednesday, as Japan stocks fell and Hong Kong shares rose sharply... (photo: AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) The Times of India
Asia Japan Markets Photos Stock |
 Taking soccer to the small screen
| : A year ago, Thorsten Neuhetzki, a soccer fan in Berlin, took up T-Mobile's offer to watch live Bundesliga soccer matches free for a month on his mobile phone, a Nokia... (photo: Public Domain / Shritwod ) International Herald Tribune
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 ADB upbeat on India's renewable energy
| The Asian Development Bank is upbeat on investment prospects in India's renewable energy sector. In an e-mail response to Projectmonitor, Antolin L. Naguiat, Senior Fin... (photo: GFDL) Projects Monitor
Asian Development Energy Photos Renewable |
 Buyers snap up jewellery as festive season begins
| SINGAPORE: Jewellery makers in India, the world's largest consumer of gold, paid a premium to secure scarce... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) The Times of India
Business Festival Gold Photos Singapore |
 Eva Mendes proud of nipple shot
| US actress Eva Mendes says she couldn't be prouder of her controversial TV ad banned because it showed too much of her nipple. | The Hollywood star, who was in Sydney t... (photo: AP / Matt Sayles) The Australian
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 Chinese tilt Olympic spotlight at Hong Kong election
| HONG KONG (Reuters) - A surge in post-Olympic nationalism could colour Hong Kong's legislative polls next week, giving a further advantage to pro-Beijing candidates ove... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Star
Chinese Hong Kong Olympic Photos Slideshow |
 Morgan Stanley fund eyes China, India construction
| MUMBAI: Morgan Stanley hopes to invest up to a quarter of its $4 billion global infrastructure fund in emer... (photo: AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) The Times of India
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 China Mobile says Q2 profit up 51 pc
| HONG KONG: China Mobile, the world's largest wireless operator, posted a 51 per cent rise in quarterly prof... (photo: WN / deniseyong) The Times of India
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