 Banks in Australia profiteering says regulatorAustralia's biggest banks are gouging its customers, the Reserve Bank of Australia... | |
| Rise in number of Indians holidaying in Australia There has been a 26 percent increase in Indians holidaying in Australia's Victoria state in the year ending December 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008, reveals a survey that comes in the backdrop of a string of attacks on Indian students in this... |
| 11 Siberian tigers die of malnutrition in China zoo Eleven Siberian tigers have died of malnutrition at a zoo in China in the past three months, a wild life official... |
| China accuses Dalai Lama of `separatism' in anniversary speech China Thursday accused the Dalai Lama of showing 'his nature of separating the nation' in a speech to mark the 51st anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese... |
| Australia secure Chappell-Hadlee Trophy with six-wicket Auckland win Australia secured the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy on Thursday with a six-wicket win against New Zealand in the fourth one-day international played... |
| China trying to annihilate Buddhism in Tibet: Dalai Lama Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has accused China of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet and claimed the Chinese authorities were conducting "patriotic re-education" campaigns in monasteries in... |
| Australia-New Zealand film festival holding "Rani Mukherjee Retrospective" "Indian Film Festival 2010" in Australia and New Zealand is holding special "Rani Mukherjee... |
| 40,000-yr-old site in Australia may hold world's southernmost traces of early human life Reports indicate that Australian archaeologists have uncovered a 40,000-year-old tribal meeting ground, which they believe is the world's southernmost site of early human... |
| Google says it is prepared to leave China if censoring continues Search engine Google has said that it is not prepared for further censorship at the hand of the Chinese Government, and is ready to leave the country if pushed... |
| Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani amongst Forbes top ten Billionaires Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has become the richest man in the Asia-Pacific region and the fourth in world rankings as per the 2010 Forbes list of world's billionaires released on... |
| After Indians, now Canadian assaulted in Australia After a recent spate of attacks on Indian students in Australia, it was the turn of a wheelchair-bound Canadian man who was beaten by Australian teenagers in Sydney Tuesday, reports here... |
| Japan Arrests Anti-whaling Activist An anti-whaling activist from New Zealand has been arrested in Japan for trespassing after a harpoon ship he boarded in Antarctic waters last month docked in Tokyo, the coastguard says.Scores of... |
| Us Slams Rights Abuses In China, Iran The United States has accused China and Iran of increasing human rights abuses as it raised the alarm about growing anti-Semitism worldwide and discrimination against Muslims in Europe.In its annual... |
| Soybean Prices Fall On Rising China Inflation DENVER -- Soybean prices fell Thursday on concerns about waning demand in China and news of canceled U.S. exports of soybeans last week.Wheat and corn prices also edged lower, but fared far better... |
| Obama Presses China On Currency In Trade Speech U.S. President Barack Obama pressed China on Thursday to move to a "more market-oriented exchange rate" in a speech where he laid out a plan to boost U.S. exports in the coming... |
| Australia Zinc Miner Cbh Says Gets Takeover Offer , which recently failed in a bid to acquire CBH for A$148 million ($135.5 million), and analysts said the pending deal could be another attempt for Nyrstar to get involved with... |
| Japan Tuna Brokers Rally Against Bluefin Trade Ban TOKYO — Tuna brokers at Japan's largest fish market protested a proposed international trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna Thursday, saying it would unfairly hit Japan and its massive tuna... |
| Seattle Pacific Men Face Byu-hawaii In Opener Of Ncaa Div. Ii Regional Making its sixth straight appearance in the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, Seattle Pacific plays a first-round West Region game at 12:30 p.m. Friday against BYU-Hawaii at Western... |
| Seattle Pacific Women Host Ncaa Div. Ii Regional Tournament Julie van Beek has no interest in old bromides, but if the third time really is a charm, the Seattle Pacific women's basketball coach would welcome that sweet twist of fate. Starting Friday,... |
| 'the Pacific' Is A Made-for-tv Finest Moment Band of Brothers , which followed one specific company of soldiers as they pushed their way across Europe.And now the team returns with The Pacific, an equally spectacular, equally triumphant yet... |
| Canadian Recovering After Beating In Australia A Canadian man who was viciously assaulted in Australia has come through surgery and has spoken to his mother from his hospital bed in Sydney."Everything went well with the operation. He sends... |
| Anti-whaling Activist Faces Arrest On Arrival In Japan This handout file photo received from anti-whaling activists Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on February 10, 2010 and taken on February 8, 2010 shows the Sea Shepherd ship "Steve Irwin" (L)... |
| New Zealand Anti-whaling Activist Faces Arrest On Arrival In Japan This handout file photo received from anti-whaling activists Sea Shepherd Conservation Society on February 10, 2010 and taken on February 8, 2010 shows the Sea Shepherd ship "Steve Irwin" (L)... |
| Bhp, Anglo, Xstrata Ship Coal 10,000 Miles On China Price Surge March 12 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Plc, Anglo American Plc and Xstrata Plc are shipping coal 10,000 miles to China from their Cerrejon mine in Colombia for the first time this year because of... |
| North Korea Bonds Due Today Spur Exotix Bet On Political Change March 12 (Bloomberg) -- North Korean bank loans, in default since the 1970s, present an opportunity for investors willing to speculate the communist country will seek to end its political isolation... |
| Thailand Braces For Mass Protests Thailand has mobilised about 40,000 security personnel ahead of mass rallies by "red shirt" opposition protesters over the coming days.The demonstrators plan to meet around the country... |
| Television Review | 'the Pacific': First Marine Division In Gruesome World War Ii Battles At war’s end, the cabbie won’t take money from the Marine returning home from the Pacific. “I might have jumped into Normandy but at least I got some liberties in London and... |
| Australia Joins Iran As 'internet Enemy' A TOP media rights watchdog has listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report on countries that pose a threat of internet... |
| California Group In China To Lobby For Byd Plant SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A delegation that includes officials from Lancaster, Calif., has traveled to China to meet with electric car maker BYD Co. about locating an assembly plant in the city,... |
| Latin American Markets: Brazil Stocks Slip As China Rate Concerns Crop Up LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Equities in Brazil slipped Thursday, with shares of some resource-related stocks weighed by worries that the country's biggest trading partner, China, is set to raise... |
| Research And Markets: China Early Childhood Education Industry Report Reveals 14.8271 Million Children Were Enrolled In Kindergartens In China In 2008 China Early Childhood Education Industry Report, 2009 " report to their offering. In 2008, 14.8271 million children were enrolled in kindergartens in China, up 3.4% yr-on-yr. By age, the children who... |
| Research And Markets: China Pharmaceutical Industry Statistics Report From 2000 Right Up To 2009 China Pharmaceutical Industry Statistics, 2000-2009 " report to their offering. Thanks to the stimulus of new medical system reform launched by the government in 2009, the pharmaceuticals industry of... |
| Us-based Gates Group Makes Charity Donations In Changzhou, China in support of the poor. Part of this donation will go towards the Weekend Care column of the Changzhou Evening News, and the remaining part of the donation will go towards the Home for the Aged at... |
| Australia Dlr Consolidates Week's Gains; Rates Support week highs . * Local dollar parked at $0.9155, much where it ended in New York and in domestic trade on Thursday, but up on last Friday's $0.9069 finish. Good support seen around... |
| Is China Actually Bankrupt? Is China broke?It seems like a silly question, right? China's foreign-exchange reserves stood at $2.4 trillion at the end of 2009. Yes, China announced that its proposed annual budget for 2010 would... |
| Markets: Systemic Fungal Infection Therapeutics Market In Australia Business Editors (AP) DUBLIN-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-Mar. 11, 2010--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/3559e8/systemic_fung l_in) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's... |
| India Ready To Outpace China If It Solves Structural Problems Submit your comment Just how fast can India grow? Ask Manal Farooq, who can't make gloves quickly enough. "We are facing a major problem," says Farooq, a senior executive at Marvel Gloves... |
| U.s. Raps China Over Increasing Internet Censorship+ WASHINGTON, March 11 (AP) - (Kyodo)The United States criticized China in its annual human rights report released Thursday over its intensifying censorship of the Internet and other... |
| Lead: Japan Economy Improving, But Not Self-sustaining Yet: Kan+ TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)(EDS: ADDING DETAILS) Finance Minister Naoto Kan said Friday the Japanese economy has been improving further, but is not self-sustaining yet. "The economy... |
| Japan Whaling Ship With Nz Activist Aboard Arrives In Tokyo with a New Zealand anti-whaling activist aboard on Friday sailed into Tokyo port where he was expected to face arrest for trespassing on the vessel, an AFP reporter saw. Scores of police and TV... |
| India, China Sign Copenhagen Climate Accord (RTTNews) - China and India on Tuesday formally endorsed the Copenhagen climate accord that calls for setting voluntary limits on emissions of green house gases, thereby joining the world's other... |
| Modest Open Predicted For China Stocks (RTTNews) - The China stock market turned right back to the upside again on Thursday, one session after it saw an end to the three-day winning streak in which it had gathered more than 45 points or ... |
| Eu Welcomes Endorsement Of Copenhagen Accord By India, China (RTTNews) - Connie Hedegaard, European Union's Commissioner for Climate Action, on Wednesday welcomed the decision by India and China to endorse the Copenhagen climate accord that calls for setting... |
| Obama Says Asia Pacific Fundamental To America's Ability To Create Jobs,to Thrive U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday that the Asia Pacific will be fundamental to America's ability to create jobs and to thrive in the 21st century."We cannot be on the sidelines we... |
| Big Billionaires Are On A Roll In China, Says Forbes There are now more billionaires in China than any other country besides the United States, according to Forbes magazine. According to the latest list of rich people put out by the magazine, the US... |
| Laureus Could Be Bound For China Laureus Sports Academy chairman Edwin Moses said China is on a short-list of countries being considered to host the Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony. Having hosted the Olympic Games and other... |
| Official Sentenced To Death With 2-year Reprieve In East China A municipal official was sentenced to death with a 2-year reprieve Thursday for taking bribes of over 15 million yuan (2.2 million U.S.dollars) in east China's Anhui Province.Wang Haifeng, 56, was... |
