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While Spain's Real Madrid and England's Manchester United see China as an immense future market for football, some see vast potential there for another huge sport in Asia, cricket. The sport was banned for years by China's communist rulers as symbolic...
Tags: Aryan Cargo Express, China-India, East Asia, Southeast Asia, West Asia, Manchester United see China, India, New Delhi, Business Finance, Cargo airlines, Indian Airlines, DHL Express, G. R. Gopinath, Air India Cargo, Deccan 360, South Asia, Kingfisher Red, Air India
Davao Gulf will boost the competitiveness of the Philippines to become one of the major lay-up sites considering that many owners continue to idle their ships as the global financial crisis remains at high gear. “In its advisory no. Lloyd’s Joint War...
Tags: Malalag Bay, Philippines, Southeast Asia, APC, Davao Gulf, major lay, Indonesia, Jakarta, Provinces of the Philippines, Port, Malalag Davao del Sur, Davao, Davao City
The government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is set to start fully formulating the state budget for fiscal 2010, after what it terms ‘‘the world’s first-ever public’’ screening work on wasteful spending was completed last week. The results of the nine-day...
Tags: Bank of Japan, Mr. Hatoyama, Yukio Hatoyama, prime minister, Masaaki Shirakawa, factory output, industry output, Japan, Tōkyō, Business Finance, Prime Ministers of Japan, Politics, Monetary policy, Economy of Japan, Japanese yen, Deflation, Social Issues, Inflation, Macroeconomics, Resona Holdings, Naoto Kan, Foreign exchange market, International trade, Crimes, Organizations associated with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Government debt, Demography, Illegal immigration, International organizations, TaxPayers' Alliance, Southeast Asia
Territorial disputes between China and several South-East Asian countries over the Spratly and Paracel Islands and wide areas of the ocean floor have led to diplomatic protests, seizures of fishing vessels and other conflicts. "I think we just have to...
Tags: South China Sea, Vietnamese, South Vietnam, China, Shanghai, Paracels Spratlys and Zhongsha Islands Authority, Politics, Vietnam War, ASEAN, Paracel Islands, Southeast Asia, Spratly Islands, Vietnam
Like scores of journalists, I attentively listened as Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivering his closing remarks, and for the last time answering journalists’ questions. It was the conclusion of 17th Apec Economies Leaders’ Meeting in Singapore,...
Tags: Singapore, South China, Southeast Asia, Mr. Lee, prime minister, free trade, Diplomatic conferences, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC Peru, APEC Australia, Lee Hsien Loong
The pressure that has been on Barack Obama with respect to reinforcement of the war in Afghanistan resembles that placed on John F. Kennedy to send American combat troops to Vietnam during the 18 months before his assassination. Kennedy made an early...
Tags: John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Southeast Asia, Douglas MacArthur, American, Asiatic, South Vietnam, McGeorge Bundy, Gordon M. Goldstein, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Kabul, Kennedy family, Politics, John F. Kennedy assassination, Lyndon B. Johnson, Council on Foreign Relations, War Conflict, Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
Private equity firm Middle East & Asia Capital Partners Pte plans to introduce a sharia-compliant investment vehicle to its clean energy fund to attract Islamic capital, a company executive said. "We plan to create a special vehicle that will attract...
Tags: Vince Choi, Mideast/Asia, private equity, Southeast Asia, Asian Development Bank, MEACP, Middle East, China, Hong Kong, Capvis, NBK Capital, Private equity firms, Islamic economic jurisprudence, Business Finance
Obama's story infused Asia tour Anne Kornblut Guest Columnist Sunday, November 22nd 2009 South Korea After taking his message as the ’first Pacific president’ through four countries in eight days, US President Barack Obama wrapped up his tour of Asia...
Tags: Barack Obama, Southeast Asia, Latin America, China, Shanghai, David Axelrod, International reaction to the United States presidential election, Barack Obama presidential primary campaign, Presidency of Barack Obama, Punahou School alumni
Anime fans from all over Southeast Asia gathered here Saturday for the region’s biggest anime festival. Thousands thronged the two-day Anime Festival Asia, most of whom had been lining up in long queues to buy tickets before the show opened its doors...
Tags: anime festival, biggest anime, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Anime, Cosplay, Otaku, Shoko Nakagawa, Anime and manga fandom, Entertainment Culture
Nov. 22 (PNA) -– More than 2,000 youth ministers, leaders, bishops and clergy from all over Asia have gathered in Imus, Cavite for the week-long celebration of the 5th Asian Youth Day (AYD) that will last until November 27. With the topic, "Young Asians:...
Tags: Asian, East Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Imus Cathedral, Rolando Tirona, Cavite MANILA, 5th asian, asian youth, Philippines, Manila, Origin of the Eucharist, Catholic Church, Eucharist, Cavite, Roman Catholic Diocese of Imus, Rogationist College, Religion Belief