 China Defence Photos Politics US | Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics | By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-US relations have periodically... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Asia Times | |
 Economy Finance IMF Pakistan Photos | Pakistan risks IMF's $1.2bn | By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI, Pakistan - Islamabad's tardiness in naming a finance minister to succeed Shaukat Tarin, who resigned on February 23 to pursue his own business interests, may delay t... (photo: AP / Fareed Khan) Asia Times | |
China assesses its gold strategy | By Russell Hsiao | Chinese leaders convening in Beijing for the annual plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) - China's ceremonial legislature - this week will, among other things, ... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth) Asia Times China Economy Gold Market Photos |
U.S. Futures Search for Direction By STEVE GOLDSTEIN | U.S. stock futures held to a tight range Wednesday, tracking listless overseas trading, with little to focus on outside of a smattering of wholesale inventory data due later. | Mo... (photo: AP / Alastair Grant) Wall Street Journal Economy Market Photos Trade USA |
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IBM, universities target easy-to-use cellphones      | HELSINKI (Reuters) - IBM has started a two-year research program that aims to make cellphones easier to use for groups including the elderly and the illiter... (photo: AP) Canada Dot Com Cellphones IBM Photos Research Universities |
Gold firms as euro zone fiscal concerns linger * Euro zone fiscal woes linger, fuelling safe-haven demand * Dollar firms versus euro, cappint gains in gold * Platinum climbs to 7-week high, tracking other metals (Upda... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Guardian Dollar Euro Gold Photos Platinum |
Lakers snap 3-game skid on Bryant's late jumper | (AP) - LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fallaway jumper with 1.9 seconds left, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied in the fourth quarter to snap their three-game ... (photo: AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill) Syracuse Game Kobe Lakers Photos Points |
Euro lower at $1.3550 in European morning trade | FRANKFURT-The euro is lower against the dollar amid ongoing concerns about Greece's finances and the strength of the eurozone economy. | The 16-nation euro bought $1.35... (photo: WN / Jelly Clam) The Boston Globe Economy Europe Money Photos Trade |
REFILING: 2ND LD: DPJ agrees to New Komeito request to expand child-allowance scope+ allowance scope+ (AP) - TOKYO, March 10 (Kyodo)(EDS: CORRECTING DAY OF THE WEEK IN 2ND GRAF) | Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's ruling Democratic Party of Japan deci... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye) Breitbart Health Japan Kids Photos Tokyo |
World stocks little changed as China exports surge | Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March... | HONG KONG (AP) - World stock markets were little changed Wednesday even as surging Chinese... (photo: Creative Commons / Jleon) Breitbart China Exports Photos Products Stock |
Dubai Mall attracts record visitors in shopping festival DUBAI: The Dubai Mall, world's largest shopping and entertainment destination, hosted a record five million visitors in the 15th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival Jan 28... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Times Of India Consumer Dubai Photos Shopping Visitors |
Mallika Sherawat opens up on her Hissss-story | Mumbai, March 10: Man-eater Mallika Sherawat, long distance from LA, opens up on her Hissss-story. Ever since it was launched, your home production, Hissss, has been. |... (photo: Creative Commons / ) The Siasat Daily Bollywood Celebrity Entertainment Photos Star |
Dollar firms around 90 yen line amid lack of trading cues+ TOKYO, March 10 (AP) - (Kyodo)The U.S. dollar held steady around the 90 yen line in subdued Tokyo trading Wednesday as market participants largely sat on the sideli... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Breitbart Currency Dollar Market Photos Trading |