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Apple Inc. Mosaic
(photo: Creative Commons / Mono)
Asia may not be such easy pickings for Apple
The Guardian
By Harichandan Arakali and Farah Master BANGALORE/HONG KONG, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Investors in Apple Inc have a one-word answer for those who wonder whether this corporate juggernaut can maintain its phenomenal momentum in the years ahead: Asia. The iconic maker of the iPhone, iPad and iPod has barely...
A South African Airways plane is parked at the end of the runway after returning to the airport in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday June 17, 2006. A 21-year-old man was arrested after trying to force his way into the cockpit shortly after takeoff on flight SA322 from Cape Town to Johannesburg, SAA officials said. An airline captain traveling as a passenger overpowered the man with the assistance of a number of other passengers.
(photo: AP / Clarence Muller)
SAA flies non-stop to Beijing
Independent online
Audrey D’Angelo | The first of SAA’s new nonstop flights to Beijing is due to take off from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo Airport on January 31, and many people in the travel and tourism trade are confident that it will become one of our national carrier’s most strongly supported r...
How to make millions and save the world
NZ Herald
| Promising science and technology companies are in and out of fashion so fast it is hard keep up with them all. | It doesn't help that most of them have names that make them sound like sci-fi villains or Austrian techno DJs. | The science can also b...
Company News
Star Tribune
DEBT AND EQUITIES | Donaldson Co. Inc., Bloomington, declared a regular cash dividend of 16 cents per share, payable March 9 to shareholders of record on Feb. 17. As of Dec. 31, there were about 74.3 million shares outstanding. The board also declare...
Blocking Crafar sale 'unlawful' - Key
NZ Herald
nzh poll 11200–11250 votes Was the Government right to approve a Chinese company's bid for Crafar farms? Yes No Yes No |    | Prime Minister John Key says the Government did not have any valid reasons to refuse approval for the C...
UPDATE 1-Myanmar has no plans to export new gas finds
The Guardian
* Myanmar to focus on meeting domestic energy needs * Minister puts gas reserves at 22.5 trillion cubic feet * Interest from foreign energy firms growing * Power source at Dawei industrial zone uncertain (Adds more quotes, comment from Dawei develope...
LG Electronics - Television - 3D TV - Appliance - Technology
WN / Sweet Radoc
LG Electronics, Google TV close to software deal?
San Francisco Chronicle
TELEVISION | Google deal for LG Electronics? | Google is considering giving LG Electronics first access to the next version of its Google TV software so the Korean company can buil...
The screen of a brokerate firm shows the Hang Seng Index in Hong Kong Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. Hong Kong's main stock index has surged more than 9.6 percent as relieved investors cheered news of China government measures to boost its market and a possible U.S. rescue package.
AP / Kin Cheung
Asia stocks up after successful Europe bond issue
The Himalayan
   | Added At:  2012-01-13 12:53 PM |    Last Updated At: 2012-01-13 12:53 PM | The Himalayan Times - Saved Articles(s) | The headlines has been added...
Money traders work as U.S. dollar is traded at 89.30 yen and Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average is at 8252.52 points Friday afternoon, Dec. 12, 2008. The dollar's fall to a 13-year-low against the yen also accelerated selling on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, hitting hard exporters such as autos and electronics. The greenback fell as far as 88.16 yen in the afternoon, its lowest level since Aug. 2, 1995 when the U.S. currency fell to 88.02 yen while the Nikkei average lost 484.68 points, or 5.56 percent, to close at 8,2
AP / Shuji Kajiyama
Asian stocks extend winning run
Sydney Morning Herald
| Asian stocks rose, with a regional benchmark index poised for its longest streak of weekly advances in a year, as lower Italian and Spanish borrowing costs added to optimism Euro...
CORRECTED (Jan 19)-ANALYSIS-China as lender of last resort ... more than just a loan
The Guardian
(Deletes paragraph 15. Duke's partnerships with Chinese firms preceded and are separate from the credit facility.) * Chinese banks increasing overseas lending * Loans usually tied to Chinese procurement orders * Foreign loans not always popular at ho...
Hong Kong shares end up 0.3 pct in 6th straight gain
The Guardian
HONG KONG, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares ended a choppy Friday session moderately higher, but strength in defensives and the lowest turnover in six sessions pointed to caution after a month-to-date rally lifted the Hang Seng Index more than 10 ...
Singapore raises defences against climate change
Independent online
Singapore - A 15km stretch of crisp white beach is one of the key battlegrounds in Singapore's campaign to defend its hard-won territory against rising sea levels linked to climate change. | Stone breakwaters are being enlarged on the low-lying islan...
Economy
A South African Airways plane is parked at the end of the runway after returning to the airport in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday June 17, 2006. A 21-year-old man was arrested after trying to force his way into the cockpit shortly after takeoff on flight SA322 from Cape Town to Johannesburg, SAA officials said. An airline captain traveling as a passenger overpowered the man with the assistance of a number of other passengers.
(photo: AP / Clarence Muller)
SAA flies non-stop to Beijing
Independent online
Audrey D’Angelo | The first of SAA’s new nonstop flights to Beijing is due to take off from Johannesburg’s OR Tambo Airport on January 31, and many people in the travel and tourism trade are confident that it will become one of our national carrier’s most strongly supported routes as two-way trade and tourism continue to gro...



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