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Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
Fears   Hainan   Photos   Property   Shanghai		  Asia Times 
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
By Stephen Wong SHANGHAI - Money has flooded into the tropical Chinese island province of Hainan for property speculation in the few weeks since the central government unveiled a plan to turn it into... (photo: Public Domain / Anna Frodesiak)
A South Korean man looks at the Hyundai motor's showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008
Business   Hyundai   Losses   Photos   Seoul		  Inquirer 
Hyundai boss must pay $60 million for losses to firm
SEOUL - A South Korean court Monday ordered Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-Koo to pay almost 60 million dollars in damages to his company for loss-making deals. The Seoul central district court,... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)
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Obama's Balancing Act on U.S. Trade Policies
Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania challenged President Obama last week on behalf of steel workers, and helped underscore the administration's ambivalence about trade. During a public meeting... (photo: Creative Commons / tialikely)

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Tibet's political and spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dharamshala, India  Hong Kong Standard 
Obama could not afford to turn the Dalai Lama away
Just a week after enraging China with an arms sale package for rival Taiwan, President Barack Obama risks more damage to this crucial relationship by agreeing to meet with the Dalai Lama next week.... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)

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European Economic Woes Threaten US Rebound CBS News
European Economic Woes Threaten US Rebound
Washington Post: Europe Crises Send Stocks Tumbling; Concern Over Euro Zone Stability Eclipses Signs of Recovery Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments European... (photo: EC / © EC)
Brussels   Economy   Europe   Photos   Recovery
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker The Guardian
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker
Analysis suggests the hacker was in east coast of America and operated over a number of days, but much remains unknown... (photo: WN / marzena)
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A pair of traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008. Wall Street tussled with fresh worries about the health of financial sector and the Big Three automakers Wednesday, forcing stocks to surrender most of their early gains. The Miami Herald
World stocks tumble amid global recovery doubts
BEIJING -- World stocks tumbled Friday as ballooning European debt and a rise in U.S. unemployment claims added to fears the global economy could slip back into... (photo: AP / Richard Drew))

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In this undated photo released from North Korea's Chosun Shinbo via Yonhap, the front and back designs of North Korea's new paper currency after its recent reform are shown. The New York Times
Turmoil Reported in N. Korea After Currency Changes
SEOUL, South Korea - Recent changes to the North Korean currency have set off runaway inflation, officials and news reports in Seoul said Wednesday, as a South Korean... (photo: AP / Chosun Shinbo via Yonhap)

Currency   Finance   Korea   Photos   Seoul
President Barack Obama makes a statement at the United Nations Climate Change Conference at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday, Dec. 18, 2009. The New York Times
Who Needs Whom More?
HONG KONG - Is what's good for U.S. business good for the United States? That old question has become pertinent again as the Obama administration stumbles in its... (photo: AP / Susan Walsh)

Business   Economy   Hong Kong   Photos   Washington
Greece's Socialist leader George Papandreou,countersigns the appointment to his post after he was sworn in as a Prime Minister, at the presidential mansion, in Athens, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009. Papandreou, a 57-year-old former foreign minister and scion of one of Greece's top political families, now follows in the footsteps of his father Andreas and grandfather and namesake George, both of whom served several terms as prime ministers. Star Tribune
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday: ___ ATHENS, Greece — Greece will follow an austerity program to cut... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris)

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Report: NKorea's Kim reiterates disarmament pledge Yahoo Daily News
N Korea threatens, wants talks Taipei Times
N. Korea threatens South amid push for talks Arab News
Reagan downplayed rights in S.Korea meet: documents Breitbart
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N. Korea accuses S. Korea of plot amid push for nuclear talks Inquirer
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary is proud being a Mother of the Bride Mumbai Mirror
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left), flanked by by Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), addresses staff members of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) during a one day visit to express his support for the work of the mission, as well as to covey his condolences regarding the latest terrorist attack in Kabul which claimed the lives of five UN staff members. World Agenda: Ban Ki-moon hopes to make his reputation in North Korea The Times
Democratic Party of Japan new leader Yukio Hatoyama speaks to the media during a news conference after being elected its leader in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, May 16, 2009. Hatoyama takes control after the party's previous boss Ichiro Ozawa stepped down amid a political funding scandal. Kyodo news summary -6-+ Breitbart
Demonstrators hold up anti-U.S. bases slogans as some 6,000 people gather at a rally protesting against a U.S. Marine base stationed on the southern island of Okinawa, in Tokyo Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday he would decide by the end of May on where to relocate the U.S. Marine Airfield Futenma in Okinawa that has strained ties between the nations. The slogans written in Japanese read: "We don't need Futenma base," in red, and "We refuse new Henoko base," in blue. Land-starved Japan jealously eyes spread-out U.S. bases Denver Post
American missionary Robert Park, left, is escorted by U.S. officials upon his arrival at the Beijing Capital Airport, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. His arrival in Beijing came a day after North Korea announced it would free Robert Park. US missionary Robert Park returns home from North Korea The Times
Laura Chinchilla, presidential candidate for the National Liberation party, greets supporters outside the Virgen de los Angeles Basilica in Cartago, Costa Rica, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Costa Rica will hold presidential, congressional and municipal elections on Sunday. Costa Rica election pits president's protege against Libertarian Star Tribune
A resident carries a hose during a fire that gutted about 1,000 houses at a slum area near the city jail in Manila on Thursday Dec. 10, 2009. House fire in Warwick, RI, kills 5, including baby The News & Observer
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