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Asia Stocks Equal Longest Gain Streak Since ’05 on Factory Data
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:37:45 -0800
Asian stocks rose for a seventh week, with the regional benchmark matching its longest winning streak since 2005, as improved manufacturing reports in the U.S., China, India and Europe overshadowed a stalemate over Greek debt negotiations.
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Asia can withstand slowdown
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:25:24 -0800
We've been hearing a lot more about recession in Europe than the resilience of our own region.
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Asia well-placed to withstand slowdown
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:51:36 -0800
Perhaps it's our natural eurocentricity, but we've been hearing a lot more about recession and the risk of worse in Europe than about the resilience of our own region. Fortunately, the International Monetary Fund set the record straight last week.
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Asia Markets: Tokyo, Sydney stocks rise; Hong Kong declines
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:45:04 -0800
Japanese and Australian markets rally after a surprisingly strong U.S. employment report lifts investor sentiment,
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Standard Chartered Names Sunil Kaushal India, South Asia Regional CEO
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:11:48 -0800
Standard Chartered PLC (STAN.LN) Thursday said it named Sunil Kaushal the new regional chief executive for India and South Asia.
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Asia Pacific countries in crucial HIV AIDS follow up
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:28:54 -0800
Government leaders, civil society representatives and people living with HIV from 34 Asia-Pacific countries are meeting in Bangkok, to speed up progress towards an AIDS-free region.
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Asia Stocks Drop as Europe Crisis, U.S. Outlook Drag on Profits
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:37:42 -0800
Asian stocks fell, dragging a regional benchmark index from a three-month high, as companies from Singapore Airlines Ltd. to Hynix Semiconductor Inc. reported weaker earnings amid Europe’s debt crisis and an uncertain U.S. economic outlook.
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Asia's K-Pop clones dance to South Korean beat
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:49:43 -0800
Twelve-year-old Sabrina Kaur does not understand the lyrics of her favourite South Korean boy band Big Bang's songs and, until recently, had never met Koreans in real life.
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Asia Stocks Equal Longest Gain Streak Since ’05 as Factory Data Improves
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:22:34 -0800
Asian stocks rose for a seventh week, with the regional benchmark matching its longest winning streak since 2005, as improved manufacturing reports in the U.S., China, India and Europe overshadowed a stalemate over Greek debt negotiations.
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Asia to power world economy in 2012
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:25:44 -0800
DAVOS, Switzerland — The global economic slowdown will affect Asia this year but the region will remain the economic powerhouse of the world, led by China, India and Indonesia, the head of the Asian Development Bank said.
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