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• in Politics
  Obama's Asian Chess Championship Itinerary
  U.S. President Barack Obama, starting on 12th November 2009, is going for nine days to visit various Asian Countries.
  by jaideepkhanduja / on Nov 11, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “asia”

• MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Indian Microfinance Institutions Make Dent in Housing

  
  MicroCapital.org — Authority: 145
  Poor people in India looking to buy a home may face many obstacles, such as having no history of filing tax returns. Because traditional lenders are often unwilling to lend to customers in such situations, housing developers are partnering with microfinance institutions to provide mortgages to small shop owners, taxi ...
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• MICROCAPITAL.ORG BRIEF: Bhartiya Samruddhi Finance Ltd to Raise USD 20-25 Million in Equity Capital

  
  MicroCapital.org — Authority: 145
  The India-based microfinance institution (MFI), Bhartiya Samruddhi Finance Ltd, a subsidiary of the MFI ‘BASIX’, is planning to raise USD 20 to 25 million in equity capital in the next two to three weeks [1,2,3]. This comes after Bhartiya Samruddhi raised USD 9.87 million in equity capital in April of 2009 [1]. ...
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• Indian sub-continent is prone to nuclear war: Army Chief

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor today said that Indian sub-continent is prone to nuclear war.General Kapoor said that Indian-subcontinent has gradually emerged as one of the epicentres of conflict and instability.“The possibility of limited war under a nuclear overhang is still a reality, ...
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• Joint Response to Zondervan and Deadly Viper Authors from Asian American Leaders

  
  God's Politics Blog — Authority: 658
  To Mike Foster and Jud Wilhite, and the leaders of Zondervan Publishing, When we received Moe Girkins’ statement regarding Zondervan’s respons e to the  Deadly Viper controversy, we felt a deep sense of gratitude and admiration towards all of you, for your courage…
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• l’oreal christmas sale 2009

  
  blankanvas — Authority: 520
  Time to stock up them toiletries people.
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• India seeks extradition of Mumbai suspects: Italy

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  Rome, Nov 23 (IANS/AKI) India may seek a review of its extradition treaty with Italy in a bid to take hold of a Pakistani father and son allegedly linked to the Mumbai terror attack, an Indian diplomat said Monday.“We are looking at appropriate measures, that’s all there is to say at present,” a source at [...]
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• South by Southeast: Who goes to Myanmar?

  
  Gadling — Authority: 703
  Filed under: Asia , Burma (Myanmar) Who does visit Myanmar these days? For Southeast Asia travelers exposed to a daily diet of CNN , Myanmar is literal no-fly zone, a destination with an infamous reputation for unrest, opium and political repression. Even as other "notorious" Asia destinations like ...
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• South Asia – Massive Nepali animal slaughter condemned (ABC Radio Australia)

  
  Global News Blog Headlines — Authority: 461
  Massive Nepali animal slaughter condemned (ABC Radio Australia) Thousands of Hindu devotees have flocked to a village in Nepal ahead of this week’s planned sacrifice of around half a million animals in a ceremony condemned by animal rights activists, including French actress Brigitte Bardot. Jose joins speaker ...
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• CDC Software Revises Full Year Profit Guidance Upward

  
  Your Story — Authority: 535
  SHANGHAI & ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CDC Software Corporation (NASDAQ: CDCS), a global provider of enterprise software applications and services, today announced that, based on pr
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• Army says 32 Taliban militants killed in north-west Pakistan

  
  The Earth Times Online Newspaper — Authority: 725
  Islamabad - Soldiers killed at least 32 Taliban militants in Pakistans troubled north-western tribal region, the military said Monday. Nine were killed in the South Waziristan district near Afghan border, where troops have been battling a resurgent ...
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• Second iPhone worm behaves like botnet

  
  Recent White Papers, Webcasts and Case Studies - ZDNet — Authority: 455
  A second iPhone exploit has been identified by security vendor F-Secure, which claims the new worm has botnet capability and is more threatening than its predecessor. A second iPhone exploit has been identified by security vendor F-Secure, which claims the new worm has botnet capability and is more threatening...
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• Heavy rain affects businesses at bike rental shops, hawker centres

  
  Channel NewsAsia Front Page News — Authority: 736
  SINGAPORE: Heavy rain over the past weeks from the northeast monsoon has had different effects on businesses this rainy season.
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• GEO Monitor IPO Newsflash: Cox And Kings India Ltd

  
  ResearchOracle.com — Authority: 156
  Indian travel agency receives positive response for its IPO… If you wish to view the entire report, visit us at GEO Monitor or contact us This report is provided as part of IIR Group Ltd.’s GEO (Global Equity Offerings) Monitor service, which tracks global IPO activity. Our GEO Monitor is the only ...
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• India – India will not redraw borders in Kashmir: Manmohan Singh (Part-III) (New Kerala)

  
  Global News Blog Headlines — Authority: 461
  India will not redraw borders in Kashmir: Manmohan Singh (Part-III) (New Kerala) New Delhi, Nov. 23 : Singh expressed hope that the US would be ‘more liberal’ in transferring technologies to India and clear the way for implementing the landmark agreement on nuclear cooperation. India will not redraw borders in ...
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• GE Healthcare unveils low-cost device for heart check-up

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  Bangalore, Nov 23 (IANS) GE Healthcare, the $17-billion unit of General Electric, Monday unveiled a low-cost portable electrocardiogram (ECG) device for early detection of heart disease.“Our new device (MAC-i) is priced at Rs.25,000 to enable hospitals and physicians charge patients as low as Rs.9 per ECG,” GE ...
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• A Bruce A Day: THE BIG BOSS

  
  Twitch — Authority: 670
  [With the four proper Bruce Lee features recently remastered and reissued on BluRay in Hong Kong I figured the time had come to revisit the old classics that I hadnt seen in a while, while also finally getting a look at the titles that for whatever reason I had simply never seen before now.  Ill be reviewing them ...
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• One, two or none: Vietnams MPs debate execution methods

  
  Death Penalty News — Authority: 528
  A new draft law has proposed the introduction of lethal injection as an additional execution method to death by firing squad, but many legislators feel the country should have only one. All those given the death penalty are now executed by shooting. Under the new bill discussed a National Assembly session Friday, ...
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• Indonesian ferry captain rejects overcrowding claims

  
  Channel NewsAsia Front Page News — Authority: 736
  TANJUNG BALAI, Indonesia : The captain of an Indonesian ferry which sank killing 29 people rejected claims of overcrowding Monday and blamed a freak storm for the disaster, as officials launched an investigation.
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• Capozzola on ASLH panel: Circumnavigating the Pacific

  
  Legal History Blog — Authority: 480
  Another post on the 2009 American Society for Legal History conference comes from Christopher Capozzola, MIT. The panel is Circumnavigating the Pacific.On Friday morning, I participated in a session titled “Circumnavigating the Pacific: The United States and the Philippines, 1898-1945.”Nancy Buenger, a ...
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• Reliance bids for LyondellBasell

  
  bibisi news — Authority: 466
  The Indian energy giant Reliance Industries announces a bid to buy a controlling stake in bankrupt US petrochemicals firm LyondellBasell.
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