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• Will Chinas Consumers Save the World Economy?

  
  Channel NewsAsia Front Page News — Authority: 723
  A Wuling minivan dealership on the outskirts of the western Chinese city of Xian provides hope for the future of the global economy. On an ordinary Wednesday morning, customers steadily stream into the showroom, briefly open and close the doors to the displayed minivans, manufactured by a joint venture between General ...
  4 hours ago

• CNN Considers Political Correctness as a Factor in Ft. Hood Shootings?

  
  Brian Bonner — Authority: 111
  The Major was and is a Major “Nut Job Muslim Terrorist” period. Case, closed, everything else done. All you Left Wing Socialist, Commie Bastards get over this one.From Newsbusters:On Wednesday’s Situation Room, CNN’s Brian Todd actually considered that political correctness prevented earlier action against Ft. ...
  5 hours ago

• Malaysia Still On Board for A400M

  
  40 Years In The Desert — Authority: 451
  Unlike South Africa, who canceled their order of the A400M military transport in the face of delays and performance issues, Malaysia has decided that it is still interested in the turboprop transport .
  8 hours ago

• Japan: In a World with Automatic Translation

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 725
  In a post titled I especially want to read ‘trivial information (“くだらない情報”こそ読んでみたい), Japanese blogger Chikirin gives a fresh perspective on whats important or not and why. Note: The post was translated in its entirety with permission from the blogger. All links were added by ...
  9 hours ago

• GPPN Conference Day 2

  
  The Morningside Post — Authority: 123
  SIPA students Jennifer Fong and John Dulac were among the presenters at day 2 of the conference Day two topics at the 2009 GPPN Conference included “Economic and Environmental Sustainability” and “Economic Crisis and Asia” featuring speakers from the Singapore Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, ...
  17 hours ago

• Thailand-Cambodia word war continues

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 725
  Cambodia accuses Thailand of provoking a war when the latter sent troops in the disputed Preah Vihear territory last year. Thailand accuses Cambodia of interfering on its internal affairs when Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen appointed former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra as his special economic ...
  21 hours ago

• Thailand: Google logos

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 725
  Thai 101 uploads custom logos of Google Thailand
  22 hours ago

• Thailand: “Demon” statues at airport bring bad luck

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 725
  Airport officials in Bangkok will remove 12 “demon statues because they believe the statues cause bad luck to shopkeepers.
  22 hours ago

• Laos: Finswimming part of ASEAN games

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 725
  In next months Southeast Asian Games, there will be no sporting events for basketball, gymnastics and track cycling. But finswimming is included in the competition.
  22 hours ago

• Thailand: House of Museums

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 725
  My Unseen Thailand is impressed with a Bangkok museum called House of Museums . The said museum displays everyday items of the 1950s and 1960s.
  22 hours ago

• Geocodes for Bangkok sub-districts

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 725
  New geocodes were updated for Bangkoks new sub-districts.
  22 hours ago

• Taiwan: Foreigners face discrimination from banks

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 725
  Patrick Cowsill writes about the difficulties foreigners face in getting a credit card in Taiwan.
  1 day ago

• Chinas Perspective on Xinjiang

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 725
  TrueXinjiang.com is a Web site that appeals instantly to the western eye.  The site, designed specifically to disseminate a Han-Chinese version of life in the remote autonomous region of Xinjiang, China, is free of many of the displeasing characteristics, such as clutter and endless pop-up ads, found on Chinese Web ...
  1 day ago

• Japan as a Recycling Society in the Edo Period

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 725
  Ed Jacob posted an English translation of an article “ about how there was pretty much no garbage in Japan’s Edo Period because almost everything got recycled “.
  1 day ago

• APEC leaders mull new vision for growth (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Singapore, Nov 15 (DPA) Leaders of the 21-nation Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping met Sunday to discuss a new approach to regional growth, winding up a two-day summit in Singapore.Belatedly joined by US President Barack Obama, who arrived for the summit late Saturday night, the leaders met in a ...
  1 day ago

• APEC leaders dilute carbon targets

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 432
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is jointly hosting a climate change breakfast on the sidelines of APEC in Singapore, though the Pacific rim leaders have watered down climate change targets in their final statement. Climate change has been the big new issue on the usually trade-centred agenda of the Asia Pacific Economic ...
  1 day ago

• Asia-Pacific summit seeks more US engagement (Lead)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 718
  Singapore, Nov 14 (DPA) The 16th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit kicked off Saturday with calls for greater US engagement in the region.US President Barack Obama, although he failed to attend the opening session of the APEC summit, made known his commitment to the region Saturday morning in Tokyo.“As ...
  2 days ago

• Japan: U.S. President Obama on Asian Policies

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 725
  Teddy Jimbo has posted both English and Japanese videos of U.S. President Obamas speech on Asian policies , given in Tokyo today.
  2 days ago

• Singapore: Diminishing power of mainstream media

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 725
  flaneurose notes that cable TV and the internet are now viable alternatives to mainstream media. The blogger ponders the impact of the diminishing power of mainstream media in Singapore.
  2 days ago

• Singapore: Housing prices

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 725
  Urbanrant warns against new policies and trends which contradict the promotion of “affordable housing” in Singapore.
  2 days ago

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