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In this July 7, 2008 photo, an investor looks at a stock price board at a private securities' company in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares fell sharply Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, on heavy selling of airlines and other market heavyweights, as investors and analysts puzzled over why expectations of a rally linked to the Beijing Olympic games never materialized. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 4.5 percent, or 122.81 points, to 2,605.16. The Shenzhen Composite Index of China's smaller, second market dropped 5.6 percent to 74
Asia   Economy   Finance   Markets   Photos  
 Asia Times 
Asia nudges ahead
|      Jul 31, 2010 MARKET RAP | Asia nudges ahead | By R M Cutler | MONTREAL - Overall, Asia looks like having some rough going, at least for a while, although it seems to have es... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko, FILE)
An All Nippon Airways 777-300ER taking off. Aircraft takeoff. Quarter view of aircraft ascending in the sky, with landing gear still deployed. The next-generation freighter model, the 777F, rolled out on May 23, 2008.
Aerospace   Japan   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: All Nippon Airways  
 Business Report 
ANA books $60m net loss in first quarter
  | Submit your comment | Japan's All Nippon Airways on Friday said its quarterly net loss narrowed to $60 million on last year and retained its full-year net profit forecast of $57 million. | Th... (photo: Creative Commons / Altair)
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), The 'M. Star' oil supertanker anchors offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010.  The New York Times 
Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker
| Shipping officials said Thursday that they were examining the hull of a Japanese oil tanker that was mysteriously damaged this week as it traversed a strategically vital waterway between Iran and th... (photo: AP / Emirates News Agency)
Accident   Japan   Mideast   Photos   Shipping  
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), damage is seen on the side of the 'M. Star' oil supertanker offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010.  The Star 
Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull
| FUJAIRAH/TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese supertanker that reported suffering an "explosion" near the Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route may have hit a submarine or a mine, UAE port officials examining... (photo: AP / Emirates News Agency)
Accident   Japan   Mideast   Photos   Shipping  
Top Stories
 KLdy1 - electronics - panasonic - business. (dy1) The Guardian
Panasonic buying Sanyo, other unit for $9.4 bln
* To make Sanyo, Panasonic Elec Works 100 percent-owned units * Move to help Panasonic boost eco-related businesses * To finance w/ treasury stock and up to $5.7 bln new ... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
Electronic   Panasonic   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia:Panasonic Corporation  
Toyota car - Driver - Motorist The New York Times
Toyota Recalls 412, 000 Cars in US, Mostly Avalons
| Filed at 7:31 a.m. ET | TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S. for steering problems in which three accidents ha... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Avalon   Photos   Toyota   Vehicles   Wikipedia: Toyota  
Nissan Bluebird U13 Herald Tribune
Nissan returns to profit on sales growth
| TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co. veered back into the black in its latest quarter as global auto sales rebounded, putting the company on track to meet its yearly profit target.... (photo: Creative Commons / OSX)
Growth   Motor   Nissan   Photos   Sales  
Panasonic LCD TV - Electronics Star Tribune
Panasonic plans to buy out subsidiaries Sanyo, Panasonic Electric under $9.4B green initiative
| TOKYO - Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works in a move costing up to $9.4 billion to stre... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Electric   Panasonic   Photos   Subsidiaries   Tokyo  
Sony Bravia - LCD TVs ABC News
Sony Surprises With Q1 Profit and Raises Outlook
| By Isabel Reynolds | July 29, 2010 | TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp surprised investors by lifting its annual outlook after returning to the black in the first quarter tha... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Bravia   Electronics   Photos   Profits   Wikipedia: Sony  
Politics Business
- China finds a friend in Germany
- US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
- Cap on skilled immigrant workers criticised
- Obama to address joint session of Parliament
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, listens as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, July 16, 2010.
China finds a friend in Germany
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- China finds a friend in Germany
- Gaming gamble for Google
- Asia nudges ahead
- Dollar sinks to 8-month low vs yen as growth slows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, listens as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, July 16, 2010.
China finds a friend in Germany
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Entertainment Health
- Rolling out the old favourites
- Whaling debate to hit cinemas
- Video: Asia shares fall on profit outlooks
- Venice film festival: Coppola, Schnabel and Gallo confirmed
A Metro Railway Transit ( MRT ) located in Ortigas Station , Ortigas City , Philippines , April 1 , 2009.
MRT bonds sold at 35% discount
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- Snake venom may hold key for heart disease, cancer cure
- Snake venom may cure heart disease,cancer
- Obama to address joint Parliament session in India
- Recession was deeper than gov't previously thought
Red wine can suppress inflammatio
Cheers! Red wine can suppress inflammation in humans
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Education Travel
- Obama appears on 'The View': A bit of TV history
- Students put through their paces at summer karate course and
- Chihuahua woman charged with animal cruelty
- Pinnacle: 'Significant discount' on A.C. land sale
A South Korean student walks by a picture showing North Korean's daily foods at Korean War exhibition in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 15, 2010. North Korea's health care system is in shambles, with doctors sometimes performing amputations without anesthesia and working by candlelight in hospitals lacking essential medicine, heat and power, a rights watchdog said Thursday.
North Korea's desperate measures
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- Costa Cruises inaugurates the Tianjin international cruise t
- Costa launches Tianjin cruise terminal in China
- Cruise line to unveil coolest bar at sea
- Costa Cruises inaugurates the Tianjin International Cruise T
Riverside ferry boating station - manila bay cruising dock station
Cruise network to start promoting Asia cruise tourism
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