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Su Wei, chief negotiator of China on climate change, makes a point during his press conference at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
China   Climate Change   India   Photos   UN  
China and India Join Climate Accord
| WASHINGTON — China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement reached last December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. | The two countrie... (photo: AP / Heribert Proepper) The New York Times
Whale shark
Conservation   Maldives   Photos   UN   Wildlife  
Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks
| PARIS — The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts to protect the fish at a United Nations endangered... (photo: GFDL) The New York Times
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1 Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
| Shares traded within a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. | With little in the way of economic reports or earnings to help drive shares higher, investors are ta... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The New York Times
Economy   Investment   Market   Photos   US  
A scene of an ordinary day in Las Pias City, one of the cities of Metro Manila, Philippines RP 4th most corrupt on Asia-Pacific list
| By Michaela P. del Callar | 03/10/2010 | It is no surprise that the Philippines under President Arroyo is again still in the bottom list of corrupt economies. | The Philippines slid two notches from... (photo: WN / Trigedia) The Daily Tribune
Asia   Corruption   Philippines   Photos   Survey  
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Anti-Myanmar government protesters hold posters of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest to demand her release in front of the U.N. office in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 22, 2009. 'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar
| By Stanley A Weiss | MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss t... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit) Asia Times
China   Foreign Policy   Myanmar   Photos   US  
Shanghai has been a political hub of China since the 20th century. The 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai. In addition, many of China's top government officials in Beijing are known to have risen in Shanghai in the 1980s on a platform that was critical of the extreme leftism of the Cultural Revolution, giving them the tag "Shanghai Clique" during the 1990s. US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
| By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and ... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus) Asia Times
Asian   China   Economy   Photos   US  
A currency trader smiles in front of a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 19, 2009. South Korea back on track
| By Robert M Cutler | MONTREAL - The South Korean economy, which last year scraped through the global slowdown without sinking into recession, returned to the recovery p... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon) Asia Times
Business   Economy   Exports   Photos   S Korea  
 Greenhouse gas emission - emission - factory - global warming - air pollution    wnhires  (js1)  China, India give qualified nod to climate deal
| AMSTERDAM-China and India have given their qualified approval to the Copenhagen climate accord calling for voluntary limits on greenhouse gas emissions. | More than 100... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal) The Boston Globe
China   India   Photos   President   UN  
Male giant Panda Tai Shan at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., 10 June 2007 US-Born Panda Freed From Quarantine in China
| Filed at 7:47 a.m. ET | CHENGDU, China (AP) -- After a month in quarantine, American-born panda Tai Shan paced around his new home in southwest China as he was put on p... (photo: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 / Fernando Revilla) The New York Times
Animals   China   Photos   US   Wildlife  
Cars transit on the streets Thursday Feb. 5, 2009 in Shanghai, China. Two years ago, China zoomed past Japan to become the world's No. 2 vehicle market. Now it looks poised to pass the United States to be the biggest. While car sales in China have slowed lately, they haven't plummeted like those in the U.S., where January sales tumbled 37 percent from a year ago to 656,976 vehicles, a 26-year China passenger car sales up 55 pct in February
| SHANGHAI-China's passenger car sales climbed 55 percent from a year earlier in Feburary, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and sport ut... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko) The Boston Globe
Automobile   Business   China   Photos   Shanghai  
Politics Business & Economy
India okays Copenhagen Accord, with riders
India, China endorse Copenhagen climate deal
Beijing says committed to US debt, but wary on gold
Tibet anniversaries
A scene of an ordinary day in Las Pias City, one of the cities of Metro Manila, Philippines
RP 4th most corrupt on Asia-Pacific list
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China's forex reserve investment yields 'relatively
China to tighten monitoring on non-banking financing
Rita Fan hits back over `Beijing messenger' tag
China firm on reserves
Shanghai has been a political hub of China since the 20th century. The 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai. In addition, many of China's top government officials in Beijing are known to have risen in Shanghai in the 1980s on a platform that was critical of the extreme leftism of the Cultural Revolution, giving them the tag "Shanghai Clique" during the 1990s.
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
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Society Terrorism
Sun Wukong
Pakistan in Cauldron of Internal Crises
China tries microblogging top political event
China tries microblogging top political event
In this April 29, 2009, job seekers line up at a job fair organized by National Career Fairs in Columbus, Ohio. The pace of layoffs slowed in April when employers cut 539,000 jobs, the fewest in six mo
Employers hold off on hiring; fewer cut jobs - Manpower
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The unexpected dividend
NATO claims China has declared a cyber war
China reaffirms support to Pakistan on terror
Cyberwar declared as China hunts for the West's intellig
President Barack Obama gives a thumbs-up before speaking at the podium to close the Fiscal Responsibility Summit
Obama's Hesitant Embrace of Human Rights
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Health & Science Energy & Industry
After a Disruptive Airport Kiss, Facing the Consequences
Editor Is Fired After Criticizing Chinese Registration Syste
China and India Join Climate Accord
Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks
Su Wei, chief negotiator of China on climate change, makes a point during his press conference at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
China and India Join Climate Accord
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India, China endorse Copenhagen climate deal
MFs line up best global assets for investors
After a Disruptive Airport Kiss, Facing the Consequences
Editor Is Fired After Criticizing Chinese Registration Syste
Su Wei, chief negotiator of China on climate change, makes a point during his press conference at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
China and India Join Climate Accord
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Sport Internet & Education
Asian Champions League Review: Changchun Hit Persipura For N
2010 Laureus World Sports Awards
Zhou skating on thin ice
Kashima beats Jeonbuk 2-1 in ACL
Indian shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu, who won the gold medal in the mens trap at the World Shooting Championship held at Zagreb, Croatia, poses for the media during a press conference in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2006.  (bb2)
Manavjit traps gold in ISSF World Cup
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Chinese president bids farewell to famous educator
U.S. weighing China Internet censorship case-USTR
Google welcomes US Treasury decision to relax software expor
Google welcomes US Treasury decision to relax software expor
In this Oct. 27, 2008 file photo Google signs are seen inside Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Oct. 27, 2008. Google Inc. on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009 said it is closing three engineering offices and cutting 100 recruiters from its work force as the recession dampens hiring at the Internet search company.
China not involved in negotiations with Google
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