Samsung, LG Display Push LCD Investment Korea Times | By Kim Yoo-chul | Samsung Electronics and LG Display, the world's two biggest producers of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, are vowing to boost output, which has some industry watchers concerned about a possible oversupply in the market. | It could be said that the moves reflect a sense of urg...
China to draw up policies for Tibet, Xinjiang China Daily | BEIJING: China will draw up policies this year to boost the development in Xinjiang and Tibet as well as other Tibetan-inhabited areas, Premier Wen Jiabao said Friday. | "We will focus on formulating and implementing policies for economic and social development in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Tibetan ethn...
'Pak poking nose, India must change Afghanistan policy' DNA India | As talks of a re-think of India’s Afghanistan policy gain momentum, diplomatic circles are abuzz with various kinds of steps that New Delhi needs to take to remain relevant to Kabul. | Current reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts may hav...
18% of women accept propertyless sons-in-law China Daily | BEIJING - Facing ever rising home prices in China, 18 percent of mothers would be willing to let their daughters marry men who rent their homes, according to a survey conducted by the Beijing-based 5i5j Real Estate Service Tuesday. | "Our surv...
China car sales rise 55% in February; policy supports DNA India | Shanghai: China's passenger car sales in February rose 55 percent from a year earlier, the official industry association said on Tuesday, as policy incentives continued to lure buyers into showrooms during the holidays. | Buoyant consumer spend...
South Koreans Interested to Invest in Nigeria All Africa A delegation of South Korean investors who are on a fact-finding mission to Ekiti State, Nigeria has indicated an interest to invest in areas such a solar technology and low cost housing. | ...
Chinese off-shore mining investment must be accompanied by domestic reform Mineweb TORONTO - | Despite a preponderance of beliefs to the contrary, Eldorado Gold Mining executive Hanjing Xu said foreign mining companies only received 10% of China's foreign investment in 2009. | In a presentation to the Prospectors and Dev...
China car sales rise 55 pct in Feb; policy supports The Guardian * Feb growth moderates from 116 pct in Jan, still robust * Timing of Lunar New Year largely behind moderation * SAIC's combined Jan/Feb vehicle sales up 67 pct y/y * SAIC shares fall 0.2 pct in market up 0.5 pct (Recasts with nationwide figures, adds...
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Supreme Court Won't Hear Case of Uighur Detainees The New York Times | WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would not decide a case involving seven Chinese Muslims detained for eight years at Guantanamo Bay that had been set for ar...
Malaysia courts high-spending Hong Kong tourists The Star | HONG KONG: Flanked by an array of marketing and public relation measures, Tourism Malaysia is aggressively courting upper-end tourists from Hong Kong which itself is making a str...
Chinese shares dip as Lunar New Year weighs new policies China Daily | SHANGHAI: Chinese equities fell Monday, the first trading day of the Year of Tiger in the nation's lunar calendar, after a nine-day holiday break, as market participants consider...
'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar Asia Times | By Stanley A Weiss | MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the future of Southeast Asia. As recorded in the book, Mao: The Unknown Story, Chou talked about the region "as if its fate were to be entirely decided by Peking". | He explained th...
No Leeway Given in Picking Dalai Lama The New York Times | BEIJING — The new governor of Tibet said Sunday that the Dalai Lama did not have a right to choose his successor however he wanted, but instead must abide by the “requirements” of Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Xinhua, the state news agency, reported. Ng Han Guan/Associated Press | Padma Choling, Tibet's new governor, seemed to har...
FACTBOX - Sources of tension between China and the U.S. The Star | (Reuters) - U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg was due to arrive in Beijing on Tuesday for the talks with Chinese officials that Washington has said could ease recent tensions with Beijing. | With the two giant nations closely bonded economically, Sino-U.S. tensions are unlikely to escalate into outright confrontation, but could make ...
