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Breaking News Fri, 16 May 2008
 Japan money, Yen
Domestic   Economy   Growth   Japan   Photos  
 CBS News 
Japan's Economy Grows At 3.3 Pct Annual Pace In 1Q
Japan's economy grew at a stronger-than-expected 3.3 percent annual pace in the first quarter, racking up its third consecutive quarter of growth. | Japan's gross domestic product _ or the value of a ... (photo: wn / sa0)
IDPs Gather to Pick-up Food Rations.
Economy   Food   Japan   Photos   Society  
 News24 
Japan to double aid to Africa
| Tokyo - Japan plans to double its financial assistance to Africa within five years as part of its efforts to help the continent combat poverty and civil conflicts, a newspaper said on Friday. | Prim... (photo: UN / Tim McKulka)
 KLdy1 - raw meat - beef - meat. (dy1)  Buffalo News 
In South Korea, US reaffirms safety of its beef
| A top U.S. trade official said Friday that American beef is safe and rejected calls to re-negotiate an accord allowing it to resume beef exports to South Korea. | Fears of mad cow disease have sprea... (photo: WN)
Disease   Food   Health   Photos   Society  
Champagne/ntf1  The Times Of India 
Champagne Indage units to buy wine businesses overseas
|     MUMBAI: Champagne Indage Ltd said on Friday its units plan to acquire wine businesses in South Africa, UK and South Australia. | With the acquisitions, Champagne Indage will have contr... (photo: Creative Commons / /)
Business   Champagne   Market   Photos   Wine  
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 KLps1 - January07 - Automaker - Automobile - Technology - Car - Cars - Toyota - Toyota Showroom. (ps1)  Orlando Sentinel
Prius sales race by million mark
TOKYO - Toyota's Prius started out a decade ago as a risky experiment in green technology. Today, it's the world's first mass-produced gas-electric hybrid vehicle to hit ... (photo: WN/Patricia)
Auto   Japan   Market   Photos   Technology  
Rice - Staple Food - Packages Of Rice. (ps1) The Times
Rice price dives as US and Japan set to unlock grain pact
div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited { color:#06c; } | Rice prices nosedived today as Japan moved closer to unlocking its massive hidden s... (photo: WN / patricia)
Food   Japan   Market   Photos   Trade  
Soldiers stand guard at the site of a suicide explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, May 16, 2008. A suicide bomber on a motorcycle blew himself up next to a bus carrying police killing nine people, including seven policemen, and wounding 75 others in Sri Lanka's capital on Friday International Herald Tribune
Blast in capital of Sri Lanka kills at least 6
| : Nine people, including seven policemen, were killed when a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber on a motorbike rammed a bus in the Sri Lankan capital on Friday, the m... (photo: AP / Gemunu Amarasinghe)
LTTE   Photos   Police   Sri Lanka   Terrorism  
 TOYOTA Prius / aaeh The Charlotte Observer
Prius the first hybrid to hit 1,000,000 in sales
YURI KAGEYAMA | Associated Press | Toyota's Prius started out a decade ago as a risky experiment in green technology. Today, it's the world's first mass-produced gas-elec... (photo: GFDL / Gnsin)
Globalwarming   Hybrid   Photos   Toyota   Vehicles  
Cattle - Cow Syracuse
In South Korea, US reaffirms safety of its beef
| SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A top U.S. trade official said Friday that American beef is safe and rejected calls to re-negotiate an accord allowing it to resume beef expor... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Beef   Disease   Export   Korea   Photos  
KLps1 - May 07 - Perth,Australia Woolworths - Woolworths - Supermarket - Shoppers. (ps1)   The Australian
Woolworths says food inflation has slowed
| WOOLWORTHS said today growth in its internal rate of food inflation slowed in April, but Australia would not be immune from the rocketing cost of food globally. | Woolw... (photo: WN/Patricia)
Australia   Business   Food   Market   Photos  
KLdy1 - Mar08 - Street beggars in Indonesia - poverty. (dy1) The Guardian
Abandoning Asia's poor
| The Asian Development Bank is meant to alleviate poverty - but its new strategy has little to say on the need for social protection | May 16, 2008 7:00 AM | More than h... (photo: WN / Denise Yong)
Asia   Bank   Development   Photos   Poverty  
Politics Market
- Digest: Nigerian pipeline blast kills 100; Myanmar regime wa
- President-elect doubts future unity with China
- BRIEFING: Taiwan's president-elect doesn't see quick
- Taiwan's next leader to reach out to China
Ma Ying-jeou
Taiwan Pres Doubts China Unification
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- Singapore shares close 1.06 per cent higher
- Asian stocks close mostly up despite global financial crises
- Japan stocks edge lower, ending winning streak
- Japan stocks edge lower after 4-day winning streak; Nikkei d
 South Korean stock brokers celebrate as the stock market wraps up the year with the closing ceremony in Seoul, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed the year´s last trading at 895.92.(dn1)
Asian stocks gain
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Financial Industry
- Cement makers rise following Chinese quake
- Taiwan manufacturer taps Carrollton for plant
- Tiensten admits he met Taipei ‘schemer’
- Beijing's friendship puts SA in key commercial spot
China Airlines /aaeh
Taiwan airlines post big losses on fuel costs
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- H-P expands business in Russia
- LG Display shares slide on Lehman downgrade
- China says more than 50,000 feared dead in quake+
- China Makes Plea For More Quake Assistance
Motor Scooter
Motor scooters popular in efforts to save on gas
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Corruption Economy
- China scholar named Taiwan's intelligence chief
- Somare allies admit to Taiwan scam
- In battle with China for allies, Taiwan resorts to riskier t
- Taiwan foreign minister, two other top officials quit amid s
Rice
Restrictions in rice trade backfiring
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- H-P expands business in Russia
- Asian shares gain on steady dollar
- Asian stocks gain
- Motor scooters popular in efforts to save on gas
 South Korean stock brokers celebrate as the stock market wraps up the year with the closing ceremony in Seoul, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index closed the year´s last trading at 895.92.(dn1)
Asian stocks gain
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