On the eve of Vice President Joe Biden's visit to India, President Barack Obama has nominated Nisha Desai Biswal, an accomplished Indian-American administrator, as America's new point person for South Asia. When confirmed by the Senate, Desai will become the first person of Indian or even South Asian origin to head the South Asia bureau of the State Department, which oversees US foreign policy ...
Biden US Ready to Engage with N. Korea if Talks Genuine
WASHINGTON The United States is ready to engage in dialog with North Korea, but only if Pyongyang is prepared for "genuinerdquo; negotiations and commits to giving up its nuclear ambitions, Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday. Biden, who gave a speech on U.S. policy on Asia before a visit next week to India and Singapore, also encouraged China and the 10-member Association of ...
ACE Names Sullivan Chairman-Asia Pacific Ortega McNamee in New Posts
The ACE Group has named Damien Sullivan as chairman of the company's Asia Pacific region. He is currently the region's president. As chairman he will focus on governance, strategic planning and senior customer relationships across the region, which spans North and Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, said the announcement. Sullivan will continue to report to John Keogh, vice ...
Yen gains ground in Asian market as investors adjust
The dollar bought 100.11 yen in afternoon trade, down from 100.50 yen late in New York, while the euro rose to US$1.3146 yen from US$1.3112 but fell to 131.32 from 131.77 yen. Traders have been moving out of the yen in the past week after U.S. Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke made assurances that the bank's stimulus would be kept in place for as long as needed. The unit has also faced ...
Asian Flu Outbreaks in China US Slow Poultry Export Growth
2013 has been a roller-coaster ride for U.S. poultry producers. Exports have increased, but haven't lived up to early growth prospects as avian flu outbreaks on two continents have wreaked havoc with ...
Thousands cheer return of exiled opposition leader
Thousands poured on to the streets of Phnom Penh today to welcome Cambodia's opposition leader home after four years of self-imposed ...
Asias Week Decisive Political Moment in Japan
award-winning story about it in 2005. But the political return and rise of the nationalist Abe, together with increased military presences by Japan's latent adversaries China and North Korea, have given the topic a new urgency. Putting aside who is right or wrong in disputes such as island territories known as Senkaku or Diaoyu, ...
Pinoy U-16 cagers book Fiba Asia ticket
THE PHILIPPINES booked a return trip to the Fiba Asia Under-16 tournament after ruling the Southeast Asia Basketball Association U16 Championship Thursday in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Just like in previous editions, the Filipinos swept the five-nation tournament, posting an average winning margin of 26 points. Jose Lorenzo Mendoza, who also plays for the Ateneo Blue Eaglets, bagged the MVP ...
Aberdeen favours Asia in tough year for investors
Asian companies could offer some of the best opportunities in 2009, in what promises to be another ';extremely tough year'; for investors, says Aberdeen Asset Management. The group expects investment in the key asset classes of equities, fixed income and property to continue to be challenging as evidence of a global economic slowdown accumulates. Aberdeen forecasts that both the ...
Thousands march to back ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi
Supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi are seen through an Egyptian flag gathering for prayers Friday at Nasr City in Cairo. (AP ...
Platts Asia Spot LNG Prices for August Delivery Gain 6.8 on Supply Disruptions
North Asia was met with limited spot availability in both basins, according to the latest monthly Platts Japan/Korea Marker (JKM) data for month-ahead delivery. The monthly average of the Platts JKM for delivery in August was assessed over the period ...
Further Erosion Seen in SCFIs Asia-Europe Rates
Container spot freight rates from Asia to European ports measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index fell further in the week ending July 19, losing more of their achievements from the July 1 general rate increase. This was the third straight week of decreases, pulling total gains from the GRI down to $726 per 20-foot container in northern European ports and $69 in the ...
Growth in Asia set to lose steam
Emerging Asia would show little increase in economic growth rates this year due to weak exports, with China giving more priority to making needed reforms, and India tightening policies to defend its beleaguered rupee, Reuters polls showed ...
Muslims demand Vatican envoy leave Malaysia over ?Allah? remarks
Islamic groups on Friday demanded the recall of the Vatican's first envoy to Malaysia, describing him as an "enemy of the state" after he supported the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims.Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Vatican's mission in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Muslim-majority Malaysia, after prayers on Friday, urging the government to expel ...
Biden to address maritime disputes in Asia
US Vice President Joe Biden on Monday begins a week-long visit to India and Singapore where officials say he will tackle tensions over the disputed South China Sea "head ...
Insufficient brake force blamed in Canada rail crash
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec: Insufficient brake force was applied before an oil train slammed into a town in Quebec on July 6 and killed 50 people, officials said on ...
Beyond Spicoli Vans Catch on Across Europe Asia
have become hot items in Asia and even picked up steam in Europe's grim retail economy. Vans sales surged 15 percent in the recent quarter, the apparel giant reported Friday, with sales improving 20 percent or more across Europe and Asia from a year earlier. The sneaker brand helped VF post ...
Biden to praise benefits of rules of the road in Asia visit
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (R) speaks next to Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang during the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) Joint Opening Session at the State Department in Washington July 10, ...
Photos released of Boston bombing suspect captureA police photographer furious with a Rolling Stone magazine cover photo he says glamorizes the surviving Boston Marathon suspect has released gritty images from the night Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured. The photos released to Boston Magazine on Thursday by Massachusetts State Police tactical photographer Sgt. Sean Murphy show a bloody, disheveled Tsarnaev with the red dot of a sniper's rifle laser sight on his forehead. Murphy said in a statement to the magazine that Tsarnaev is evil and his photos show the "real Boston bomber, not someone fluffed and ...
Pope sets up body to overhaul VaticanPope Francis set up a special commission of lay experts on Friday tasked with overhauling the economic and administrative structure of the Vatican in a radical bid to streamline and clean up the scandal-hit institution
Pope Francis set up a special commission of lay experts on Friday tasked with overhauling the economic and administrative structure of the Vatican in a radical bid to streamline and clean up the scandal-hit institution. The commission will delve into the workings of the Vatican's bloated departments and draft reforms to tackle instances of favouritism or corruption, simplify procedures, ...
US vice-president Joe Biden to visit India from July 22 to deepen ties
Calvin Coolidge , who claimed that the job never interfered with his mandatory eleven hours of sleep a day, American veeps have been disparaged and disdained through history. Most famously, Thomas Marshall, America's 28th vice-president, under Woodrow Wilson, is said to have joked, ''Once there were two brothers. One ran away to sea; the other was elected vice president of the ...
37 forest fires ravage Britain
temperatures resulted in a spate of massive grass fires - some as large as having destroyed fields as large as four football fields across London, the worst since the summer of 2006. Roads also caved in while train lines melted. London's fire fighters had a busy day at work attending 37 grass fires during the 24 period from 4pm on Wednesday, 17 July to 4pm Thursday, 18 July. London Fire ...
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