Managing China Risk

Managing China Risk

Managing China Risk

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:33 PM PST

There can be little doubt that last fall's gambit of halting exports of rare earths to Japan as puni


Bahrain protesters gather in capital for third day

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:27 PM PST

MANAMA (Reuters) - Thousands of Shi'ite demonstrators, inspired by popular revolts that toppled rulers in Tunisia and Egypt, gathered in Bahrain's capital on Wednesday to mourn for a second protestor killed in clashes this week.

Pakistan says U.S. prisoner Davis has immunity (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:13 PM PST

Supporters of the religious and political party Jamaat-e-Islami take part in a protest rally against U.S. citizen Raymond Davis in Lahore February 15, 2011. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Pakistan will tell a local court that a U.S. consulate employee jailed after killing two Pakistanis has diplomatic immunity, a top Pakistani official said, a move that will help defuse a diplomatic crisis with Washington.

Bahrain protesters gather in capital for third day (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:27 PM PST

Protesters serve coffee and tea at the Pearl Roundabout, a famous landmark of Bahrain, in the heart of its capital Manama February 15, 2011. Shi'ite protesters camped out in Bahrain's capital on Tuesday after a day of protests in which a man was shot dead in clashes with police at a funeral for a demonstrator shot the day before. REUTERS/Hamad I MohammedReuters - Thousands of Shi'ite demonstrators, inspired by popular revolts that toppled rulers in Tunisia and Egypt, gathered in Bahrain's capital on Wednesday to mourn for a second protestor killed in clashes this week.

India PM says government to press ahead with reforms (Reuters)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:15 PM PST

Reuters - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh denied Wednesday that massive corruption scandals had made him a lame duck leader, vowing he would stay on in office to push through reforms despite months of policy paralysis.


Chinese worry New Year magic act is cruel to fish (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:35 PM PST

AP - Animal activists in China say a now-famous magic trick that showed goldfish swimming in sync for the Lunar New Year is abusive and are asking the state broadcaster not to show it again.


Pakistan says U.S. prisoner Davis has immunity

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:44 PM PST

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An American jailed for shooting two Pakistanis is shielded by diplomatic immunity, the Pakistani government said on Wednesday, a move that may help end a bruising row between the troubled allies.

India PM says government to press ahead with reforms

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:45 PM PST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh denied Wednesday that massive corruption scandals had made him a lame duck leader, vowing he would stay on in office to push through reforms despite months of policy paralysis.

Indian PM vows crackdown on corruption after scandals (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:58 PM PST

File photo of India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who has vowed to crack down on corruption, as he launched a fightback after a series of scandals that have damaged his clean image.(AFP/Pool/File/Christophe Archambault)AFP - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday vowed to crack down on corruption, as he launched a fightback after a series of scandals that have damaged his clean image.

US agent killed in Mexico shooting

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 10:04 PM PST

An immigration and customs enforcement agent is killed and another wounded in rare attack on US officials.


Japan whalers may end mission early: official (AFP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:18 PM PST

The crew of the Yushin Maru whaling vessel using their water cannons against Sea Shepherd's Delta team (foreground) in a Zodiac boat during clashes in the Southern Ocean. Japanese whalers have suspended their Antarctic hunt, citing harassment by environmentalists, and are considering ending their annual mission early, a fisheries agency official said Wednesday.(AFP/Sea Shepherd Conservation Society/Gary Stokes)AFP - Japanese whalers have suspended their Antarctic hunt, citing harassment by environmentalists, and are considering ending their annual mission early, a fisheries agency official said Wednesday.

Why LinkedIn is More Valuable than Facebook

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:07 PM PST

Investors started the year excited, then disappointed, about the potential of a Facebook IPO and a $


Welcome to Technobabble

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:01 PM PST

Greetings Forbes readers! Welcome to my new blog, Technobabble. My name is Mark Gibbs and I?m


Exxon Replacing Oil With Gas, For Now

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 08:52 PM PST

Exxon has had a harder time finding oil than gas -- at least at the right price.


Protesters occupy Bahrain square

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 09:57 PM PST

Anti-government protests continue in tiny kingdom, despite apology by king for the deaths of two demonstrators.


Japan and India sign free trade pact (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 08:52 PM PST

AP - Japan and India have signed a free trade agreement amid a push by Japan to revive its weak economy by lowering barriers to trade and investment — particularly with the fast-growing nations of emerging Asia.


Chinese Firms Get Their Day in the Sun

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 08:30 PM PST

China State Construction and the Export-Import Bank of China are joining with a Bahamas development company to build a $3.4 billion resort on the island.


Girl with 12 fingers, 14 toes reaches for a record (AP)

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 08:07 PM PST

Sixteen-month-old Lei Yadi Min plays on a chair at her house in South Okkalarpa township on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011. The Myanmar girl was born with six fingers on each hand and seven toes on each foot on Oct. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)AP - A mother in Myanmar says her baby girl's 12 fingers and 14 toes have been no disadvantage — her grip may even be stronger than normal — and she's aiming for a Guinness record for the toddler.

Guantanamo inmate pleads guilty

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 08:21 PM PST

Sudanese prisoner being tried for terrorism, admits he trained al-Qaeda recruits in Afghanistan.


Sudan expels French medical aid group

Posted: 15 Feb 2011 08:15 PM PST

Sudan has ordered a French medical aid agency out of South Darfur state, accusing the organization of supporting rebel forces and for releasing what it called false rape reports against forces loyal to the Khartoum government, according to state-run media.
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