Thai PM expects 5% growth in 2012 |
- Thai PM expects 5% growth in 2012
- Thai economy expected to grow 5% this year
- Insight - At Suu Kyi's rallies, signs of a new Myanmar
- Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout
- Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt freed
- Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO
- With Florida victory, Romney is the man to beat
- Analysis - Nuclear crisis bolsters Japan push for utilities reform
- Pakistan rejects allegations it backs Afghan Taliban
- Assad likely to meet Gaddafi-style fate, opposition warns
- Malaysian impresses world with unique artwork
- New Yorkers celebrate year of the dragon in Chinatown
- VIDEO: UN debates Syria resolution
- VIDEO: Mitt Romney wins Florida primary
- Aussie bus boss gives $15 million bonus to staff
- Hong Kong warns of first-quarter contraction
- Charm school for a new India
- Asia's family businesses face new challenges
- Rolling Stone bets on South African music
- Mexico's rough ride to road safety
| Thai PM expects 5% growth in 2012 Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:56 AM PST Thailand's economy will grow roughly five percent in 2012, rebounding from the impact of months of devastating floods last year, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Wednesday.
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| Thai economy expected to grow 5% this year Posted: 01 Feb 2012 12:49 AM PST Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra expects Thailand's economy to grow by five per cent this year, boosted by domestic consumption and export market.
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| Insight - At Suu Kyi's rallies, signs of a new Myanmar Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:51 PM PST DAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - Shortly after her aging aircraft rattled its way off the runway and into the skies of southern Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi crossed the aisle to where three orange-robed Buddhist monks were seated in the first row. 
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| Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:30 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - A secret U.S. military report says that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control over Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, The Times newspaper reported on Wednesday. 
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| Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt freed Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:16 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - Twenty-five Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt were freed on Wednesday, a day after they were taken hostage by Bedouin tribesmen, Xinhua news agency said, the second kidnapping in days that has sparked concern about Chinese working in high-risk countries. 
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| Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:06 PM PST KABUL (Reuters) - A secret U.S. military report says that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control over Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, Britain's Times of London newspaper reported on Wednesday. 
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| With Florida victory, Romney is the man to beat Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:01 PM PST TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Mitt Romney's victory in Florida's Republican U.S. presidential primary has made him the man to beat in the race for the party's nomination to challenge President Barack Obama, and February may prove fruitful for him as the race shifts on Wednesday to Nevada. 
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| Analysis - Nuclear crisis bolsters Japan push for utilities reform Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:15 PM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Mayor Nobuto Hosaka had more than saving taxpayers' money on his mind when he recently invited bids from rivals of giant utility Tokyo Electric Power Co to supply power to his ward in Japan's capital. 
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| Pakistan rejects allegations it backs Afghan Taliban Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:50 PM PST ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Accusations in a secret U.S. military report that Pakistan backs the Afghan Taliban are "frivolous," said a senior Pakistani foreign ministry official on Wednesday. 
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| Assad likely to meet Gaddafi-style fate, opposition warns Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:30 PM PST  DAMASCUS, Feb 1: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his family have forfeited any chance of a peaceful exit from Syria and may meet a bloody end "like Muammar Gaddafi," prominent Syrian opposition leaders have warned.
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| Malaysian impresses world with unique artwork Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:09 PM PST A Malaysian, who has recently become an Internet sensation with her painting of China's basketball celebrity Yao Ming using just a basket as her brush, is going to reveal her latest artwork of Grammy Award winner Bruno Mars on Wednesday.
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| New Yorkers celebrate year of the dragon in Chinatown Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:00 PM PST (America-AFP) - New Yorkers packed the streets of Chinatown on Sunday to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a noisy parade filled with dragons and drumming. Copyright (AFP RELAXNEWS/ AFPTV), 2012.
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| VIDEO: UN debates Syria resolution Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:39 PM PST The UN Security Council is debating whether to adopt a draft resolution on Syria.
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| VIDEO: Mitt Romney wins Florida primary Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:41 PM PST Mitt Romney has won the latest contest in Florida to choose the Republican Party's candidate for the presidential election in November.
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| Aussie bus boss gives $15 million bonus to staff Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:16 PM PST An Australian bus operator has stunned his employees by handing out Aus$15 million (US$15.9 million) in thank you bonuses, with workers saying Wednesday they were overwhelmed by his generosity.
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| Hong Kong warns of first-quarter contraction Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:10 PM PST Hong Kong's economy could shrink in the first quarter of 2012 due to weak export markets, before rebounding to post growth of 1.0-3.0 percent over the year the finance secretary said Wednesday.
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| Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:45 PM PST At the prompting of Pria Warrick, her class of aspiring politicians open their arms wide and press their palms together over their heads -- milking the cheers of an imaginary crowd of supporters.
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| Asia's family businesses face new challenges Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:28 PM PST From India's Ambani empire to the Li dynasty of Hong Kong, family firms are a pillar of Asian economies, but rising globalisation and generational shifts are throwing up new challenges.
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| Rolling Stone bets on South African music Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:27 PM PST Renowned jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela and heavy metal in Botswana feature in Rolling Stone's take on music in its new South African edition, which hopes to fill a conspicuously empty niche.
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| Mexico's rough ride to road safety Posted: 31 Jan 2012 09:22 PM PST Unruly traffic is a constant hazard in Mexico City, one of the planet's most heavily populated cities, where more than four million cars jostle for space and the death toll on the roads is rising.
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