Burma's Reforms aren't Trickling Down to Small Businesses

Burma's Reforms aren't Trickling Down to Small Businesses


Burma's Reforms aren't Trickling Down to Small Businesses

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:07 PM PDT

It was a blisteringly hot day in Pyay, a midsized Burmese city that was the commercial center of the region and a tourist gateway for Burma's undeveloped beaches.  I was walking up the town's main drag, a two laned thoroughfare whose traffic signals were respected, and whose sidewalks were lined with street cart vendors and the city's most prominent businesses.

VIDEO: Children use ladders to get to school

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:34 PM PDT

A group of children in China are facing a dangerous journey to school using an assortment of wooden ladders.

Israel says it will not let Gaza rockets continue

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 11:06 PM PDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon says the military will not sit back while Palestinian militants attack southern Israel from Gaza.

Survey: Pakistan youth prefer Shariah to democracy

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:48 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A survey by a British organization shows a larger number of young Pakistanis believe the country should be governed by Islamic law than democracy.

Q&A with Steve Case: Entrepreneurs Deserve Our Praise and Support

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:35 PM PDT

Innovation thrives when successful entrepreneurs stay involved and give back.

China Scores Earlier Release, Extra Footage Of Disney's 'Iron Man 3'

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:00 PM PDT

For proof of how overseas markets drive Hollywood, look no further than Disney's 'Iron Man 3'. The action-hero movie was co-financed by DMG, a Chinese media company that has the rights to distribute the film in China. Disney said last week that, contrary to DMG's earlier hype, the film isn't an official Chinese co-production, a status that gives foreign studios a bigger box-office cut. But Chinese audiences will see extra footage that didn't make the cut for global audiences, including a star turn from Fan Bingbing. Director Shane Black shot these scenes and others in China last year. The film's premiere also trumps the U.S. release: Apr. 26, the same as the U.K. and other markets. U.S. audiences will wait another week for the film to open (May 2). This upends the old Hollywood playbook of domestic premieres followed by overseas markets. Now the focus for big-budget flicks is on satisfying global audiences that can be lured into theatres while the buzz is strong, particularly in markets where piracy is rampant.

The 5 Most Important New Companies You Need to Know

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 07:06 PM PDT

After a month of burning up airline fossil fuels, I've finally landed in a place that I can tell you about some of the hottest new companies to watch. I saw most of them at Summer Camp for Hipsters or as the more civilized call it - South By SouthWest (SXSW).

Analysis: Meet North Korea's new Kim, same as the old Kims?

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:04 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's young leader Kim Jong-un is using his forebears' time-tested "crazy-guy-in-the-neighborhood" strategy, senior U.S. officials say, but with a provocative new twist - aiming Pyongyang's threats directly at the United States.

Analysis: Meet North Korea's new Kim, same as the old Kims?

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:03 PM PDT

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presides over a plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in PyongyangBy Matt Spetalnick and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's young leader Kim Jong-un is using his forebears' time-tested "crazy-guy-in-the-neighborhood" strategy, senior U.S. officials say, but with a provocative new twist - aiming Pyongyang's threats directly at the United States. There are indeed signs of an earlier method in what might seem like Kim's rhetorical madness, which U.S. policymakers say is patterned after more than a half century of rule over the reclusive state by his father and grandfather. But with a large degree of uncertainty surrounding Kim and limited U.S. ...


NKorea refuses to let SKoreans enter joint factory

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:27 PM PDT

South Korean vehicles turn back their way as they were refused for entry to North Korea's city of Kaesong, at the customs, immigration and quarantine office in Paju, South Korea, near the border village of Panmunjom, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. North Korea on Wednesday barred South Korean workers from entering a jointly run factory park just over the heavily armed border in the North, officials in Seoul said, a day after Pyongyang announced it would restart its long-shuttered plutonium reactor and increase production of nuclear weapons material. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)PAJU, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday barred South Korean workers from entering a jointly run factory park just over the heavily armed border in the North, officials in Seoul said, a day after Pyongyang announced it would restart its long-shuttered plutonium reactor and increase production of nuclear weapons material.


Malaysia Dissolves Parliament to Hold Elections

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:50 PM PDT

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said he will dissolve Parliament, setting up an election that analysts say will be the closest in Malaysia's history.

Scientists Catch A Black Hole Munching On A Giant Planet

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:27 PM PDT

Scientists observing a distant galaxy catch a black hole in the middle of destroying a planet larger than Jupiter.

North Korea bars southern workers from industrial complex

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:44 PM PDT

SEOUL — North Korea on Wednesday banned South Korean workers from entering a joint industrial complex near the demilitarized border, officials in Seoul said, putting in jeopardy a project that provides the only daily contact between the two nations.

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Dolce & Gabbana Fined Millions For Tax Evasion

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:15 PM PDT

I'm a man, I'm not just a fashion designer. - Stefano Gabbana

Four Reason You Shouldn't Buy Bitcoins

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:07 PM PDT

Discussion of Bitcoin is divided into two camps. People who understand the currency well tend to be enthusiastic boosters. Conversely, Bitcoin critics tend not to understand the currency very well. As a consequence, their criticisms tend to be superficial, misguided, or just plain wrong.

Should Arkansas Take the Obamacare Medicaid Deal? Probably Not

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:01 PM PDT

Arkansas has attracted national attention over the possibility that the Obama administration might agree to allow Arkansas to implement Obamacare's Medicaid expansion by enrolling these newly Medicaid-eligible patients on the ACA exchanges. This has appealed to me and others, because the exchanges, for all of their imperfections, would be a substantial improvement to the broken Medicaid program in a market-oriented direction. However, we've learned in recent days that what the Obama administration is offering Arkansas is not, in fact, true exchange-based insurance, but rather a kind of private-sector window-dressing upon the Medicaid program. Unless HHS agrees to revise its stance and embrace true market-oriented reforms, the Arkansas legislature should oppose the Medicaid expansion in their state.

Malaysia's Najib calls election, close race expected

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 09:26 PM PDT

File photo of Malaysian PM Najib and other party leaders waving at an event in Kuala LumpurBy Stuart Grudgings KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced he will dissolve parliament on Wednesday, paving the way for a long-anticipated general election late this month that could be the closest his ruling coalition has faced in its 56-year rule. Najib's National Front coalition lost its two-thirds parliamentary majority for the first time in 2008 elections and faces a confident three-party opposition alliance led by former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim. ...


Malaysia PM dissolves Parliament to hold elections

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 10:17 PM PDT

A customer watches a live broadcast of an announcement by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at an electrical shop in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. Najib dissolved Parliament to call for national elections expected later this month. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's prime minister dissolved Parliament on Wednesday to call for general elections that will be contested between a coalition that has ruled for nearly 57 years and a resurgent opposition whose pledge to form a cleaner government has resonated with millions of citizens.


Vote moves Uruguay towards marriage equality

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:48 PM PDT

Senate vote paves the way for Uruguay to become the second country in Latin America to legalise same-sex marriage.

MTVU Helps Millenials Get Hired

Posted: 02 Apr 2013 08:31 PM PDT

With the unemployment rate for millenials hovering at 12 percent, mtvU, the collegiate network of Viacom International Inc. (who also owns MTV Networks) is trying to get their audience hired. The new mtvU show 'Hire Learning,' is a series of two to three minute clips giving viewers a checklist of dos and don't during interviews. 

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