Shares In Chinese Billonaire's Engineering Firm Fall After Profit Drops

Shares In Chinese Billonaire's Engineering Firm Fall After Profit Drops


Shares In Chinese Billonaire's Engineering Firm Fall After Profit Drops

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 10:16 PM PDT

Shares in Wison Engineering Services, China's largest non-government controlled engineering construction firm for the chemicals and energy-extraction industries, fell 3.4% in Hong Kong on Thursday after the company posted a 10% drop in 2012 net profit.

Did Andy Rubin Leave Android, Google For Facebook?

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 10:00 PM PDT

I know it sounds completely crazy but anything is possible in Silicon Valley!

Could Andy Rubin Left Android To Lead Facebook Mobile?

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 10:00 PM PDT

I know it sounds completely crazy but anything is possible in Silicon Valley!

Mass rally in Pyongyang in support of Kim Jong Un

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:31 PM PDT

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Thousands of North Koreans have turned out for a mass rally at the main square in Pyongyang in support of their leader's call to arms.

French Leader Lashes Out at Austerity

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:21 PM PDT

France's President François Hollande on Thursday said the time has come to mark a pause in the austerity programs that euro-zone countries have been putting in place in recent years in response to the euro sovereign-debt crisis.

Why Your Kid Can't Get a Job

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:23 PM PDT

This article was co-authored by veteran Silicon Valley marketing executive Tom Hayes, currently founder and CEO of MePedia.com

I Scoop Hadoop Schnoops! (or How Google and the CIA are shaping Big Data)

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:18 PM PDT

Just recently, Svetlana Sicular, a research director at Gartner declared that Big Data had entered its "Trough of Disillusionment". What was supposed to ensue was all types of negative sentiment about the space.

The Wonk In The Hipster Glasses

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:05 PM PDT

My last column over at Vice was going to be called "The Wonk In The Hipster Glasses." I wrote it a couple weeks ago, but after an exchange with my editor, I found myself too bored with it to polish it up. Instead, I wrote about our bipartisan obsession with growth.

Japan Data Show Rocky Recovery

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 08:15 PM PDT

Japanese industrial production and core consumer prices fell, a sign that hurdles remain for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he tries to fire up growth in the world's third-largest economy.

Many U.S. Businesses in China Cite Data Theft

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:07 PM PDT

More than a quarter of U.S. businesses in China said in a new survey that proprietary data was stolen from their China operations, highlighting a growing trade irritant between Washington and Beijing.

OECD Backs Expansionary Policies

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 05:11 PM PDT

The world's leading central banks should maintain or strengthen expansionary monetary policy to support their economies, even as there are risks of asset price bubbles, the OECD said.

Sara Lee Spinoff Gets $9.7 Billion Offer

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 06:47 PM PDT

A group led by investment firm Joh. A. Benckiser is in talks with the owner of Douwe Egberts coffee about a potential takeover which could value the Dutch company at $9.7 billion.

Thailand, Muslim rebels agree to resume talks

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 08:36 PM PDT

Peace negotiators for Thai government and Barisan Revolusi Nasional agree on terms of reference for April 29 talks.

Pakistani Taliban Thrive in Karachi

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 08:29 PM PDT

Extremists in neighborhoods of Pakistan's biggest metropolis dispense justice, extort cash and set off bombs, locals say, in a threat to the economy and coalition transit route.

VIDEO: 'Oscar Pistorius is not a criminal'

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 08:08 PM PDT

The uncle of the South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius has defended his nephew, after the Paralympic star won concessions in his bail conditions over the shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steencamp.

VIDEO: Cambodians fight for their homes

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 07:59 PM PDT

More than 20 years after the end of Cambodia's civil war, another battle is being waged on the country's streets - over land.

In Germany, Some Want to Boogie Every Day of the Year

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:49 PM PDT

The German ban on dancing on Good Friday has drawn protests.

VIDEO: Cambodians fight for their homes

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 07:59 PM PDT

More than 20 years after the end of Cambodia's civil war, another battle is being waged on the country's streets - over land.

VIDEO: Mandela 'responding positively'

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 07:35 PM PDT

South African President Jacob Zuma says Nelson Mandela is "responding positively" to his treatment for the recurrence of a lung infection.

The Most Common Leadership Model - And Why It's Broken

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 07:46 PM PDT

When organizations' hire, develop, and promote leaders using a competency-based model, they're unwittingly incubating failure. Nothing fractures corporate culture faster, and eviscerates talent development efforts more rapidly, than rewarding the wrong people for the wrong reasons. Don't reward technical competency – reward aggregate contribution.

VIDEO: India tries to protect tourism industry

VIDEO: India tries to protect tourism industry


VIDEO: India tries to protect tourism industry

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:05 PM PDT

The Indian Association of Tour Operators has demanded the formation of tourism police and helplines to counter the potential fallout from the high profile rape cases since the beginning of the year.

Judge: Pistorius now free to travel

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:08 PM PDT

South African track star Oscar Pistorius, charged with murder in the slaying of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is once more allowed to travel overseas after a judge lifted a bail condition Thursday restricting his movements.

An Aussie town fights McDonald's

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:02 PM PDT

It seems that in at least one part of the world, the golden arches have lost a little luster.

Why one Aussie town is fighting McDonald's

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:02 PM PDT

It seems that in at least one part of the world, the golden arches have lost a little luster.

Judge: Pistorius now free to travel overseas

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:08 PM PDT

South African track star Oscar Pistorius, charged with murder in the slaying of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is once more allowed to travel overseas after a judge lifted a bail condition Thursday restricting his movements.

VIDEO: India tries to protect tourism industry

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:05 PM PDT

The Indian Association of Tour Operators has demanded the formation of tourism police and helplines to counter the potential fallout from the high profile rape cases since the beginning of the year.

Lawmakers invite divisive Indian Hindu nationalist to visit

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:54 PM PDT

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A visiting U.S. congressional delegation on Thursday invited the chief minister of India's Gujarat state, Narendra Modi, to the United States, despite the fact that Washington has denied him a visa since 2005 because of deadly religious riots.

UN approves DR Congo 'intervention brigade'

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:19 PM PDT

Security Council unanimously approves first-ever "offensive" brigade to battle rebel groups in DR Congo.

Russia criticises Arab League over Syria seat

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:36 PM PDT

Russian FM Sergei Lavrov says decision to give seat to opposition has effectively 'written off any peaceful settlement'.

Video: Saudi comedian attempts a 'reverse cultural invasion' of America

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:53 AM PDT

Fahad Albutairi has been described often in the Western press as "the Seinfeld of Saudi Arabia," including by me only Wednesday, but the more time you spend watching the polished and hilarious YouTube videos that have made him so popular in the Arabic-speaking world, the clearer it becomes that he's so much more. His videos, which run under the title La Yekthar (rough translation: "Zip It"), combine monologues and skits under a single theme, typically with an undercurrent of cultural commentary. There's not a ready American counterpart, which is part of why looking for an American analogue sells Albutairi's work short.

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U.N. approves creation of special combat force for Congo

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:28 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved the creation of a special combat force that is to carry out "targeted offensive operations" to neutralize armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Palestinian journalist gets jail term for Abbas insult

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PDT

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A Palestinian court sentenced a local journalist to a year in jail on Thursday over a picture posted on Facebook that was deemed insulting to President Mahmoud Abbas.

Fairy Circles in Africa May Be Work of Termites

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:02 AM PDT

New research posits that the reddish barren spots, known as fairy circles, that dot a narrow belt of African desert could be the work of industrious sand termites.

36 Hours in Bangalore, India

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:04 AM PDT

A state capital and India's information technology hub, Bangalore also boasts craft beer, balmy weather and bowling.

Italy's Bersani Unable to Form Government

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:53 AM PDT

Italy's center-left Democratic Party failed in its attempt to muster support for a new administration, in the latest setback for politicians trying to form a government.

Belgium Rushes to Find Budget Solution

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 09:41 AM PDT

Belgium rushed to finalize budget negotiations, with ministers from the six-party governing coalition desperately hunting for ways to comply with recently relaxed European Union budget goals and avoid fines.

NATO approves Breedlove's nomination as top commander

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:48 PM PDT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO said on Thursday it had approved the nomination of U.S. Air Force General Philip Breedlove to be the Western alliance's top military commander.

Zuma reassures S Africa over Mandela

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:19 PM PDT

President Jacob Zuma says South Africans "must not panic" as ex-leader Nelson Mandela undergoes treatment for the recurrence of a lung infection.

Mortar kills 15 at Damascus University, Syria says

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:57 PM PDT

BEIRUT/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Fifteen Syrian students were killed when rebel mortar bombs hit a Damascus University canteen on Thursday, state-run news agency SANA said, as attacks intensified in the center of the capital.

Myanmar Leader Says He May Use Force Over Rioting

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 11:39 AM PDT

President Thein Sein said he may resort to force to quell the religious rioting that has shaken his country.