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Containers are handled at the container terminal of the harbour in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Jan. 16, 2006 file picture. German exports increased by 9.3 percent in May 2007 compared with the same month last year, and the country's trade surplus increased more strongly than expected, according to data released Monday, July 9, 2007.
Currency   Export   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of Germany  
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
| FRANKFURT — There was a touch of schadenfreude in the most recent earnings report issued by Kuka, a company based in the Bavarian city of Augsburg whose orange industrial robots are a common s... (photo: AP / Kai-Uwe Knoth, File)
The New York Times
FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius is on display at the automaker's showroom in Tokyo. Toyota said on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010 it has received 77 complaints in Japan over brake problems with its popular hybrid.
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Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
| TOKYO — For all the turmoil over Toyota’s wave of recalls, the company, the world’s largest automaker, may face a bigger problem: the surging yen. | With the yen at 15-year highs a... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
The New York Times
Former F1 driver Michael Schumacher stands next to the new Ferrari 458 Italia  on the first press day of the Frankfurt Auto Show in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009. The car fair runs through Sept. 27. Ferrari recalls supercar after fires
| FERRARI has been forced into an embarrassing recall after a series of fires engulfed its new half-million-dollar supercar, the 458 Italia. | Five cars in Europe, the US and China have been written o... (photo: AP / Michael Probst) The Australian
Automaker   Industry   Photos   Safety   Wikipedia: Ferrari 458 Italia  
Traders gather at the post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange that handles General Motors as they wait for it to open Wall Street Wanders as Traders Sort Through Data
| Indexes on Wall Street were tentative Thursday, with a small dip in weekly unemployment claims failing to generate any momentum. | There was some hesitancy about extending the market’s big gai... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The New York Times
Economy   Markets   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Jobless claims  
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Rice - Crop - Farming - Agriculture  Warmer temperatures to reduce crop yields
| Hong Kong - With the climate set to get warmer from greenhouse gases, Chinese scientists predicted on Thursday that freshwater for agriculture will shrink further in Ch... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Independent online
China   Climate   Crop   Photos   Wikipedia: Crop yield  
Cebu Pacific Air Airbus airplane CEB gears for Beijing launch
The Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific (CEB) is set to launch its 16th international destination this September 5, 2010, with the airline&rsqu... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) TravelDailyNews
Airline   Beijing   Philippines   Photos   Transportation  
Passers-by are reflected on an electronic market board of a private securities firm in Tokyo Monday, Dec. 8, 2008. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Average ended Monday morning session, up 203.20 points to 8,120 Asia stocks gain on brighter US manufacturing data
| Traders and specialists work the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange... | Traders and specialists work the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange... | TO... (photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara) Breitbart
Asia   Photos   Stock   Trading   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
Christopher Nolan Nolan dreams up box-office winner
2010-09-02 09:39:07.0Liu WeiNolan dreams up box-office winnerInception,movie11020342Kaleidoscope2@webnews/enpproperty--> | American movie star Leonardo DiCaprio plays Dom... (photo: public domain / ) China Daily
Entertainment   Film   Hollywood   Photos   Wikipedia: Inception (film)  
Adam Lambert, a finalist on the singing competition series, "American Idol," performs for fans during a visit to his alma mater, Mt. Carmel High School in San Diego on Friday, May 8, 2009. Lambert, who is one of three finalists on the show, is visiting locations in his home. Lambert glam for Malaysia
| KUALA LUMPUR: The city will rock this October with performances by Amerian Idol runner-up Adam Lam­bert and pop-punk band Paramore. | Jointly organised by Marctensia an... (photo: AP / Sandy Huffaker) The Star
Celebrities   Entertainment   Music   Photos   US  
JP Morgan Chase Building and Riverside Tower, Baton Rouge, Louisiana JP Morgan fund keen on China, India and Indonesia
| Hong Kong: JP Morgan Asset Management is eyeing China and India's toll road sector, and Indonesia's power and logistics industries, after investing a third of its $860 ... (photo: Public Domain / QuiteUnusual) Gulf News
Business   China   India   Indonesia   Photos  
A view shows the Hong Kong west Kowloon district in Hong Kong Monday, March 22, 2010. Hong Kong has been hit by record levels of severe air pollution. The government says this level corresponds to significant harm to human health. Pollution level `very high' as mercury soars
Hong Kong's air pollution again reached "very high" levels as temperatures soared and doctors warned those with heart problems to stay off the streets. | //--> Serinah Ho... (photo: AP / Vincent Yu) Hong Kong Standard
Cycling   Hong Kong   Photos   Pollution   Wikipedia: Hong Kong  
 In this photo released by Centre of Marine Studies, The University of Queensland, fish swim amongst bleached coral near the Keppel Islands in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, on Monday, Jan. 23, 2006. An international team of scientist´s studying Under threat
--> Under threat | Share ARTICLEURL | Bleaching causes havoc | One of the most destructive and swift coral bleaching events ever recorded is taking place in the waters of... (photo: AP/Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Centre for Marine Studies, The University of Queensland, HO) Deccan Chronicle
Conservation   Global Warming   Photos   Wikipedia: Coral bleaching   Wildlife  
Specialist Glenn Carell studies his screens as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, July 8, 2010 Stock Market Kicks Off September With Strong Gains
NEW YORK -- Stocks jumped Wednesday after surprisingly strong growth in U.S. and Chinese manufacturing allayed some of the worries that had been building over the global ... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) WPXI
Asia   Photos   Stock   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
Guangzhou Beijing
U-19 squad leaves for Cairo; U-16 back home
Kingdom Gome
Swimming: Kitajima proud of newfound technique+
CEB gears for Beijing launch
Cebu Pacific Air Airbus airplane
CEB gears for Beijing launch
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High leverage factor with global economy taking heavy toll o
Sino-Indian tension simmers on ice
France's G-20 Agenda May Be a Tough Sell
Keep the powder dry
Rescuers move parts of a collapsed building in search of victims after rain-triggered landslides swept through Wama village near Baoshan city, in southwest China's Yunnan province, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.
Four die in China landslides
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Shanghai Wuhan
Whirlwind Beijing trip fans rumors Tang's moving in on t
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain
Four die in China landslides
Containers are handled at the container terminal of the harbour in Hamburg, northern Germany, in this Jan. 16, 2006 file picture. German exports increased by 9.3 percent in May 2007 compared with the same month last year, and the country's trade surplus increased more strongly than expected, according to data released Monday, July 9, 2007.
Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom
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China gets pregnant with C-sections every August
Caffeinated candy with the power of a Raging Bull
3,185 killed in floods and landslides in China in 2010
American Citizen Services Outreach Program in Urumqi, China
A worker walks past a stack of rolled steel on a dock at Guangzhou, in south China's Guangdong province Thursday Nov. 18, 2004. The steel, shipped from the Baosteel factory in Shanghai , was destined for car manufacturers in Guangdong. Baosteel, which recently reported a net profit rise of 54.2 percent on-year in the third quarter, has ambitions to become one of the top three world steel makers by 2010 and is mulling a share listing over
China's strength is now proving to be its weakness
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Fujian Macau
Tropical storm Lionrock makes landfall in Fujian
East China, South Korea pummelled by storms
Firms lining up to list as Mongolia Mining lures big backers
Exceed Company Ltd to Attend The Rodman & Renshaw Global Inv
 1500Z report from The Joint Typhoon Warning Center says that Tropical Storm Talim is located west-northwest of Taipei, Taiwan. This system has tracked northwestward at 15 knots. Winds are sustained at 35 knots, with higher gusts(gm1)
Strong tropical storm hits Taiwan
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Charity stamps feet on Macau hike rival
Brocade, China Green: Volume Movers
CEB gears for Beijing launch
M'sia finds tourism ally
Cebu Pacific Air Airbus airplane
CEB gears for Beijing launch
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Tianjin Taiwan
Zhongpin Completes Expansion of Pork Plant in Anyang, Henan
China's super computer becomes operational
China's new computer does 1,000 trillion jobs per second
Medical interns from abroad get place to practice
The Union Minister of Human Resource Development, Shri Kapil Sibal .
Kapil Sibal to visit China next month
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Asia stocks rise on US factory data, Ping An gains 2.7%
Committee will not dictate trade: MAC
BNHI to relax rules on invalid insurance cards
Pingpu pan denial of recognition
 1500Z report from The Joint Typhoon Warning Center says that Tropical Storm Talim is located west-northwest of Taipei, Taiwan. This system has tracked northwestward at 15 knots. Winds are sustained at 35 knots, with higher gusts(gm1)
Strong tropical storm hits Taiwan
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