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An Afghan man holding his son, both injured slightly in a suicide car bomb attack on an Italian military convoy, walks away from the site in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.
Afghanistan   Photos   Security   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  
 Gulf News 
For Afghans, the situation is not getting any better
| Seven children killed by rockets in a mosque, a 16-year-old girl abused by a district police chief, more than 80 civilians killed in bomb attacks written off as insurgents. This dismal glimpse into ... (photo: AP / Manish Swarup)
Chief Minister of West Bengal state Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, speaks during the 111th birth anniversary celebrations of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, whose statue is seen in the background, in Calcutta, India, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
Communist   India   Photos   Policy   Wikipedia: Communist Party of India  
 Gulf News 
India's communists should think again
| One interpretation of the Cultural Revolution in China, some four decades ago, is that Mao Zedong wanted party members and bureaucrats to experience life in the villages. His purpose was that they s... (photo: AP / Bikas Das)
In this July 7, 2008 photo, an investor looks at a stock price board at a private securities' company in Shanghai, China. Chinese shares fell sharply Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, on heavy selling of airlines and other market heavyweights, as investors and analysts puzzled over why expectations of a rally linked to the Beijing Olympic games never materialized. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index sank 4.5 percent, or 122.81 points, to 2,605.16. The Shenzhen Composite Index of China's smaller, second market dropped 5.6 percent to 74  Asia Times 
Asia nudges ahead
|      Jul 31, 2010 MARKET RAP | Asia nudges ahead | By R M Cutler | MONTREAL - Overall, Asia looks like having some rough going, at least for a while, although it seems to have es... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko, FILE)
Asia   Economy   Finance   Markets   Photos  
 Hitachi-technology-industry (sl1)  LA Daily News 
Hitachi returns to profit as demand in Asia fuels turnaround
| Associated PressPosted: 07/30/2010 08:41:47 AM PDTUpdated: 07/30/2010 08:41:48 AM PDT | TOKYO — Hitachi, a maker of everything from home appliances to nuclear reactors, returned to p... (photo: creative commons)
Asia   Consumer   Electronics   Photos   Wikipedia: Hitachi  
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Symbol of Maruti Suzuki  Company  at Kolkata on Thursday in Eastern India City, June 18, 2009 ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Deccan Herald
Maruti to launch five CNG cars in a single day
New Delhi, July 30 (PTI) | In an unprecedented move to defend market share, the country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India will launch five cars in CNG version in a s... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Automaker   Business   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia: Maruti Suzuki  
Samsung - Cellphones - Mobile Phone - Handset - Electronics - Devices - Gadgets PhysOrg
Samsung's 2Q net profit surges 83 percent
| In this May 17, 2010 file photo, an employee of Samsung Electronics adjusts LED TV screens at its branch in Seoul, South Korea. Samsung Electronics Co.'s net profit sur... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Electronic   Photos   Samsung   Technology   Wikipedia:Samsung Group  
An All Nippon Airways 777-300ER taking off. Aircraft takeoff. Quarter view of aircraft ascending in the sky, with landing gear still deployed. The next-generation freighter model, the 777F, rolled out on May 23, 2008. Business Report
ANA books $60m net loss in first quarter
  | Submit your comment | Japan's All Nippon Airways on Friday said its quarterly net loss narrowed to $60 million on last year and retained its full-year net profit... (photo: Creative Commons / Altair)
Aerospace   Japan   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: All Nippon Airways  
The Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Murli Deora and the Chairman, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), Shri Nandan Nilekani witnessing the exchanging of the signed documents of an MoU between Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), in New Delhi on July 30, 2010.  	The Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas, Shri Jitin Prasada is also seen. Deccan Herald
PetMin, UID Authority sign MoU to curb petroleum pilferage
New Delhi, July 30, (PTI): | Aiming to curb pilferage of PDS kerosene and domestic LPG, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and the Petroleum Ministry on... (photo: PIB of India)
Delhi   India   Petroleum   Photos   Wikipedia: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas  
Honda Motor Company - Cars - Vehicles The Guardian
Honda posts record Q1, Renault returns to H1 profit
* Honda Q1 op profit Y234.4 bln vs consensus Y138.3 bln * Renault H1 recurring op profit 780 mln euro, 4 pct of sales * Honda lifts FY op profit forecast 12.5 pct to 450 ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Automaker   Honda   Photos   Profit   Wikipedia: Honda  
Samsung LCD TVs - Televisions - Electronics CBS News
Samsung Says 2Q Net Profit Surges 83 Percent
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Samsung's net profit surged 83 percent in the second quarter to a record high amid strength in semiconductors, flat panels and TVs, though the e... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Electronics   Korea   Photos   Semiconductors   Wikipedia: Samsung Electronics  
Gasoline - Oil Price The Boston Globe
Oil falls to near $78 as global stocks drop
| SINGAPORE-Oil prices fell to near $78 a barrel Friday in Asia as the region's stock markets dropped on dour economic figures from Japan ahead of a key U.S. growth repor... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Asia   Photos   Prices   Singapore   Wikipedia: Oil refinery  
Onlookers watch share prices on a screen on the facade of the Bombay Stock Exchange, reflected in a car window, in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 7, 2008. Indian shares tumbled further in noon trading Friday, tracking global markets, with the benchmark index dropping more than 4 percent and slipping below the 16,000 mark. The Times Of India
Sensex opens 79 pts low on ONGC, Honda poor quarterly earnings
MUMBAI: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex on Friday opened nearly 79 points low on selling by funds and retail investors, on the back of poor quarter earnings fr... (photo: AP / Gautam Singh)
Business   India   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia :Bombay Stock Exchange  
Big Bazaar - A shopping mall chain in India The Times Of India
Open the doors to organised retail
The story of Indian retail is a complicated one. To put things in perspective, about 40% of the country’s total GDP of $1 trillion comes from retail sales to Indian con... (photo: WN / Geeta)
Business   India   Photos   Retail  
Finance and Investment Economy
- Foreign Exchange intervention may be a losing game
- Fading Chinese currency barriers wipe premium off mainland s
- Profits at Nomura, Macquarie hit by fewer deals, frail marke
- HCC unit Lavasa eyes $431m in share sale
Visitors play the online game 'World of Warcraft' at the Games Convention, the fair for interactive entertainment in Leipzig, eastern Germany, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.
Gaming gamble for Google
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- Foreign Exchange intervention may be a losing game
- Common rules for services, goods tax on road to GST
- Rise in unemployment puts brakes on Japan's economy
- Fading Chinese currency barriers wipe premium off mainland s
An Afghan man holding his son, both injured slightly in a suicide car bomb attack on an Italian military convoy, walks away from the site in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.
For Afghans, the situation is not getting any better
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Banking Taxes
- Japan banks report strong Q1 earnings, wary on outlook
- Singapore's DBS bank reports surprise second-quarter los
- Bank refuse to Muslim Student A/c
- Oriental Bank sees 41% jump in Q1 net
 Oriental Bank of Commerce India Mumbai Delhi (rks2)
Oriental Bank sees 41% jump in Q1 net
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- Common rules for services, goods tax on road to GST
-  Explosion hit China tax office
- India min says premature to raise iron ore export tax
- Honda posts record Q1, Renault returns to H1 profit
Honda Motor Company - Cars - Vehicles
Honda posts record Q1, Renault returns to H1 profit
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Trade Industry
- Bangladesh lifts its rag trade pay 80pc
- Iron ore production on the decline but trade still rising, U
- U.S. Chamber report blasts Chinese trade policies
- Sensex ends 123 points down, global cues negative
HDFC Bank
Sensex ends 123 points down, global cues negative
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- UIDAI to help oil cos curb pilferage
- India's communists should think again
- Gaming gamble for Google
- Asia nudges ahead
Chief Minister of West Bengal state Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, speaks during the 111th birth anniversary celebrations of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, whose statue is seen in the background, in Calcutta, India, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007.
India's communists should think again
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Oil & Energy Markets
- UIDAI to help oil cos curb pilferage
- China oil spill could be as high as 60,000 tonnes: Greenpeac
- BP rejects Sinopec bid for assets
- DAE unveils supercomputer
Columbia  Supercomputer - NASA Advanced Supercomputing Facility
DAE unveils supercomputer
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- Profits at Nomura, Macquarie hit by fewer deals, frail marke
- Gaming gamble for Google
- Asia nudges ahead
- Global markets, dollar slip after weak US GDP data
Visitors play the online game 'World of Warcraft' at the Games Convention, the fair for interactive entertainment in Leipzig, eastern Germany, Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.
Gaming gamble for Google
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