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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   Economy   Finance   Markets   Photos  
 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)
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.
Aerospace   Japan   Photos   Transport   Wikipedia: All Nippon Airways  
 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 forecast of $57 million. | Th... (photo: Creative Commons / Altair)
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), The 'M. Star' oil supertanker anchors offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010.  The New York Times 
Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker
| Shipping officials said Thursday that they were examining the hull of a Japanese oil tanker that was mysteriously damaged this week as it traversed a strategically vital waterway between Iran and th... (photo: AP / Emirates News Agency)
Accident   Japan   Mideast   Photos   Shipping  
In this photo released by the Emirates News Agency (WAM), damage is seen on the side of the 'M. Star' oil supertanker offshore Fujairah port in the United Arab Emirates Thursday, July 29, 2010.  The Star 
Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull
| FUJAIRAH/TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese supertanker that reported suffering an "explosion" near the Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route may have hit a submarine or a mine, UAE port officials examining... (photo: AP / Emirates News Agency)
Accident   Japan   Mideast   Photos   Shipping  
Top Stories
 KLdy1 - electronics - panasonic - business. (dy1) The Guardian
Panasonic buying Sanyo, other unit for $9.4 bln
* To make Sanyo, Panasonic Elec Works 100 percent-owned units * Move to help Panasonic boost eco-related businesses * To finance w/ treasury stock and up to $5.7 bln new ... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
Electronic   Panasonic   Photos   Technology   Wikipedia:Panasonic Corporation  
Toyota car - Driver - Motorist The New York Times
Toyota Recalls 412, 000 Cars in US, Mostly Avalons
| Filed at 7:31 a.m. ET | TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S. for steering problems in which three accidents ha... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
Avalon   Photos   Toyota   Vehicles   Wikipedia: Toyota  
Nissan Bluebird U13 Herald Tribune
Nissan returns to profit on sales growth
| TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co. veered back into the black in its latest quarter as global auto sales rebounded, putting the company on track to meet its yearly profit target.... (photo: Creative Commons / OSX)
Growth   Motor   Nissan   Photos   Sales  
Panasonic LCD TV - Electronics Star Tribune
Panasonic plans to buy out subsidiaries Sanyo, Panasonic Electric under $9.4B green initiative
| TOKYO - Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works in a move costing up to $9.4 billion to stre... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Electric   Panasonic   Photos   Subsidiaries   Tokyo  
Sony Bravia - LCD TVs ABC News
Sony Surprises With Q1 Profit and Raises Outlook
| By Isabel Reynolds | July 29, 2010 | TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp surprised investors by lifting its annual outlook after returning to the black in the first quarter tha... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Bravia   Electronics   Photos   Profits   Wikipedia: Sony  
Business Entertainment
- China finds a friend in Germany
- Gaming gamble for Google
- Asia nudges ahead
- Dollar sinks to 8-month low vs yen as growth slows
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, listens as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, July 16, 2010.
China finds a friend in Germany
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- Rolling out the old favourites
- Whaling debate to hit cinemas
- Video: Asia shares fall on profit outlooks
- Venice film festival: Coppola, Schnabel and Gallo confirmed
A Metro Railway Transit ( MRT ) located in Ortigas Station , Ortigas City , Philippines , April 1 , 2009.
MRT bonds sold at 35% discount
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Crime Health
- US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
- 7 Ways Real-Life Crime Fighting Mirrors "Minority Repor
- Hunt for the hunters
- Teen charged in NYC melee won't serve jail time
With a poster of soldiers in the background, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, center, U.N. Resident Coordinator Douglas Broderick, left, and Tea Banh, right, Cambodian defense minister, pose during a U.S.-backed peacekeeping exercise dubbed "Angkor Sentinel 2010" at the Cambodian tank command headquarters in Kampong Speu province, 65 kilometers (42 miles) west of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 17, 2010.
US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep
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- Snake venom may hold key for heart disease, cancer cure
- Snake venom may cure heart disease,cancer
- Obama to address joint Parliament session in India
- Recession was deeper than gov't previously thought
Red wine can suppress inflammatio
Cheers! Red wine can suppress inflammation in humans
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Trading Politics
- Nikkei slips on fears US recovery stalling; Sony up
- European Stocks Open Lower
- Japanese stocks close down on stronger yen (Roundup)
- Asia stocks fall as data takes shine off earnings
 KLdy1 - electronics - panasonic - business. (dy1)
Panasonic buying Sanyo, other unit for $9.4 bln
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- Bellemare to fight order to testify
- Burning Bridges? U.S. Businessman in International Dispute O
- Italy in political turmoil as Berlusconi party implodes
- Korean Family Crosses U.S.-Canadian Border to Skirt Visa Bac
In this photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, people wait to board trains at the West Railway Station in Beijing, China.
Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis
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