• Asia needs careful stimulus exit amid recovery, ADB says

    13/01/2010 05:00

    Asian economies need to time their exit from stimulus policies carefully as the region rebounds this year from the global slump, Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda said Thursday. Removing the measures taken to revive growth too...

  • Tens of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake

    Tens of thousands feared dead in Haiti quake

    13/01/2010 05:00

    A man calls for help while being trapped at the Port-au-Prince University, after a major earthquake struck, in Port-au-Prince in this January 13, 2010 video grab Traumatized Haitians slept out in parks and...

  • ‘No delay’ to China FTA: Asean

    12/01/2010 05:00

    Southeast Asian countries will not delay implementing a free-trade zone with China that has drawn fire from some industry groups, a senior regional official said on Wednesday. The Asian Wall Street Journal reported that Indonesia wanted to...

  • Jetstar, AirAsia form low-cost alliance

    Jetstar, AirAsia form low-cost alliance

    07/01/2010 05:00

    In a world first for low-cost airlines, Jetstar and AirAsia announced Wednesday they would form a new alliance that would reduce costs and pool expertise, ultimately resulting in cheaper fares for both....

  • Hopes fade for Brazil mudslide survivors

    Hopes fade for Brazil mudslide survivors

    02/01/2010 05:00

    Hopes are fading to rescue more mudslide survivors from Brazil’s worst mudslides that have so far killed at least 64 people, rescuers said. Rescurers carry a victim’s body in Ilha Grande of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 2, 2010. The...

  • Mexico announces capture of alleged drug lord

    Mexico announces capture of alleged drug lord

    02/01/2010 05:00

    Mexican police announced they captured alleged drug loard Carlos Beltran Leyva, media reported Sunday. The undated photo shows Carlos Beltran Leyva. The Mexican Department of Public Safety on Jan. 2, 2010 announced in a statement that police have...

  • CIA probes Afghan base security after bomber kills 7

    CIA probes Afghan base security after bomber kills 7

    31/12/2009 05:00

    Map showing provinces in Afghanistan where five Candians and eight Americans were killed in two separate attacks on Wednesday and Tuesday The CIA vowed on Thursday to avenge the deaths of seven officers in a...

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