US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise Asia Times | By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US interests in the strategic region. The USCC was addressed by five members of the US Congress, a pair of se...
Indonesian Forces Kill 3 Terror Suspects The New York Times | JAKARTA — Indonesian counterterrorism forces stormed an Internet cafe and a nearby house on the outskirts of Jakarta on Tuesday, killing three suspected terrorists and arresting two others. | Counterterrorism officials said security forces were targeting Dulmatin, a senior operative for Jema...
Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers The New York Times | NEW DELHI — The upper house of India’s Parliament passed a bill Tuesday that would amend the Constitution to reserve one-third of the seats in India’s national and state legislatures for women, after two days of political chaos th...
Paul Keating takes apart Sydney's 'ice-cube tray' high-rise living The Daily Telegraph Australia | SYDNEY'S "gormless" apartment blocks with facades that look more like "ice cube trays" are depressing the city's residents and defacing the Harbour, former prime minister Paul Keating said yesterday. | In a scathing ad...
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise Asia Times | By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US interests in the strategic region. The USCC was addresse...
Politicians in bed with India's 'pimp gurus' Asia Times By Narendra K | GHAZIABAD, Uttar Pradesh - His silk robes, ornate turbans and high-end imported sedans belie his status as "god-man", a Hindu ascetic who guides people in their spiritual quest. In fact, the personalized carriage that chugs around a s...
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Candidates frustrate audience at Ateneo forum Inquirer | DAVAO CITY, Philippines—All presidential candidates except the three who have consistently topped the surveys were at the presidential forum at the Ateneo de Davao University her...
RP is 4th most corrupt country in Southeast Asia—poll Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines is ranked as the fourth most corrupt country in Southeast Asia out of 16 surveyed by over 2,000 expatriate businessmen, according to an annu...
Ford launches affordable made-for-India compact Newsvine | MUMBAI — Ford Motor Co. launched its first made-for-India compact car Tuesday, as the U.S. automaker continues its push into fast-growing Asian markets. | The four-door Fig...
Sony to start selling 3-D TVs in June USA Today Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By Shizuo Kambayashi, AP Sony's 3-D television is introduced as a model watches with 3-D glasses included in the TV set in Tokyo, Japan. By Tomoko A. Hosaka, Associated Press TOKYO ...
Microsoft launches Web-based OS in India The Times Of India NEW DELHI: The world’s largest software maker Microsoft made its cloud-based operating system commercially available for Indian users. | The computer power on Windows Azure, a cloud-based operating system hosted in Microsoft’s data centers, will be available at $0.12 on an hourly basis, while storage on Azure will cost enterprises $0.15...
Sony Plans TV, 3-D Push Wall Street Journal By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI | TOKYO—Sony Corp. said on Tuesday that its television business will shift to "attack" mode in the coming fiscal year by ramping up TV shipments by about 70% to more than 25 million units and aggressively pushing its 3-D models, even though its launch will trail rivals in an increasingly crowded market. | View Full Imag...