US base in the firing line Hong Kong Standard Tens of thousands of Okinawan residents yesterday rallied against an American military base on the island, raising the heat in a simmering row just days before US President Barack Obama is due in Japan. | //--> Monday, November 09, 2009 | ADVERTISEMENT | Tens of thousands of Okinawan residents yeste...
Apple, banana hold key to ideal kiwifruit NZ Herald 4:00AM Monday Nov 09, 2009 | By Andrea Fox | The "holy grail" of kiwifruit would peel like a banana or eat like an apple, says marketer Zespri. | Chief executive Lain Jager says an easy-peel kiwifruit or one with a skin that could be eaten with the fruit is the industry's ultimate goal - but in the ...
60m new cars to hit road Hong Kong Standard The global car market has bottomed and is on track for sales of 60 million units this year and next, Carlos Ghosn, who heads Japan's Nissan Motor and France's Renault, said yesterday. | //--> Monday, November 09, 2009 | The global car market has bott...
Hackney bleeding loves Lewis Hong Kong Standard British pop singer Leona Lewis won strong fan support at her first full-length concert, performing in the East London neighborhood where she grew up and still lives. | //--> Thursday, November 05, 2009 | ADVERTISEMENT | British pop singer Leona Lewis...
Asian steel production grows in September DNA India | Mumbai: Led by China, Asia clocked a 14.9% growth in steel production in September at 69.241 million tonnes even as European Union, CIS, North & South America reported negative growth as compared to the same month last year. | World Steel Assoc...
Apple, banana hold key to ideal kiwifruit NZ Herald 4:00AM Monday Nov 09, 2009 | By Andrea Fox | The "holy grail" of kiwifruit would peel like a banana or eat like an apple, says marketer Zespri. | Chief executive Lain Jager says an easy-peel kiwifruit or one with a skin that could be eaten with the f...
Suntech and Huadian Partner on 10MW Solar Plant in Jiangsu Province redOrbit Posted on: Sunday, 8 November 2009, 04:38 CST | WUXI, China, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's leading manufacturer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced it will develop a 10M...
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Toyota profits JUMP The Gleaner | TOKYO (AP): | Toyota Motor Corp reported a surprise profit Thursday and cut its projected red ink for the year by half, adding to growing evidence that carmakers are starting to ...
Fairtrade is the best hope for India's tea producers The Observer | The price of basic farm has been hammered over the past 40 years, placing unbearable pressure on farmers. | At the bottom of the food chain are smallholders. With processors, bro...
Fairtrade is the best hope for India's tea producers The Guardian | The Chamraj estate in Tamil Nadu is thriving thanks to the Fairtrade Foundation - but the same cannot be said for the south Indian tea industry | The price of basic farm has been...
Renault-Mahindra to open Chennai factory early next yr Deccan Herald New Delhi, Nov 8, (IANS): | Despite his Indian alliance not going as smoothly as expected, the head of Japan's Nissan Motors and France's Renault SA, Carlos Ghosn said that their joint venture will be opening their factory in south India early next y...
Global car sales have bottomed: Carlos Ghosn DNA India | New Delhi: The global car market has bottomed and is on track for 60 million units sales this year and next, Carlos Ghosn, who heads Japan's Nissan Motor Co and France's Renault SA, said on Sunday. | "It looks like we are here hitting a plateau," h...
Delhi, Mumbai to join world's richest cities list Indian Express | India's financial hub Mumbai and political capital Delhi are likely to witness a significant jump in economic growth along with other emerging markets and make it to the league of the world's wealthiest cities by 2025, a report says. | "New York, L...
APEC summit sees US-China reversal in fortunes Business Report | Singapore - In the 20 years since its launch, the Asia-Pacific's top economic grouping has witnessed a stunning realignment with China on the march and the United States mired in crisis. | President Barack Obama heads to Singapore for this week's annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting with the US recovery painfully slow, the doll...
