Lao inflation falls but price hikes persist

Business Desk Vientiane Times Publication Date : 17-06-2013   The average inflation rate in Laos over the first six months of this fiscal year stayed at 4.85 per cent, while economists urged the gov…

All eyes on China's post-1965 cohort

Kor Kian Beng The Straits Times Publication Date : 17-06-2013   Talk of China's future leaders usually revolves around those born in the early 1960s, such as Guangdong party boss Hu Chunhua and …

Kawasaki Heavy power struggle keeping market on tenterhooks

Editorial Desk The Yomiuri Shimbun Publication Date : 17-06-2013   It is unusual in Japan to see the head of a major company suddenly dismissed. The market is now watching with a sharp eye the confu…

Japanese appliance makers target Southeast Asia region

Takeyuki Hitokoto The Yomiuri Shimbun Publication Date : 17-06-2013   Home electronics manufacturers are accelerating moves to expand production and sales of appliances such as refrigerators in Sout…

M'sian actress spooked by paranormal activity

News Desk The Star Publication Date : 17-06-2013   Malaysian actress Yana Samsudin, voted the most popular actress last year by Malay-language newspaper Berita Harian readers, said she has been expe…

Lack of funds halts heart surgery at Colombo hospital

Don Asoka Wijewardena The Island Publication Date : 17-06-2013   Lack of funds has brought heart surgeries to a halt at the Sri Jayewardenepura hospital in Colombo. This has been the case since Apri…

Africa's exotic delights

Mike Peters China Daily Publication Date : 06-06-2013   In China, African food is hard to find but Guangzhou is an exception   While China has become an international marketplace, with restaurants f…
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