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The New York Times Tue 9 Mar 2010 China and India Join Climate Accord WASHINGTON — China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement reached last December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. The two countries,... (photo: AP / Heribert Proepper) China Climate Change India Photos UN |
The New York Times Tue 9 Mar 2010 Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks PARIS — The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts to protect the fish at a United Nations endangered... (photo: GFDL) Conservation Maldives Photos UN Wildlife |
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The New York Times Tue 9 Mar 2010 Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range Shares traded within a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. With little in the way of economic reports or earnings to help drive... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Economy Investment Market Photos US |
The Daily Tribune Tue 9 Mar 2010 RP 4th most corrupt on Asia-Pacific list By Michaela P. del Callar 03/10/2010 It is no surprise that the Philippines under President Arroyo is again still in the bottom list of corrupt economies. The Philippines... (photo: WN / Trigedia) Asia Corruption Philippines Photos Survey |
The New York Times Tue 9 Mar 2010 US-Born Panda Freed From Quarantine in China Filed at 7:47 a.m. ET CHENGDU, China (AP) -- After a month in quarantine, American-born panda Tai Shan paced around his new home in southwest China as he was put on... (photo: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 / Fernando Revilla) Animals China Photos US Wildlife |
IRINnews Tue 9 Mar 2010 GLOBAL: Prepare for "climaggedon" web JOHANNESBURG, 9 March 2010 (IRIN) - Rice producing Asian countries had to contend with poor rains in 2009, and now another season of low rainfall has been forecast... (photo: IRIN News / Anna Jefferys) Forecast Photos Price Producing Rice |
Asia Times Tue 9 Mar 2010 'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar By Stanley A Weiss MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit) China Foreign Policy Myanmar Photos US |
Asia Times Tue 9 Mar 2010 US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise 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... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus) Asian China Economy Photos US |
Asia Times Tue 9 Mar 2010 South Korea back on track By Robert M Cutler MONTREAL - The South Korean economy, which last year scraped through the global slowdown without sinking into recession, returned to the recovery path... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon) Business Economy Exports Photos S Korea |
The Boston Globe Tue 9 Mar 2010 China passenger car sales up 55 pct in February SHANGHAI-China's passenger car sales climbed 55 percent from a year earlier in Feburary, despite a long national holiday, on strong demand for smaller cars and sport... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko) Automobile Business China Photos Shanghai |