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Breaking News Thu, 17 May 2012
Parliament Building of Mongolia
Investment   Mining   Mongolia   Parliament   Photos   Wikipedia: Mongolia  
 Wall Street Journal 
Mongolia Sets Plan to Cap Investments
By JAMES T. AREDDY | Mongolia's parliament approved a new investment law Thursday that caps future foreign participation in certain strategic industries, reflecting a growing public push to keep profi... (photo: Creative Commons / Sapphire)
Rakuten Website
Business   Finance   Online   Photos   Wikipedia: Rakuten  
 Business Insider 
Why A Japanese E-Commerce Giant Is The Lead Investor In Pinterest
| Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten is the lead investor in Pinterest's $100 million round. | Most people in the United States have never heard of Rakuten. And that's a bi... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
 HK dollar - HKD - Hong Kong Dollar - HK money - currency - 100 Hong Kong bills - wnhires - (rt1)  Xinhua 
HK stocks end 0.31 pct lower
| HONG KONG, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong stocks fell 58.90 points, or 0.31 percent, to close at 19,200.93 on Thursday. | The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 19,452.30 and 19,139.73. Turnover... (photo: WN)
Economy   Market   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: HSBC  
PDP leader Mehooba mufti flags off trucks carrying fruits as they depart Salamabad for the Line of Control (LOC) on October 21, 2008  Newstrack India 
Home secretary reviews cross-LOC trade at Poonch
| Jammu, May 17 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh Thursday visited Jammu and Kashmir's frontier Poonch district and discussed with local people issues concerning trade across the Line of Control ... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Kashmir   People   Photos   Trade   Wikipedia: Kashmir  
Top Stories
Sharp - Television - Technology The Times Of India
Tokyo stocks rebound, close up 0.86%
TweetTOKYO: Tokyo stocks reversed early losses to finish 0.86 percent higher Thursday, as Japan reported better-than-expected growth figures although concerns over politi... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
Economy   Japan   Photos   Tokyo   Wikipedia: Tokyo Stock Exchange  
2010 Mazda CX-7 (US) Atlanta Journal
World stocks mixed amid bargain-hunting vs caution
| BANGKOK — Asian stocks eked out gains Thursday as traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days, but markets in Europe fell amid intensifying fea... (photo: Creative Commons / Thomas doerfer)
Bangkok   Economy   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: Mazda  
Jollibee branch in Bulua, Cagayan de Oro City - PHilippines Xinhua
Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines
| By Alito L. Malinao | MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)
Economy   Investments   Market   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: Philippines  
Tata Motors Indica Vista car-Automobile-India. Newstrack India
Sensex rises 120 points, FMCG, realty, metal stocks up
| Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading high around 12:30 p.m. Thursday on account of buying activity picking up in fast moving ... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
India   Markets   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia: Bombay Stock Exchange  
Sharp Electronics - TV - Television - Technology - LCD Springfield News-Sun
Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date
| BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday as markets adjusted to Greece's possible exit from the euro common currency and traders hunted for bargains aft... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Bangkok   Economy   Greece   Photos   Wikipedia: Sharp Corporation  
Mobile phone handset - telecom The Times Of India
Handset market shrinks worldwide, grows in India
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweetMobile device sales in India are forecast to reach 231 million units in 2012. MUMBAI: The Indian mobile handset market bucked the global trend o... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Business   India   Phone   Photos   Wikipedia: Handset  
The Nikon D70 reveals a recent F-mount design, including aperture lever (left), CPU contacts (top), and mechanical AF linkage (lower left). The Times Of India
Nikkei slips on Greece fears but Japan GDP supports
Tweet | TOKYO: The Nikkei share average slipped on Thursday on heightened concerns over Greece after news that some Greek banks have been denied funding by the European C... (photo: Creative Commons / Jastrow)
Economy   Greece   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225  
School children performing some activity on the school function on the school ground - The school is private non aided school in Maharashtra - India DNA India
RTE Act enforcement faces roadblocks
| As the Maharashtra cabinet decided to approve enforcement of Children's Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (2009) in all schools except minority unaided institu... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Children   Education   Maharashtra   Photos   Wikipedia: Maharashtra  
A Syrian rebel runs for cover during an exchange of fire with army troops, unseen, in Idlib, Syria, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. The Star
Exclusive - Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria - panel
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a U.N. Security Council ban on weapons exports by the Islamic Re... (photo: AP)
Arms   Iran   Photos   Syria   Wikipedia: Syrian uprising (2011present)  
Finance and Investment Economy
- ING's Asia life insurance sale shifts into top gear
- Nikkei drops sharply, pressured by Spanish bank concerns
- Plunging rupee wipes out gains from falling crude oil prices
- U.S. Rewards Myanmar, Easing Ban on Investments
Parliament Building of Mongolia
Mongolia Sets Plan to Cap Investments
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- ING's Asia life insurance sale shifts into top gear
- Nikkei drops sharply, pressured by Spanish bank concerns
- Government may offer incentives on exports of textiles, hand
- China’s gold demand seen flat as economy slows
Parliament Building of Mongolia
Mongolia Sets Plan to Cap Investments
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Banking Taxes
- GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares fall steeply on worries over Spai
- Nikkei drops sharply, pressured by Spanish bank concerns
- Grameen Bank businesses face investigation
- MPs' protest against cartoon is vote-bank politics: Dali
President of the European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet looks on during a news conference in Frankfurt, on Thursday, June 10, 2010. T
Europe's banks on the brink
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- Malaysia may amend palm oil tax policy
- I-T dept to recover Rs 12,200-cr tax from Vodafone & Hut
- Congressional GOP pushes for action on taxes
- Tax notice slapped on Baba Ramdev's trusts
cars on the road of India - automobile
Tax relief for imported & company-owned cars
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Trade Industry
- Centre Keen to Enhance Cross-LoC Trade: Home Secy
- Exclusive: U.N. probes possible North Korea arms trade with
- Exclusive - U.N. panel probes possible N.Korea arms trade wi
- Exclusive: U.N. probes North Korea arms trade with Syria, My
PDP leader Mehooba mufti flags off trucks carrying fruits as they depart Salamabad for the Line of Control (LOC) on October 21, 2008
Home secretary reviews cross-LOC trade at Poonch
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- Bihar Industries Association team back from Hanover
- Govt drafts development agenda, focus on farming, industry,
- Several power plants to shut down on dearth of fuel, transmi
- Solar tariffs on Chinese panels will affect Arizona industry
Jowar crop in the field - agriculture - India
UP govt to frame new agri culture, industrial policies
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Oil & Energy Markets
- CM stresses on developing non-conventional energy sources
- CM's stress on developing non-conventional energy source
- Plunging rupee wipes out gains from falling crude oil prices
- Malaysia may amend palm oil tax policy
Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku
Modified motorcycles take on larger amounts of fuel in N. Maluku
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- GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares fall steeply on worries over Spai
- China lifts rare earth export quotas as market demand sours
- USD Remains Overbought, JPY At Risk As Intervention Threats
- China Allows More Exports of Rare-Earth Minerals
 HK dollar - HKD - Hong Kong Dollar - HK money - currency - 100 Hong Kong bills - wnhires - (rt1)
HK stocks end 0.31 pct lower
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