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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Madoff Scheme Not Much Worse Than Legal Ones

End of communism
let Wall Street become unhinged: Friedman

Dec 17, 08 10:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Wall Street used to be the epicenter of capitalism that the whole world wanted to emulate, but, on a trip to Hong Kong, Thomas Friedman discovers that the American financial establishment has lost its credibility. "We don’t just need a financial bailout," he writes in the New ... More »

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China • ethics • Wall Street • communism • Asia • subprime mortgages • Hong Kong • capitalism • Chinese economy • Thomas Friedman • Ponzi scheme • financial crisis • Bernard Madoff

Thai Opposition Leader Takes Office as PM

Abhisit confirmed, but special elections may threaten his majority

Dec 15, 08 6:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Abhisit Vejjajiva, the opposition leader of Thailand who lost an election only a year ago, has been confirmed as the country's new prime minister, reports the BBC. The British-born 44-year-old takes power after days of horse-trading among Thailand's political parties, with supporters of the exiled Thaksin Shinawatra allegedly offered cabinet... More »

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Thailand • Asia • Thaksin Shinawatra • Thai protesters • Somchai Wongsawat • Abhisit Vejjajiva

 Luxury Hotels Emerge 
 as Terrorist Targets 

Luxury establishments are becoming terrorist targets

Dec 1, 08 9:32 AM CST
(Newser) - The Mumbai attacks have provided world travelers with a new cause for concern, writes the New York Times: Increasingly, luxury hotels in developing countries are becoming terrorist targets. The raids on the Taj and Oberoi hotels come only 2 months after a car bomb blew apart the Islamabad Marriott, and... More »

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terrorism • security • India • Asia • hotel • Mumbai • luxury hotels

3K Stranded in Bangkok
as PM Refuses to Step Down

Army pressures government as violence grows between factions

Nov 26, 08 12:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Thailand’s government today rejected a top general’s demand it dissolve parliament and hold elections, the Guardian reports, as protesters demand that Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat step down entirely. Wongsawat snuck back into Thailand today and plans to meet with the king, whom protesters support; a pro-government gang killed... More »

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Thailand • Asia • protests • Bangkok • air travel • Bhumibol Adulyadej • Thai protesters • Somchai Wongsawat • civil unrest

Asia, Europe Want Financial Reform Now

Beijing steps up as leaders craft plans to manage economies

Oct 25, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asian and European world leaders joined forces today to call for stricter regulation of world financial markets and a shakeup of the monetary system, the Washington Post reports. The declarations marked the close of a 2-day summit in Beijing attended by more than 40 heads of state. Bailouts in the... More »

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China • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • Asia • financial markets • IMF • Wen Jiabao • regulation • George W. Bush

Comic Becomes Bible of Asia's Wine Culture

Wannabe oenophiles takes cues from The Drops of the Gods

Oct 23, 08 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - What do Freddie Mercury and a Jean-François Millet painting have in common? Both have been used to describe wine in The Drops of the Gods, a Japanese comic series that’s quickly becoming the go-to wine literature in Asia, reports the New York Times. Customers tend to ask for... More »

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Asia • wine • pop culture • comics • wine industry • trend

 Japanese Women
 Dodge Men ISO
 Mommies, Stay Single

Plunging birth rate causes national alarm

Aug 28, 08 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - "WANTED: Female to cook, clean, wash my socks, bear and raise my children, and generally enable my workaholism—all while maintaining your own career in a sexist environment." Sound good? Given the choice, many Japanese women are saying to heck with marriage and staying single, reports the Washington ... More »

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Japan • women • Asia • baby • birth rate • working mothers

Beijing Forces Half of Drivers Off the Road

Move to clear noxious air in countdown
to Olympics

Jul 21, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(AP) - Half of Beijing's drivers left their cars at home today and took public transportation on the first workday under new restrictions meant to clear the city's notoriously polluted skies before the Olympics. Under the plan that kicked in yesterday, half of the capital's 3.3 million cars will be removed... More »

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China • Asia • traffic • 2008 Beijing Olympics • air pollution • cars

Riots Imperil Democracy in Mongolia

Government crackdown worries citizens in region's freest state

Jul 8, 08 9:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last week hundreds of drunken rioters in Mongolia's capital vented their frustration at parliamentary elections by smashing the headquarters of the ruling party, killing five people. The violence shocked many in this peaceful, democratic nation. But many Mongolians were equally shocked by the government's reaction: a four-day state of emergency,... More »

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democracy • Asia • Mongolia • election results

Home Is Where the Robot Is

New breed of metal humanoids can see, touch, and don't mind housework

Jun 21, 08 5:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A kinder, gentler, smarter Frankenstein may soon be mowing your lawn and folding your unmentionables. Manufacturers are developing a new generation of metallic humanoid that will not only carry heavy objects, but pull their weight around the house and at work, the Economist reports. These new-age robots can touch,... More »

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artificial intelligence • Toyota • Asia • robots

 Gated
 Enclaves
 Soar Above
 Indian Slums 

Wealthy Indians move into posh residences to escape impoverished cities

Jun 9, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gated communities are emerging across India  to offer the country's growing group of wealthy professionals Western luxuries that the government cannot. One exclusive high-rise complex in Gurgaon, a suburb of Delhi, has its own security guards, landscaped lawns, and private school. Air conditioning, elevators, running water are all uninterrupted, while... More »

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India • Asia • poverty • economy • Hamilton Court • gated communities

Oil Prices Threaten
US-Saudi Relations

Washington loses leverage as Beijing gains clout with Riyadh

Jun 8, 08 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The weakening dollar and rising oil prices are marring more than just the American economy: It’s also eroding the long-standing friendly relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia, the Los Angeles Times reports. A bleak economic outlook has cost the US clout with its oil-producing ally. “There’... More »

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China • Saudi Arabia • Asia • OPEC • United States • oil price • oil production • George W. Bush

Asia Unique in Geography of Flu Outbreaks

Climate, season seen as key in incubating strains of virus

Apr 17, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have found yet another thing the West imports from China: the flu. East and Southeast Asia serve as a birthplace for new flu strains, the Times of London reports, thanks to the region’s unique mix of climates. By the time Europe and America get the sniffles six to... More »

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medicine • Asia • vaccination • flu shot • influenza • flu

Asian Inflation Zapping US Pocketbooks

Fuel costs and weak buck promise to send US prices spiraling

Apr 8, 08 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cheap Asian imports have helped keep American inflation down for decades—but those days appear to be over, the New York Times warns. Rapidly rising costs of fuel, food and labor in countries like China, Vietnam, and Taiwan are beginning to be passed on to their export markets, just as... More »

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China • inflation • Vietnam • Asia • exports • US dollar • US imports

 Crisis Looms as Rice Prices Soar

Countries ban exports, chastise hoarders

Apr 6, 08 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rice feeds half the world's population, but this year there isn't enough to go around and prices have risen by 50% over the last two weeks alone. Population growth is outpacing production, and stocks are at a 30-year low after droughts decimated harvests in China and Australia. Countries are banning... More »

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climate change • India • drought • McDonald's • Asia • exports • rice • Bangladesh • consumer prices • wheat prices • food riots • rice prices • export ban

South Koreans Turn to Cambodia to Buy Wives

Government decries 'human trafficking' on rise after Vietnam crackdown

Mar 25, 08 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - A clampdown on marriage brokers in Vietnam has made neighboring Cambodia the new destination for South Korean men seeking to buy wives, the AP reports. About 2,500 Cambodian women have married Koreans this way in the past four years in a process in which men choose from as many... More »

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Vietnam • South Korea • Asia • Cambodia • arranged marriage • human trafficking

Asia May Be Yahoo's Trump Card

Value of Asian partnerships could justify higher valuation from Microsoft

Feb 27, 08 8:37 AM CST
(Newser) - A revised Microsoft bid for Yahoo may be heavily influenced by Yahoo’s Asian interests, reports the Wall Street Journal. Microsoft execs toured Asia in December and concluded that they needed a local partner there. Yahoo holds large stakes in a Korean auction site, a major Chinese search engine, and... More »

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Yahoo • Microsoft • Asia • merger • Yahoo Japan

Australian PM Pledges Support for East Timor

Rudd visits capital, president wounded in attacks by rebel soldiers

Feb 15, 08 6:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd jetted to East Timor today, vowing to stand by its neighbor after attacks Monday on its president and prime minister, Reuters reports. "It's by the ballot box, and not by the barrel of a gun, that the decisions for our countries will be made,... More »

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Australia • East Timor • Asia • violence • Kevin Rudd • assassination attempt • Jose Ramos-Horta • Alfredo Reinado • Xanana Gusmao

Hello Kitty to Purr for Young Men, Too

Company will make girl-friendly product line palatable for teen boys

Dec 28, 07 2:46 PM CST
(Newser) - Will boys really say “Hello Kitty”? The company behind the sugary-sweet product line thinks so. Japan’s Sanrio Co. says it will plaster the cuddly cat on T-shirts, bags, watches, and other products for males. “We think Hello Kitty is accepted by young men as a design... More »

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fashion • Japan • Asia • Tokyo • Hello Kitty • Sanrio • young men

Cheating Is
No Longer
Child's Play

Jobseekers flock to
web for answers to professional exams

Dec 26, 07 8:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Crib sheets have gone high-tech, the Boston Globe reports, as legions of job seekers from would-be medical technicians to school bus drivers resort to the Web for a leg-up in passing professional qualifying exams. The result is a booming black market for “braindumps,” or exam answers. Some... More »

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Microsoft • Asia • black market • Department of Homeland Security • certification • professional exams • information technology • cheating • braindumps • HP • security systems • study guides

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