Business_and_Economy RSS : Gourt http://regional.gourt.com/Asia/Singapore/Business-and-Economy.html en-us Copyright 2007, Gourt.com 2008-08-28T06:51+45:00 rtruog@gourt.com rtruog@gourt.com Business_and_Economy RSS : Gourt hourly 1 1901-01-01T00:00+00:00 Thailand PM vows not to use force http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7585418.stm China admits mismanaged funds http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7585428.stm Two police die in Xinjiang clash http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7585712.stm Peacekeepers to stay in Mindanao http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7585538.stm Malaysia's Anwar sworn in as MP http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7585417.stm Exhausted Dalai Lama stops trips http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/7584278.stm S Korea accuses refugee of spying http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7583817.stm Japan worker killed in Afghanistan http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/7584232.stm Lake dwellers fear loss of homes http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7583783.stm Japanese auto production picks up http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7583913.stm Leaving his Neighbours - Harold Bishop says goodbye to Ramsay Street http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/entertainment/7583785.stm China targets more golds in 2012 http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/olympics/7583735.stm Take the BBC's Olympic quiz http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/funny_old_game/7584250.stm LPGA players to face English exam http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/golf/7583558.stm Deep divisions http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7584369.stm New direction http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7582855.stm Market economy? http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7538009.stm In pictures http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_pictures/7584119.stm A private man http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/cricket/7563849.stm Against the Odds http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/in_depth/7576192.stm US to keep N Korea on terror list http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7583383.stm Anwar Ibrahim wins landslide vote http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7581446.stm Cash boost for China medallists http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7581961.stm Malaysia orders Aceh refugees out http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7582793.stm Plane crashes in Kyrgyz capital http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7580107.stm Tax row hits Japan economy deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7581941.stm Toyota cuts car sales forecasts http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7585444.stm Profits rise 51% at China Mobile http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7583549.stm Eyewitness: Anger in Ulan Bator http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7484858.stm Flooding in Southern China http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/08/asia_pac_flooding_in_southern_china/html/1.stm China views on an unblocked BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7313998.stm No leads on Thailand disappearance http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7556902.stm China delighted with Olympics http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7580131.stm Corruption 'threatens China rainforest' http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7570501.stm China's push for the perfect Games http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7576240.stm Military Sending Foreign Fighters to Home Nations http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/washington/28detain.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss U.S.-Pakistani Brainstorming on Border Violence http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/washington/28policy.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss U.S. Officials Describe Afghan Airstrike http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/washington/28military.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Switzerland Frees $60 Million in Zardari’s Assets http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28zardari.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Protesters Face Police in Thailand http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28thai.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss 10 Killed And Family Is Captive In Kashmir http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28india.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Indonesia Expands Wildlife Haven http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28elephants.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Dalai Lama, Citing Exhaustion, Cancels Trips http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28tibet.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss A Chinese Hinterland, Fertile With Field Hockey http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/sports/olympics/23hockey.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss China’s Leaders Try to Impress and Reassure World http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/09/sports/olympics/09china.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Architecture: In Changing Face of Beijing, a Look at the New China http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/arts/design/13build.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss A Boy Jockey’s Last Ride in Mongolia http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/world/asia/13mongolia.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Leadership Void Seen in Pakistan http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/world/asia/24pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Inside Gate, India’s Good Life; Outside, the Servants’ Slums http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/09/world/asia/09gated.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Briefing | Asia: China: Fatal Explosions at Plant http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/28/world/asia/28briefs-FATALEXPLOSI_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Taliban Gain New Foothold in Afghan City http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27kandahar.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Thai Protesters Enter Prime Minister’s Compound http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27thai.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss N. Korea Threatens to Restore Plutonium Plant http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27korea.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss U.S. Killed 90, Including 60 Children, in Afghan Village, U.N. Finds http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27herat.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Front-Runner in Pakistan Has Been Ill, Report Says http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27pstan.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Rebel Fighting in Philippines Intensifies http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27manila.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Afghanistan’s Opium Harvest Shrinks After Record Crop, U.N. Says http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Leader of Opposition Wins Seat in Malaysia http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27malaysia.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Briefing | Asia: India: 6 Die in Hindu-Christian Violence http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27briefs-6DIEINHINDUC_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Hindu-Christian Violence Flares in India http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/world/asia/26india.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Briefing | Asia: Bangladesh: Man Killed in Riot http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/world/asia/26briefs-MANKILLEDINR_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Briefing | Asia: Kashmir: Police Kill 4 at Rally http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/world/asia/26briefs-POLICEKILL4A_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss China Deports 8 Americans Held in Protests http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/sports/olympics/25detain.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Pursuit of Accord With Separatists Poses Risks for Philippine President http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/world/asia/25phils.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Plane Crash in Central Asia Kills 68 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/world/asia/25kyrgyz.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Tens of Thousands Protest Site of Auto Plant in India http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/world/asia/25car.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Superheroes to Be Recast for Japan http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/business/media/25marvel.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Three Medalists Provide Glimpse of a New India http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/25/sports/olympics/25india.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Briefing | Asia: Pakistan: At Least 6 Die in Attack on Police http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/world/asia/23briefs-ATLEAST6DIEI_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss World Briefing | Asia: India: Nuclear Talks End Without Decision http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/23/world/asia/23briefs-NUCLEARTALKS_BRF.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Kashmir Rumbles, Rattling Old Rivals http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/world/asia/22kashmir.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss In Afghanistan, British Leader Shows Support http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/world/asia/22afghan.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss I.O.C. Asks for Inquiry of Chinese Gymnasts http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/22/sports/olympics/22age.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Izumo Journal: God’s Home Gets Rehab, and Japan Sneaks Peek http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/27/world/asia/27izumo.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Where Tradition Has Ruled, a Home for Contemporary Art http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/26/arts/design/26collect.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Georgia looks for the silver lining http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/376882969/la-fg-georgia28-2008aug28,0,3280396.story Arrest warrants issued for Thai protest leaders http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/376264094/la-fg-thailand28-2008aug28,0,2198481.story Top Marine wants to shift troops from Iraq to Afghanistan http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/376882971/la-fg-iraq28-2008aug28,0,5646571.story 'Bleach,' a manga series by Tite Kubo http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/376882972/la-et-book28-2008aug28,0,1180931.story Pentagon OKs missile sale to Taiwan http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/376882973/la-fg-missiles28-2008aug28,0,6833169.story Words speak louder than actions for LPGA http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/376882974/la-sp-bonk28-2008aug28,0,4977427.column Japanese aid worker killed in Afghanistan http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/376355510/la-fg-afghan28-2008aug28,0,7386151.story ConocoPhillips to sell the rest of its filling stations to PetroSun Fuel http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/376882975/la-fi-conoco28-2008aug28,0,7302241.story World Briefing http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/376882976/la-fg-briefs28-2008aug28,0,5930578.story Actress MacKenzie Phillips arrested at LAX on drug possession charges http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/asia/~3/376882984/la-me-phillips28-2008aug28,0,7881746.story Amid violent protests, UN urges restraint in Indian-administered Kashmir http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27835&Cr=human rights&Cr1=casualties UN relief agencies respond to Nepal's flood crisis http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27837&Cr=Nepal&Cr1= Unilever staff in Pakistan fund UN programme with new payroll scheme http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27838&Cr=pakistan&Cr1= South Asian countries must toughen their laws to protect children, UNICEF says http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27840&Cr=trafficking&Cr1= Afghanistan: UN child rights official voices alarm at high civilian death toll http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27841&Cr=afghan&Cr1=civilian At least 90 Afghan civilians killed in recent military operations, says UN http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27816&Cr=Afghan&Cr1= Afghanistan: UN officials alarmed by early release of convicted rapists http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27830&Cr=afghan&Cr1= Opium cultivation in Afghanistan drops by a fifth, finds UN survey http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27819&Cr=afghan&Cr1=drug Wrapping up visit, Assembly President lauds Republic of Korea's role at UN http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27825&Cr=kerim&Cr1= Myanmar: UN envoy holds talks with Indonesian officials http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=27824&Cr=gambari&Cr1=myanmar Protesters face police in Thailand http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/asia/28thai.php U.S. officials describe Afghan airstrike http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/america/28military.php Shrouded in secrecy, top military officials discuss violence along Pakistani border http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/america/28policy.php 9 killed in bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/28/news/Pakistan-Violence.php Switzerland frees $60 million in Zardari's assets http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/asia/28zardari.php Anwar sworn in to Malaysian Parliament http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/28/asia/AS-Malaysia-Anwar.php Indonesia expands wildlife haven http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/asia/28elephants.php Taliban prison break exposes security weakness in Afghan city http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/taliban.php Monks rally in Seoul against alleged discrimination http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/skorea.php Gunmen take 5 hostages in Indian Kashmir http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/kashmir.php Dalai Lama, exhausted, cancels all travel for three weeks http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/dalai.php A legend only grows as police kill New Delhi gangster http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/delhi.php India flood victims riot over lack of food http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/india.php Protesters face police in Thailand http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/asia/28thai.php U.S. officials describe Afghan airstrike http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/america/28military.php Shrouded in secrecy, top military officials discuss violence along Pakistani border http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/america/28policy.php 9 killed in bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/28/news/Pakistan-Violence.php Switzerland frees $60 million in Zardari's assets http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/asia/28zardari.php Anwar sworn in to Malaysian Parliament http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/28/asia/AS-Malaysia-Anwar.php Indonesia expands wildlife haven http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/28/asia/28elephants.php Taliban prison break exposes security weakness in Afghan city http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/taliban.php Monks rally in Seoul against alleged discrimination http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/skorea.php Gunmen take 5 hostages in Indian Kashmir http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/kashmir.php Dalai Lama, exhausted, cancels all travel for three weeks http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/dalai.php A legend only grows as police kill New Delhi gangster http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/delhi.php India flood victims riot over lack of food http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/india.php U.S. airstrike did kill 90 civilians, UN finds http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/afghan.php Death toll reaches 20 after explosion at chemical plant in China http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/explode.php School rethinking its ban on cartwheels http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/cartwheel.php North Korean accused of spying by South http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/spy.php Quake shakes Irkutsk and briefly halts Siberia rail service http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/siberia.php Dissidents in Malaysia governing party attack prime minister http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/malay.php China to add jobs in tourism industry http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/chinatour.php Russia 'regrets' North Korea's halt in nuclear disablement http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/27/asia/nkorea1.php North Korea says it has stopped disabling main nuclear complex http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/26/asia/korea.php Opposition leader in Myanmar refuses food aid http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/26/asia/myanmar.php Protesters besiege government offices in Bangkok http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/26/asia/thai.php Gunmen attack U.S. diplomat in Pakistan http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/26/asia/pakistan.php U.S. envoy's contacts with Pakistani raise questions http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/26/asia/envoy.php 'Opium floodwaters' receding in Afghanistan, UN says http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/26/asia/afghan.php Anwar wins big in Malaysian by-election http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/26/asia/malay.php Fighting worsens in Philippines, displacing 300,000 on Mindanao http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/26/asia/phils.php Ghosts amid the wreckage in Myanmar http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/25/asia/myanmar.php Earthquake rattles Indonesia http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/26/asia/indoquake.5-325444.php China frees activist after 16 years http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/26/asia/china.php Hindu-Christian violence flares in India http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/26/asia/26india.php 5 killed as Muslim Kashmiris demand separation from India http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/25/asia/kashmir.php Freed U.S. protesters say they were interrogated in China http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/25/europe/protest.php Taiwan considers bridge to link outlying island and mainland http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/25/asia/bridge.php Thai airport to expand to handle more travelers to Bangkok http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/25/asia/thaiairport.php Pakistan imposes a ban on the Taliban http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/25/asia/pakistan.php 3 Olympic medals for a new India http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/25/asia/india.php China and South Korea agree to expand ties http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/25/asia/seoul.php Olympics close with a bang and a double-decker bus http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/25/asia/25beijing.php