A Record Fall on Wall St.
September 29, 2008
washingtonpost.com - Oil and Gas Prices / Heather Landy and Renae Merle
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 -- Without a federal bailout plan to prop up confidence in the U.S.
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U.S. Navy Bolsters Watch Over Ship Seized by Somali Pirates
September 29, 2008
Washington Post / Ellen Knickmeyer
CAIRO, Sept. 29 -- The U.S.
Nintendo On That New DS Rumor... [Japan]
September 29, 2008
Kotaku / Brian Ashcraft
Over the weekend, Nikkei Net announced that Nintendo plans to introduce a new iteration of the Nintendo DS sometime this year.
Global Bankers Anxiously Watch U.S.
September 30, 2008
Washington Post / Craig Whitlock and Mary Jordan
BERLIN, Sept. 30 -- Central bankers and elected leaders around the world acknowledged Tuesday that they lacked a comprehensive strategy to protect their countries from the global financial crisis and ...
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Tokyo model micturition
October 1, 2008
Tokyo Times / Lee
With its plentiful supply of commode equipped convenience stores, Tokyo is very welcoming indeed for those blighted by a weak bladder or excessively busy bowels.
Rosberg's Grand Prix - Singapore
October 1, 2008
Williams F1 - Williams F1 - News
AT&T; Williams driver looks back at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, a race that saw Nico finish second.
Crocodile suspected in disappearance of Scottish man at Australian campsite
October 1, 2008
guardian.co.uk UK news / Angela Balakrishnan
Search continues for 63 year old who was camping with his wife on river in northern Queensland
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Cadbury pulls melamine-laced chocolate from China (AP)
September 29, 2008
Yahoo! News: World - China
AP - British candy maker Cadbury announced a recall Monday of chocolate made in its Beijing factory after it was found to contain melamine, the industrial chemical that has sickened tens of thousands ...
China Stock Investors Get New Rules
September 29, 2008
China Venture News
Market Watch is among a number of news sources reporting that China will begin allowing margin trading and short selling on the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges.
Tokyo Topographies
September 29, 2008
PingMag - The Tokyo-based magazine about "Design and Making Things" / Verena
When Hajime Ichikawa isn’t working as a landscape architect in Akasaka, he follows his passion for Tokyo’s topography.
Doubt Arises in Account of an Attack in China
September 29, 2008
New York Times
Tourists’ descriptions of an Aug. 4 incident in Kashgar that left 16 officers dead are at odds with officials’ account.
Astronauts Return Safely to China
September 28, 2008
New York Times
Three Chinese astronauts returned safely to earth in their space capsule after spending nearly three days in low earth orbit and completing the nation’s first spacewalk.
M 7.0, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
September 29, 2008
USGS M2.5+ Earthquakes
September 29, 2008 15:19:29 GMT
Markets in Asia, Europe fall as financial problems spread
September 29, 2008
USATODAY.com Money - Top Stories
Investors in Europe and Asia, watching financial problems spread overseas, sent stocks tumblimg Monday, despite Washington's ...
Credit: First Batch Of AAA Internet Companies in China
September 29, 2008
China Venture News
China CSR released a story last week on the 17 companies that just made it through the Internet Society of China's new credit rating scheme. Some of the giants on are on the triple A rating list.
Boeing to reassess 787 Japan delivery plans
September 30, 2008
Japan News latest RSS headlines - Osaka News.Net
TOKYO (Reuters) - Boeing Co said on Tuesday it would reassess its 787 Dreamliner delivery schedule for the Japanese market once an ongoing strike ends, raising concern that a prolonged production halt.
China tainted milk scandal Cadbury confirms melamine and 22 arrested
September 29, 2008
Telegraph News | Top News
Arrest come as Cadbury confirms melamine in its Chinese chocolates.
China celebrates success of third crewed spaceflight
September 29, 2008
China News latest RSS headlines - China National News.com
spacewalk that showcased the country's technological mastery.
Frozen-out expats return to Australia for jobs
September 28, 2008
Australia News latest RSS headlines - Australian News.Net
A GENERATION of young Australian expatriates are being forced home from New York and London due to the tightening job market in the finance industry. There has been an increase in the number of expat.
Fujitsu prototype flip phone breaks...on purpose
September 30, 2008
Boing Boing Gadgets / Joel Johnson
Fujitsu and NTT DoCoMo are showing off this prototype keitai handset at the CEATEC 2008 trade show.
Vietnam, Taiwan slammed by typhoons
September 29, 2008
China News latest RSS headlines - China National News.com
Typhoon Hagupit targeted Vietnam over the weekend, killing at least 42 people, while Typhoon Jangmi left two people dead in Taiwan before weakening to a tropical storm, officials reported Monday.
Hong Kong shares slump
September 29, 2008
China News latest RSS headlines - China National News.com
Hong Kong shares slumped by more than four percent Monday as the bailout deal for the US economy failed to excite officials in the former British colony.
Apple unlocks iPhone 3G in Hong Kong
September 29, 2008
China News latest RSS headlines - China National News.com
"); Apple has made an unlocked version of the iPhone 3G available in Hong Kong, letting consumers choose whichever carrier they like.
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Suspected US missile strike kills three in Pakistan
October 1, 2008
The Independent - World RSS Feed
A missile strike by a suspected US drone killed at least three people in a Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border, Pakistani intelligence officials said today.
Ceatec Japan: Konnichiwa, We’re Here
October 1, 2008
TechLime / Rajan
So there’s this place called Japan where they have all sorts of electronics, gadgets, televisions, arcades, izakayas, and a mega conference called CEATEC 2008.
Places I want to visit in Japan
October 1, 2008
Mutantfrog Travelogue / Adamu
Going through some of my (more than 100) unfinished blog posts, I found this list of sites I potentially wanted to see on my annual New Year visit to Japan.
Cricket Australia pays tribute to umpire Parker
October 1, 2008
rediff Cricket
Cricket Australia on Wednesday paid tribute to umpire Peter Parker after he announced his retirement from the game, ending a career spanning 15 years at the top level.
Internet Treaties take effect in Hong Kong from Oct. 1
October 1, 2008
XINHUA NEWS
HONG KONG, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The World Intellectual ...
Cadbury recalls made-in-China chocolates
October 1, 2008
USA-World-The Times of India
Cadbury said tests have cast doubt on the safety of its Chinese-made products and ordered a recall, the latest foreign company affected by China’s tainted milk scandal.
I Corps to deploy in combat for first time since the Korean War
October 1, 2008
The News Tribune - Homepage - News, Sports, Entertainment
Nearly 10,000 troops from Fort Lewis will head to Iraq next year, when the post’s commanding general and the rest of I Corps take over daily operations in the country and two Stryker brigades ...
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