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Dollar ends lower on China rate hike fears
December 8th, 2010
davidguide THE Australian dollar ended softer today, on growing concern that China was considering tightening monetary policy to slow its rapidly growing economy. View full post on All Stories
China rate rise talk builds as loans and inflation rise
December 7th, 2010
davidguide BEIJING (Reuters) – China is likely to raise interest rates in the coming days in a demonstration of the government’s resolve to tame inflation, an official newspaper said on Tuesday. View full post on All Stories
With China Passive Over Pyongyang, U.S. Hosts Korean, Japanese Ministers
December 7th, 2010
davidguide Tejinder Singh – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The United States on Monday stressed national “solidarity with our South Korean and Japanese allies and noted that these consultations demonstrate the strength of our shared commitment to advancing regional security and stability.” In a post-meeting statement National Security Council Deputy Spokesman Ben [...]
China To Set Tight Monetary Policy
December 4th, 2010
davidguide Linda Young – AHN News Writer Beijing, China (AHN) – China announced its intent to tighten its monetary policy in 2011 in a shift from relatively loose to a prudent stance, a sign that it might hike interest rates. In 2008, China responded to the global economic policy by loosening its then tight monetary policy. [...]
India Set To Possess Nuclear Triad Capability By 2012
December 3rd, 2010
davidguide AHN News Staff Mumbai, India (AHN) – India is set to gate-crash into the exclusive three-member club of nuclear triads by 2012 with its first nuclear submarine, INS Arihant, which is to be commissioned in either late 2011 or early 2012. Arihant means “destroyer of enemies” in the Hindi language. Only three countries in the [...]
China’s Manufacturing, Service Industries Experience Labor Shortages
December 1st, 2010
davidguide Lawrence Mijares – AHN News Contributor Shanghai, China (AHN) – Some Chinese factories and other service establishments are experiencing a serious shortage of labor due to the high cost of living and an unchanged salary base. Manufacturing hubs in the Yangtze and Pearl River deltas that surround the city of Shanghai and Guangzhou province are [...]
Beautiful Female Job Seekers, Beware
November 29th, 2010
davidguide The Media Line Staff Jerusalem, Israel (TML) – Beautiful women may get first dibs for a place on the cheerleading squad or for a partner on the dance floor, but when it comes to the job market they would do better to hide their looks, a new study by Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev [...]
South Korea Hit By Cyber Attack After North Korean Shelling
November 27th, 2010
davidguide Lawrence Mijares – AHN News Contributor Seoul, South Korea (AHN) – The cyber crime division of South Korea’s National Police Agency arrested 22 people for falsely spreading text messages and online messages that South Korea had attacked North Korea and for misrepresenting that they are from Soth Korea’s military reserve force and have been called [...]
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