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The Next Korean War?

By Leslie H. Gelb, The Daily Beast, North Korea’s attack on a South Korean island likely won’t escalate into a […]

Euro slides as Europe’s debt crisis spreads

LONDON (AP) — The euro slid to a two-month low Wednesday amid mounting worries that Europe’s debt crisis was spiraling […]

Soros: Conditions ‘Pretty Perfect’ for Gold to Rise

From Money News, Billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros may be cutting back on his gold bets, but he says […]

Obama Ends Asia Trip Promising U.S. Is `Here to Stay’

By Juliana Goldman and Nicholas Johnston, Bloomberg, President Barack Obama returns home today from a ten-day visit to Asia after […]

China preparing steps to control price hikes

From Fox News site, BEIJING – China’s premier says Beijing is preparing measures to rein in double-digit rises in food […]

Ireland & Portugal tied at the hip… Echoes of Greece, Tremors of EU.

Contagion hits Portugal as Ireland dithers on rescue Confused reports continued to swirl as Irish finance minister Brian Lenihan prepared […]

China’s domestic plane industry forging ahead

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN , 11.16.10, 05:45 AM EST ZHUHAI, China — The Zhuhai air show is showcasing China’s ambitions to […]

India: basic services still lagging

India’s economic reforms of 1991, loosening many restrictions on business operations, are considered a landmark in a country built on […]

Obama Recasts Asia Trip as Jobs Mission

By Michael D. Shear, The New York Times, Talk about bad timing. Just days after American voters sent President Obama […]

China’s African safari strictly business

By Kent Ewing HONG KONG – Read China’s state media and you will learn that, thanks to projects financed by […]