World China aircraft carrier should handle disputes: Report BEIJING : A news website run by China's defence ministry said Thursday the nation's aircraft carrier should handle terri Published 11 Aug, 2011 06:36am
Top News Eurozone majors move swiftly to cut deficits PARIS : France and Italy, the eurozone's second- and third-largest economies, were hurriedly preparing deficit-cutting m Published 11 Aug, 2011 06:34am
Markets Crude down in Asian trade SINGAPORE : Crude prices edged down in Asian trade on Thursday, taking a cue from diving global equities markets worried Published 11 Aug, 2011 06:31am
Business & Finance Sales slump for top Australian retailer SYDNEY : Top-end Australian department store David Jones reported a 4.7 percent slump in full-year sales Thursday and wa Published 11 Aug, 2011 06:27am
Top News South Korea keeps key interest rate unchanged SEOUL : South Korea's central bank Thursday kept the key interest rate unchanged for August at 3.25 percent for the seco Published 11 Aug, 2011 06:24am
Markets Asian stocks slump in early trade HONG KONG: Asian stocks slumped and gold surged to a record above $1,800 in early trade Thursday on renewed fears over t Published 11 Aug, 2011 06:22am
Markets Hong Kong stocks open 2.52pc lower HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares tumbled 2.52 percent on opening Thursday following a huge sell-off in Europe and on Wall Str Published 11 Aug, 2011 06:19am
Markets Chinese shares 1.58pc lower in morning trade SHANGHAI : Chinese shares opened down 1.58 percent on Thursday, tracking sharp declines in overseas markets, on fears ov Published 11 Aug, 2011 06:09am
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Top News Bombers kill six in Peshawar: Police PESHAWAR : Bombers killed up to six people on Thursday in Peshawar, where a woman suicide attacker blew herself up and Published 11 Aug, 2011 06:01am
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Top News Japan machinery orders jump 7.7pc in June Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* S Published 11 Aug, 2011 05:49am
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Top News Japan machinery orders jump 7.7pc in June TOKYO : Japan's core private-sector machinery orders unexpectedly soared 7.7 percent in June from the previous month, of Published 11 Aug, 2011 05:49am
Markets Indonesia Central bank offers to swap forex for govt bonds JAKARTA : Indonesia's central bank has introduced a facility to swap its US dollar holdings with Indonesian government b Published 11 Aug, 2011 05:43am
Top News Australia jobless rises to 8-month high in July SYDNEY: Australian employment disappointed with a small decline in July while the jobless rate surprised by rising to an Published 11 Aug, 2011 05:38am
Markets JGB 5-year sale draws lacklustre demand TOKYO: An auction of five-year Japanese government bonds on Thursday attracted bids 3.37 times the amount accepted, indi Published 11 Aug, 2011 05:35am
Markets Palm oil to rebound moderately to 3,004 ringgit/T SINGAPORE: Malaysian palm oil is expected to rebound to 3,004 ringgit per tonne, as a five-wave cycle has completed on t Published 11 Aug, 2011 05:34am
Markets Australian shares stage fight back, buoyed by gold stocks MELBOURNE: Australian shares rallied in late morning trade on Thursday, fighting their back to positive territory and ou Published 11 Aug, 2011 05:31am
Markets Aussie & NZ$ bounce with stocks SYDNEY/WELLINGTON: The Aussie and New Zealand dollars rallied against the US dollar on Thursday, helped by talk China ma Published 11 Aug, 2011 05:28am