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Business
Uncertainty Sinks Asian Equity Market
A TV cameraman sets up a camera at Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo,Friday, May 18, 2012. Asian stocks dived Friday after discouraging U.S. economic reports unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currency union. Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled 2.4 percent to 8,660.23 as signs of weakness…
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West Asia
Major news in Syria on May 18
Top news in <Syria Today>: Syrians forced to leave their country are seeking asylum in neighbouring countries news@theasian.asia
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West Asia
Major news in UAE on May 18
Top news in <Gulf News>: UAE’s aerospace dream will make jets cheaper to fly news@theasian.asia
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South Asia
Major news in Sri Lanka on May 18
Top news in <Island>: SF will be freed over weekend Mahinda-Anoma talks successful news@theasian.asia
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South East Asia
Major news in Singapore on May 18
Top news in <Straits Times>: Gong Li divorced from Singaporean businessman for 3 years news@theasian.asia
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Central Asia
Major news in Afghanistan on May 18
Top news in <Outlook Afghanistan>: Govt. has Failed to Respond Public Demands: ANF news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in China on May 18
Top news in <CNTV>: China releases plan to treat water pollution news@theasian.asia
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East Asia
Major news in Japan on May 18: Toshiba pulls the plug on making televisions in Japan
Top news in <Japan Times>: Ending an era, Toshiba pulls the plug on making televisions in Japan news@theasian.asia
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IT-Science
Facebook’s value comes to $104 billion
NEWYORKㅡ Facebook says it has priced its initial public offering of stock at $38 per share. That’s the high end of its expected range of $34 to $38. It means investor demand is strong for the world’s largest online social network. Facebook now stands to reap as much as $18.4…
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Politics
Parochial China
China often shows the opposite characteristics of Oskar Matzerath, an adult trapped in a child’s body in Gunter Grass’s novel, The Tin Drum. The Middle Kingdom has experienced explosive growth for the past three decades, enabling it to replace Japan as the world’s No. 2 economic powerhouse, second only to…
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