FamousAbout.com » Asia http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Tue, 22 May 2012 20:20:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Can a Solar Eclipse Really Blind You? http://famousabout.com/can-a-solar-eclipse-really-blind-you http://famousabout.com/can-a-solar-eclipse-really-blind-you#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 19:38:27 +0000 Jon http://famousabout.com/can-a-solar-eclipse-really-blind-you

People in the western United States, Pacific and parts of Asia will have the chance to see a partial solar eclipse on Sunday (May 20). While it may be tempting to brush off warnings against looking up at this eclipse bare-eyed, don’t: The light of an eclipse really can damage your eyes — though warnings of total blindness are likely overstated.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/can-a-solar-eclipse-really-blind-you/feed 0 Viewing events, eyewear urged for ‘Ring of Fire’ http://famousabout.com/viewing-events-eyewear-urged-for-ring-of-fire http://famousabout.com/viewing-events-eyewear-urged-for-ring-of-fire#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 19:38:03 +0000 Jon http://famousabout.com/viewing-events-eyewear-urged-for-ring-of-fire The western United States and eastern Asia will be treated this weekend to a rare solar spectacle when the moon slides across the sun, creating a “ring of fire.”

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]]> http://famousabout.com/viewing-events-eyewear-urged-for-ring-of-fire/feed 0 Lady Gaga arrives in Philippines amid protests http://famousabout.com/lady-gaga-arrives-in-philippines-amid-protests http://famousabout.com/lady-gaga-arrives-in-philippines-amid-protests#comments Sun, 20 May 2012 19:33:26 +0000 Carlo http://famousabout.com/lady-gaga-arrives-in-philippines-amid-protests Pop singer Lady Gaga arrived in the Philippines on Saturday to cheers from fans and protests from young Christians calling for the cancellation of her upcoming concerts.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/lady-gaga-arrives-in-philippines-amid-protests/feed 0 ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse visible from China to Texas http://famousabout.com/ring-of-fire-eclipse-visible-from-china-to-texas http://famousabout.com/ring-of-fire-eclipse-visible-from-china-to-texas#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 08:29:13 +0000 Ana Santos http://famousabout.com/ring-of-fire-eclipse-visible-from-china-to-texas Sunrises and sunsets often dazzle, but they’ll have a special ring to them in a few days for people in the western United States and eastern Asia: The moon will slide across the sun, blocking everything but a blazing halo of light.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/ring-of-fire-eclipse-visible-from-china-to-texas/feed 0 Manulife, Metlife submit bids for ING Asia sale: sources http://famousabout.com/manulife-metlife-submit-bids-for-ing-asia-sale-sources http://famousabout.com/manulife-metlife-submit-bids-for-ing-asia-sale-sources#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 07:51:48 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/manulife-metlife-submit-bids-for-ing-asia-sale-sources HONG KONG (Reuters) – Manulife Financial Corp and Metlife are among the companies that have submitted first round bids for ING’s entire Asia life insurance business, sources said on Saturday, in what could be the largest Asia M&A insurance deal ever. ING’s long awaited sale of Asian life insurance and the asset management units will help the Dutch bancassurer to partly repay the 3 billion euros ($3.81 billion) of state aid plus the 50 percent premium it still owes the Dutch government. The bids were submitted late on Friday and the indicative offers ranged between 6-7 billion euros ($7.6-$8.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/manulife-metlife-submit-bids-for-ing-asia-sale-sources/feed 0 World stocks slip into red for year on Europe woes http://famousabout.com/world-stocks-slip-into-red-for-year-on-europe-woes http://famousabout.com/world-stocks-slip-into-red-for-year-on-europe-woes#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 16:35:53 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/world-stocks-slip-into-red-for-year-on-europe-woes NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stocks erased the year’s gains and German bond yields slid to record lows on Friday as investors fled risky investments for safe-haven assets on the euro zone’s deepening debt woes. Brent crude slipped below $107 per barrel to its lowest in 2012 as the euro zone crisis raised fears of a global slowdown that could dent oil demand. The euro hovered near a four-month low

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]]> http://famousabout.com/world-stocks-slip-into-red-for-year-on-europe-woes/feed 0 Analysis: Facebook can’t take Asian growth for granted http://famousabout.com/analysis-facebook-cant-take-asian-growth-for-granted http://famousabout.com/analysis-facebook-cant-take-asian-growth-for-granted#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 18:22:39 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/analysis-facebook-cant-take-asian-growth-for-granted SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Even as Facebook fever grips investors ahead of the social networking giant’s potential $100 billion-plus initial public offering, its breakneck growth in Asia may be slowing as it moves beyond desktop users to those who access the Internet largely or solely from a mobile phone.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/analysis-facebook-cant-take-asian-growth-for-granted/feed 0 AIG to sell AIA shares after lock-up ends in September http://famousabout.com/aig-to-sell-aia-shares-after-lock-up-ends-in-september http://famousabout.com/aig-to-sell-aia-shares-after-lock-up-ends-in-september#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:05:50 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/aig-to-sell-aia-shares-after-lock-up-ends-in-september (Reuters) – Bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc will sell its shares in Asian insurer AIA Group Ltd after a lock-up period expires in early September, Chief Executive Bob Benmosche said on Wednesday. Benmosche said the shares “will be liquidated after September 4,” according to a transcript of AIG’s annual shareholder meeting on its website. He said the sale would help decrease volatility in AIG’s earnings.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/aig-to-sell-aia-shares-after-lock-up-ends-in-september/feed 0 Chevron signs LNG deal with Tohoku Electric http://famousabout.com/chevron-signs-lng-deal-with-tohoku-electric http://famousabout.com/chevron-signs-lng-deal-with-tohoku-electric#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 16:55:17 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/chevron-signs-lng-deal-with-tohoku-electric ADELAIDE (Reuters) – Chevron Corp has signed a preliminary agreement to sell Japan’s Tohoku Electric one million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year for 20 years, the U.S. oil major said on Sunday

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]]> http://famousabout.com/chevron-signs-lng-deal-with-tohoku-electric/feed 0 Kwok graft case back in spotlight in Hong Kong http://famousabout.com/kwok-graft-case-back-in-spotlight-in-hong-kong http://famousabout.com/kwok-graft-case-back-in-spotlight-in-hong-kong#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 16:54:38 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/kwok-graft-case-back-in-spotlight-in-hong-kong HONG KONG (Reuters) – Sun Hung Kai Properties board member Thomas Chan is set to return for bail renewal at Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency on Monday in a widening graft scandal involving one of Asia’s richest families. Chan was the first person named in the probe that has shocked shareholders and the business community in Hong Kong, and threatened to cut into the knot binding its clubby tycoon-dominated economy with the former British colony’s new government

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