FamousAbout.com » Asia http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:07:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Asian markets hold ranges before U.S. jobs data (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/asian-markets-hold-ranges-before-u-s-jobs-data-reuters http://famousabout.com/asian-markets-hold-ranges-before-u-s-jobs-data-reuters#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:03:51 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/asian-markets-hold-ranges-before-u-s-jobs-data-reuters Reuters – Asian shares and major currencies were stuck in ranges on Friday ahead of key U.S. jobs data, which will offer more clues over the state of the world’s largest economy, while Greek debt restructuring talks dragged on.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/asian-stocks-extend-global-rally-on-economy-hopes-ap/feed 0 Stocks pressured by growth worries, focus on PMIs (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/stocks-pressured-by-growth-worries-focus-on-pmis-reuters http://famousabout.com/stocks-pressured-by-growth-worries-focus-on-pmis-reuters#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:29:00 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/stocks-pressured-by-growth-worries-focus-on-pmis-reuters Reuters – Asian stock markets struggled on Wednesday as weaker U.S. data damped down recent optimism that the world’s largest economy may escape the gloom from the euro zone debt crisis, while Chinese manufacturing surveys failed to break the cautious mood.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/stocks-pressured-by-growth-worries-focus-on-pmis-reuters/feed 0 Warhol exhibit to tour 5 Asian cities over 3 years (AP) http://famousabout.com/warhol-exhibit-to-tour-5-asian-cities-over-3-years-ap http://famousabout.com/warhol-exhibit-to-tour-5-asian-cities-over-3-years-ap#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:01:32 +0000 CoolNews http://famousabout.com/warhol-exhibit-to-tour-5-asian-cities-over-3-years-ap AP – A large retrospective exhibition of Andy Warhol’s artwork will tour five Asian cities over the next three years.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/warhol-exhibit-to-tour-5-asian-cities-over-3-years-ap/feed 0 Oil prices dip below $99 a barrel (AP) http://famousabout.com/oil-prices-dip-below-99-a-barrel-ap http://famousabout.com/oil-prices-dip-below-99-a-barrel-ap#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:27:14 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/oil-prices-dip-below-99-a-barrel-ap AP – Oil prices ended lower Monday on concerns that the U.S. economy could slow, and investors’ worries eased about supply disruptions in the Persian Gulf.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/oil-prices-dip-below-99-a-barrel-ap/feed 0 China boosts police presence in restless Xinjiang (AP) http://famousabout.com/china-boosts-police-presence-in-restless-xinjiang-ap http://famousabout.com/china-boosts-police-presence-in-restless-xinjiang-ap#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:57:09 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/china-boosts-police-presence-in-restless-xinjiang-ap AP – Thousands of police officers are being sent to patrol rural villages in Xinjiang in northwestern China amid concern about religious extremism in the heavily Muslim region, state media reported Monday.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/china-boosts-police-presence-in-restless-xinjiang-ap/feed 0 Australia’s navy told to be more visible near resource projects (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/australias-navy-told-to-be-more-visible-near-resource-projects-reuters http://famousabout.com/australias-navy-told-to-be-more-visible-near-resource-projects-reuters#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:56:16 +0000 AngeloVillanueva http://famousabout.com/australias-navy-told-to-be-more-visible-near-resource-projects-reuters Reuters – Defense planners urged Australia’s military on Monday to maintain a stronger presence in the country’s north and northwest to guard the booming resource industry and be better placed to respond to challenges from Asia and the Indian Ocean.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/australias-navy-told-to-be-more-visible-near-resource-projects-reuters/feed 0 Asian shares, euro slip as markets eye Greek debt deal (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/asian-shares-euro-slip-as-markets-eye-greek-debt-deal-reuters http://famousabout.com/asian-shares-euro-slip-as-markets-eye-greek-debt-deal-reuters#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:22:57 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/asian-shares-euro-slip-as-markets-eye-greek-debt-deal-reuters Reuters – Asian stocks and the euro slipped on Monday as investors took profits from a recent share rally and adopted a cautious stance to await the outcome of talks on a Greek debt swap deal that is key to avoiding a messy default and yet another European summit.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/asian-shares-euro-slip-as-markets-eye-greek-debt-deal-reuters/feed 0 Eastman Chemical to buy Solutia for $3.4 billion (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/eastman-chemical-to-buy-solutia-for-3-4-billion-reuters http://famousabout.com/eastman-chemical-to-buy-solutia-for-3-4-billion-reuters#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:14:02 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/eastman-chemical-to-buy-solutia-for-3-4-billion-reuters Reuters – Eastman Chemical is buying Solutia Inc , chemicals provider for products from iPads to tires, for about $3.4 billion in cash and stock in a bid to drive its sluggish growth and focus on emerging markets, particularly the Asia-Pacific region.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/eastman-chemical-to-buy-solutia-for-3-4-billion-reuters/feed 0 Markets firmer as focus turns from Greece to Fed (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/markets-firmer-as-focus-turns-from-greece-to-fed-reuters http://famousabout.com/markets-firmer-as-focus-turns-from-greece-to-fed-reuters#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:20:01 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/markets-firmer-as-focus-turns-from-greece-to-fed-reuters Reuters – Asian shares rose on Wednesday, underpinned by strong earnings from U.S.

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