At Xavier, Nun Works Out Players' Academic Side | ATLANTIC CITY — By some measures, the success of the Xavier men’s basketball team rests not with a sharpshooting guard or a ball-hawking forward. Rather, it rests largely with a 5-foot-4, white-ha... Zheng leaves a lasting impression China's Zheng Jie battled past former champion Maria Sharapova 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the Indian Wells WTA tournament. | //--> Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | China's Zheng Jie battled past former... HSBC sets yuan loan rate The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp has taken the lead and standardized its lending rate for yuan loans to finance trade at 3.88 percent. | //--> Derek Yiu | Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | The Hongkong and Shangh... New World unit rises to challenge New World Department Store China (0825) said net profit rose 5.2 percent to HK$272 million for the six months ended December 31. | //--> Mandy Lo | Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | New World Department Store China (08... Go with flow on key stocks The Hang Seng Index moved in a narrow range yesterday before closing 0.6 percent lower. | //--> Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | The Hang Seng Index moved in a narrow range yesterday before closing 0.6 percent lower. ... China cuts US bonds China reduced its Treasury bond holdings in January for the third straight month but remained the top owner of US government debt, the US Treasury Department said yesterday. | //--> Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | Ch... Leung hits home need to resolve `conflicts' Hong Kong should seriously consider how to resolve the "deep-rooted conflicts" highlighted by Premier Wen Jiabao. | //--> Diana Lee | Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | Hong Kong should seriously consider how to resolve... Use noodle on salt-laced eats, council warns Almost 50 types of instant noodles in the market contain too much salt, often associated with high blood pressure, the Consumer Council warned yesterday. | //--> Beatrice Siu | Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | ADVERTI... China property stocks face impact of realty controls | Shanghai: China's property stocks are likely to be "range-bound" in 2010 on concern that the government will step up measures to curb gains in real-estate prices, according to BNP Paribas. | The Chi... Don't Rock the Boat Now Chinese diplomacy generally comes in all sizes and shapes, but until relatively recently the size was small and the shape a question mark. | Decades of international isolation did little to nudge many nuances i... Wanna jog? Check out the drain next lane | Mumbai: Good idea, execution is impractical | There are hardly any open drains in South Mumbai. If the authorities are talking about the suburban area, then space close to the drains has been engulfed by the ... BEHIND THE PAPER SCREEN / End of line for 'faculty that could'? | Over 20 years ago, in a small private college in a small town at the edge of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, a small group of faculty got together with an idea of "doing something" with Asia. Only two of t... Stop Chinese yuan from hurting the dollar Stop Chinese yuan from hurting the dollar | Tensions are rising over Chinese economic policy, and rightly so: China’s policy of keeping its currency, the renminbi, undervalued has become a significant drag on... Drug Slayings in Mexico Rock U.S. Consulate | CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico — The married couple gunned down Saturday as they drove back from a children’s birthday party with their infant daughter in the back seat were concerned about the viol... Deutsche Telekom to Introduce Quota for Female Managers | PARIS — Europe’s largest telecommunications company, Deutsche Telekom, said Monday that it would more than double the number of its female managers within five years, becoming the first member of ... Democrats Appeal Across the Aisle on Financial Overhaul | WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, with the backing of the Obama administration, took a big step forward on Monday toward adopting the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the Depression, c... Shanghai copper takes inflation hit | Shanghai: Shanghai copper prices fell nearly 2 per cent Monday as investors worried about China's inflation woes, and shrugged off a widespread power outage in Chile that halted output at several mines. ... PetroVietnam inks $1b deal with Chevron, Mitsui, PTT | Bangkok: PetroVietnam Gas signed a milestone $1-billion (Dh3.67 billion) business co-operation contract last week with Chevron of the US, Japan's Mitsui and Thailand's PTT to build and operate a pipeline runn... None tainted milk powder found in market | BEIJING - Almost all of the 25,100 tonnes of defective milk powder seized in the 2008 toxic baby food probe had been incinerated and buried, and none had been found to have re-entered the market, China's Nati... Time coming for sanctions against Iran, says Merkel | BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday the time has come to impose new sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear activity. | "I have made clear that we are entering a phase where ... Baffert's Gentle Approach Has a Derby Contender Soaring | Bob Baffert likes to work his horses fast in the morning. He then decides quickly after they go to the races if they can really run. He tells his owners when their horses might be better suited to a lesser ci... Rocky Road for Kansas | In a small break between the frenzy of Selection Sunday (men) and Selection Monday night (women), we pause to ask: what on earth did Kansas (its men’s team, anyway) do to tick off the N.C.A.A. tournamen... Enigma Wrapped in Rumor: Maliki's Hospital Visit | BAGHDAD — Flanked by his national security team, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki went on television Sunday night and praised Iraq’s security forces for their work during the recent parliamenta... China Can Handle Local Governments' Debt | SHANGHAI — Shanghai was set to inaugurate a $2.2 billion airport terminal Tuesday connected to the center of the city, China’s commercial hub, by one of several new metro lines being built for the... Brand Recognition Is the Issue | PARIS — What is the final assessment on the 321 collections shown over the last month in London, Milan, New York and Paris? There are, of course, strong trends — particularly in the powerful retur...
Zheng leaves a lasting impression Hong Kong StandardChina's Zheng Jie battled past former champion Maria Sharapova 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 to reach the fourth round of the ...
HSBC sets yuan loan rate Hong Kong StandardThe Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp has taken the lead and standardized its lending rate for yuan loans to ...
New World unit rises to challenge Hong Kong StandardNew World Department Store China (0825) said net profit rose 5.2 percent to HK$272 million for the six months ...
Go with flow on key stocks Hong Kong StandardThe Hang Seng Index moved in a narrow range yesterday before closing 0.6 percent lower. | //--> Tuesday, March...
China cuts US bonds Hong Kong StandardChina reduced its Treasury bond holdings in January for the third straight month but remained the top owner of...
Stop Chinese yuan from hurting the dollar Deccan ChronicleStop Chinese yuan from hurting the dollar | Tensions are rising over Chinese economic policy, and rightly so: ...
Shanghai copper takes inflation hit Gulf News| Shanghai: Shanghai copper prices fell nearly 2 per cent Monday as investors worried about China's infla...
None tainted milk powder found in market China Daily| BEIJING - Almost all of the 25,100 tonnes of defective milk powder seized in the 2008 toxic baby food probe ...
China Can Handle Local Governments' Debt The New York Times| SHANGHAI — Shanghai was set to inaugurate a $2.2 billion airport terminal Tuesday connected to the cen...
China Compensates Evicted Artists The New York Times| BEIJING — A small group of artists who held a daring protest in the heart of Beijing against forced ev...
