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'Dragon, elephant's tango' to boost BRICS: China

As Premier Li Keqiang left Beijing for India, China on Sunday said that if the two Asian giants "tango" together, the BRICS grouping would get a boost and efforts to safeguard the rights of......

Support family reunification, activists tell Obama

A coalition of Asian-American groups led by activist Deepa Iyer recently met United States President Barack Obama to urge him to support family reunification in the new comprehensive immigration......

Meet the Indian-Americans 'champions of change'

The United States has honoured 15 Asian American and Pacific Islander women, including two Indian-Americans, as "champions of change" in recognition of their significant contribution to the......

Sonia, Manmohan among top five most influential Asians

Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and All India Congress Committee Vice President Rahul Gandhi have been named among top 5 in the world's 100 most influential list of......

UK: Four Asians jailed for plotting terror acts

Four British-Asians -- who were plotting to attack an army base with a bomb-laden toy car and were preparing for terror training in Pakistan -- have been jailed for a total of 30 years in London.......

Why India should worry about US' trade pacts in Asia

US is fast forging partnership with Asian countries. To grow its international trade, India needs to engage with the US urgently. In past columns I have stressed the need for India to engage......

No cut in loans for India, Asia

Asian Development Bank will maintain annual lending of $2 billion (Rs 10,750 crore) to India over the next three years.This assurance was given on Sunday by ADB President Takehiko Nakao at a press......

Structural reforms can help India to grow at 8-9%: ADB

The Asian Development Bank on Friday said India should continue to undertake structural reforms and increase investments in order to get back to 8-9 per cent growth track in the long term."Momentum......

'Expansionary monetary policy helped curb recession'

Recently, Manila-based Asian Development Bank confirmed the appointment of Japan’s vice-minister of finance for international affairs, Takehiko Nakao, as its new president.Takao replaced......

Setting up BRICS Bank won't be easy: ADB chief

Describing banking business as ‘difficult and cumbersome’ process, newly elected chief of Asian Development Bank Takehiko Nakao said on Thursday setting up of the proposed......

Former VJ Sophiya Haque passes away

Former VJ Sophiya Haque passed away today, January 17, in London.The British Asian talent, whorose to fame in the 1990s as a VJ for MTV and Channel V, reportedly succumbed to cancer.She was also......

PIX: Hrithik, Salman Are Asia's SEXIEST Men!

Hrithik Roshan, who topped the Sexiest Asian Men list of Eastern Eye Weekly last year, came out on top in the weekly's annual list for 2012 as well. The actor, who had a blockbuster of a beginning......

Asia's Sexiest Women: Priyanka beats Kareena!

Priyanka Chopra has won the World's Sexiest Asian Woman crown, according to an on-line survey conducted by a weekly magazine. Priyanka, 30, defeated reigning champion Kareena Kapoor and......

Asian GP: Indian athletes clinch 12 medals in 3rd leg

Indian athletes ended their campaign in the three-leg Asian Grand Prix with an impressive 12-medal haul -- including five gold -- in the final meet, in Colombo on Sunday. Woman quartermiler M R......

Sheikh Salman wins AFC presidential election

Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will run Asian football for the next two years after the Bahraini won a three-way election for the presidency of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on......

Chowrasia back in top-20 of Asian Tour Order of Merit

Indian golfer SSP Chowrasia on Monday broke back into the top-20 of the Asian Tour Order of Merit, moving up to 18th after a strong showing at last week's Ballantine's Championship in Korea. The......

Chauhan wins Asian Junior Boxing event in Kazakhstan

Indian teenager Prayag Chauhan beat local boy Azat Ilyubayev in the lightweight category (60kg) final at the ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships in Kazakhstan. The victory was......

Indian grapplers impress in Asian wrestling championships

It was a good day in office for Indian grapplers as they bagged one silver and three bronze medals in the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in New Delhi on Sunday. Navjot Kaur settled for silver......

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Q. What is the biggest species of the Asian Antelope?
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Q. Which Asian city was formerly known as 'Batavia'?
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Yen edges up from lows, Asian shares firmer

* Dollar slips from Friday's 4-1/2 year high vs yen * Asian shares firmer after Friday's Wall Street rally By Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE, May 20... ...

http://www.sify.com/finance/global-markets-yen-edges-up-from-lows-asian-shares-firmer-news-commodities-nfuhkccghdi.html

NYMEX-Oil holds above $96 on U.S. economic data

PERTH, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures were steady in early Asian trading on Monday, holding above $96 a barrel after rallying last week on... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/20/markets-asia-nymex-idINL3N0E105Y20130520

Console confab

DJ Ravin, your host at the original Buddha Bar in Paris, discusses his Indian roots with Shana Maria Verghis and how he wound up playing at the... ...

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JP Morgan AMC

Geoff Lewis is executive director, global market strategist, at JP Morgan Asset Management, which manages assets worth $1.5 trillion worldwide.... ...

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/it-will-be-wrong-for-investors-to-become-bearish-on-india-geoff-lewis-jp-morgan-amc/articleshow/20144737.cms

BCC Research Expects the Global Market for Engineering Resins and Polymer Alloys and Blends to Reach 28 Billion Pounds by 2018.

The global market in volume for engineering resins and polymer alloys and blends was estimated at more than 22 billion pounds in 2012 and is... ...

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