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Obama eases investment curbs on Myanmar, names ambassador
WASHINGTON, May 17, 2012 (AFP) – President Barack Obama Thursday eased investment curbs on Myanmar and named the first US ambassador to the country in more than 20 years, hoping to reward a “nascent” political reform drive. But Obama, seeking …
Atlanta’s New International Terminal Opens Today
Atlanta, May 16, 2012 - Delta Air Lines flight 295 to Tokyo-Narita will become the first flight to depart Concourse F at the new Maynard H. Jackson Jr.
Facebook boosts number of IPO shares by 25%
NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 (AFP) - Facebook on Wednesday boosted by 25 percent the number of shares for sale at its stock market debut, amid signs of
Economic growth sows unhappiness in China: study
WASHINGTON, May 14, 2012 (AFP) - China's economic growth of the last 20 years has generally been met with declining happiness, especially among the poorest members of society,
China, Japan, South Korea agree to start free-trade talks
Beijing, May 13, 2012 (AFP) - The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea agreed Sunday to start negotiations towards creating a free-trade area this year, saying it
South Korea set to launch multi-billion-dollar expo
YEOSU, South Korea, May 10, 2012 (AFP) - After four years of work and $10 billion in investment, an international expo will open Saturday at a glittering hi-tech
Opinion: Don’t Roadblock Small and Minority Firms From State Transportation Work
The Georgia Legislature took decisive action in 2010 on one of our most pressing issues – transportation infrastructure – by passing HB 277, the Transportation Investment Act of
British tea scion hopes India will embrace the bag
NEW DELHI, April 29, 2012 (AFP) - Stephen H.B. Twining, the 10th-generation descendant of the Twinings tea-making family, is an unimpeachable brand ambassador. It is early afternoon and
US presses China to open to foreign investment
Singapore, April 26, 2012 (AFP) - The US urged China to open its markets to foreign investors as "aggressively" as Beijing has spread its own economic influence into
Piaggio’s iconic Vespa returns to India
MUMBAI, April 26, 2012 (AFP) - Italy's iconic Vespa scooter, a rage with the Indian middle-class in its heyday, re-entered the country on Thursday after a 13-year hiatus
















