Places to visit 2012 The Star | Made your travel plans for 2012 yet? Here are 10 places you might want to consider. | In its new book Best in Travel 2012, Lonely Planet nominates its Top 10 countries, regions and cities for 2012. Similar lists are put together by National Geographic Traveler, Frommer's Budget Travel and The New ...
Re-elected Taiwan leader: China politics can wait Newsday | Quick ReadTaiwan's re-elected president in no hurry for China political talks, says economy comes first Photos | (AP) -- Economy first, politics later -- if ever. That's the mandate Taiwanese voters gave their newly re-elected president on relation...
Taiwan president takes lead in re-election bid The News & Observer AP Photo A worker displays a ballot as they count votes at a polling station in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. Taiwanese voted Saturday in a closely fought presidential election that pits incumbent Ma Ying-jeou's vision of better relations ...
Taiwan president in early lead in re-election bid The News & Observer Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here By PETER ENAV - Associated Press By PETER ENAV | TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Television stations are reporting that China-friendly incumbent Ma Ying-jeou has taken an early lead in Taiw...
Asia starts 2012 with record W.African oil imports The Guardian * Asia imports 1.80 mln bpd W.African oil in February * January imports revised up to 1.84 mln bpd * Restocking by Chinese, other Asian refiners (Recasts, adding detail, comment throughout) By Christopher Johnson LONDON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Asian refi...
FocusPTA from ASEAN to enjoy zero import tariff to China from 1 Jan ICIS | | By Becky Zhang | SINGAPORE (ICIS)--Southeast Asia purified terephthalic acid (PTA) exports to China will enjoy zero import tariffs unveiled by the customs authorities which will take effect on 1 January 2012, market source said late ...
US warship captures five pirates off Seychelles Ghana Business News | The small gang of Somali pirates fired on an approaching ship, hoping their midnight attack would bring them millions in ransom. The ragtag bandits, though, had taken on far more than they could handle: a U.S. warship. | The USS Nicholas, a guided ...
Cruise Ship Threatens Marine Paradise Off Italy Jakarta Globe Porto Ercole, Italy. Stone fortresses and watchtowers that centuries ago stood guard against marauding pirates loom above pristine waters threatened by a modern peril: fuel trapped within the capsized Costa Concordia luxury liner. | About 2,400 tons of heavy fuel oil is in danger of leaking out and polluting some of the Mediterranean’s most unspo...
