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China   Economy   Government   Photos   Wikipedia: Economy of the People's Republic of China		  The Wichita Eagle 
China: Helping poor matters more than economy rank
Tue 17 Aug 2010
BEIJING - China's government said Tuesday it still is a developing country despite becoming the second-largest economy, reflecting its reluctance to take on new obligations on climate change and other... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
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Currency   Dollar   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Dollar		  The Himalayan 
Dollar and Japan shares test lows on global woes
Tue 17 Aug 2010
SINGAPORE: The U.S. dollar headed toward a 15-year low against the yen on Tuesday and Japanese shares slid as weak U.S. data added to worries about a global slowdown. Other Asian stock markets were... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Japanese Yen - Currency - Money  Wall Street Journal  Tue 17 Aug 2010
Yen Still Hurting Tokyo Stocks
By SHRI NAVARATNAM And LESLIE SHAFFER SINGAPORE—Most Asian stock markets traded slightly higher Tuesday, but sentiment remained fragile as investors continued to fret about the pace of the... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Dollar - US Currency  The Guardian  Tue 17 Aug 2010
GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar, Japan shares test lows on global woes
* Asian shares ex-Japan up slightly but sentiment weak * U.S. data adds to worries over global slowdown * Dollar slips towards 85 yen, Nikkei down 0.7 pct * Further slide in dollar expected By Sanjeev... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)
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China overtakes Japan to become No. 2 economic power The Hindu Tue 17 Aug 2010
China overtakes Japan to become No. 2 economic power
David Barboza It has begun to reshape the global economy and become assertive on the global stage... (photo: WN / John Sahid)
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Gasoline - Oil Prices Inquirer Tue 17 Aug 2010
World oil prices slip on weak Japanese growth data
NEW YORK—World oil prices slid on Monday after Japan reported a sharp slowdown in second quarter growth, fanning worries about weak energy demand. New York's main... (photo: WN / sweet)
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A migrant worker walks past a line of high-rise buildings Monday Oct. 6, 2003 in Shanghai. China's largest city, Shanghai, is sinking by 1.5 centimeters (1 inch) every year, prompting the city's government to mull limits on new skyscrapers, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Sunday The New York Times Mon 16 Aug 2010
China's Rise to Top Looks Unstoppable
BEIJING — In 2020, China is entering its fifth decade of sustained growth. The trade surpluses that used to strain the global economy have shrunk into... (photo: AP Photo / Eugene Hoshiko)
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Brokers are seen at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, central Germany, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008. Germany's benchmark DAX stock market index opened lower on Wednesday as investors weighed the possibility that the financial crisis could cause a sharp slowdown in world economic gro The Times of India Mon 16 Aug 2010
European stocks drop after Tokyo losses
LONDON: Europe's main stock markets dipped on Monday in the wake of losses in Tokyo after Japan announced a slowing of its growth -- offsetting news of a mega-takeover... (photo: AP / Daniel Roland)
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File:Allocation of IPv6 Address Space JP.svg Breitbart Mon 16 Aug 2010
4TH LD: Japanese economic recovery slows, allowing China to outrank Japan+
Japan+ (AP) - TOKYO, Aug. 16 (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING KAN'S COMMENTS IN 4TH, 5TH GRAFS) The pace of Japanese economic recovery slowed in the quarter through June on weak... (photo: Creative Commons / Monaneko)
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Japan Airlines Boeing 747-400 ready to take off at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in September 2009. Breitbart Mon 16 Aug 2010
Poor management caused JAL's filing for bankruptcy, panel says+
TOKYO, Aug. 16 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Poor management and a lack of risk awareness are what caused Japan Airlines Corp. to file for bankruptcy protection in January,... (photo: Creative Commons / Patrick Cardinal)
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A general view of collapsed buildings following heavy flooding in Kalam, in Pakistan's Swat Valley on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. Pakistan facing a 'second wave of death' The Australian
Electricians walk by a Tokyo brokerage's electronic board indicating Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average soared 378.93 points, or 4.93 percent, to 8,061.07 Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. Japanese stocks rose sharply Tuesday, as financial issues benefited from an overnight surge in European banking sha Nikkei hits 8-month closing low Indian Express
U.S. Dollar - Currency - Money Brokers' notes: Dollar hurt and gold erases some of the gains early today Gulf News
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A South Korean student walks by a picture showing North Korean's daily foods at Korean War exhibition in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 15, 2010. North Korea's health care system is in shambles, with doctors sometimes performing amputations without anesthesia and working by candlelight in hospitals lacking essential medicine, heat and power, a rights watchdog said Thursday. North Korea's desperate measures Asia Times
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President Barack Obama speaks about the financial crisis, on the anniversary of the Lehman Brothers collapse, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, at Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York. Obama Launching 3 Days of Fundraising Travel The New York Times
South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, center, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, right, and the North's No. 2 leader Kim Yong Nam, left, inspect honor guard at welcoming ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il greeted South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in Pyongyang on Tuesday to begin the second summit between the two countries since the peninsula's division after World War II. (AP Photo/ Korea Pool via Yonhap) **KOREA OUT** Asia stops to remember end of World War II LA Daily News
In this photo provided by the United Nations, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visits the Sultan Colony, an Internally Displaced Persons’ camp, in the Province of Punjab, near the city of Multan. Sunday, Aug. 15, 2010. U.N. Chief Says More Aid Needed for Pakistan The New York Times
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