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‘PH still has room for growth’ | DESPITE global uncertainty, emerging economies like the Philippines still has room for growth this year. | Cebu, one of the country’s thriving local economies, should bank on its assets to sustain... (photo: WN) Sun Star Cebu Economy Growth Philippines Photos Wikipedia: Cebu City |
Asia Pacific airline passenger numbers rose by 3.5 per cent in 2011 | Kuala Lumpur - The number of airline passengers in the Asia Pacific region rose by 3.5 per cent in 2011, thanks to the region's sustained economic growth, a regional aviation group said Thursday. | ... (photo: WN / deniseyong) m&c; Airlines Asia Pacific Photos Wikipedia: Asia Pacific Airlines (PNG) |
LEAD: Thai premier chief guest at India's Republic Day celebrations | New Delhi - India celebrated its 63rd Republic Day Thursday with a military parade and cultural performances in the capital, attended by Thai Premier Yingluck Shinawatra as the guest of honour. | Yi... (photo: PIB of India) m&c; Delhi India Photos Thailand Wikipedia: Republic Day (India) |
Will India's poor remain hungry? | - As India's proposed new Food Security Act hovers in political limbo, the nation remains hungry. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made headlines in early January when he labelled the fact that 44 per ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Al Jazeera India Photos Politics Poverty Wikipedia: Poverty in India |
World stocks gain on Fed's low rate pledge | BANGKOK World stock markets were mostly higher Thursday after the U.S. central bank pledged to keep interest rates low until late 2014 to nurture the country's stubbornly slow economic recovery. | B... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Charlotte Observer Bangkok Markets Photos Stock Wikipedia: Sony |