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Japan's PM fights back with tax cut pledge
09-29 15:23
Japan's new Prime Minister Taro Aso, off to a shaky start, promised tax cuts to revive Asia's largest economy and ripped into the opposition in an unusuall...

Indian police prevent bomb attack in Ahmedabad
09-29 15:05
Police in India's western city of Ahmedabad, where at least 50 people were killed in bombings in July, prevented another attack today when officers recovered 17...

Vietnam economic growth at 6.5 percent in first nine months
09-29 14:45
Vietnam's economy grew 6.5 percent in the first nine months of the year, lower than its target rate but still ''encouraging'' in the "context of a deteriorating ...

Syria blames deadly bombing on Islamist extremists
09-29 14:41
A weekend bombing which left 17 people dead in the Syrian capital was a suicide attack by a ``terrorist'' with links to an Islamist extremist group, the offici...

Six killed in Lebanon army bus blast
09-29 14:19
At least six people were killed in a blast targeting a military bus on the outskirts of the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli, a security official said. ...

Pakistan needs US$3b-US$4b to stabilize economy
09-29 14:15
Pakistan needs a capital infusion of US$3 billion (HK$23.4 billion) to US$4 billion "up front'' to stabilize its economy and bolster rapidly dwindling foreig...

Indonesian president to run for a second term
09-29 12:53
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will run for a second term in next year's election, with Vice President Jusuf Kalla his probable running ma...

Japan's new cabinet approves emergency budget
09-29 11:12
The cabinet of Japan's new Prime Minister Taro Aso approved a 1.81 trillion yen (HK$132.86 billion) emergency budget to stimulate Asia's largest economy,...

Ecuador's Correa says vote is 'historic victory'
09-29 11:04
Ecuador's leftist President Rafael Correa on Sunday claimed a "historic victory'' in a referendum to give him new powers, tightening his grip on the OPEC n...

UK Tories plan railway instead of bigger Heathrow
09-29 10:26
Britain's main opposition Conservatives would scrap a third runway at Heathrow airport and instead build a new rail line between London and northern England, a...

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