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Breaking News Mon, 8 Feb 2010
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
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Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
| By Willy Lam | While the furor over cyber-attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expecte... (photo: AP / Greg Baker)
Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
Fears   Hainan   Photos   Property   Shanghai  
 Asia Times 
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
| By Stephen Wong | SHANGHAI - Money has flooded into the tropical Chinese island province of Hainan for property speculation in the few weeks since the central government unveiled a plan to turn it i... (photo: Public Domain / Anna Frodesiak)
PNB - Philippines National Bank PGH - Manila  The Daily Tribune 
PNB profit doubles to P2.2B last year
| 02/09/2010 | Philippine National Bank (PNB) closed last year with an unaudited net income of P2.2 billion, doubling its previous year’s record of P1.1 billion, the bank said in a statement. | Strong... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub)

Financial   Philippines   Photos   Pnb   Profit  
Manila Electric Company ( MERALCO ) plant along Edsa , Quezon City , Philippines , March 7 , 2009  The Daily Tribune 
MPIC, Piltel to form Meralco holding firm
| 02/09/2010 | Hong Kong’s First Pacific Co. Ltd. units Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and Pilipino Telephone Corp. (Piltel) plan to put up a new holding company called Newco to consolidate th... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)

Business   Electric   Meralco   Philippines   Photos  
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Morgan Stanley Building The New York Times
After Buying Spree, China Owns Stakes in Top U.S. Firms
| SHANGHAI - Flush with cash despite the global economic downturn, China's sovereign wealth fund quietly snapped up more than $9 billion worth of shares last year in some... (photo: creative commons/ mreid0183)

Bank   China   Photos   Shanghai   US  
Billboard - Senator Manny Villar The Daily Tribune
Questions Villar must answer
| FRONTLINE | 02/09/2010 | Manny Villar makes much of his being poor, and of his no longer being a businessman from the time he joined the House of Representatives as a c... (photo: WN / Trigedia)

Business   News   Philippine   Photos   President  
Former president Joseph Estrada who had his birthday celebration in   Settlement House ( Association De Damas De Filipinas ) , an orphanage for children of unwed mothers located in Paco ,  Manila  City , Philippines , April 18 , 2009. The Daily Tribune
Campaign starts at Plaza Miranda
| MR. EXPOSE | 02/09/2010 | The official campaign period for national candidates starts today with the traditional proclamation rally. The venues are: Joseph “Erap” Estra... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)

Philippine   Photos   President   Radio   TV  
Weather - Hot weather - Temperature The Daily Tribune
Pagasa warns of drier, hotter months ahead
| 02/09/2010 | Several provinces affected by drier than normal conditions have started to recover, but the state weather bureau warned that the impact of the so-called El... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Elniño   Pagasa   Philippines   Photos   Weather  
Philippine opposition Senator Panfilo Lacson, left, joins a prayer vigil for the safety of Rodolfo Lozada Jr., a witness in a Senate corruption inquiry that has implicated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's husband, in front of the Senate building in suburban Manila on Wednesday Feb. 6, 2008. Lozada was facing an arrest warrant from the Senate for failing to attend last week's hearing when police whisked him out of Manila airport after he returned from an official trip abroad, authorities and his family said. Sign at right reads "Cannot bare this rotten government!" (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) The Daily Tribune
Ping’s ‘asylum’ an option
| By Michaela P. del Callar | 02/09/2010 | Lawyers for the senator on the run, Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, in a TV interview yesterday, brought up the idea of the senator seek... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila)
Asylum   Crime   Philippines   Photos   Warrant  
APRIL 18, 2009 , MANILA CITY, PHILIPPINES - FORMER PRESIDENT JOSEPH " ERAP " ESTRADA  READING A WELCOME SONG FOR HIM AS HE CELEBRATED HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY IN ASSOCIATION DE DAMAS DE FILIPINAS WITH THE CHILDREN AND CARE TAKERS OF , A TALK ABOUT ORPHANAGE WHICH WAS FUNDED BY ESTRADA ON HIS TERM TO BE RENOVATED IN 45 DAYS AFTER IT WAS BURNED LAST DECEMBER 3, 1998 WITH 29 PERISHED CHILDREN AND CARE TAKERS. IT HAS BEEN HIS EFFORTS TO CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY EVERY YEAR ON THE SAID ORPHANAGE. The Daily Tribune
Erap meets with Mindanao leaders, skips PDI debate
| 02/09/2010 | Former President Joseph “Erap” Estrada yesterday skipped the presidential debate sponsored by the Philippine Daily Inquirer at the University of the Philip... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Debate   Delegations   Erap   Leaders   Photos  
Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka waves to supporters during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010. The Boston Globe
Sri Lankan opposition leader Fonseka arrested
| COLOMBO, Sri Lanka-Sri Lanka's defeated presidential candidate was hauled away by military police from his office Monday and will be court-martialed for allegedly plann... (photo: AP / Rafiq Maqbool)

Conspiracy   Democracy   Photos   Politics   S Asia  
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo salutes the troops upon arrival in Legazpi city, Albay province, 500 kilometers southeast of Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 to oversee readiness for possible eruption of the restive Mayon volcano. Tens of thousands of evacuees are expected to spend Christmas in different evacuation centers after the country's most active volcano began spewing ash last week coupled with continuing lava flow. (AP Photo/Mike Alquinto) Inquirer
Arroyo launches 'super region' project in Batangas
| BATANGAS CITY, Philippines -- President Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday afternoon launched the Urban Luzon Beltway Super Region at the multipurpose gymnasium of the Universi... (photo: AP / Mike Alquinto)

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Billboard - Senator Manny Villar Questions Villar must answerThe Daily Tribune
Former president Joseph Estrada who had his birthday celebration in   Settlement House ( Association De Damas De Filipinas ) , an orphanage for children of unwed mothers located in Paco ,  Manila  City , Philippines , April 18 , 2009. Campaign starts at Plaza MirandaThe Daily Tribune
Weather - Hot weather - Temperature Pagasa warns of drier, hotter months aheadThe Daily Tribune
APRIL 18, 2009 , MANILA CITY, PHILIPPINES - FORMER PRESIDENT JOSEPH " ERAP " ESTRADA  READING A WELCOME SONG FOR HIM AS HE CELEBRATED HIS 70TH BIRTHDAY IN ASSOCIATION DE DAMAS DE FILIPINAS WITH THE CHILDREN AND CARE TAKERS OF , A TALK ABOUT ORPHANAGE WHICH WAS FUNDED BY ESTRADA ON HIS TERM TO BE RENOVATED IN 45 DAYS AFTER IT WAS BURNED LAST DECEMBER 3, 1998 WITH 29 PERISHED CHILDREN AND CARE TAKERS. IT HAS BEEN HIS EFFORTS TO CELEBRATE HIS BIRTHDAY EVERY YEAR ON THE SAID ORPHANAGE. Erap meets with Mindanao leaders, skips PDI debateThe Daily Tribune
North & Central Asia
A U.S. soldier reacts after a suicide car bomb explosion which occurred near the main gate of NATO's headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday Aug. 15, 2009. Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan bombing Zeenews
U.S. Army soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., during a mobility air forces exercise on Nov. 18, 2009. The biannual event is planned by students enrolled in the Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and is executed by active-duty, Reserve and Guard airmen from across the U.S. in coordination with Army partners.   DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Brown, U.S. Air Force. (Released) Afghans Flee Town Ahead of NATO Offensive CBS News
A British soldier with Delta Squadron Infantry provides security in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2010. More troop casualties likely in Afghan operation The Independent
U.S. Army Pfc. Billy Oates, of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 5th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, provides security during a dismounted patrol in the village of Pir Zadeh, Afghanistan, Dec. 3, 2009 Karzai demands end to Nato raids Al Jazeera
Far East
Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again Asia Times
Morgan Stanley Building After Buying Spree, China Owns Stakes in Top U.S. Firms The New York Times
Roman Polanski speaks at a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday Sept. 29, 2005. The 72-year-old Polanski, director of the Oscar-winning film "The Pianist," was in Warsaw to promote the film. The film is based on Dickens' classic tale of a young orphan turned pickpocket in the squalor of Victorian London. Polanski, Scorsese Films to Debut at Berlin Festival Syracuse
A man walks past a screen showing the European stock markets fall in Paris, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2008. The Paris stock exchange briefly suspended calculating the benchmark CAC-40 index on Wednesday amid a massive influx of sell orders that caused it to plummet nearly 8.2 percent, an exchange spokeswoman said. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)hg3 European stocks stabilize but debt fears linger Breitbart
Middle East
 Emirates-airlines-flight-aviation (sl1) First Class with a Unique Difference Khaleej Times
Khaled Mashaal, the leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas speaks at the opening session of Palestinian conference, in Damascus, Syria, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008. The exiled leader of the militant Palestinian group Hamas on Sunday denounced Hebrew-language newspaper ads outlining a proposed Arab peace deal published by the Palestinian president in Israeli papers. Hamas sees 'no prospects' for Mideast peace Khaleej Times
Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami delivers his talk about "Explanation of Doctrinaires of Reformation" during a gathering of reformists in Tehran, Iran, on Tuesday Nov. 18, 2008. Khatami is under increasing pressure from moderates to challenge Hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in June's presidential elections Iran's Khatami urges people to attend rallies The Star
U.S. Army Private First Class.Tobie Cable of Regimental Higher Headquarters Troop, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army  National Guard participates in training on 12 Dec,2009 in preparation for a scheduled deployment to Iraq at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Hattiesburg  Mississippi. This will be the units second tour in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom  in five years and is the  largest  unit in the state.(RELEASED). US troops who have died while serving in Iraq and Kuwait Hartford Courant
South Asia
Singer Peter Andre, left, kisses Katie Price The honeymoon's over: Alex Reid arrives in India with Delhi belly as he starts shooting ... The Daily Mail
17 soldiers dead, 53 rescued in Kashmir avalanche 17 soldiers dead, 53 rescued in Kashmir avalanche China Daily
India's Virender Sehwag ask for the match results from Umpires Sehwag says India can save first Test Deccan Herald
Business & Industry Economy & Finance
- China reveals Wall St stakes
- No change in plans to launch Prius in India
- UAE, New Zealand look at trade opportunities
- China's ICBC to adjust lending to promote more eco-frien
- Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
- BIR pursues negotiations with Sicpa on stamp scheme
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
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- India to grow at 7.2% in 2009-10
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- Karachi grinds to a halt after fatal blasts
- PNB profit doubles to P2.2B last year
- GSIS’ assumed burden
- Filipinos among those planning for more savings in H1 — poll
Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
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- Sri Lankan opposition leader arrested for sedition
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
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PBSP steps up drive vs poverty
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- Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
- Chinese police shut down hacker training business
- PayPal Suspends Personal Payments in India
- Chinese police Busts Hacker Ring
- PayPal Suspends Personal Payments in India
- China Fire Announces Record Breakthrough Contract Win of $92
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
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- Rewards promised to Mumbai cops are just fake cheques
- Indo-Pak Rift is the Key
- India-Pakistan thaw key to Afghan peace
- Karachi grinds to a halt after fatal blasts
- Pakistan's military sets Afghan terms
- Pakistan police parade six Taliban terrorists - and 26 hand
Pakistani Shiite Muslims take part in a rally to condemn Friday's bombing, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010 in Lahore, Pakistan.
Karachi grinds to a halt after fatal blasts
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- Toyota to recall 300,000 Priuses worldwide
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
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- Steyn's seven-wicket haul rips India apart in Nagpur Tes
- Pak NA Sports committee chairman asks for foolproof security
- India stare at defeat in the first Test against South Africa
- I love going to India: Shane Warne
- Indian hockey players want Rajpal Singh out
- South Asian Games: Indian sway continues
India's Virender Sehwag ask for the match results from Umpires
Sehwag says India can save first Test
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