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Asia business confidence falters on China: surveyHong Kong (AFP) Aug 7, 2012 Asia has been a ray of sunshine in the global economic gloom, but a confidence survey released Wednesday shows the region's executives are starting to worry as China's growth slows and exports sink. The YPO Global Pulse Index for Asia declined 1.8 points to 60.1 in the latest quarterly survey, its lowest level since it began three years ago. The pollsters at the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), a not-for-profit network of 20,000 chief executive officers, said Asia's confidence level showed ... read more |
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  Cathay Pacific posts first-half net loss of HK$935 mn Cathay Pacific Airways posted a first-half net loss of HK$935 million ($121 million) on Wednesday, citing higher fuel prices, strong competition and economic instability in Europe. ... more | .. |
  Malaysian exports sustained by China, Japan demand Malaysia's June export growth slowed to 5.4 percent but rising demand from regional heavyweights China and Japan helped offset shrinking shipments to struggling Europe, the government said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Correlation between injection wells and small earthquakes Most earthquakes in the Barnett Shale region of north Texas occur within a few miles of one or more injection wells used to dispose of wastes associated with petroleum production such as hydraulic f ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 AREVA and AEG Power Solutions present a new software-free battery-charging rectifier AREVA and AEG Power Solutions have jointly developed and qualified Profitec SN1, a new battery-charging rectifier which ensures the continuous availability of the internal power supply of the key pa ... more | .. |
 A KAIST research team has developed a high performance flexible solid state battery The team of Professor Keon Jae Lee from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST has developed a high performance flexible all-solid-state battery, an essential energy source for f ... more | .. |
  Australia PM calls for electricity reform Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called for an overhaul of Australia's electricity supply market. ... more | .. |
  Global Municipal Solid Waste Continues to Grow Growing prosperity and urbanization could double the volume of municipal solid waste annually by 2025, challenging environmental and public health management in the world's cities, according to new ... more |
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The long slow death of Norway's wild salmon
Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland
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 Venezuela to aid Argentina drill for oil Venezuela is helping Argentina drill in the South Atlantic waters close to the British-ruled Falkland Islands as Buenos Aires drums up Latin American support for its claim on the territories. ... more | .. |
 Italian steel giant ordered to upgrade but plant kept open An Italian court Tuesday ordered the country's biggest steel plant to clean up its act but did not call for closure despite fears that chemicals spewed by the unit were behind the high cancer rates in the region. ... more | .. |
 US watchdog doubts Standard Chartered's 'core values' Standard Chartered, the latest bank accused by the United States of illicit dealings with Iran, is regarded as a conservative specialist in emerging markets from Asia to Africa. ... more | .. |
  Mexico goes ahead with wind power project Mexico is going ahead with a wind power project at Santa Catarina in the north that will add up to 22 megawatts of electricity generation capacity to the national grid. ... more |
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 Brazil military combats crime on four frontiers Brazil is engaged in a vast military operation to crack down on smuggling on its borders with Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay, slated to run until late August, according to the South American Nation's Defense Ministry. ... more | .. |
 Activist arrested trying to block plane at Paris airport A French environmental activist has been arrested after sneaking on to the tarmac at Paris's Charles de Gaulle airport and trying to block an Airbus A319 from taking off, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 YouTube dropped from iPhone-iPad operating system Applications to let users watch YouTube videos will not be pre-installed on the next generation of iPhones, iPads and iPod devices, in another sign of mounting rivalry between Apple and Google. ... more | .. |
 Samsung exec 'very offended' by Apple rip-off claim A top Samsung executive testified Monday that he found "very offensive" the suggestion that the South Korean gadget giant ripped-off Apple's market-leading mobile iPhone and iPad devices. ... more |
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PLD Space selected as leading contender for ESA sovereign launch initiative
UK thermal satellite firm wins ESA contract to deliver real time climate and security insights
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  Japan A-bomb survivors warn against nuclear power The scars that still mark Sunao Tsuboi's face from the wartime bombing of Hiroshima are a grim reminder of the power of the atom as a wave of nuclear wariness sweeps post-Fukushima Japan. ... more | .. |
 Gibson Guitar settles US probe of wood imports Guitar-maker Gibson has agreed to pay $350,000 to avoid US prosecution over allegations it illegally imported endangered wood from India and Madagascar, US officials announced Monday. ... more | .. |
 South Korea restarts oldest reactor South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor - shut down since March - will resume operations, the government said. ... more | .. |
 Walker's World: August, the cruel month Just five years ago Monday, the financial crisis started when the American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. filed for bankruptcy. Recognizing the property bubble was about to burst, hedge funds began to sell. BNP-Paribas froze two if its funds, barring investors from taking money out. ... more |
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 Turkish gas firms eyeing Bulgarian market Private Turkish natural gas suppliers are seeking opportunities to make inroads into the Bulgarian market, Energy and Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev says. ... more | .. |
 Defense, Interior develop renewables The U.S. Interior Department will make 16 million acres of public land rich in renewable energy resources available for defense-related projects, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday in a conference call. ... more | .. |
  Saab, Spyker file $3bn claim against GM Dutch carmaker Spyker said Monday that it has filed a three-billion-dollar (2.4-billion-euro) claim in a US court against General Motors, whose actions it said led directly to Swedish Saab's bankruptcy last year. ... more | .. |
 China welcomes Sudan, South Sudan oil deal China on Monday welcomed an oil deal between Sudan and South Sudan and urged both nations to find the "political courage" to overcome the remaining issues that have brought them to the brink of war. ... more |
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BlackSky expands Gen-3 access to bolster Ukraine-focused intelligence operations
Maxar secures $205 million in multi-year deals to boost space capabilities across MEA
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 Volcano ash disrupts New Zealand flights A volcanic eruption at New Zealand's Mount Tongariro spewed out an ash cloud 20,000 feet (6,100 metres) high, disrupting flights and closing highways, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong Airlines plays down growth ban Hong Kong Airlines Monday played down the impact on its business of an unprecedented aviation authority ban on expanding further until it meets all safety requirements for operating a larger fleet. ... more | .. |
 Global fears shackle India's outsourcing job-hoppers The employee turnover rate in India's notoriously job-hopping outsourcing sector has fallen sharply as a weak global economy hits the flagship industry, a study on Monday showed. ... more | .. |
 Blast interrupts Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline An overnight blast in southeastern Turkey interrupted oil flow from Iraq, with Kurdish rebels suspected to be behind the explosions, Turkish and Iraqi authorities said Monday. ... more |
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 S. Korea issues power shortage alert amid heatwave South Korea's state power company issued a shortage warning Monday, meaning that reserves are dangerously low, as electricity consumption rose sharply due to an unusual heatwave. ... more | .. |
  New structural information on functionalization of gold nanoparticles Nanometre-scale gold particles are currently intensively investigated for possible applications as catalysts, sensors, biolabels, drug delivery devices, biological contrast agents and as components ... more | .. |
 Oil down in Asia ahead of China trade data Oil prices were down in Asia Monday with traders taking profits from a rally last week as they awaited the release of Chinese trade data later in the week, analysts said. ... more | .. |
 Christine Arlt goes from dwarf research to Institute management For years, Christine Arlt manipulated the tiniest of particles - 'nanos'. Today, the 32-year-old researcher is Deputy Director of the Institute of Composite Structures and Adaptive Systems at the Ge ... more |
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