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Su Wei, chief negotiator of China on climate change, makes a point during his press conference at the UN Climate summit in Copenhagen, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009.
China   Climate Change   India   Photos   UN  
China and India Join Climate Accord
| WASHINGTON — China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement reached last December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. | The two countrie... (photo: AP / Heribert Proepper) The New York Times
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Feb. 23, 2009. Investors unable to extinguish their worries about a recession that has no end in sight dumped stocks again Monday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 251 points to its lowest close since Oct. 28, 1997, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index logged its lowest finish since April 11, 1
Economy   Investment   Market   Photos   US  
Wall Street Shares Move Within a Narrow Range
| Shares traded within a tight range Tuesday, a year after major market indexes hit 12-year lows. | With little in the way of economic reports or earnings to help drive shares higher, investors are ta... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) The New York Times
Shanghai has been a political hub of China since the 20th century. The 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai. In addition, many of China's top government officials in Beijing are known to have risen in Shanghai in the 1980s on a platform that was critical of the extreme leftism of the Cultural Revolution, giving them the tag "Shanghai Clique" during the 1990s. US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
| By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US intere... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus) Asia Times
Asian   China   Economy   Photos   US  
New York Mercantile Exchange, NYME, New York, USA, March 2008 Oil drops to near $81 after monthlong run-up
| Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 68 cents to $81.19 a barrel at late afternoon Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 37 cents to sett... (photo: WN / Guillaume Poulet-Mathis) The Press Democrat
Economy   New York   Photos   Singapore   US  
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A part of the facility of the phases 4 and 5 of South Pars gas field during the official opening by Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, unseen, in Assalouyeh, southwestern Iran in the Persian gulf, Saturday April 16, 2005. South Pars gas field is planned to be developed in around 30 phases over at least 25 yea China hangs fire on Iran-Pakistan pipeline
| By Stephen Blank | For over a decade, Iran, Pakistan and India (IPI) have taken pains at negotiating a major pipeline deal whereby Iran would send natural gas from its ... (photo: AP / Hasan Sarbakhshian) Asia Times
Gas   Iran   Pakistan   Photos   World  
Shell Petrol Station in Istanbul - Oil - Petrol price - benzine - gas Shell and PetroChina eye £2bn bid for Arrow
| Royal Dutch Shell confirmed today that it is in talks to buy Arrow Energy, an Australian natural gas producer, for about $3 billion (£2 billion). | Shell will partner w... (photo: WN / Akgun Semra) The Times
Business   China   Economy   Oil   Photos  
Crude Oil Oil near 8-week high on weak dollar, technicals
TOKYO: Oil extended gains toward $82 a barrel on Monday, buoyed by a weaker dollar and signs of an economic recovery in top oil consumer, the United States. | Traders and... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Times Of India
Consumer   Crudeoil   Dollar   Photos   Tokyo  
In this Dec. 3, 2009 file photo, a worker throws his cigarette while smoke on a truck parked in front of a cooling towers of a coal-fired power plant in Datong, Shanxi province, China. Global climate battle plays out in World Bank
| WASHINGTON—The United States and Britain are threatening to withhold support for a $3.75 billion World Bank loan for a coal-fired plant in South Africa, expanding the... (photo: AP / Andy Wong, File) Malaya
Climate Change   Energy   Finance   Photos   World Bank  
China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing during the National People's Congress, Sunday, March 7, 2010. China says Iran sanctions offer no cure
| ‘We don’t think diplomatic efforts have been exhausted’ – foreign minister | By Agence France Presse (AFP) | Monday, March 08, 2010 | - Powered by | Chris Buckl... (photo: AP / Vincent Thian) Daily Star Lebanon
China   Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Sanctions  
Shipping Shipping cos raise freight rates up to 30%
CHENNAI: April could be a dicey month for consumers. Truckers have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from April 5, and shipping companies have announced a 15-30% i... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Times Of India
Business   Freight   Market   Photos   Shipping  
 Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi addresses the United Nations Security Council at the U.N. Headquarters Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007.(ss2)  China wants more diplomacy before Iran sanctions
| Beijing: Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday strongly signalled his country's reluctance to back sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, but did no... (photo: (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)) DNA India
Beijing   China   Iran   Photos   UN  
A Philippine Air Force Huey helicopter flies away from a camp of the separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front on top of Mt. Palaw, Sultan Gumander town in Lanao del Sur, Southern Philippines after dropping off troops and supplies Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2002. The MILF camp, captured by government troops last October 10, was allegedly occupied by MILF and Abu Sayyaf rebels led by Isnilon Hapilon who fled Basilan island to escape military pursuers. Army soldiers engaged the rebels in several running gunbattlesand killed nine and captured one Philippine marines kill 7 suspected militants
| Manila, March 08: Philippine marines killed at least seven al Qaeda-linked militants on Sunday in a raid on a coastal hide-out, but failed to capture a Malaysian terror... (photo: AP / Froilan Gallardo) The Siasat Daily
Extremism   Intelligence   Military   Philippines   Photos  
China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi speaks to the media during a news conference with his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu, unseen, after their talks in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. China defends growing links with Africa
| China rejected foreign concerns over its growing energy links with Africa on Sunday, saying it benefits African nations by bringing badly needed trade and infrastructur... (photo: AP / Ibrahim Usta) Business Report
Africa   China   Energy   Investment   Photos  
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi looks on during his talks with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi at Rome's Chigi palace, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 China says Iran sanctions no cure
| Beijing: China's foreign minister said on Sunday new sanctions on Iran will not solve the standoff over its nuclear programme, while chiding the United States after... (photo: AP / Riccardo De Luca) DNA India
Beijing   China   Iran   Photos   US  
Exploration Offshore Drilling
New Iran navy ship successfully fires ship missile
New Iran Navy Ship Successfully Fires Ship Missile
Iran successfully test fires missile from newly commissioned
New Iran Navy Ship Successfully Fires Ship Missile
 U.S. Army soldiers evacuate a wounded soldier during operations to eliminate insurgents in Qubbah, Iraq, March 24, 2007. The soldiers are assigned to Charlie Troop, 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg, N.C.    ula1
U.S. troops withdrawing en masse from Port-Au-Prince
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First Iraq election results to be released Wednesday
ME firms queue for orders to RP food suppliers in expo
President says Yemen ready to talk to separatists
INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect fores
A man speaks on his cell phone in front of a giant globe in the main venue hall of the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009.
INTERVIEW - New climate partnership planned to protect forests
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Gas Oil Spills
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
VIETNAM: Government leads region in climate change challenge
Thomas Friedman: Where some see crud, others see opportunity
ONGC to invest $5.8 bn in FY11: Oil minister
Shanghai has been a political hub of China since the 20th century. The 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai. In addition, many of China's top government officials in Beijing are known to have risen in Shanghai in the 1980s on a platform that was critical of the extreme leftism of the Cultural Revolution, giving them the tag "Shanghai Clique" during the 1990s.
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
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Shell aims for ‘New Nigeria’ at Qatar’s $19bn plant
BP will boost profits, boss pledges
Global crisis of water scarcity
Uh oh: British firm drills for oil off disputed Falkland Isl
Shell Gasoline station - India
Shell aims for ‘New Nigeria’ at Qatar’s $19bn plant
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Oil Prices Oil & Gas Market
Oil drops to near $81 after monthlong run-up
Oil hovers below $82 after month-long runup
China plans second phase of oil stockpile
CNPC sees China oil output up 1-2% in 2010
New York Mercantile Exchange, NYME, New York, USA, March 2008
Oil drops to near $81 after monthlong run-up
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US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
Chevron to shed 2000 jobs this year
Chevron to shed 2,000 jobs this year 9:45 AM CT
Chevron to shed 2,000 jobs this year
Shanghai has been a political hub of China since the 20th century. The 1st National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai. In addition, many of China's top government officials in Beijing are known to have risen in Shanghai in the 1980s on a platform that was critical of the extreme leftism of the Cultural Revolution, giving them the tag "Shanghai Clique" during the 1990s.
US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise
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