Asian nations aim to boost trade in local currencies
Finance ministers from Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea and China agreed on Wednesday to look at ways of increasing the
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Woman’s Luxury Business
Faiza Seth is not your usual CEO. She has flowing black hair, 40-plus pairs of Christian Louboutins and she frequently
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Finding on Dialects Casts New Light on the Origins of the Japanese People
Researchers studying the various dialects of Japanese have concluded that all are descended from a founding language taken to the
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Group buying sites boost e-commerce in Asia
Innovative “group buying” sites offering bargains on everything from meals to travel packages are catching on in Asia as companies
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Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu Dead, Crashed Helicopter Found
Five days after the helicopter that he was using went missing, Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu was found dead in
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Renren shares soar on Wall Street debut
Shares in Renren surged on Wednesday as the social network seen as China’s answer to Facebook made its debut on
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The Joy of Researching the Health Benefits of Sex
Is sex good for your health—or is that just a fantasy? A flurry of small studies suggest that sex is
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North Korean Prison Camps Massive and Growing
New satellite images and firsthand accounts from former political prisoners and former jailers in North Korea have confirmed the massive
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U.N. Forecasts 10.1 Billion People by Century’s End
The population of the world, long expected to stabilize just above 9 billion in the middle of the century, will
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China Establishes New Internet Regulator
A powerful arm of China’s government said Wednesday that it had created a new central agency to regulate every corner
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