Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker The Guardian | Analysis suggests the hacker was in east coast of America and operated over a number of days, but much remains unknown | Hacker in staged photograph surrounded by computers. Photograph: Corbis | Figuring out who was behind the hack of the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) at the University of East Angl...
HSBC moves chief back Hong Kong Standard HSBC Holdings (0005) relocated its chief executive from London back to Hong Kong yesterday as senior bankers around the world flocked to Davos, Switzerland for their annual forum. | //--> Derek Yiu | Wednesday, January 27, 2010 | HSBC Holdings (0005) relocated its chief executive from London back to...
Rio Tinto gets new chief in China China Daily | Mining giant Rio Tinto on Friday appointed Ian Bauert, who set up the company's first office in China more than 25 years ago and is fluent in Chinese, to head its operations in the country, aiming to improve relations with its largest customer. | "...
Chinese sales boosts luxury goods market in 2009 Breitbart | French luxury giant LVMH Chief Executive Bernard Arnault talks during a pre... | French luxury goods group Hermes' CEO Patrick Thomas is pictured attending ... | Despite the economic crisis, 2009 ended better than it began for the French luxury goo...
Hacking into the mind of the CRU climate change hacker The Guardian | Analysis suggests the hacker was in east coast of America and operated over a number of days, but much remains unknown | Hacker in staged photograph surrounded by computers. Photograph: Corbis | Figuring out who was behind the hack of the Climatic ...
DBS considering yuan bond float China Daily | SHANGHAI: Singapore-based DBS Group Holdings Ltd said yesterday that it has started preparatory work for issuing yuan-denominated bonds in China and would communicate with regulators and investors in due time. | "Yuan bonds are new products and we'...
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European stocks rally despite debt fears Houston Chronicle | LONDON - European markets rebounded Monday as investors looked past a slump in Asia and set aside worries about debt problems in countries like Greece and Portugal to buy into st...
China seizes more melamine-tainted milk powder DNA India | Beijing: Chinese inspectors tracing new cases of contaminated milk have shut dairy firms in the northwest and seized 72 tonnes of milk powder tainted with melamine, an industrial...
China seizes more melamine-tainted milk powder The Star | BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese inspectors tracing new cases of contaminated milk have shut dairy firms in the northwest and seized 72 tonnes of milk powder tainted with melamine, an...
China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder Ohio | BEIJING: The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system. Officials say they've found yet another case where large amounts of tainted milk powder from the country's 2008 scandal that should have been ...
A look at global economic developments Houston Chronicle | - A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday: | ___ | ATHENS, Greece - Hopes that that Greece won't be allowed to default on its crushing debt load weighed against fears the country's crisis would sp...
Hong Kong Warns Against Parasite Diets Syracuse | (AP) - c ()-2010, Bloomberg News | Hong Kong health officials warned residents against ingesting intestinal worms as a weight-loss remedy after Web sites were found to be promoting so-called parasite diets. | Ingesting parasites, including the Asca...
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again Asia Times | 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 into an international tourist resort. | More than 100 developers, including publicly listed China Vanke, Agile Property and Poly, are believed to be in...
After Buying Spree, China Owns Stakes in Top U.S. Firms The New York Times | 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 of the biggest American corporations, including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and Citigroup. | Although most of the stakes were small, China Investment Corp., the government's $...
