<![CDATA[IBTimes.com : Asia Pacific Economy]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/region/category/asia-pacific/economy.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com <![CDATA[IBTimes.com : Asia Pacific Economy]]> 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/region/category/asia-pacific/economy.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif <![CDATA[GCC: Can The Arab Gulf States Form A Political And Economic Union To Rival The EU And Shut Out Iran?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345737/20120526/gcc-arab-gulf-states-saudi-arabia-kuwait.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345737/20120526/gcc-arab-gulf-states-saudi-arabia-kuwait.htm Sat, 26 May 2012 13:30:59 EDT <![CDATA[Investors Love Rio: Why Foreign Companies Are Buying Into Brazil's Real Economy]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345624/20120525/brazil-foreign-investment-brazilian-real-ge-takeda.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345624/20120525/brazil-foreign-investment-brazilian-real-ge-takeda.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 17:28:23 EDT <![CDATA[Japan’s Renesas Electronics May Ax 14,000]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345620/20120525/renesas-chips-japan-fire-micron.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345620/20120525/renesas-chips-japan-fire-micron.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:09 EDT <![CDATA[Air India: Aviation Minister Warns Union Of New Pilot Hires If Strike Continues]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345527/20120525/air-india-pilots-union-strike-carrier-court.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345527/20120525/air-india-pilots-union-strike-carrier-court.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 12:11:21 EDT <![CDATA[No Longer Number One: Shipping Crisis Hits China's Once-Roaring Maritime Industries]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345506/20120525/shipping-closure-slowdown.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345506/20120525/shipping-closure-slowdown.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 11:28:03 EDT <![CDATA[US Treasury Declines To Call China A Currency 'Manipulator']]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345468/20120525/treasury-china-currency-manipulator.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345468/20120525/treasury-china-currency-manipulator.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 09:59:07 EDT <![CDATA[China And Israel Expand Military Ties In Sign Of Growing Cooperation]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345464/20120525/china-israel-iran-military-ties-security-beijing.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345464/20120525/china-israel-iran-military-ties-security-beijing.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 09:50:50 EDT <![CDATA[Searching For The American Dream, In A Chinese RV]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345463/20120525/china-recreation-vehicle-vacation-consumer.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345463/20120525/china-recreation-vehicle-vacation-consumer.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 09:49:24 EDT <![CDATA[Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Downgrade India's Growth Outlook]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345454/20120525/goldman-sachs-bank-america-slash-india-growth.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345454/20120525/goldman-sachs-bank-america-slash-india-growth.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 09:27:34 EDT <![CDATA[Petrol Price Hike To Severe Public Health Risk, Favours the Rich: CSE]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345415/20120525/petrol-price-hike-severe-public-health-risk.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345415/20120525/petrol-price-hike-severe-public-health-risk.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 08:05:19 EDT <![CDATA[BSE Sensex, NSE Nifty Hover Between Red And Green; Oil, Auto And IT Shares Worst Hit]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345316/20120525/bse-sensex-nse-nifty-hovering-between-red.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345316/20120525/bse-sensex-nse-nifty-hovering-between-red.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 04:12:43 EDT <![CDATA[India Warns of Potential Ban on EU Airlines over Carbon Tax Dispute]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345308/20120525/india-warns-ban-european-airlines-carbon-tax.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345308/20120525/india-warns-ban-european-airlines-carbon-tax.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 03:55:34 EDT <![CDATA[More Steel Production for China as Beijing Approves $11B New Guangdong Steel Mill]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345267/20120525/more-steel-production-china-beijing-approves-11b.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345267/20120525/more-steel-production-china-beijing-approves-11b.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 02:37:20 EDT <![CDATA[Alibaba.com Shareholders Clear BuyBack Plan, CIC to Take $2bn Stake in Alibaba]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345228/20120525/alibaba-com-group-ecommerce-share-buy-back.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345228/20120525/alibaba-com-group-ecommerce-share-buy-back.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 00:36:32 EDT <![CDATA[Prada Embarks on Ambitious Expansion Plan]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345225/20120524/prada-leather-china-india-brazil-morocco-istanbul.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345225/20120524/prada-leather-china-india-brazil-morocco-istanbul.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 23:53:58 EDT <![CDATA[China’s First Commercial Plane Hampered with Approval Delays]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345224/20120524/china-boeing-airbus.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345224/20120524/china-boeing-airbus.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 23:52:42 EDT <![CDATA[$8.5B Budget Approved For Origin and Conoco Australia's LNG Project]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345223/20120524/lng-united-states-china-sinopec-conocophillips.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345223/20120524/lng-united-states-china-sinopec-conocophillips.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 23:51:44 EDT <![CDATA[Australia Targets Criminal Operations at Main Waterfront Areas]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345222/20120524/govt-targets-criminal-operations-australia-s-main.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345222/20120524/govt-targets-criminal-operations-australia-s-main.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 23:49:45 EDT <![CDATA[Rio Tinto Insists on Iron Ore Growth Plans]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345218/20120524/rio-tinto-insists-iron-ore-growth-plans.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345218/20120524/rio-tinto-insists-iron-ore-growth-plans.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 23:39:24 EDT <![CDATA[Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/25/2012]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345181/20120524/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345181/20120524/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 19:48:08 EDT <![CDATA[Global Markets Overview - 05/25/2012]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345177/20120524/jp-morgan-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345177/20120524/jp-morgan-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 19:24:47 EDT <![CDATA[Chinese Manufacturing Decreased in May]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345060/20120524/china-manufacturing-hsbc-pmi.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345060/20120524/china-manufacturing-hsbc-pmi.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 12:19:17 EDT <![CDATA[Polio Remains Endemic in Nigeria, Pakistan And Afghanistan: Health Officials]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345053/20120524/polio-pakistan-afghanistan.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345053/20120524/polio-pakistan-afghanistan.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 12:04:01 EDT <![CDATA[HP’s CEO Chops 27,000 Jobs, Investors Cheer]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344962/20120524/hp-shares-whitman-fire-27-000.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344962/20120524/hp-shares-whitman-fire-27-000.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 09:42:58 EDT <![CDATA[Congress Against Petrol Price Hike; Govt Considers Partial Rollback: Sources]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344953/20120524/petrol-price-hike-congress-upa-protest-rollback.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344953/20120524/petrol-price-hike-congress-upa-protest-rollback.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 09:27:05 EDT <![CDATA[India Opposition Calls For Nationwide Strike To Protest Rising Petrol Price]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344925/20120524/india-petrol-prices-protest-government-strike-bjp.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344925/20120524/india-petrol-prices-protest-government-strike-bjp.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 08:35:52 EDT <![CDATA[Iran Rejects West's Proposal On Nuclear Curbs, Talks Come To A Standstill]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344904/20120524/iranian-nuclear-talks-hits-road-block-iran.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344904/20120524/iranian-nuclear-talks-hits-road-block-iran.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 08:12:10 EDT <![CDATA[Gina Rinehart: World's Wealthiest Woman Made Her Children Weed Garden at Perth Mansion [VIDEO]]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344902/20120524/gina-rinehart-australian-mining-tycoon-richest-woman.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344902/20120524/gina-rinehart-australian-mining-tycoon-richest-woman.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 08:07:51 EDT <![CDATA[Petrol Price Hike: BJP Calls For India Strike — ‘Bharat Band’ On May 31 Against UPA’s Anniversary Gift]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344867/20120524/petrol-price-hike-bjp-calls-india-strike.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344867/20120524/petrol-price-hike-bjp-calls-india-strike.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 06:43:31 EDT <![CDATA[Auto Stocks Plunge Amidst Petrol Price Hike]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344835/20120524/auto-stocks-plunge-amid-petrol-price-hike.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344835/20120524/auto-stocks-plunge-amid-petrol-price-hike.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 05:30:05 EDT <![CDATA[Prices of Chinese Rare Earths Seen Falling]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344817/20120524/china-rare-earths-neodymium-oxide-cerium-dysprosium.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344817/20120524/china-rare-earths-neodymium-oxide-cerium-dysprosium.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 04:42:11 EDT <![CDATA[Outrage Over Steep Petrol Price Hike: Hilarious Tweets Of Fuming Commoners a.k.a 'Aam Aadmi' (TWEETS)]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344814/20120524/outrage-over-steep-petrol-price-hike-hilarious.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344814/20120524/outrage-over-steep-petrol-price-hike-hilarious.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 04:38:38 EDT <![CDATA[Canadian Miner Matamec Fires Up Kipawa Rare Earths Deposit Plants]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344780/20120524/australia-canada-rare-earths-gold-yttrium-zirconium.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344780/20120524/australia-canada-rare-earths-gold-yttrium-zirconium.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 02:51:47 EDT <![CDATA[Andrew Forrest: Europe's Distress Should Not Disturb Australia, Asia]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344777/20120524/andrew-forrest-europe-s-distress-disturb-australia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344777/20120524/andrew-forrest-europe-s-distress-disturb-australia.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 02:48:55 EDT <![CDATA[Petrol Price Hike In India: Rates Before And After Hike]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344763/20120524/petrol-price-hike-india-rates-before.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344763/20120524/petrol-price-hike-india-rates-before.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 01:59:43 EDT <![CDATA[China’s Manufacturing Activity Falls: HSBC PMI]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344750/20120524/china-pmi-manufacturing-hsbc.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344750/20120524/china-pmi-manufacturing-hsbc.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 01:37:11 EDT <![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 5/24/2012]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344730/20120523/australian-stock-market-report-midday-5-24.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344730/20120523/australian-stock-market-report-midday-5-24.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 23:40:38 EDT <![CDATA[Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/24/2012]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344687/20120523/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344687/20120523/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 20:26:41 EDT <![CDATA[NT Tourism at Risk with Cutback of Qantas, Jetstar Services]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344684/20120523/nt-tourism-risk-cutback-qantas-jetstar-services.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344684/20120523/nt-tourism-risk-cutback-qantas-jetstar-services.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 19:50:57 EDT <![CDATA[Global Markets Overview - 05/24/2012]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344677/20120523/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344677/20120523/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 19:01:10 EDT <![CDATA[Rio Environmental Summit To Focus On Global Food Security Issues]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344641/20120523/rio-food-security-summit-agriculture-poverty-farms.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344641/20120523/rio-food-security-summit-agriculture-poverty-farms.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 16:12:47 EDT <![CDATA[Nigeria To Deport Chinese Migrants Engaged In Illegal Trading]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344597/20120523/nigeria-chinese-immigrants-retail-textile-deport-arrest.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344597/20120523/nigeria-chinese-immigrants-retail-textile-deport-arrest.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 14:10:40 EDT <![CDATA[China To Top US As No. 1 Business Travel Destination: Report]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344596/20120523/china-business-travel-destination.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344596/20120523/china-business-travel-destination.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 14:04:55 EDT <![CDATA[Strong May Car Sales Drive US GDP Growth: Kelley Blue Book]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344589/20120523/gdp-car-sales-2012-kbb-f-gm.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344589/20120523/gdp-car-sales-2012-kbb-f-gm.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 13:53:19 EDT <![CDATA[Cisco, Dell, HP: Is A Tech Recession Coming?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344584/20120523/dell-hewlett-pacakrd-hp-pc-intel-cisco.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344584/20120523/dell-hewlett-pacakrd-hp-pc-intel-cisco.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 13:37:01 EDT <![CDATA[China To Boost Growth Again, But Cautiously]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344573/20120523/china-growth-infrastructure-wen.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344573/20120523/china-growth-infrastructure-wen.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 12:54:45 EDT <![CDATA[World Bank Lowers China Growth Forecast, Urges More Asian Consumption]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344568/20120523/china-economy-world-bank.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344568/20120523/china-economy-world-bank.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 12:47:06 EDT <![CDATA[US Hopes Pakistan Will Reopen NATO Supply Routes]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344501/20120523/hopes-pakistan-will-reopen-nato-supply-routes.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344501/20120523/hopes-pakistan-will-reopen-nato-supply-routes.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 10:47:32 EDT <![CDATA[China’s Slowdown Remains A Drag On Japan’s Export Growth]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344472/20120523/japan-trade-deficit-china-slowdown.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344472/20120523/japan-trade-deficit-china-slowdown.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 09:46:53 EDT <![CDATA[Global Stocks Fall On Fears Of Greek Exit From Euro Zone]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344422/20120523/asian-european-stocks-greek-exit-euro-zone.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/344422/20120523/asian-european-stocks-greek-exit-euro-zone.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 08:47:05 EDT