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The Principle of Grandmothering  2011-01-21 17:11:45

IPCC AR4 Syntheses report states that: "Warming of the climate system is unequivocal…. Global GHG emissions due to human activities have grown since pre-industrial times, with an increase of 70% between 1970 and 2004.3" The UNFCCC COP13 is being held soon in Bali, Indonesia and COP14 and COP15 are scheduled for post-Koyto negotiation.



House built on parking lot  2010-11-15 16:50:19

In Tokyo, Fuyuhito Moriya, 39, and his mother, Yoko, live in a house that's built on 30 square meters, the size of a parking space for one car.



Wall Street rallies on Fed stimulus plan  2010-11-05 13:42:17

Wall Street rallied on Thursday as market sentiment was buoyed by the Federal Reserve's stimulus plan.



US Fed's new relaxed monetary policy triggers controversy  2010-11-04 17:43:09

US Federal Reserve announced on Nov 3 it will buy $600 billion more in Treasury bonds, known as the "Quantitative Easing" (QE2)) monetary policy to boost the sluggish economic growth. This move has been drawing wide concerns and criticism.



US Fed announces plan to buy $600b government bonds  2010-11-04 14:41:22

US Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will buy $600 billion more in Treasury bonds, in a move known as the "Quantitative Easing" (QE2)) monetary policy to boost the sluggish economic growth.



Living small may become an industry in the US  2010-10-15 16:10:44

In a country where most people want to live large, Jay Shafer, owner of the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company, helps people live small.



India may lift curbs on foreign buying of equities  2010-10-09 14:43:02

India may allow individual investors based overseas to directly buy stocks for the first time, easing a rule that restricts investment to mutual funds, a finance ministry official with direct knowledge of the matter said.



US Fed sees moderate economic growth, unusual uncertainties  2010-07-22 16:12:17

The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday that the US economy expanded at a moderate pace in the first half of 2010 after picking up in the second half of 2009, but economic outlook remains "unusually uncertain."



Obama signs sweeping Wall Street overhaul into law  2010-07-22 14:17:28

President Barack Obama signed into law on Wednesday the most comprehensive financial regulatory overhaul since the Great Depression, vowing to stop risky behavior on Wall Street that imperiled the US economy.



Wall Street dives after Bernanke's testimony  2010-07-22 10:49:44

Wall Street dived on Wednesday after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke told a congressional committee that the US economy is "unusually uncertain."



Apple fiscal 3Q net income jumps 78%  2010-07-21 10:59:42

BP to sell assets for $7b to Apache  2010-07-21 09:47:22

Ireland's credit rating reduced  2010-07-20 10:16:34

Indian inflation to grow in July  2010-07-20 10:17:22



China data may signal slowdown  2010-07-19 10:10:09



Germany to stick with euro bailout  2010-07-15 10:35:36

US federal deficit tops $1t  2010-07-14 16:24:45

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Biz Unusual

Qing palace sale attracts State companies' interest

A courtyard house next to Beihai Park that was once part of a Qing dynasty palace is being advertised online for 420 million yuan and attracting the interest of State-owned enterprises.

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