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Asia RSS feed‘I want that cow!’ — the rise and rise of virtual gaming
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2009-11-23T08:28:45ZCity boss 'sent jobseeker vile sexually explicit email in Latin'
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23773788-city-boss-sent-jobseeker-vile-sexually-explicit-email-in-latin.do
A hedge fund boss being sued for £4 million by a female employee sent a sexually explicit email in Latin to a young woman looking for work, a tribunal heard2009-11-23T16:25:44ZForeign buyers snapping up ‘too dear’ London homes
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23772109-foreign-buyers-snapping-up-too-dear-london-homes.do
2009-11-20T06:54:35ZSingapore on the mend after worst slump since 1965
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23771540-singapore-on-the-mend-after-worst-slump-since-1965.do
The economic recovery in Asia looked even more assured today after Singapore said it will expand next year now that it has pulled out of the deepest recession since independence in 19652009-11-19T08:26:51ZYour guide to Copenhagen and the global climate change summit
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23771535-carlsberg-hans-christian-andersen-and-the-arrival-of-climate-change-rioters.do
<strong>Energy analysis:</strong> Here's what those over-informed environmentalists/spotty greeno-commies/clean-tech hedge fund managers are talking about2009-11-19T08:18:45ZChina ‘will be the world’s biggest economy by 2027’
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23770626-china-will-be-the-worlds-biggest-economy-by-2027.do
Goldman Sachs has upgraded its forecast for China’s economic growth, predicting it will overtake America to become the world’s biggest economy in 2027 — 14 years earlier than expected2009-11-17T08:45:17ZAxa plans Asian push with €2bn rights issue
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23766391-axa-plans-asian-push-with-2bn-rights-issue.do
French insurance giant Axa today unveiled a major restructuring attempt including a €2 billion (£1.7 billion) rights issue to fund a push into Asia2009-11-09T07:56:42ZBA is worst plunger on Footsie after Deutsche drops rating to hold
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23760686-ba-is-worst-plunger-on-footsie-after-deutsche-drops-rating-to-holdba-is-worst-plunger-on-footsie-after-deutsche-drops-rating-to-hold.do
Shares in British Airways ran into a spot of turbulence this morning, plunging more than 2% which made it the biggest faller among blue chips2009-10-26T09:08:21ZFootsie suffers from exodus in the Far East and ex-divis
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23734115-footsie-suffers-from-exodus-in-the-far-east-and-ex-divis.do
Leading shares reversed yesterday’s gains in early trading as City investors headed for the exit following a late sell-off in Asia this morning2009-08-19T08:02:52ZCity chiefs urge caution over banking profits rally
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23727669-city-chiefs-urge-caution-over-banking-profits-rally.do
Banking heavyweights have urged caution over the jubilation at the run of strong profits from the sector2009-08-04T07:31:11ZDarkest dawn of the century in longest solar eclipse
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23722683-darkest-dawn-of-the-century-in-longest-solar-eclipse.do
Longest solar eclipse of the 21st century plunges great swathes of Asia into near-darkness after dawn2009-07-22T08:04:25ZBooming banks stoke hopes recovery is round the corner
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23720785-booming-banks-stoke-hopes-recovery-is-round-the-corner.do
Banks were on the radar again today as the City braced itself for results from Bank of America and Citigroup following decent figures from Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan2009-07-17T07:58:11ZNorth Korean nuclear test batters shares across Asia
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23698417-north-korean-nuclear-test-batters-shares-across-asia.do
Shares in Asia fell as concerns over North Korea's nuclear programme gripped the region2009-05-26T08:12:20ZStandard Chartered rises to challenge
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Shares in Standard Chartered jumped more than 10% after the Asia-focused bank said it delivered record levels of revenue and profit in the first quarter despite challenging economic conditions2009-05-05T12:54:02ZNine arrested and seven women saved in brothel raids
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23678737-nine-arrested-and-seven-women-saved-in-brothel-raids.do
Police have arrested nine people suspected of running a network of brothels across London and Hertfordshire2009-04-21T13:55:49ZAsia exports slump fuels recession woe
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23675567-asia-exports-slump-fuels-recession-woe.do
The extent of the global recession was underlined by dismal figures from Asia showing exports to the rest of the world have collapsed2009-04-14T08:10:27ZBurning issue for banks as eastern Europe faces a full-scale crash
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23648027-burning-issue-for-banks-as-eastern-europe-faces-a-full-scale-crash.do
<strong>Analysis: </strong> Necks are craning eastwards to spot the next stage of the global financial crisis2009-02-20T10:32:18ZMcDonald's sets sights on Asia
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23589180-mcdonalds-sets-sights-on-asia.do
<strong>Consumer:</strong> Fast food giant McDonald's is looking for a burger-led recovery with plans to boost investment in Asia2008-11-19T09:48:29ZG20 group meets as the gloom deepens
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23586944-g20-group-meets-as-the-gloom-deepens.do
As the eurozone was expected to officially slide into recession, Gordon Brown heads to Washington for yet another conference about the worsening global economic crisis2008-11-14T10:54:56ZFootsie and pound surge but all eyes on rate call in US
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23579452-footsie-and-pound-surge-but-all-eyes-on-rate-call-in-us.do
<strong>Economy:</strong> London shares rally and the pound rises against the dollar but investors on Wall Street hold their breath ahead of a key decision on interest rates.2008-10-29T09:06:50ZFreddie Mac shares plunge in Frankfurt
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23552246-freddie-mac-shares-plunge-in-frankfurt.do
Freddie Mac shares plunged 62.5 per cent on opening in Frankfurt this morning, providing a taste of things to come this afternoon in New York2008-09-08T08:47:47ZSterling and shares dive on new banking worries
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23544653-sterling-and-shares-dive-on-new-banking-worries.do
The pound plunges and London shares fall amid renewed concerns that the banking crisis has much further to run2008-08-26T09:41:50ZStrong-dollar worries take shine off gold
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23541532-strong-dollar-worries-take-shine-off-gold.do
Gold fell below $800 an ounce in overnight trading in Asia as investors worried that the dollar would continue to strengthen2008-08-19T10:05:36ZNow Swatch proves that luxury is still paying
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23533225-now-swatch-proves-that-luxury-is-still-paying.do
Swiss watch maker Swatch has provided fresh evidence that luxury goods makers are all-but immune to the slumping economy2008-08-15T10:46:43ZRBS opens new Asia sale talks
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23519490-rbs-opens-new-asia-sale-talks.do
Royal Bank of Scotland has switched its attention to Commonwealth Bank of Australia in its search for a buyer for ABN Amro's investment banking and corporate finance business in Asia2008-07-23T09:16:55ZThere is a glimmer of hope for Gordon
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23497881-there-is-a-glimmer-of-hope-for-gordon.do
On the eve of the PM's first anniversary, one economic expert says Mr Brown has one last chance of fighting back2008-06-23T08:38:02ZBlackstone's new fund to target Asia
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23488039-blackstones-new-fund-to-target-asia.do
Private-equity giant Blackstone is set to launch its first fund targeting Asia, with plans to tap investors in London and around the world for up to £505m2008-05-28T12:06:24ZCayzers to reap riches on TGE
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23484550-cayzers-to-reap-riches-on-tge.do
Caledonian Investments, the quoted vehicle of the City's blue-blooded Cayzer family, is set to turn a fortune on the float tomorrow of a German shipping firm2008-05-14T11:17:14Z3i steps up pace in Asia-Pacific
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23475730-3i-steps-up-pace-in-asia-pacific.do
Buyout group 3i is poised to take control of a Singapore-based manufacturer2008-04-08T10:41:30ZHere's why it can only get worse on pensions
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23450848-heres-why-it-can-only-get-worse-on-pensions.do
It has been the singular achievement of this Government to take the best private-sector occupational pension provision in Europe and, by a mixture of short sightedness and misplaced intervention, virtually to destroy it2008-03-10T08:26:05Z