India, Japan PMs to meet
May 25, 2013 at 5:51 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
India ‘s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s will meet his counterpart in Japan when he visits Tokyo on May 27. High on the agenda of the talks is a set of annual bilateral exercises between the two navies off the coast of India on the lines of the Malabar exercises with the US. The Japanese emperor and empress, meanwhile will make their first-ever visit to India at the end of the year. Chi...
Read More...Philippine probers putting together intial findings on fisherman shooting
May 25, 2013 at 5:27 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Philippine investigators are putting together initial findings into the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman on May 9. According to Philippine news a team of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) agents is ready to fly to Taiwan. The Philippine Coast Guard had admitted having fired warning shots at two Taiwanese vessels some 39 nautical miles off Bantayan Island in the Balintang Channel. Au...
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Air Pacific probes clains of shark fins shipment
May 25, 2013 at 2:14 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Air Pacific is conducting a probe into claims made by shark activists and the South China Morning Post that ite was allegedly transporting shark fins to Hong Kong. It is legal to fish and export sharks in Fiji. According to the article published earlier this month, a letter submitted by 78 shark activists, including Animals Asia Foundation founder Jill Robinson and Oscar-winning director Rick O’Ba...
Read More...Demining on hold in Senegal’s Casamance Region due to hostage situation
May 24, 2013 at 11:30 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
“The MFDC considers that CNAMS has reached a red line beyond which the security of deminers cannot be guaranteed. MFDC considers demining in Casmance to be dependent on the peace process.” Meanwhile, over 1,000 people participated in a silent march through the streets of Ziguinchor on 22 May, organized by the Women’s Peace Platform, to push for the hostages to be freed. The group...
Read More...Spain’s Bankia close to selling City National Bank of Florida for $900M
May 24, 2013 at 9:57 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Spanish lender Bankia SA is close to reaching a deal with Chile’s Banco de Credito e Inversiones (BCI) SA that will sell City National Bank of Florida for about $900mn, according to sources with knowledge of the negotiations. Bidders include BCI and South America’s largest bank by assets, Banco do Brasil SA, according to the sources who requested not to be identified since the information ...
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CCCTC Holds Annual Cooperative Education Banquet
May 24, 2013 at 6:00 AM by Gant Team · Leave a Comment
Pictured are Dustin Moskel, Philipsburg-Osceola, Outstanding Capstone Student and Samantha Test, Curwensville, Outstanding Diversified Occupations Student. (Provided photo) CLEARFIELD – The Clearfield Count Career & Technology Center recently hosted their annual Cooperative Education Banquet. A total of 14 students and their employers were recognized, which included: Tanner Antonuk, Pro-Formance...
Read More...India, Japan PMs to hold talks
May 23, 2013 at 6:18 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
India and Japan will be holding bilateral talks and the discussion will include a civil nuclear cooperation. India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s will be visiting Japan next week. The negotiations between the two countries have stalled since the disaster in Fukushima in 2011 leading to speculation that Japan’s rethink over its nuclear policy will hurt India’s chances of sig...
Read More...UK regulators fine JPMorgan Chase $4.7M for failings in wealth management division
May 23, 2013 at 6:14 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
JPMorgan Chase was fined by UK regulators on Thursday of 3.1mn pounds ($4.7mn) for its failure to fix issues in its wealth-management unit. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said JPMorgan International Bank (JPMIB) Ltd. failed to resolve its failings for two years. These issues, which included updating client files, were not address by the bank until the FCA raised it with them. Tracey McDermott...
Read More...Chinese Premier visits Pakistan
May 23, 2013 at 3:18 AM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is in Pakistan where he presented a five-point proposal for further deepening friendship and cooperation with the country. The Chinese leader made the suggestions during talks with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Interim Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, during which the two sides reached important consensuses on boosting the bilateral strategic cooperative part...
Read More...Mexico’s retail sales surprisingly contracts in March, rate cut likely
May 22, 2013 at 5:08 PM by AHN · Leave a Comment
Mexico’s retail sales contracted for the second straight month in March, surprising analysts and increasing the likelihood that policy makers will make another rate cut this year. The National Statistics Institute (Inegi) reported on Wednesday that retail sales declined 2.4 percent in March from a year ago, but seasonally adjusted sales figures rose 0.25 percent in February. Increased sales a...
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