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 Van...
Jet Airways plans more flights to Colombo from Indian cities DNA India | Mumbai: Naresh Goyal owned private air-carrier, Jet Airways, plans to enhance the frequency of its flights to the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, over the next six months, a Jet Airwyas official said. The airline presently operates one daily flight between Chennai and Colombo. | "We plan to laun...
NA passes amended banking companies bill The News International Tuesday, February 09, 2010 | By our correspondent | ISLAMABAD: On the first day of the February session, the National Assembly adopted a bill enabling the State Bank of Pakistan to strengthen bank regulations and supervision to safeguard against vari...
UT asks education boards not to charge fee for documents’ verification Indian Express | Acting on a notice issued by the Centre, the Chandigarh Administration has asked university and state boards not to charge any fee from the Central government departments for verification of education or birth certificates of its alumni. | Before j...
Buy more tickets and resell to earn money China Daily | SHANGHAI: Some Shanghai office workers and college students are making money by reselling extra railway tickets they bought during the ongoing Spring Festival travel season, a time when billions of Chinese crisscross the country to enjoy the big da...
Cops arrest two for bank fraud Indian Express | The Cyber Crime police have arrested two conmen for procuring the account details of customers by posing as bank agents and siphoning off their funds. According to the police, the duo would pass on the details of the customers to their accomplices ...
Gandhian schools hit by lack of funds, teachers; may face closure Indian Express | The alma mater of Mahatma Gandhi and a school founded by him are now near-wrecks and no different is the plight of over 1,100 schools spread across Gujarat. These schools, known as ashram shalas, follow the Gandhian ideology. | They have been hit b...
Bank may sack staffer over sexual harassment charge Mumbai Mirror | The vice president of the finance department of a multinational bank charged by the Goregaon police of allegedly molesting a 26-year-old subordinate, will most likely be suspended or terminated from service, the bank's Human Resources spokesperson ...
Economy seen growing at 7.2% in FY10: Government DNA India | New Delhi: India's economy is expected to rise to 7.2% in 2009-10, the government said on Monday, reinforcing the possibility it may start to unwind its fiscal stimulus in th...
China's bank shares set to perform best China Daily | China's banks will outpace their peers in India and Indonesia, the best performers in Asia's banking industry over the past decade, to deliver the highest returns over the next f...
Viability gap funding in northeast power projects DNA India | New Delhi: After the road and transport sector, it is the turn of power projects to receive viability gap funding (VGF). | The Union Ministry of Power and Central Electricity Authority (CEA) are preparing policy guidelines to invite bids for power ...
Kamal Nath's 20km/day goal still a dream DNA India | New Delhi: While the highways construction sector awaits its impending review by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh slated for February 12, Union road transport and highways minister Kamal Nath has hinted yet another delay in the ambitious Work Plan I. ...
Dollar in lower 89 yen in Tokyo, euro seen pressured by financial woes+ Breitbart woes+ (AP) - TOKYO, Feb. 8 (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar mostly moved in a tight range in the lower 89 yen range Monday in Tokyo after mixed U.S. employment data, while the euro remained weak on continued jitters over financial conditions in some European countries. | At 5 p.m., the dollar fetched 89.39-40 yen against 89.30-40 yen in New York and 89...
