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China Attacks U.S. 'Commission' as Biased...and fastest-growing economies. Eye on Asia's bloggers include Asia regional editor Bruce Einhorn, Tokyo reporters Kenji Hall and Ian Rowley, Korea bureau chief Moon Ihlwan, Asia News Editor and China Bureau Chief. Dexter Roberts, and Hong... In this article: China, Barack Obama, U.S., Asia, Beijing, Mobile banking, Tax, and China Daily |
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MarketWatch | 6 days ago
Asia stocks mixed, equity issuances drag on Tokyo
Asia stocks mixed, equity issuances drag on Tokyo By V. Phani Kumar, Colin Ng & Kirsty Green HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets ended mixed Wednesday, with banking shares leading Japan lower on concerns over equity issuances, while...
In this article: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, China, Hong Kong, Futures contract, China Minsheng Banking, China Unicom, Iphone, Federal Reserve, Tokyo, and China Mobile
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boston.com - Financial markets news | 4 days ago
Asia markets fall as weak recovery signs pile up
...STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING BANGKOK-Asia stock markets mostly retreated Friday following a glum session on Wall Street as evidence of a weak economic recovery continued to pile up. Benchmarks in Tokyo, Sydney and Hong Kong...
In this article: Sony Corp., Wall Street, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Fiscal year, Recession, Mortgage Bankers Association, and New York Mercantile Exchange
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washingtonpost.com | November 13, 2009
Obama hails expanded US engagement in Asia
Obama hails expanded US engagement in Asia TOKYO -- President Barack Obama declared Saturday that an era of American disengagement in the globe's fastest-growing region is over and warned that the U.S. and its Asian partners "will not be...
In this article: Barack Obama, United States, China, Tokyo, Taiwan, Beijing, Washington, and Japan
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San Jose Mercury News | November 16, 2009
China's role as lender alters dynamics for Obama's visit
...mollifying note with China. He singled out the emerging dynamic at play between the U.S. and China during a wide-ranging speech in Tokyo on Saturday that was meant to outline a new American relationship with Asia. "The United States does not...
In this article: Barack Obama, China, United States, Beijing, Peter R. Orszag, and Bill Clinton
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The Japan Times: All Stories | 5 days ago
Softbank eyes Asia for fresh content
The company owns stakes in the parent of China's Alibaba.com Ltd. and Yahoo Inc. of the U.S., and invested about YEN13.7 billion in 24 companies in Asia in the year that ended March 31, according to the Tokyo-based carrier's Web site.
In this article: Softbank Corp, Japan, Yahoo Inc., Masayoshi Son, China, Southeast Asia, Tokyo, and Hong Kong
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AP Online | 6 days ago
US housing concerns weigh on world markets
...Committee. Earlier, Japan and Hong Kong led the Asia's declines, with Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock average losing 53.13 points, or 0.6 percent, to 9,676.80 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng shedding 73.82, or 0.3 percent, to 22,840.33. Markets in...
In this article: U.S., Wall Street, Hong Kong, Investment Management, Unemployment, IG Index, New York Mercantile Exchange, Bank of England, Dow Jones Industrial Average, and Standard & Poor's 500
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Reuters | November 14, 2009
Obama pledges greater U.S. engagement in Asia
Obama pledges greater U.S. engagement in Asia TOKYO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pledged Saturday to deepen dialogue with China rather than seek to contain the rising power, as he laid out a vision for greater engagement with a vibrant...
In this article: Barack Obama, United States, China, Thomson Reuters, Washington, White House, Japan, Hawaii, and Ice cream
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Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.6% of the earth's total surface area (or 29.9% of its land area) and with approximately 4 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population.
Asia is traditionally defined as part of the landmass of Eurasia — with the western portion of the latter occupied by Europe — located to the east of the Suez Canal, east of the Ural Mountains and south of the Caucasus Mountains (or the Kuma-Manych Depression) and the Caspian and Black Seas. It is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. Given its size and diversity, Asia — a toponym dating back to classical antiquity — is more a cultural concept incorporating a number of regions and peoples than a homogeneous physical entity (see Subregions of Asia, Asian people).
The wealth of Asia differs very widely among and within its regions, due to its vast size and huge range of different cultures, environments, historical ties and government systems. In terms of nominal GDP, Japan has the largest economy on the continent and the second largest in the world. In purchasing power parity terms, however, the People's Republic of China has the largest economy in Asia and the second largest in the world.
- Area:
- 44,579,000 km (17,212,000 sq mi)
- Demonym:
- Asian
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