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Archive for May, 2009
PUTRAJAYA, May 30 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who will make a four-day visit to China beginning Tuesday, will be looking for more vertical development in Kuala Lumpur-Beijing relations, initiated by his late father and Malaysia's second prime minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein 35 years ago.
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Cyberattacks On U.S. Could Even Odds For Enemy (NPR)
A savvy adversary with little more than a hacker's basic tools could pose a threat a technology-reliant U.S. military, experts say. China and Russia are among nations that have active programs to target U.S.-based networks.
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Cyberattacks On US Could Even Odds For Enemy – NPR
Cyberattacks On US Could Even Odds For Enemy NPR "The military could order 50000 gallons of jet fuel but if the supplier's computer system is hacked, he could get an order for 50000 gallons of diesel instead," Schmidt says. "That would be a major disruption that could compromise a military operation. ... |
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Export-led growth model – quo vadis? (The Star)
I want to discuss what it takes for Asia to change the parameters of each nation’s comfort zone. Away from the export-led model that has brought such great prosperity to the world; and yet in recent times, so much misery.
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China’s Double-Edged Sword (Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
Australian miner Rio Tinto's announcement in May that it would cut iron ore supply prices to Japanese steel makers by 33% was the brightest glimmer of good news for the industry since the commodities boom began to unravel last July.
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Editorial: Worrying over South Asia's bombs – Daily Times
Editorial: Worrying over South Asia's bombs Daily Times, Pakistan The US-India nuclear deal was finalised after the 45-strong Nuclear Suppliers Group declared its approval of it. One must note here that assent to the deal was given both by China and France. China has always been in favour of treating Pakistan at par ... |
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Not So Fast, Kim (Foreign Relations)
North Korea just exploded its second nuclear device, estimated to equal the bomb dropped by the United States on Nagasaki. It was in violation of a bevy of United Nations' resolutions. It defied a decade of warnings by the United States and the strong advice of China.
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Surajeet Das Gupta: BSNL in a soup again – Business Standard
Surajeet Das Gupta: BSNL in a soup again Business Standard, India The home ministry and the IB say that Huawei has been set up by the People's Liberation Army in China and has close links with that country's military set up —they argue Huawei has been blacklisted by various countries like the US for this reason. ... |
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N.Korea conducts second nuclear test, U.N. to meet (Reuters) (Yahoo!7 World News)
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea conducted a second nuclear test on Monday, triggering an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting on the reclusive state's defiant act and drawing global condemnation.
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Weighing China’s Role In The Global Recession (NPR)
The U.S. has accused China of manipulating its currency and undermining free trade. China, in turn, blames the U.S. for sparking the financial meltdown. But some economists say China's currency policy paved the way for the worldwide economic crisis.