China sees "trust deficit" before Xi's U.S. trip
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:51:09 -0800
BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States suffer a "trust deficit" that Vice President Xi Jinping's trip to Washington could help ease, a Chinese diplomat said in a speech published on Tuesday, playing down Chinese fears about a U.S. "pivot" towards Asia. China's president-in-waiting, Xi, will visit the United States starting next Tuesday, going to the farming state of Iowa where he stayed ...
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Bird-Watching CEO Gupta Chases Returns as DBS Expands in Asia
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:19:17 -0800
Piyush Gupta, chief executive officer of DBS Group Holdings Ltd., Southeast Asia’s largest bank, picked banking over a passion for bird-watching three decades ago. Now his plans for regional expansion are taking flight.
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Most Asia Stocks Rise; China Firms Drop as More Uncertainty Seen
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:02:37 -0800
Most Asian stocks rose, extending a five-month high for the regional benchmark index, as Japan Tobacco Inc. raised its earnings forecast and Australian lenders climbed before the Reserve Bank’s decision on interest rates.
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