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Study: Marijuana top illegal drug used worldwide
augustus 28, 2013by latadmin
LONDON (AP) — Marijuana is the most popular illegal drug used worldwide, but addictions to popular painkillers like Vicodin, Oxycontin and codeine kill the most...
For China inflation hawks, it’s time to watch pigs
augustus 28, 2013by latadmin
The rapid rise in pork prices is developing as the main threat to currently subdued inflation in China, according to analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The price...
Is the Aussie dollar finally finding a floor?
augustus 28, 2013by latadmin
The Australian dollar has been swathed in bearish sentiment in recent months, but the tide could be turning for the battered currency as analysts find increasing reasons...
China Chang’e unmanned moon lander launch ‘by year-end’
augustus 28, 2013by latadmin
China plans to send an unmanned space probe to the moon this year for the country's first lunar landing. State media said preparations were now under way for the...
Crashed Nepal Sita Air plane ‘may have been overloaded’
augustus 28, 2013by latadmin
A commission investigating the cause of an air crash that killed 19 people near Kathmandu airport in Nepal in September has concluded that it could have happened because...
Building collapses claim lives in India
augustus 28, 2013by latadmin
At least 11 people were killed and several more feared trapped when two apartment buildings collapsed in a city in western India, officials said. Rescue workers also...
Dollop of romance is added to intrigue at former chinese politician’s trial
augustus 27, 2013by latadmin
Concluding a trial that has riveted China, Bo Xilai, the former elite Communist Party official, attacked elements of the prosecution’s case on Monday and said his...
Sri Lanka police apologise for ‘traditional’ dog wedding
augustus 27, 2013by latadmin
Sri Lanka police have apologised for holding a group wedding ceremony for sniffer dogs after the country’s culture minister condemned the event and demanded an...
Small Business Must-Reads — Tuesday, August 27
augustus 27, 2013by latadmin
By WSJ SMALL BUSINESS TEAM China business: If China’s economic miracle is to be sustained, its private entrepreneurs will have to do more to foster growth and...