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Apple Pulls iPad From Amazon China Site

Some unauthorized merchants in China, including Amazon's Chinese site, removed iPads from storefronts on Apple's request.

City Confiscates iPads in Trademark Fight Apple Is Challenged in China Over iPad Name

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Arrests Made in Olympus Scandal

Tokyo prosecutors arrested three former Olympus officials, including ex-chairman Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, over their alleged role in the company's loss-hiding scandal.

Japan Real Time: Corner Office to Pen
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Xi Reunites With Friends

Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping traveled to Muscatine, Iowa, where he visited residents he first met 27 years ago as a junior member of an animal-feed delegation.

Xi Meets Critics in Congress Photos | Video Full coverage: Xi Jinping China Real Time: Beijing Hedges Corn Ties With U.S.
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Greek Official Plays Down Delays

A senior Greek official reaffirmed that the country hopes to clinch a second bailout on Monday, waving off talk of a possible delay in the aid package.

Optimism for Accord Grows Crisis Blog: Nerves Fray

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Moody's Puts BofA, Goldman on Review

Moody's Investors Service placed the ratings of Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman and three others on review for possible downgrade.

European Banks on Review

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Euro Dips Below $1.30 vs. Dollar

The euro extended losses and slipped below the psychologically significant $1.30 level against the dollar as confusion about Greece's bailout package rattled investors.

Strong Bond Auction for Spain

U.S. Futures Point to Lower Open

U.S. stock futures fell, adding to Wednesday's sharp losses, as increased concerns over Greece's debt situation discouraged investors awaiting the release of a heavy dose of economic data.

Morning MarketBeat: Wrong Time?

Despite Turmoil, Aquino Sees Growth in Philippines

President Benigno Aquino III says he is optimistic that a series of anticorruption steps and tax reforms will help the economy expand and secure upgrades from international credit-rating firms.

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Appetite for 'Dim Sum' Debt Weakens

The market for offshore yuan-denominated bonds has fallen into the doldrums this year as investors have rushed to buy dollar-denominated debt.

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Oil Rise Threatens U.S. Recovery

DreamWorks to Unveil China Deal

Asian Markets Slide

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Japan to Submit Bill to Double Sales Tax

Thai Finance Minister: GDP Could Grow By 7% In 2012

TPG Sizes Up Surfwear Specialist Billabong

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How Dreamy Is the Boeing Dreamliner?

We take the Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' on a test ride as the aircraft celebrates its three-month anniversary in service.

SE Asia Real Time: 90 Minutes Over Singapore Video: Is Boeing 787 Really a Dreamliner? Podcast: 'Dreamliner' vs. Hype

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Lion Air Orders Put Spotlight on Indonesia

Asian Air Travelers: Where's Our Wifi?

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Qantas Cuts Jobs, Routes as Profit Dives

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BAE Sees Modest Earnings Rise

Jeremy Lin

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Delivery Guy Saw Lin Coming

Two years ago, an unsung numbers hobbyist who drives a FedEx truck forecast that Jeremy Lin could become a star.

The DNA of a Phenomenon China, Taiwan Lay Claim to Lin The Daily Fix: We Should've Seen Lin Coming Too

China, Taiwan Lay Claim to Lin

The DNA of a Phenomenon

Lin's Rise Lifts Profile of Former Foes

How Lucrative? Marketing Lin in China

World

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Iran Cites Nuclear Gains, Offers Talks

Iran announced advancements in nuclear fuel production while also offering to return to negotiations about the program, as Tehran comes under growing pressure to dial back its ambitions.

Thais Say Plot Targeted Israelis Video: Iran Ready to Talk

U.S., Afghans in Taliban Talks

Italian Ship Fires on Indian Fishermen

Thai Plot Targeted Israelis, Police Say

Honduras Prison Fire Kills Hundreds

Opinion

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Iran's Indian Enablers

Delhi is turning out to be the mullahs' last best friend.

Reading Austen in Tokyo

On the Road

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Yamaha's Rough Road Ahead

Yamaha Motor has taken many of the right turns to lessen its dependence on the stagnant Japanese market and reduce currency exposure, but the motorcycle maker is forecasting a profit decline of 37% in 2012.

Bridgestone Sees 2012 Profit Surge

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Mazda Expects Loss This Fiscal Year

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Demand Puts Brake on Renault

Tech

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A Tablet for the Jotter

Walt Mossberg tests the Samsung Galaxy Note, a phone-tablet hybrid with a large screen that uses a stylus as well as your fingers.

Video: Samsung's Phone-Tablet Hybrid

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Cisco Appeals Skype Ruling

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Bill Is a Boon for Wireless

China

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China Set to Surpass India as Top Gold Buyer

China will likely surpass India as the world's largest gold buyer in 2012 amid continued strong demand in China and flagging buying interest in India, where a depreciating currency is putting the precious metal out of range of many consumers, the World Gold Council said.

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No Linsanity for Li Ning

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Sob Story for China's Equity Investors

India

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IOC: Won't Drop Dow as Sponsor

The International Olympic Committee has rejected Indian calls to drop Dow as a sponsor of the London Games because of its links to the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster.

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India to Increase Borrowing Next Year

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Kingfisher Air Loss Widens

Markets

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Money-Fund Plan Gets Cold Shoulder

A "30-day" rule in the Securities and Exchange Commission's plan to shore up the money-market mutual fund industry has some investors worrying about the "liquidity" of their money.

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Strong Bond Auction for Spain

Taste for Subprime Bonds Returns

Tech

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What's This Pinterest Website?

You may not have heard of it, but the online scrapbook site Pinterest has surged in popularity as women flock to it. But the start-up still isn't sure how it will make money.

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AT&T Hunts Spectrum

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Falcone's Plan B: Swapping Airwaves

World

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Sarkozy Launches His Bid for New Term

French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who is trailing in public opinion polls, formally launched his re-election bid Wednesday evening.

Rights Abuses by Mexico Military in Spotlight

World Bank Chief to Step Down

U.S.

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Fakes Infiltrate Injectable Drugs

News that a counterfeit version of the cancer drug Avastin was found in the U.S. highlights a rising threat: fakes of costly injectable therapies, rather than simple pills, such as Viagra.

Drug Bust Hits TCU Football Program

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Fed Divided on More Action

Life & Style

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Next Fall, There Will Be Oxblood

Even as trendspotters complained that designers weren't taking enough risks at New York Fashion Week, some early trends—leather clothing, long gloves, fur accessories and new colors—emerged on the runways.

Phuket Villa, Beach Included

Somehow Managing to Stick Around

Opinion

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Henninger: What Would Clint Eastwood Do?

Regarding the nation's purpose, Clint Eastwood and Barack Obama couldn't be further apart.

Scott Gottlieb: Meet the ObamaCare Mandate Committee

Mitt Romney: How I'll Respond to China's Rising Power

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Maldives Journal: Hardliners May Thwart Push for 'Affordable' Tourism

The ouster of the government was the culmination of weeks of protest by conservatives in the tiny Islamic nation – and may put on hold plans to attract a different type of sun seeker.

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Inside the Amway Sales Machine

Meet Holly Chen, a 68-year-old former grade-school teacher from Taiwan who has become the world's biggest Amway distributor.

Photos: An Amway Rock Star Video: Behind the Scenes With Amway's No. 1

It's Time For China To Open Its Books

Where exactly has China parked its $3.2 trillion in currency reserves?

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Comedy Central's India Interest Is No Joke

Laugh it up, India. Your TV is about to get funnier. Viacom's Comedy Central has launched in India. It will dish out funny material from abroad and, eventually, be a platform to showcase local talent.

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Could Fukushima Daiichi Be Ground Zero for the Next Big One?

The heft from last year's powerful March 11 earthquake shocked a sleeping fault line close to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant back to life, according to a new scientific study.

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Kolkata's Blue Makeover Has Some Seeing Red

The West Bengal state government recently ordered that Kolkata be painted blue. While the state government says the move has nothing to do with politics, experts believe it is an attempt to erase the state's leftist legacy.

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North Korea Celebrates Kim Jong Il's Birthday (Without Him)

North Korea's propaganda machine is giving the late dictator's birthday an even bigger buildup than when he was alive. Feb. 16 even has a new name: Day of the Shining Star.

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Phuket Villa, Beach Included

This Thailand home has the biggest private pool in the area and a 300-foot stretch of beach to itself.

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Asia in Pictures

A woman works in a pile of red chilies in India, a man runs from a police water canon during a rally in Sri Lanka, schoolgirls take shelter during an earthquake disaster drill in India and more.

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Singapore Airshow 2012

The latest from the airshow that runs through Sunday.

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Xi Jinping Visits the U.S.

Xi Jinping, who is expected to be China's next leader, arrived in Washington Monday for a five-day visit to boost his political standing.

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Blasts Hit Thai Capital

Three explosions tore through Thailand's capital Tuesday, wounding four bystanders and blowing off the legs of a man police suspected was an Iranian assailant.

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