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  <title><![CDATA[Global Losses From Greek Euro Zone Exit Could Reach €1 Trillion]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The financial markets appear to have already priced in Greece’s departure from the euro bloc.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 03:56:57 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Japan&#039;s Tepco, Mitsubishi To Buy 10% Stake In Chevron Natural Gas Field]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Japanese government and local companies will buy a 10 percent stake in Chevron Corp. (CVX)&#039;s Wheatstone natural gas field in Australia for 350 billion yen ($4.37 billion), Nikkei newspaper reported.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:03:16 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[North Korea &#039;Piracy&#039; Targets China Fishing Vessels, As Chinese Fishermen Draw Controversy Across Asia-Pacific]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Chinese fishermen are finding themselves at the center of foreign policy disputes between their country and many others across the region. Even friends like North Korea seem to have it out for Chinese fishing vessels.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341820/20120516/north-korea-south-palau-philippines-china-fishing.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:51:43 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Dalai Lama Coordinated Tibetan Self-Immolations, China Claims]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[China accuses the Dalai Lama of orchestrating Tibetan self-immolations.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341801/20120516/dalai-lama-china-tibet.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:10:51 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ratko Mladic Goes On Trial Over War Crimes, Genocide; Taunts Survivors In Court]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic went on trial Wednesday on 11 counts of war crimes, including genocide during Bosnian war in the 1990s, which saw the Srebrenica massacre and the bloody siege of Sarajevo.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341758/20120516/ratko-mladic-bosnia-serbia-genocide-croatia.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:54:32 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Greece: Possible Expulsion From Euro Zone Would Raise Questions About ‘European’ Identity]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Although Greece is considered the “cradle of Western Civilization,” the nation has had a vastly different history and trajectory from the dominant countries of Western Europe.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341739/20120516/greece-crisis-debt-europe-france-germany-ethnicity.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341739/20120516/greece-crisis-debt-europe-france-germany-ethnicity.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:27:35 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Global Markets Signal Imminent Greek Departure From Euro Zone]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Signs that a Greek departure from the euro zone has become inevitable proliferated worldwide Wednesday with Hong Kong&#039;s main stock index plunging more than 3 percent, bank runs in Athens and Britain&#039;s central bank finalizing contingency plans for a euro zone breakup.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:03:03 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Illegal Mining Case: Yeddyurappa Files Advance Bail Pleas Amid CBI Raids]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[BJP leader and former chief minister of Karnataka, Yeddyurappa, seeks bail for himself, his two sons, and son-in-law.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341664/20120516/illegal-mining-yeddyurappa-bail-plea-cbi-raids.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341664/20120516/illegal-mining-yeddyurappa-bail-plea-cbi-raids.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:11:46 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[LNG-Hungry Japan to Purchase 10% Stake in Australia&#039;s Wheatstone Gas Project for $4.4 B]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Japanese government together with a consortium of Japanese companies are poised to buy a 10 per cent stake in Chevron Corp.&#039;s Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia for $4.35 billion.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341653/20120516/lng-japan-tepco-mitsubishi-chevron-gas.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341653/20120516/lng-japan-tepco-mitsubishi-chevron-gas.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:29:35 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 5/16/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian sharemarket lost ground for the second consecutive day, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) falling by 2.4 pct or 101.6 pts to 4214.7. Shares have fallen by around 5 pct so far this month and have significantly reduced the gains for the calendar year to just 2.5 pct.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:24:13 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Over and Out for Japan&#039;s Nuclear Industry?]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the owners of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant devastated by the March 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, reported a net-loss of $9.7 billion for the full year ending 31 March 2012.]]></description>
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  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341616/20120516/over-out-japan-s-nuclear-industry.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 16:55:51 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[US Slaps Sanctions On Dawood Ibrahim&#039;s Aides; Designated As Key Drug Traffickers]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[US authorities on Tuesday issued sanctions on Chhota Shakeel and Ibrahim &quot;Tiger&quot; Memon in a bid to restrict drug trafficking and illegal financial operations carried out by them]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:28:22 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[South Korea Unemployment Rate Declines In April‎ To 3.5%]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[South Korea&#039;s unemployment rate fell in April with the availability of more jobs in the service sector according to figures reported by Statistics Korea Wednesday.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341542/20120516/south-korea-unemployment.htm</guid>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:02:04 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Air India Pilots&#039; Strike: 9 More Flights Cancelled On Day 9]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[At least nine Air India flights were cancelled on Wednesday following a stand-off between the management and the pilots that continued for the ninth day without any signs of an impasse]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341540/20120516/air-india-pilots-strike-day-9-flights.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341540/20120516/air-india-pilots-strike-day-9-flights.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:57:55 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australia Pledges $300M Devt Assistance for Afghan Army]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Australia&#039;s Afghan Mission will definitely end by 2014, according to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, but the country will continue to honour it commitment of supporting stability in Afghanistan.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341536/20120516/australia-pledges-300m-devt-assistance-afghan-army.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341536/20120516/australia-pledges-300m-devt-assistance-afghan-army.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:48:13 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Azerbaijan Approves Anglo Asian Mining Gold Devt Plans at Gosha Mine]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Gold and copper mining company Anglo Asian Mining PLC&#039;s production and development plans for the Gosha gold deposit has been approved by the Azerbaijan government.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341534/20120516/gold-azerbaijan.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341534/20120516/gold-azerbaijan.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:43:02 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Illegal Mining Case: CBI Raids Residences Of Yeddyurappa And Sons]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[CBI raids Yeddyurappa, sons B Y Raghavendra, MP, and B Y Vijayendra and son-in-law R N Sohan Kumar.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341529/20120516/illegal-mining-cbi-raids-yeddyurappa-sons-fir.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341529/20120516/illegal-mining-cbi-raids-yeddyurappa-sons-fir.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:30:29 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Apple iPhone Still the Preferred Smartphone in Australia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Australia belongs to the Apple universe, according to Google, which means more iPhones have been activated in the country than Android-powered smartphones as of the first three months of 2012.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341521/20120516/apple-s-iphone-maintains-position-preferred-smartphone.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341521/20120516/apple-s-iphone-maintains-position-preferred-smartphone.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 13:14:25 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Report – Midday 5/16/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[The Australian share market lost ground yesterday as the ongoing European concerns held markets and commodities back, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) ending off 36 points to 4,316 points.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341502/20120516/australian-stock-market-report-midday-5-16.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341502/20120516/australian-stock-market-report-midday-5-16.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:30:48 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[France’s Areva, Japan’s Mitsubishi Join Forces on Uranium Project in Australia]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Areva, a nuclear power plant builder based in France, has teamed up with Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan on a joint exploration program for a possible uranium development project in Australia.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341498/20120516/australia-uranium-france-japan.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341498/20120516/australia-uranium-france-japan.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:25:40 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Operating Licence on Lynas Rare Earths Plant in Malaysia Still Hangs]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[And so it goes. The issuance of the controversial temporary operating licence (TOL) for the Malaysian rare earths processing plant of Lynas Corp. continues to hang.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341494/20120516/rare-earths-lynas-corp-malaysia-china-manufacturing.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341494/20120516/rare-earths-lynas-corp-malaysia-china-manufacturing.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 11:15:05 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[More Bad News for Aussie Retailers as Consumers Hold Tighter to Purses]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[If 2011 was a bad year for Australian retailers, the industry should not expect an improvement for 2012 since new research shows that Aussie consumers plan to hold tighter to their purses this year.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341486/20120516/more-bad-news-aussie-retailers-consumers-hold.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341486/20120516/more-bad-news-aussie-retailers-consumers-hold.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:23:40 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/16/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar has
opened slightly lower again this morning after talks
between Greece&#039;s political parties failed, which led to
safe haven interest in the US Dollar and adding to the
recent weakness in our own currency.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341473/20120516/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341473/20120516/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:13:00 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[South Korean Activists Detained In China After Speaking With North Korean Refugees]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Four South Korean activists have been detained by China in the northeastern city of Dalian. The activists were meeting with refugees from North Korea in China in order to learn about their experiences.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341469/20120516/south-korea-activist-detained-north-refugee-china.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341469/20120516/south-korea-activist-detained-north-refugee-china.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 07:30:12 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Flooding And Torrential Rain In China Affect More Than 5 Million]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Powerful storms in China leave hundreds of thousands homeless, causes hundreds of millions in damages, and put people&#039;s lives in jeopardy, but some appear unfazed by the disaster.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341464/20120516/flooding-rain-storms-china.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341464/20120516/flooding-rain-storms-china.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:51:30 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Australian Stock Market Report - Morning - 05/16/2012]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[MORNING REPORT. The Empire manufacturing survey rebounded jumping from 6.56 to 17.09 in May. Across the sub-indices both new orders and shipments recorded healthy 
(7am AEST)

US advance retail sales edged rose by 0.1pct in April after the brisk 0.8pct rise in Marchgains.]]></description>
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  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341456/20120516/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:34:25 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Ukraine To Increase Natural Gas Production, Decrease Dependence On Russian Energy]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Ukrainian Prime Minster Mykola Azarov announced on Tuesday that Ukraine will ramp up its natural gas production by up to 25 percent over the next three years, a move that could help the country break free of its energy dependence on neighboring Russia.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341435/20120516/ukraine-natural-gas-russia-pipelines-tymoshenko-yanukovich.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341435/20120516/ukraine-natural-gas-russia-pipelines-tymoshenko-yanukovich.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:03:58 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[European Influence Dips As Positive Opinions Of China Rise]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[International opinions about which nations serve as a positive influence on global affairs are changing. Around the world, more people are looking to Asia, with Japan topping the list, while increasing numbers are disappointed with Europe. However, Asians themselves remained wary of their neighbors.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341414/20120516/china-europe-japan-india-percetions-influence.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341414/20120516/china-europe-japan-india-percetions-influence.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:22:27 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[US May Export Shale Oil To India As New Delhi Seeks To Cut Crude Imports From Iran]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[India imports crude oil from about 30 nations.]]></description>
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  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341377/20120516/india-iran-oil-imports-sanctions-pascual.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 02:19:58 HKT</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[Singapore: Little Tiger With A Big Military Roar]]></title>
  <description><![CDATA[Singapore was the fifth-largest arms importer in the world between 2007 and 2011.]]></description>
  <guid>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341355/20120516/singapore-military-defense-spending-china-u-s.htm</guid>
  <link>http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/341355/20120516/singapore-military-defense-spending-china-u-s.htm</link>
  <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:57:40 HKT</pubDate>
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