Asia Times US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise | By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US intere... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus)
BBC News Legoland firm grows visitor numbers and plans expansion | Merlin Entertainment, which owns Legoland, Madam Tussauds and the London Eye, saw visitors to its global attractions rise by 9.7% in 2009. | The company said it had achieved strong and resilient gro... (photo: European Community / Mark Boyce)
The Guardian EU: Somali pirates free Thai fishing boat | KATHARINE HOURELD | Associated Press Writer= NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Somali pirates freed a Thai fishing vessel they held for more than four months after receiving a ransom, the European Union Naval... (photo: GFDL / Khaosaming) EUPhotosPiratesSomaliThai
m&c Thai police question suspect over bank bombing | Bangkok - Thai police on Sunday questioned a suspect in the grenade bombing of a bank's headquarters in Bangkok late last month, the government-run Thai News Agency reported Sunday. | Prime Minister... (photo: AP / Pornchai Kittiwongsakul) AsiaBangkokBankPhotosThailand
Inquirer Bank lending up 5% January—BSP | MANILA, Philippines – Lending by the country's commercial and universal banks continued to grow in January, but the pace of expansion slowed down substantially in what ... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) BankingEconomyMonetaryPhilippinesPhotos
