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| 1 Adding Up China's Debt Load
New
data show China's national debt load remains low and manageable
compared with other major economies. But debts of local governments and
the state-owned banking sector are constraining Beijing's options in the
fight against inflation.
Gadhafi Loyalists Launch New Attacks
Forces
loyal to Col. Gadhafi launched a new round of attacks on rebel
positions, as the Libyan leader's inner circle debated whether the man
in charge of the country since 1969 should remain in power or relinquish
his role.
IPO Flood Will Test Hong Kong Market
A
slew of companies plan to seek as much as $8 billion from Hong Kong
investors in coming months, testing the city's go-go market for IPOs at a
time when foreign investors are pulling back from Asia.
2 • What's News 3 • China Post Goes to Commerce Secretary • White House Presses for Korea Trade Pact 4 • Japan Political Impasse Worries Investors • Bullet trains extend range with 'Dream' • Japan's Trade Balance Falls to Deficit 6 • Vietnam Raises Key Interest Rates • Court Upholds Yunus Sacking from Grameen • Car Bomb Kills 20 in Eastern Pakistan 7 • In Iran, a Critic Steps Down From Key Post • China Discusses Its One-Child Policy 10 • Obama Restarts Terrorism Tribunals • CAPITAL JOURNAL: As Budget Battle Rages On, a Quiet Cancer Grows |
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| 16 TV's Next Wave: Tuning In to You
Data-gathering
firms and technology companies are aggressively matching people's
TV-viewing behavior with other personal data and using it to help
advertisers buy ads targeted to shows watched by certain kinds of
people. 15th in a series.
20 • India's Congress Seals Deal With Regional Ally |
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