US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep | Jul 31, 2010 US and Cambodia in controversial lockstep | By Clifford McCoy | BANGKOK - Cambodia's first-ever multinational military exercise is... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith) Asia Times Asia Cambodia Defence Photos US The (war) games go on | Jul 31, 2010 The (war) games go on | By Donald Kirk | SEOUL - The drama over United States and South Korean war games in the seas off the coast... (photo: AP / Navy Visual News Service, PO 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas) Asia Times Defence Korea Photos US Wikipedia: ROKS Cheonan sinking Gaming gamble for Google | Jul 31, 2010 <IT WORLD> | Gaming gamble for Google | By Martin J Young | HUA HIN, Thailand - Google is cooking up new recipes in its digi... (photo: AP / Eckehard Schulz) Asia Times Google Industry Internet Photos Wikipedia: Online game Asia nudges ahead | Jul 31, 2010 MARKET RAP | Asia nudges ahead | By R M Cutler | MONTREAL - Overall, Asia looks like having some rough going, at least for a while... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko, FILE) Asia Times Asia Economy Finance Markets Photos ANA books $60m net loss in first quarter | Submit your comment | Japan's All Nippon Airways on Friday said its quarterly net loss narrowed to $60 million on last year and retained its full-year net profit... (photo: Creative Commons / Altair) Business Report Aerospace Japan Photos Transport Wikipedia: All Nippon Airways Honda posts record Q1, Renault returns to H1 profit * Honda Q1 op profit Y234.4 bln vs consensus Y138.3 bln * Renault H1 recurring op profit 780 mln euro, 4 pct of sales * Honda lifts FY op profit forecast 12.5 pct to 450 ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Guardian Automaker Honda Photos Profit Wikipedia: Honda Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker | Shipping officials said Thursday that they were examining the hull of a Japanese oil tanker that was mysteriously damaged this week as it traversed a strategically vita... (photo: AP / Emirates News Agency) The New York Times Accident Japan Mideast Photos Shipping Population Research Presents a Sobering Prognosis | With 267 people being born every minute and 108 dying, the world's population will top 7 billion next year, a research group projects. Lower birthrates and longer life ... (photo: AP) The New York Times Economy Infrastructure Photos Population Wikipedia: Population growth U.N. ends Kyoto CO2 offset drought ahead of key meet | LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations' climate secretariat on Thursday issued 228,400 Kyoto Protocol carbon offsets to three Asian clean energy projects, ending a two-w... (photo: AP / Elizabeth Dalziel) The Star Climate Change Kyoto Protocol Photos UN Wikipedia: Greenhouse gas Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull | FUJAIRAH/TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese supertanker that reported suffering an "explosion" near the Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route may have hit a submarine or a mine... (photo: AP / Emirates News Agency) The Star Accident Japan Mideast Photos Shipping Fed Member's Deflation Warning Hints at Policy Shift | WASHINGTON — A subtle but significant shift appears to be occurring within the Federal Reserve over the course of monetary policy, amid increasing signs that the ... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) The New York Times Economy Federal Reserve Photos US Wikipedia: Deflation Comeback Heralded for Japan Giants in Electronics | TOKYO — Buoyed by a long-awaited turnaround in its television and video game businesses, Sony said Thursday it swung to a net profit of ¥25.7 billion, or $293... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye) The New York Times Business Electronics Japan Photos Wikipedia: Sony Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher | European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously expe... 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(photo: WN / deniseyong) The Guardian Electronic Panasonic Photos Technology Wikipedia:Panasonic Corporation Toyota Recalls 412, 000 Cars in US, Mostly Avalons | Filed at 7:31 a.m. ET | TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S. for steering problems in which three accidents ha... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba) The New York Times Avalon Photos Toyota Vehicles Wikipedia: Toyota Nissan returns to profit on sales growth | TOKYO - Nissan Motor Co. veered back into the black in its latest quarter as global auto sales rebounded, putting the company on track to meet its yearly profit target.... (photo: Creative Commons / OSX) Herald Tribune Growth Motor Nissan Photos Sales Panasonic plans to buy out subsidiaries Sanyo, Panasonic Electric under $9.4B green initiative | TOKYO - Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works in a move costing up to $9.4 billion to stre... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Star Tribune Electric Panasonic Photos Subsidiaries Tokyo Sony Surprises With Q1 Profit and Raises Outlook | By Isabel Reynolds | July 29, 2010 | TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp surprised investors by lifting its annual outlook after returning to the black in the first quarter tha... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) ABC News Bravia Electronics Photos Profits Wikipedia: Sony