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ANALYSIS-China turns on the charm at regional security forum
ReutersBy John O'Callaghan and David Alexander SINGAPORE, June 2 (Reuters) - Senior Chinese military officials came ready to talk at a major regional security forum over the weekend, surprising delegates with a new sense of openness at a time when Beijing is...Tags: Beijing (China), Asia, Barack Obama, China, Philippines
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Pentagon chief tours ship at cutting edge of U.S. pivot to Asia
ReutersBy David Alexander SINGAPORE, June 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday toured the new combat ship at the leading edge of the U.S. military's pivot to Asia, a modest little vessel whose development over the past decade has been...Tags: Shipbuilding, Asia, U.S. Military, U.S. Department of Defense, Manufacturing and Engineering
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U.S. rebalance to Asia-Pacific gaining steam, Pentagon chief says
ReutersBy David Alexander SINGAPORE, June 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. military will devote more air power, ground troops and high-tech weaponry to the Asia-Pacific region as it moves ahead with a strategic rebalance, the U.S. defense chief said on Saturday in a...Tags: Leon Panetta, U.S. Department of Defense, Weaponry, Iraq, Armed Forces
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Defense chief Chuck Hagel seeks to reassure Asia allies
SINGAPORE — Chuck Hagel emerged from combat in the Vietnam War with two Purple Hearts and "a sense of how important it would be for America to engage wisely in Asia," as he put it to top defense officials gathered here. Now, more than a year after...Tags: White House, Defense, Leon Panetta, Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions
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"Strong Japan" to promote stability, no threat to Asia - Onodera
ReutersBy John O'Callaghan SINGAPORE, June 1 (Reuters) - Japan is strengthening its economy and military to play a responsible international role, Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera said on Saturday, seeking to defuse suspicion of neighbours scarred by its...Tags: U.S. Military, China, Japan
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Roiled by mystery GMO wheat, U.S. races to reassure buyers
ReutersCHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials raced to quell global alarm on Thursday over the first-ever discovery of an unapproved strain of genetically modified wheat, working to figure out how the rogue grain escaped from a field trial a decade ago....Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Genetic Engineering, Egypt, Philippines, Japan
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Cyber threats pose 'stealthy, insidious' danger - U.S. defense chief
ReutersBy David Alexander ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT, May 31 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday that cyber threats posed a "quiet, stealthy, insidious" danger to the United States and other nations, and called for "rules of the road"...Tags: Defense, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Defense, National Government
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ANALYSIS-QE talk spurs caution in Asian markets, yet money stays
ReutersBy Vidya Ranganathan SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters) - Heads we buy Asia, tails we don't sell. That is the choice investors in Asian markets are making in the face of what would be the biggest inflection point for markets since the 2008 financial crisis,...Tags: Financial Markets, Mutual Funds, Bonds, Emerging Market, Finance
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel heads for Asia
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT — More than a year after the Obama administration announced it was shifting its defense policy to focus on Asia, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is trying to convince allies in the region that the so-called “Asia...Tags: Defense, Wars and Interventions, Leon Panetta, U.S. Congress, Japan
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U.S. economy the most competitive in the world, report says
Thanks to a rebounding stock market and innovation coming from American companies, the U.S. has regained the top spot as the most competitive economy in the world, according to an annual ranking by Swiss business school IMD. The report released...
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Dollar rebounds as U.S. jobs data shows economic resilience
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The dollar on Friday recouped sharp losses posted the previous session after a government report showed reasonably healthy U.S. job creation in May, renewing expectations the Federal Reserve might scale back its massive asset...Tags: Mario Draghi, Globalization, Buyback, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Japan
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Vietnam PM seeks regional unity as China pushes maritime claims
ReutersBy John O'Callaghan SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters) - Vietnam's prime minister called for unity among Southeast Asian countries as China asserts its claims to the energy-rich South China Sea, warning that any conflict could disrupt international trade and...Tags: Government, Asia, Beijing (China), Malaysia, China
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