Posts Tagged ‘Asia’

New defense strategy sets Obama’s gaze on Asia (AP)

Defense Secretary Leon Panetta listens as President Barack Obama speaks on the Defense Strategic Review, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at the Pentagon. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)AP – In recasting his defense strategy, President Barack Obama is looking beyond the wars he inherited to focus on Asian security risks — mainly China and North Korea — that took a back seat to Iraq and Afghanistan.


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Obama asserts growing US stake in Asia (AP)

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2011, photo, U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua, on the island of Bali, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – President Barack Obama’s close attention to the Asia-Pacific region signaled both a turn toward a part of the world experiencing solid growth and one away from Europe’s dark economic woes, at least temporarily.


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Analysis: Obama gets little pushback on Asia trip (AP)

U.S. President Barack Obama walks as he attends the East Asia Summit at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on Saturday Nov. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP – An assertive President Barack Obama got much of what he wanted during his Asia-Pacific trip because the results didn’t depend on negotiating with the world.


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Obama cites jobs payoff from Asia trip (AP)

U.S. President Barack Obama looks after attending the East Asia Summit at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on Saturday Nov. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP – After a nine-day trip through Asia in which he showed command on the world stage, President Barack Obama is headed back to debt-deadlocked Washington, where he’ll confront fresh reminders of the limits of his power at home.


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Obama heading back to DC after Asia trip (AP)

U.S. President Barack Obama attends the retreat session of the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua, on the island of Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Romeo Gacad, Pool)AP – After a nine-day trip through Asia in which he showed command on the world stage, President Barack Obama is headed back to debt-deadlocked Washington, where he’ll confront fresh reminders of the limits of his power at home.


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Sirio Maccioni opens his first Le Cirque in Asia 

Le Cirque, a New York institution for 36 years, has brought its Italian and French-inspired classics to the subcontinent.

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Death toll from South Asia quake rises to 48 (AP)

AP – Officials say the death toll from a quake that hit northeast India, Nepal and Tibet has risen to 48 as rescue workers pull more bodies from under the debris of collapsed buildings.

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