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US backs Dalai Lama visit to Indian state: reports

AFP South Asian Edition 18 hours ago

The United States has given its backing to a visit by the Dalai Lama to a remote Buddhist region in India that is claimed by China, according to reports. Beijing has strongly opposed the Dalai Lama's week-long visit, due to begin Sunday, ...

US backs Dalai Lama visit to Indian state

AFP South Asian Edition 18 hours ago

The United States has given its backing to a visit by the Dalai Lama to a remote Buddhist region in India that is claimed by China, according to reports. Beijing has strongly opposed the Dalai Lama's week-long visit, due to begin Sunday, ...

'US supports Dalai Lama visit to Indian state'

AFP South Asian Edition 18 hours ago

The United States has given its backing to a visit by the Dalai Lama to a remote Buddhist region in India that is claimed by China, according to reports. Beijing has strongly opposed the Dalai Lama's week-long visit, due to begin Sunday, ...

Sri Lanka buying gold to diversify reserves: bank

AFP South Asian Edition 20 hours ago

Sri Lanka's central bank on Saturday said it has been buying gold to diversify its reserves amid volatile currency markets, days after India announced it had purchased 200 tonnes of the precious metal. Central Bank assistant governor Nandalal Weerasinghe declined to confirm ...

Sri Lanka buying gold 'to diversify reserves'

AFP Global Edition 20 hours ago

Sri Lanka's central bank on Saturday said it has been buying gold to diversify its reserves amid volatile currency markets, days after India announced it had purchased 200 tonnes of the precious metal. Central Bank assistant governor Nandalal Weerasinghe declined to confirm ...

GM in talks to bring Chinese cars to India: report

AFP Global Edition 23 hours ago

US auto giant General Motors is in advanced talks with its Chinese partners on a proposal to bring their vehicles to India, according to the Press Trust of India. GM began talks with its partners Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp (SAIC) and Wuling ...

Father of Bollywood stars in India's Oscar entry

Reuters Life! Online Report yesterday

MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) - When Dhundiraj Govind Phalke decided to make a movie in 1911, he faced ridicule and a severe shortage of funds. Undeterred, he sold most of his belongings to create India's first feature film, "Raja Harishchandra," sowing the seeds ...

Gold retreats from record as dollar firms

Reuters US Online Report Business News yesterday

LONDON (Reuters) - Gold prices retreated on Thursday from the record highs they hit in the previous session as the dollar rose ahead of policy decisions from the UK and the euro zone, which curbed appetite for assets seen as higher risk. ...

Australia's resources boom set to grow: central bank

AFP Asian Edition yesterday

Australia's resources boom is set to grow as Asian economies lead the global economic recovery, the country's central bank said Friday as it lifted growth forecasts. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said resources-driven exports had held up during the financial crisis ...

EU, India hope for FTA in 2010 but hurdles remain

AFP Asian Edition yesterday

The European Union and India pledged Friday to push ahead with attempts to conclude a free-trade agreement next year but said much hard work needed to be done to break logjams holding up a deal. The EU has been seeking to include ...

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