http://www.channelnewsasia.com Latest Channel NewsAsia Front Page News http://www.channelnewsasia.com/images_v1/top_mcnilogo.gif http://www.channelnewsasia.com 129 137 2008 MediaCorp Pte Ltd. All rights reserved. en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT www.channelnewsasia.com http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/1036545/1/.html SINGAPORE: The key Straits Times Index fell 5.93 points to 2739.09 within minutes of trading on Wednesday, after gaining 51.40 points on Tuesday. Singapore Business News Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:17:22 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1036547/1/.html QUITO: A South American summit Tuesday pledged US$300 million in aid for Haiti, saying the country's government should be in charge of relief efforts and other nations should keep out of Haiti's internal affairs. AFP World Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:58:00 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/1036544/1/.html WASHINGTON: Americans angry at their political leaders over double-digit unemployment may have had an "unrealistic expectation" that Washington could quickly revive the US economy, a top US lawmaker said Tuesday. AFP World Business Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:45:42 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/1036543/1/.html NEW YORK: Japanese automaker Honda said Tuesday it was expanding a previously-announced recall over unsafe airbags in some 2001 and 2002 model-year cars to include an additional 420,443 vehicles in the United States and Canada. AFP Asia Pacific Business Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:35:05 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1036541/1/.html WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads to Qatar and Saudi Arabia this weekend amid efforts to boost ties with Muslim nations, revive Arab-Israeli peace talks and tackle security concerns. AFP World Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:24:56 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1036538/1/.html WASHINGTON: US commanders are weighing plans to send more American troops to northern Afghanistan, a region under the command of German forces, a US official said on Tuesday. AFP Asia Pacific Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:09:26 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1036536/1/.html SINGAPORE: The soon-to-be opened casino at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) will cater to the Asian palate - gambling-wise. Singapore Local News Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:56:24 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/1036534/1/.html SYDNEY: Mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday said first-half profits had more than doubled to US$6.14 billion, but it remained cautious about the economic outlook. AFP Asia Pacific Business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:25:46 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/1036530/1/.html WASHINGTON: Chinese Web search giant Baidu, which stands to potentially benefit if Google pulls out of China, posted a nearly 50 per cent increase in quarterly net profit on Tuesday on sharply higher revenue. AFP Asia Pacific Business Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:07:37 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1036529/1/.html PORT-AU-PRINCE: The World Health Organisation (WHO) stopped Tuesday providing free drugs to private clinics and NGOs in Haiti after reports patients were being charged, potentially dealing a big blow to the already stumbling aid effort. AFP World Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:59:35 GMT