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Asia's baby shortage sets demographic timebomb ticking -- AFP
Asia's baby shortage sets demographic timebomb ticking -- AFP
(2010-12-23) -- Also appears in: ABS CBN News, AFP via Yahoo! News, AsiaOne, Bangkok Post, Canada.com, DAWN.com, Edmonton Journal, Free Malaysia Today, Gulf Times, Gulf Today, Independent, Inquirer.net, Jakarta Globe, Kerry B. Collison Asia News (blog), Korea Herald, MedIndia, MSN Malaysia News, MSN Philippines News, The Nation (Thailand), New Age Online, Radio Netherlands, Sin Chew Jit Poh, West Australian
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Asia's baby shortage sets demographic timebomb ticking -- AFP
China May Throw Wrench Into Oil Market -- Wall Street Journal via ProQuest
China May Throw Wrench Into Oil Market -- Wall Street Journal via ProQuest
(2010-12-30)China itself could back off from filling its reserve if prices keep rising. The country finished the first phase of its stockpiling after prices had collapsed from nearly $150 a barrel in late 2008 and early 2009. If crude gets too expensive in 2011, China could play the waiting game again, said Kang Wu, who tracks China energy issues at the East-West Center, a Honolulu think tank."They were pretty proud that they didn't buy when the price was above $70," Mr. Wu said. "It doesn't mean it's the policy. They buy as they see practical."Available only to subscribers of the Wall Street Journal through ProQuest. Users at the East-West Center and University of Hawaii Manoa campuses can click the link to go the article. Other subscribers to the WSJ should log in through their own systems and search for the article title.
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China May Throw Wrench Into Oil Market -- Wall Street Journal via ProQuest
For Obama, a quiet vacation despite being prepared for the worst -- Washington Post
For Obama, a quiet vacation despite being prepared for the worst -- Washington Post

(2011-01-02) "What do we all do when we go back to our hometowns over the holidays?" said Charles Morrison, president of the East-West Center, a nonprofit based in Honolulu where Obama's sister Maya works. "The point is to relax with family and old friends, touch base with familiar things as much as you can when you're in his position."

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For Obama, a quiet vacation despite being prepared for the worst -- Washington Post