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Chinese
named World Bank chief economist
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WASHINGTON: The World Bank Monday named Justin Lin Yifu, who
defected from Taiwan and rose to become a top economic strategist
for communist China, as its chief economist—the first time a
Chinese has held the job.
World Bank President Robert
Zoellick said Lin, the founding director of the China Center for
Economic Research (CCER) at Peking University, would bring to the
bank the perspective of a developing country on agriculture issues
as well as on economic challenges in Africa, where China has
aggressively sought trade and investment opportunities.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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‘Super
Tuesday’ dawns as Obama, Clinton go head-to-head
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WASHINGTON: A surging Barack
Obama and weary White House rival Hillary Clinton Tuesday battle
coast-to-coast, while John McCain tried to lock down the Republican
ticket in a historic 24-state nominating showdown.
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Indonesian state
firms to establish biodiesel plant
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AKARTA: Indonesia’s state-owned plantation firms have jointly set
up a consortium for the construction of a biodiesel plant aimed at
supporting the government program to develop alternative fuels,
local press said Tuesday.
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China’s prime
minister predicts ‘final victory’ in war vs. weather
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GUANGZHOU, China: China’s prime
minister said “victory” was in sight Tuesday with the country
finally overcoming huge transport and power problems caused by weeks
of savage weather ahead of Lunar New Year.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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HANOI: Vietnam exported 150,000
tons of coffee worth $259.7 million last month, witnessing
respective year-on-year decreases of 38.5 percent and 25.8 percent,
according to a local trade agency on Tuesday.
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