International Business News - Asia http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Europe has launched a campaign to triple funding for energy research to 8 billion euros ($11.7 billion) a year in a technology race with China, Japan and the United States, but said industry would have to pay the bulk. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/221926-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091007/eu-steps-energy-technology-race-withs-asia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091007/eu-steps-energy-technology-race-withs-asia.htm Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:58:07 EDT Four countries in East Asia are experiencing slow internet connection due to typhoon Morakot that slashed villages including undersea cables. Internet users in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Philippines faces internet slowdown including Voice calls as the unders sea cables suffered from the damages it has received from typhoon Morakot. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/four-countries-east-asia-faces-internet-slowdown.htm Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:43:24 EDT By opening its first LNG plant and sealing a 20-year oil supply deal with China, Russia has taken huge steps this week toward its long-held aim of expanding its influence in Asia's hungry energy markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090221/russia-needs-partners-asia-energy-race.htm Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:51:41 EST In 1997/98, Asia fell into the economic abyss because of a dependence on inflows of foreign capital, which suddenly turned tail. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/209441-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090216/asia-looks-turn-latest-crisis-into-opportunity.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090216/asia-looks-turn-latest-crisis-into-opportunity.htm Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:29:19 EST