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St Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates its Indian heritage
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) St Vincent and the Grenadines, a string of small islands in the Caribbean, celebrated its Indian heritage on a grand scale Friday. A commemorative function and an international conference on the Indian diaspora were held on what is officially recognised as Indian Arrival Day, according to the organisers. The first group of Indians reached St Vincent in June 1861. The Indian

Panetta: Pentagon to shift warships to Pacific

The Pentagon will shift more Navy warships to the Asia-Pacific region over the next several years, and by 2020, about 60 percent of the fleet will be assigned there as part of a new strategy to

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Myanmar, China good friends: Suu Kyi
Myanmar and China will become even better friends as the Southeast Asian country deepens its political and economic reforms, leader of Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) party Aung San Suu Kyi said here Friday.

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ASIA CREDIT CLOSE: Traders looking to go flat ahead of UK holiday
SINGAPORE, June 1 (IFR) - Asian credit markets were surprisingly resilient today in the face of the deteriorating backdrop in the eurozone and ahead of tonight's key US non-farm payroll data for

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ASIA CREDIT CLOSE: Listless trading in Asia credit ahead of US non-farm data
SINGAPORE, May 31 - Asian credit markets opened on a weak note thanks to hefty declines on Wall Street and the ongoing euro zone saga, with a poor showing from India's GDP - it came in at 5.3

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Pakistan hikes defence budget by 10 percent
Pakistan has increased its defence budget by nearly 10 percent to 545 billion rupees ($5.8 billion) for the 2012-13 fiscal year.

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