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When Indians travel to Europe, they usually go to Paris, London & Switzerland, places familiar to them via Bollywood films. Thus decision by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan to use Berlin as setting for a film could give tourism an enormous boost.

Since US Transportation Security Administration began more aggressive pat-downs at security checkpoints before start of 6-week holiday travel season, beginning this week, traveler complaints have poured in.

Wireless technologies have created advanced communications infrastructure where none existed in emerging & frontier markets, powering huge economic advances. But US medical researchers find signs cell phone radiation MAY link to certain cancers.

China’s central bank unexpectedly announced Friday night it would raise reserve requirement for commercial banks. Move leaves commercial banks w fewer renminbi to lend, helping cool speculation in real estate & commodities.

As noted in recent In the News item, copper is single most important metal for rapidly industrializing & prospering countries. Single most crucial player in global copper is China.

Leaders of China & Japan held first formal talks since clashing two months ago over disputed islands, in hastily arranged attempt to patch up differences btwn two Asian powers.

Key "take-away" from Asia trip is how clear it is issues that matter to US - & discourse in which those concerns are expressed - differ so radically from rest of the world.

Chinese manufacturers have helped send price of conventional solar panels plunging & grabbed market share far more quickly than anticipated. California companies, once confident they could outmaneuver the competition, are scrambling to retool.

10 November 2010. By David Caploe PhD, EconomyWatch.com. People who do have full time jobs are working harder, w longer hours, than ever. Those doing contract work, even if well-paid, comparatively speaking, live in constant state of insecurity.

N-most province, nearly full employment, high per capita income, German AND Italian-speaking, Rome owes IT $ so slowly taking over infrastructure Only 2 pol leaders last 50 yrs Done well so far but not clear if well-suited 4 more globalized econ