Brazil vows to protect manufacturing

---

• Brazil vows to protect manufacturing
• Killings highlight Afghan war weariness
• Syrians protest as Annan urges UN action
• N Korea announces rocket launch
• Japan protests over island incursion
• Bo’s downfall triggers Chinese outpouring
• Romney backer is double-edged sword
• Daring Saudi tweets fuel political debate
• Pussy Riot digs claws into Putin
• Sarkozy appeals to his populist base

Brazil vows to protect manufacturing Posted: 16 Mar 2012 12:22 PM PDT 'We are not going to just sit by and watch while other countries devalue their currencies to give them a competitive advantage'

Killings highlight Afghan war weariness Posted: 16 Mar 2012 12:17 PM PDT The massacre of 16 civilians by a US soldier has turned the spotlight on to the war-weariness of the military after a decade in the Asian country

Syrians protest as Annan urges UN action Posted: 16 Mar 2012 11:45 AM PDT Demonstrators took to streets across country in riposte to Assad regime's efforts to crush bloody year-long uprising

N Korea announces rocket launch Posted: 15 Mar 2012 10:48 PM PDT US says North Korean plan to blast an 'earth observation' satellite into orbit is 'provocative' and violates UN Security Council resolutions

Japan protests over island incursion Posted: 16 Mar 2012 06:47 AM PDT Japan's foreign ministry lodges formal complaint over 'extremely serious' incursion by a Chinese maritime surveillance vessel into Senkaku waters

Bo’s downfall triggers Chinese outpouring Posted: 16 Mar 2012 06:21 AM PDT The most significant end to a political career in China for more than 20 years has elicited very different responses and raised fears over factionalism

Romney backer is double-edged sword Posted: 16 Mar 2012 11:34 AM PDT Hedge fund manager has donated $1.25m to super-Pac but holds views anathema to many conservatives on topics such as climate change

Daring Saudi tweets fuel political debate Posted: 16 Mar 2012 08:52 AM PDT The Mujtahidd phenomenon is the most controversial manifestation of a growing political debate on Twitter in Saudi Arabia

Pussy Riot digs claws into Putin Posted: 16 Mar 2012 01:04 PM PDT All-women punk group has become household name in Russia, embodying a brazen push for female emancipation in country's macho society

Sarkozy appeals to his populist base Posted: 16 Mar 2012 09:31 AM PDT Nicolas Sarkozy has stepped up the rhetoric in his re-election campaign, taking a tough stance on Europe's trade and immigration policies

You are subscribed to email updates from Financial Times - World To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610