* Federal tax office has until Dec 10 to prepare case * Irish stud farm owned by Dubai ruler subpoenas Tinkler * Two Tinkler firms in liquidation this week * Pressure rises on lenders to act on Whitehaven stake – analyst SYDNEY, Nov 23 (Reuters) – The Australian government was granted permission by a court on Friday to prepare legal action against coal baron Nathan Tinkler as creditors close in on the former billionaire, threatening to end a rags-to-riches story built on the nation’s mining boom. …
Philippines, Vietnam, Taiwan protest map of territorial claims in new Chinese passports
TAIPEI, Taiwan – China has enraged severalneighbourswith a few dashes on a map, printed in its newly revised passports, that show it staking its claim on the entire South China Sea and even Taiwan.
Shoppers head out to stores earlier than ever on Black Friday
Black Friday got off to its earliest start ever as the nation’s shoppers put their turkey down and headed directly to the malls.
Beijing's S. China Sea rivals protest passport map
China has enraged several neighbors with a few dashes on a map, printed in its newly revised passports, that show it staking its claim on the entire South China Sea and even Taiwan. Germany keeps up meager growth in third-quarter on exports and consumption
BERLIN (Reuters) – Exports and private consumption helped Germany to keep growing in the third quarter of the year, albeit at a slower rate than pr eviously, as Europe's largest economy feels the pinch of the euro zone crisis. The Federal Statistics Office on Friday confirmed that German gross domestic product growth slowed to 0.2 percent in the three months to end-October, after expanding by 0.3 percent in the second, as companies postpone investments due to the uncertainty of the crisis. … China sacks official after sex-tape shots appear online
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China sacked on Friday a district Communist Party official after images of him having sex with his mistress were splashed across microblog websites. The case highlights the influence of China’s fast-growing microblogging community, and the ruling Communist Party’s growing sensitivity and responsiveness to public anger against abuse of power, official impunity and corruption. Screenshots from the sex video first appeared on Sina Corp’s Weibo site on Tuesday. …
South Korea urged to restore trust in nuclear power
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea needs to rebuild public trust in nuclear power by boosting transparency and improving regulation, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday, after safety scares have closed reactors and threaten to trigger blackouts over winter. Asia’s fourth-largest economy lacks its own energy resources and depends heavily on oil and gas imports while 23 nuclear reactors usually supply a third of its power. The country plans to add 11 more by 2024. …
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