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Subprime auto loans rising

Business | Automobile
2011-8-31

LENDERS are making more subprime auto loans again, reversing the cautious approach they adopted after the credit crisis, an industry research firm said yesterday. The portion of car loans made to sub-prime borrowers...

Debt deal won't put Americans back to work

Opinion | Foreign perspectives
2011-8-31

THE Great Recession of 2008 has morphed into the North Atlantic Recession: it is mainly Europe and the United States, not the major emerging markets, that have become mired in slow growth and high unemployment. ...

Spanish clubs hit out at 'two-team' league

Sports | Soccer
2011-8-31

REAL Madrid and Barcelona opened the season with crushing victories that signaled the top two's seven-year monopoly of the Spanish league will remain unchanged. Three-time defending champion Barcelona routed...

Liu's coach to work on new strategy after bitter sweet silver

Sports | Athletics
2011-8-31

LIU Xiang could be forgiven for feeling aggrieved after being robbed of the hurdles world title at Daegu but the Chinese was just happy to be back winning medals in major championships. Three years after limping...

Forwards the key to World Cup success, says Lomu

Sports | Rugby union
2011-8-31

WHILE offloads, darting runs, switch moves and sidesteps will make highlight packages and please fans it will be good old fashioned forward grunt that will win the Rugby World Cup, former New Zealand winger Jonah Lomu...

Sisters not thinking of retiring

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-31

THE Williams sisters have no intentions of quitting anytime soon. If they have their way, they will be around for a lot longer yet, perhaps adding records for longevity to their records on the court. For years,...

Federer not happy with US surface

Sports | Tennis
2011-8-31

ROGER Federer took aim at US Open organizers after an easy win, Maria Sharapova overcame a fright and Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was a shock elimination at the US Open on Monday. Federer was more worried...

University student makes friends on hitchhiking trip

| Hangzhou
2011-8-31

INSPIRED by a documentary of hitchhikers, sophomore Zhao Jiangfan of Hangzhou Dianzi University thumbed vehicles from Hangzhou all the way to Tianjin in north China, without spending a penny on transportation. Ten...

Taking market pulse of China's youth tribes

Opinion | China Knowledge@Wharton
2011-8-31

LIKE the sequel to a Hollywood blockbuster, future ad campaigns by online apparel retailer Vancl will have a lot to live up to. Will they ever be able replicate the sensation created by its series of offline ads...

Mixed feelings abound before starting school

Supplement | Education Express
2011-8-31

GOING back to school involves a sea of mixed emotions; not just because teenagers are hormonal. If you are a returnee, you might be put off by the hard work of the DP that awaits you, or you may be looking forward...