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10 Things to Know for Today

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT): 1. THE BALLOT'S IN THE MAIL Early voting for the U.S. presidential race has begun and at least a third of voters are expected to lock in their

Seaport delay highlights shaky Vietnam economy

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By MIKE IVESAssociated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - All that remain of Vietnam's plan to build a major deep-water port are 114 exposed pilings trailing into the South China Sea and a barge full of rusty machinery. Foreign investors stayed away from the $3.6 billion project and the indebted

Customs delaying some Japanese imports to China

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By MALCOLM FOSTERAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) - Japanese exporters are facing delays in shipments to some Chinese cities due to stepped-up customs inspections as tensions between the two countries over disputed islands remain elevated. The delays in shipments to China have been caused by

Apple supplier halts China factory after violence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By JOE McDONALDAP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) - The company that makes Apple's iPhones suspended production at a factory in China on Monday after a brawl by as many as 2,000 employees at a dormitory injured 40 people. The fight, the cause of which is under investigation,

Apple supplier halts China factory after violence

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

Global growth fears keep Asia stocks in check

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 24th

By PAMELA SAMPSONAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets were held in check Tuesday by a host of concerns about the global economy. Worries about the state of the world economy worsened Monday when Germany's Ifo index of business confidence fell for a fifth consecutive month,

UN envoy: Syria war is threatening the region

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By DAVID STRINGER and RON DePASQUALEAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Syria's civil war is worsening and there is no prospect of a quick end to the violence, international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said Monday in a gloomy assessment to the U.N. Security Council. The new envoy leavened his

Giant panda cub born Sept. 16 at National Zoo dies

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By BEN NUCKOLSAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The giant panda cub born a week ago at the National Zoo in Washington has died, and it was not immediately known why the animal died, zoo officials said Sunday. Zoo officials said in a press release that the cub was found dead Sunday morning

Cop's sentencing shifts China scandal to his boss

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 23rd

By GILLIAN WONGAssociated Press CHENGDU, China (AP) - China has nearly mopped up a murder scandal that has roiled the country for months, but the last step - dealing with a fallen political star who was once among the Communist Party's most popular figures - will be the most delicate of all

iPhone 5 launch draws Apple fans worldwide

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 22nd

By KELVIN CHANAP Business Writer In a now familiar global ritual, Apple fans jammed shops across the globe to pick up the tech juggernaut's latest iPhone. Eager buyers formed long lines Friday at Apple Inc. stores in Asia, Europe and North America to be the first to get their hands on the