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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Asia Bulletin.com http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/10/id/bf053b50c46383e0/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:36 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:36 -0400 30 A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514933/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:22:09 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514933/cs/1/ The role of design in reinventing the world's factory was in the spotlight at a recent conference organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514954/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:38:13 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514954/cs/1/ Hong Kong fashion designer Jing Wong has encountered fashion piracy first-hand. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514955/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:42:51 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514955/cs/1/ The governor of President Barack Obama's home state Illinois has expressed a desire to work together with India, saying the people of India are exceptionally important for America. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514978/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:30:03 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514978/cs/1/ Beijing, July 4 (Xinhua) Asia should have its own monetary fund to better ensure financial stability of the region, a senior UN official has said. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514960/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:05 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514960/cs/1/ South Korea Friday announced plans to spend billions on sophisticated technology to counter the perceived threat of a North Korean nuclear attack. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514914/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:09 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514914/cs/1/ Tokyo/India and Japan, the only country to have been attacked by atomic bombs, Friday decided to work together for an early conclusion of the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) and to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514876/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:03 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514876/cs/1/ Japan's Cabinet Friday approved a bill to extend its troops' refuelling operations in the Indian Ocean to help the US-led forces in Afghanistan by another six months till Jan 15 next year, a media report said. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514862/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:09 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514862/cs/1/ The US military said Friday that it was pushing further into a Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan after it had reported its first casualties in the offensive, the first under the US government's new strategy in the Central Asian country. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514810/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:08 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514810/cs/1/ Hangzhou (China), July 3 (Xinhua) A patient suffering from influenza A (H1N1), better known as swine flu, died of electrocution when she was taking a shower in a hospital here, the police said Friday. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514737/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:50:06 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514737/cs/1/ Abdur Rahim alias Shahadat who played a key role in strengthening the banned Islamist militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in bordering districts of India's West Bengal state has been arrested, the police said. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514580/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:10:03 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514580/cs/1/ UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Myanmar's military leader Friday on an official visit that aimed at pressing for the release of all political prisoners, including opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514907/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:04 -0400 Asia Bulletin.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/514907/cs/1/ SEOUL: North Korea Saturday test-fired three missiles on the eve of American Independence Day celebrations, South Korea's defence ministry said, further stoking tensions amid an international nuclear ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859397/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:40 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859397/ ANCHORAGE: In a surprise move, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin said Friday she was stepping down and would not seek re-election, fueling swift speculation of a possible 2012 White House bid. Palin, w... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859388/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:51:19 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859388/ HONG KONG -- Asia's markets were mixed Friday as investor confidence took a blow from worse-than-expected jobs figures out of the United States that suggest a global recovery may not be as close as ho... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859502/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:52 -0400 The China Post http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859502/ British forces on a major operation in Afghanistan say they have encountered little resistance from the Taliban.Troops are moving into a large swathe of territory in Helmand province that had been a s... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859479/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:36:25 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859479/ North Korea has tested four short-range missiles, South Korean media say, amid speculation it may be planning to launch another long-range missile.The North test-fired other missiles earlier this week... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859381/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:36:25 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859381/ WASHINGTON: A robotic version of US President Barack Obama debuted at an event on Friday at the Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The animated, speaking figure of Obama and some 1,000 newly... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859392/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:51:17 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859392/ NAYPYITAW, Myanmar: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon could leave Myanmar empty-handed after apparently failing to win any concessions from the country's top military ruler or gain permission to vis... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859391/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:51:16 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859391/ TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: Honduras rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and setting the stage for a dramatic s... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859390/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:51:15 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859390/ SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday test-fired three missiles on the eve of American Independence Day celebrations, South Korea's defence ministry said, further stoking tensions amid an international nu... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859389/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:51:13 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859389/ Published Date: July 04, 2009 SINGAPORE: Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia will cut or keep steady the official selling prices (OSPs) of most of its crudes to Asia for August as refining margins come und... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25858010/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:45:03 -0400 Kuwait Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25858010/ SEOUL: North Korea fired two missiles off it eastern coast Saturday, a South Korean official said. The missiles were fired at about 8 a.m. (2300 GMT) and the defence ministry was trying to confi... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857703/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:26:04 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857703/ SANTO DOMINGO: Air France says a flight has been forced to return to a Dominican airport because of technical problems. Paris-bound Air France Flight 493 had been airborne for about 20 minutes l... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857705/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:26:02 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857705/ CHICAGO: Guess how much US President Barack Obama earns? A cool salary of $400,000 a year in cash, a new list has revealed. His staffers are also doing well with almost half the presidential income... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857704/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:26:07 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857704/ VIENNA, July 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: RECASTING WITH INTERVIEW) Yukiya Amano, just appointed the next International Atomic Energy Agency director general at an IAEA board meeting, said Friday North... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859058/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:29:02 -0400 Breitbart http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859058/ SEOUL, July 4 – North Korea test-fired two Scud-type missiles on Saturday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said citing a government official, further stoking regional tensions after the North’s... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857698/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:23:09 -0400 Financial Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857698/ China joins carbon tax protest By Alan Beattie in London and Kathrin Hille in Beijing Published: July 4 2009 03:00 | Last updated: July 4 2009 03:00 http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857699/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:23:05 -0400 Financial Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857699/ At least 11 suspected islamic militants were killed in a missile attack by US drone aircraft in Pakistan's Waziristan region yesterday, as Pakistan stepped up its offensive against militants in the Af... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859062/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:23:04 -0400 Financial Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859062/ India’s state-owned railways, one of the largest and most profitable networks in the world, plan to leap from the steam to the cyber age with a budget aimed at advancing electronic ticketing and dev... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859063/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:23:01 -0400 Financial Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859063/ How trading from home at 2am led to oil price spike By Javier Blas and Miles Johnson in London Published: July 4 2009 03:00 | Last updated: July 4 2009 03:00 http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859064/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:23:00 -0400 Financial Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25859064/ Burma starts to acquire veneer of wealth as elite enjoy times of plenty By Amy Kazmin Published: July 4 2009 03:00 | Last updated: July 4 2009 03:00 http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857793/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:22:59 -0400 Financial Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857793/ CANCUN, Mexico: China's Health Minister Chen Zhu Friday apologised to his Mexican counterpart for failing to warn him about the tough measures Beijing imposed on Mexicans to combat H1N1 flu. "I regret... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25855869/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:42:46 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25855869/ MANAGUA : Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou arrived in Nicaragua Friday for a two-day official visit, aiming to boost ties with one of the poorest nations in Central America. "We want to express our de... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857295/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:42:43 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857295/ A senior Obama administration official has told the BBC that Russia has agreed to let US troops bound for the war in Afghanistan fly through its airspace.The deal, which opens up an important new corr... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25855888/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:30:05 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25855888/ The Communist government has neglected tribals in Lalgarh, say analysts Maoist rebels controlled a tribal area in India's West Bengal state for nearly eight months before a government offensive force... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25855929/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:30:04 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25855929/ BBC World Service As the Australian cricket team prepares for the forthcoming Ashes series against England, another Australian cricket team is already in the country - retracing the steps of i... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25855865/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:30:02 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25855865/ A descendant of India's last Moghul emperor has been saved from a life of utter destitution after she was discovered working at her mother's tea stand in the slums of West Bengal. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857296/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:28:13 -0400 The Independent http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857296/ LONDON: Two children died after a fire in a London tower block, police said Friday. "We understand there have been two fatalities of children, one three weeks old and one seven years," a Metropo... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25855868/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:48:01 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25855868/ The European Union risks driving industry out of the region if it continues to push for deeper cuts in carbon dioxide emissions than other economies, according to the chief executive of http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857294/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:45:02 -0400 Financial Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25857294/ SINGAPORE — The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016. “Asia will always support any city from Asia,” Kuwait’s Ahmad Fahad ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25854550/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:34:46 -0400 Japan Today http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25854550/ LOS ANGELES: A video released on Thursday showed Michael Jackson vigorously practicing a song-and-dance routine days before his death, supporting accounts he had been in good health. In the foot... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853522/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:28 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853522/ Posted on: Friday, 3 July 2009, 15:00 CDT Asia’s music industry has fallen under steep pressure in recent years amid rampant piracy and shrinking demand for CDs.  However, the industry is hoping... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853019/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:27:39 -0400 RedOrbit http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853019/ VIENNA (Kyodo) Yukiya Amano, Japan's ambassador to the Permanent Mission to the International Organizations in Vienna, was elected the next director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency o... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853648/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:56:00 -0400 Japan Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853648/ Punita Kumar-Sinha, senior managing director at Blackstone Asia Advisors, is a person of many parts. An IIT graduate and a holder of a doctorate in finance from Wharton School, University of Pennsy... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25855349/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:50:49 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25855349/ NEW DELHI: The evidence is tumbling out of the closet: Pakistan's creation Lashkar-e-Taiba is not merely allied to al-Qaida but can now be described as the new al-Qaida. With the UN Security Counci... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853525/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:23 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853525/ LONDON: Two children died after a fire in a London tower block, police said Friday. "We understand there have been two fatalities of children, one three weeks old and one seven years," a Metropo... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853526/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:22 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853526/ BEIRUT: Syria's leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria — the latest signs Damascus is hedging its bets in Mideast politics,... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853527/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:20 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853527/ MELBOURNE: Ben Southhall had a rather wayward first day of his ‘Best job in the World’, when he misspelt the name of the island he was on while writing on his blog. The 34-year-old Briton re... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853528/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:18 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25853528/ Abroad there is "some hope, some opportunity. But in our country, there's no hope left," said Win, who is applying to go to Australia for further studies. http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25851728/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:36:08 -0400 Associated Press http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25851728/ VIENNA : The UN atomic watchdog's incoming chief Yukiya Amano promised Friday to do his "utmost" to resolve a long-running nuclear standoff with Iran after governors formally gave their nod of approva... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25852897/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:52:04 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25852897/ LOS ANGELES: Fans preparing to descend on Los Angeles for next week's Michael Jackson memorial service were urged to watch the event via television Friday amid fears of huge crowds of mourners at t... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25851401/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:59:00 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25851401/ Oil fell further during Asian trade yesterday as investors continued to fret about the state of the U.S. economy where the jobless rate has surged to a 26-year high, analysts said.New York's main cont... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25849244/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:01:06 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25849244/ ISLAMABAD : At least 26 security personnel on board a military helicopter were killed on Friday in northwestern Pakistan when it went down due to technical fault, security officials said. The crash to... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25850896/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:56:27 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25850896/ The famous toy train service that ferries tourists in India's tea country in Darjeeling has been hit by a huge landslide in the hill region.India's north-eastern frontier railway spokesman S Hajong to... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846825/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:10:50 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846825/ The Japanese Foreign Minister, Hirofumi Nakasone, has urged India to play more of an active role in combating global warming and climate change. Speaking at a joint news conference in Tokyo with the v... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846658/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:10:49 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846658/ A policeman in the Philippines has been arrested for the murder of journalist Crispin Perez on 9 June.The shooting, in central Mindoro Occidental province, is one of scores of alleged murders of journ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846206/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:10:47 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846206/ Kandahar, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's insurgent Taliban said on Friday it had not started directly fighting against Britain and US operations under way in Helmand province but was using guerrilla tact... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846897/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:02:41 -0400 IOL http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846897/ ISLAMABAD: Punjab government on Friday filed a petition in Pakistan's Supreme Court challenging the release from house arrest of outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, linked to the Mu... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846666/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:27:53 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846666/ India will look to seal a rare one-day series win in West Indies when they play the last two games of a four-match series this weekend.The visitors won the opening fixture by 20 runs before the home s... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846826/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:10:48 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846826/ WELLINGTON: New Zealand's national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint. The "Bare Es... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846667/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:27:51 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846667/ DUBAI: Lauding some of the measures proposed by railway minister Mamata Banerjee in this year's rail budget presented in the Lok Sabha on Friday, Indian expatriates in the UAE have suggested that t... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846668/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:27:50 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25846668/ Japan is considering the introduction of noise-making devices for near-silent hybrid cars following safety fears from vision-impaired pedestrians."Vision-impaired people feel that hybrid vehicles... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843664/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:39:55 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843664/ Yangon - A prison court in military-ruled Myanmar adjourned the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi for another week Friday, her party said, as UN chief Ban Ki-moon visited the country to press for her release.... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25845907/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:32:25 -0400 IOL http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25845907/ The Rockefeller Foundation launched a $100 million, five-year initiative aimed at improving health systems in Asia and Africa, Judith Rodin, the foundation's president, said in a http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843712/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:45 -0400 Medical News Today http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843712/ Huang later told police he had been instructed to come to Hong Kong to "teach someone a lesson," the court was told. After a two-week hearing, Huang was found guilty of the offence Friday. The judg... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25845908/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:32:28 -0400 IOL http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25845908/ HONG KONG - Most Asian markets fell Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report signalled more pain ahead for the world's largest economy. European stocks also weakened in early trade. Losses ac... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843573/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:52:24 -0400 Canadian Business http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843573/ Islamabad - US missiles allegedly struck a training facility allegedly operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant hide-out on Friday, killing 15 people and wounding 27 others... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25845906/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:32:23 -0400 IOL http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25845906/ LE BOURGET(France): Air France Flight 447 slammed into the Atlantic Ocean, intact and belly first, at such a high speed that the 228 people aboard probably had no time to even inflate their life ja... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25844139/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:57:46 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25844139/ TEHRAN: The head of Iran's powerful Guardians Council said on Friday that some local British embassy staff arrested for allegedly playing a role in post-election violence will be put on trial. "I... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25844140/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:57:44 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25844140/ much-watched Tankan survey of big manufacturers found sentiment in June markedly improved over March.“Looking at the output data and the Bank of Japan’s Tankan survey, we have indeed escaped the w... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25844138/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:54:41 -0400 Financial Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25844138/ (RTTNews) - Asian markets ended in negative territory on Friday following losses in Wall Street, where the major indices ended sharply lower after the Labor Department released weaker job report for ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843604/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:53:22 -0400 Quote.com http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843604/ TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- Most Asian markets closed lower Friday after paring early losses in thin trading volume before a U.S. holiday. Japan's Nikkei 225 ended down 0.6% at 9816.07, Australia's S&... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843166/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:07:34 -0400 Market Watch http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843166/ FILE - In this May 20, 2002 file photo, a Thai mahout and his infant elephant look for foreign tourist, along Sukhumvit Road in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, After failing repeatedly to clear elephants ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841913/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:18:58 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841913/ The World Bank has committed a whopping $6.6 billion in fiscal year 2009 to fight poverty in South Asia, home to one of the largest concentration of people below poverty line in the world. This is an ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841222/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:04:10 -0400 The Nation http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841222/ SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices hovered above $66 a barrel Friday in Asia in light holiday trading a day after grim unemployment numbers from the U.S. and Europe sent crude prices tumbling. Benchmark crud... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843170/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:27:21 -0400 Breitbart http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843170/ A fire on a bus in China that killed 27 people and injured more than 70 last month is thought to have been caused by a suicidal arsonist, police have said.The crowded bus caught fire in the morning ru... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841749/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:13:52 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841749/ Indigenous peoples, such as Aborigines and Native Americans, have low quality health which puts them at higher risk from swine flu, experts have warned.There are around 400m people around the world wh... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841360/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:13:51 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841360/ A Hong Kong teenager pleaded guilty Friday to making a homemade bomb that blew off his left hand when it exploded in his family's high-rise apartment. Tsang Tsz-fung, 17, told the court through his... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843471/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:05:25 -0400 IOL http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25843471/ KATHMANDU: Nepal's first gay lawmaker has hailed Delhi High Court's ruling legalising homosexuality and said that it will give positive message in the entire South Asia region regarding the rights ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841757/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:24:28 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841757/ Islamabad - Seven people were killed and a score more were feared drowned on Friday when a bus fell into a canal in eastern Pakistan, police said. The driver lost control while overtaking another v... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841907/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:05:31 -0400 IOL http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841907/ North Korea's latest launch is not missiles, but a TV advertising campaign for a locally-brewed beer.In a rare nod to commercial motives in the resolutely communist nation, the TV advert features a th... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841307/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:13:49 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841307/ ISLAMABAD: At least 18 militants were killed today in a US drone attack and air strikes by Pakistani combat jets on terrorist bases in the volatile Waziristan tribal region, where ground troops are... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841758/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:24:27 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841758/ LONDON: Britain warned it could face more than 100,000 daily cases of swine flu and the United States called a meeting of top officials as governments grappled Friday with a resurgent swine flu pan... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841761/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:24:23 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841761/ Sydney - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Friday that the crucial Copenhagen talks on climate change in December would feature heavily in a trip to Malaysia and Europe. Rudd kicks off his six... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841651/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:27:30 -0400 Earth Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841651/ MELBOURNE: It's not just Indians who are careful before packing their bags for Australia. Australians, too, are enrolling for etiquette classes to learn of sure-fire ways to impress Indians. Pra... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841760/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:24:22 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841760/ WANA, Pakistan, July 3 – US drone aircraft fired missiles on Friday into Pakistan’s South Waziristan region, killing 10 militants, officials said, ahead of an expected Pakistani military offensive... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841898/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:20:57 -0400 Financial Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841898/ By MARI YAMAGUCHIASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER TOKYO -- Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Fri... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839127/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:54:33 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839127/ Reporting from Beirut and Vienna -- After a months-long deadlock and half a dozen inconclusive votes, the world's atomic energy watchdog on Thursday elected as its leader a Japanese diplomat describe... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839619/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:42:26 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839619/ WASHINGTON: US President Barrack Obama has finally paid tribute to King of Pop Michael Jackson more than a week after his death. Obama was expected to issue a statement following Jackson's sudde... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839106/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:04:36 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839106/ Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Istanbul, Turkey -- An American soldier is believed to have been captured by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said today. The soldier has ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839273/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:42:29 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839273/ One of India's leading artists, Tyeb Mehta, has died in a hospital in the western city of Mumbai. The 84-year-old painter had been ailing for some time. He had been admitted to the hospital on Wednesd... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839294/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:49:22 -0400 BBC http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839294/ LOS ANGELES: Michael Jackson's family on Thursday announced a free public memorial service for the tragic pop icon in Los Angeles, as a custody battle loomed with his ex-wife seeking their children... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839108/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:04:33 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839108/ Reporting from Seoul -- North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles Thursday, according to South Korea's Defense Ministry. The launches came just weeks after the reclusive state warned vessels t... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839136/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:42:27 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839136/ Washington, July 3 : The World Bank Group committed US$6.6 billion in fiscal year ended June 30 to South Asia, where India is the largest borrower, much of it focused on helping the countries there co... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25838604/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:11:07 -0400 New Kerala http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25838604/ TOKYO: Japan's ruling party under embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso is in disarray and facing the spectre of electoral defeat after more than a half-century of almost unbroken rule, analysts say. Aso'... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841037/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:01:46 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25841037/ TORONTO: An Indo-Canadian neurosurgeon has been nominated for Canada's highest civilian honour for his contribution towards the development of innovative brain and spinal implants. Krishna Kumar... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839110/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:04:31 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839110/ ISLAMABAD: Punjab government on Friday filed a petition in Pakistan's Supreme Court challenging the release from house arrest of outlawed Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, linked to the Mu... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839111/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:04:29 -0400 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839111/ Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Istanbul, Turkey -- The apparent capture of an American soldier by insurgents in eastern Afghanistan, believed to be the first such case in nearly eight years of... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839386/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:42:32 -0400 Los Angeles Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839386/ Japan will continue to see active weather Saturday as a strong low pressure system hovers over the country.The system will continue to track northeastward, triggering moderate to heavy showers and thu... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839115/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:09:25 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/bf053b50c46383e0/id/25839115/