 Coal production to be focus on China talkfestChina is to host the coal mining industry at a special forum in Beijing in... | |
| Footie fan flies from Oz to Britain only to miss game due to broken train! A football fan has revealed that he flew 10,000 miles from Australia to Britain to watch his favourite team play only to miss the game because of a broken down... |
| China's elections won't be Western-style, says lawmaker China has said that it will adhere to its own mode of development instead of adopting Western-style... |
| North Korea spurns UN push to stop executions and torture North Korea's Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Ri Chol, has denounced its recommendations to stop public executions, torture of prisoners, and other endemic violations of human rights in the aftermath of the reported execution of the senior official responsible for disastrous economic... |
| New terrifying dino species discovered in China A British Phd student has discovered a terrifying new species of dinosaur in China, an eight-foot long creature with scythe-like... |
 Hong Kong rental market improves as supply contractsRents are up in Hong Kong as the number of new properties coming on to the market... |
| Fsc To Accept Banks' Applications To Access China Applications by domestic financial institutions to gain greater access to China's market will be accepted beginning next Monday at the earliest, the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) said... |
| Web Growing New Generation Of Dissent, Activism In China Computer users surf the Web at an Internet cafe in Fuyang, in central China's Anhui province. Chinese Internet users are being targeted for their budding grass-roots... |
| South Korea Grabs 6 Medals At Short Track Worlds In Sofia ark Seung-Hi (Front) of South Korea in action during a Ladies 1500m final race at Samsung ISU World Cup short-track in Sofia, Bulgaria 19 March 2010. Photo by... |
| Dominant Australia Overpower Nz Australia built on a powerful batting display by tearing through New Zealand's openers to take charge after day two of the first Test.After making 100 on Friday, Michael Clarke (168) continued his... |
| Thai Protesters Parade In Bangkok Thousands of anti-government protesters in Thailand have boarded motorcycles and trucks for a mass rally in Bangkok in the latest stage of their campaign.The "red-shirt" movement, many of... |
| China Tries To Cool Yuan Dispute With Us China on Friday said it was sending an envoy to Washington to try to ease trade frictions as its currency regime comes under fire, warning that threats from US legislators could stifle room for... |
| For Google Stock, China Could Mark Turning Point SAN FRANCISCO: An exit from China's search market could mark a setback not only for Google Inc's global business strategy but for a stock that has long been synonymous with virtually limitless... |
| Nepal Peace Broker Girija Prasad Koirala Dies KATHMANDU: Girija Prasad Koirala, the former Nepalese Prime Minister who brokered the peace deal that ended a bloody 10-year civil war, died on Saturday aged 85, said Nepali Congress party's ... |
| North Korea Spurns Un Push To Stop Executions And Torture Geneva, Mar.20 : North Korea's Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Ri Chol, has denounced its recommendations to stop public executions, torture of prisoners, and other endemic... |
| China Tells Washington To Cool Politicization Of Currency Dispute (MENAFN - Arab Times) China is sending a Cabinet official to Washington in a bid to defuse trade tensions, the government said Friday, as it called on US leaders to cool the "politicization and... |
| Indonesia's Pricier Stocks Than China Won't Slow Gain: Investors SYDNEY -- Indonesia stocks may rise a further 15 percent this year, extending Southeast Asia's best rally as the nation's earnings prospects allow for prices that are higher than those in China,... |
| China Agrees To Resume Pork Imports From The United States WASHINGTON -- The United States and China agreed Thursday to reopen the Chinese market to American pork after imports were halted last year during a swine flu scare, U.S. officials said. U.S. Trade... |
| Fsc Gives Guidelines For China Investment Taiwan financial institutions should invest in China in a cautious, step-by-step approach, said an official with the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC),... |
| Taiwan Dollar Advances For 5th Week On Inflows, China Ties Taiwan's dollar advanced for a fifth week, the longest stretch of gains since October, on optimism that improving ties with China will spur trade and economic growth, luring overseas... |
| Taiwan Power To Complete Nation's Largest Solar Plant Taiwan Power Co. expects to complete the island's biggest solar plant by the end of August next year, doubling the state-run utility's capacity to produce electricity from... |
| Taiwan Stocks Gain For 3rd Week In A Row By closing, the TAIEX increased 11.75 points, or 0.15 percent, to 7,897.91. For the week, the benchmark stock index rose 149.58 points, or 1.93 percent. Yesterday morning, the TAIEX hovered near its... |
| Taiwan Export Orders Rose For Fifth-straight Month Taiwan's export orders rose for a fifth consecutive month in February as a resurgent global economy spurred demand for the island's computers, mobile phones and television... |
| President Eibeck Discusses What The Future Holds For Pacific Dianne Philibosian, past chairwoman of the Board of Regents, and Thomas Zuckerman, chairman of the Board of Regents, place the presidential medallion on University of the Pacific President Pamela A.... |
| Japan Marks Subway Attacks Japan on Saturday marked the 15th anniversary of the deadly 1995 Tokyo subway nerve gas attacks, with families of victims leaving flowers at the scene of some of the deaths.Train staff held a moment... |
| General Kayani - A Musharraf In The Making? It is true to pattern that Kayani is the man at the helm of affairs in a Pakistan hemmed in from all sides by a host of problems — it fits in nicely with its history. General Ashfaq Kayani,... |
| Tantric Tries Killing Sceptic Live On Tv, Fails LONDON: A sceptic challenged an Indian tantric to kill him live on television, after the guru proclaimed that he could kill another man using only his mystical powers. Sanal Edamaruku,... |
| Sandstorm In N China Likely To Spread To Yangtze River Basin Government monitoring showed Saturday the sandstorm that has plagued much of northern China is likely to reach the Yangtze river basin and its south.According to the Center for Desertification... |
| Central China Province Denies Gm Rice Accusation Central China's Hunan Province said on Saturday rice on sale at its supermarkets was not genetically modified and refuted environmental group Greenpeace's accusation.The provincial agricultural... |
| North Korea Sets Date For Parliament Session SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea's parliament will hold its annual meeting on April 9, state media announced Saturday.The Korean Central News Agency gave no more details of the upcoming session. The... |
| Rio Staff Trial Seen As Test For China BEIJING (AFP) - The trial of four Rio Tinto employees next week will be widely watched as a test of whether China is willing to honour commitments to foreign investors and be a responsible member of... |
| Australia Turn The Screw In Wellington Last Updated: March 20. 2010 9:55AM UAE / March 20. 2010 5:55AM GMT Australia shone with both bat and ball as Ricky Ponting's men installed themselves as firm favourites for victory in the first Test... |
| Google May Shut Down China Unit In April: Cbn The search engine may announce its exit on March 22, the Shanghai-based newspaper reported, citing an unidentified Google China employee. It may also reveal plans for its China workforce on the same... |
| Rio Signs Huge China Deal; Staff Await Trial SYDNEY -- Mining giant Rio Tinto announced a huge iron ore deal with China's state-run Chinalco Friday, days before four if its staff go on trial in a case that has threatened diplomatic and trade... |
| China Tries To Cool Yuan Dispute With U.s. BEIJING -- China on Friday said it was sending an envoy to Washington to try to ease trade frictions as its currency regime comes under fire, warning that threats from U.S. legislators could stifle... |
| Din Tai Fung To Close Some Branches In China Over Menus Din Tai Fung (鼎泰豐) decided to close its branches in Shenzhen (深圳) and Guangzhou (廣州) in late April, as the nine stores continued to serve such food items as braised pork rice and bubble... |
| China Looking To Repeat As Women's World Curling Champions SWIFT CURRENT — Dan Rafael isn't different from most Canadians.The 48-year-old native of Montreal still has a tough time getting his head around the fact China is the defending world women's... |
| North Korea Parliament To Meet, Kim And Cadres In Focus SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's rubber stamp parliament will meet in April for an annual session where the secretive and isolated state typically reveals changes to its ruling elite and spending... |
| China Back To Receiving U.s. Pork Exports It took nearly a year, but China on Friday became the last nation to lift its ban on buying U.S. pork. For hog producers in Minnesota and beyond, it marked the close of a dismal chapter, when panic... |
| China Vice President Xi Begins Europe Tour, Accompanied By Wang+ BEIJING, March 20 (AP) - (Kyodo)Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping arrived in Vladivostok, Russia, on Saturday, beginning an 11-day, four-nation trip that will also take him to Belarus,... |
| A Musharraf In The Making? It is true to pattern that Kayani is the man at the helm of affairs in a Pakistan hemmed in from all sides by a host of problems — it fits in nicely with its history. General Ashfaq Kayani,... |
| General In The 'hood Those who know him say he is a brooder. But those who know him well will tell you that's just one of the layers to the deeply complicated and thinking mind of Pakistan army chief Ashfaq Parvez... |
| China Opposes Illicit Trafficking Of Small Arms, Light Weapons: Envoy China opposes illicit production of and trafficking in small arms and light weapons, and is ready to work with the international community to properly solve this problem at an early date, a senior... |
| Tokyo Observes Anniversary Of Nerve Gas Attack del.icio.us Tokyo marked the 15th anniversary Saturday of the sarin nerve gas attack on its subway system that killed 13 people and injured more than 6,000, some of them seriously.A moment of silence... |
| Japan Marks 15th Anniversary Of Subway Gas Attacks TOKYO (AFP) - Japan on Saturday marked the 15th anniversary of the deadly 1995 Tokyo subway nerve gas attacks, with families of victims leaving flowers at the scene of some of the deaths.Train staff... |
| Cyclone Ului May Strengthen Before Reaching Australia Tomorrow March 20 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Cyclone Ului may return to category three intensity as it approaches Australia’s Queensland coast, where it’s expected to bring damaging winds and heavy... |
