 Banks in Australia profiteering says regulatorAustralia's biggest banks are gouging its customers, the Reserve Bank of Australia... | |
| Australia on watchlist with Iran for imposing censorship on the Internet A top media rights watchdog has listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report on countries that pose a threat of internet... |
| China warns Google of 'consequences' Google will have to 'bear the consequence' if it insists on violating China's laws and regulations, a senior official warned... |
| Kiwi batsmen to blame for Chappell-Hadlee Trophy loss: Vettori New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori has slammed his batsmen for their soft dismissals which handed Australia the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy on a... |
| Google denies 'exit China' rumor Search engine Google on Thursday denied it was planning to shut down its business in China by the end of the... |
| China praises India, but tells Dalai Lama to stop separatist activities While praising the Indian Government for cracking down on anti-Chinese activities on its soil, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has called on Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to stop indulging in separatist activities and create conducive conditions for talks with... |
| US, China military visits in limbo The Chinese Army brass has urged the Pentagon to take the initiative to fix stagnant Sino-US military... |
| Tibetan leader says their government in-exile will wind up after settlement with China Member and former Speaker of Tibetan parliament in-exile, Karma Choephel confirmed that their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said that after reaching a peaceful settlement with China, the government in-exile will be... |
| Rise in number of Indians holidaying in Australia There has been a 26 percent increase in Indians holidaying in Australia's Victoria state in the year ending December 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008, reveals a survey that comes in the backdrop of a string of attacks on Indian students in this... |
| 11 Siberian tigers die of malnutrition in China zoo Eleven Siberian tigers have died of malnutrition at a zoo in China in the past three months, a wild life official... |
| Putin In India To Discuss Weapons, Energy Deals Russia's Putin to India for First Time as PM Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh in New Delhi Friday to oversee the signing of more than a dozen... |
| Group Says Papuan Separatists In Indonesia Becoming More Radicalized Indonesians Looking Forward to Obama's Visit A new report documents a surge in separatist violence over the past year in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua. The report links the violence to... |
| Cambodia Passes First Law To Combat Graft del.icio.us Cambodia's parliament has passed the country's first law to combat corruption, but critics say it is flawed, and could entrench rather than end corruption. After 15 years of trying,... |
| China Counters Us Report On Its Human Rights Record Delegates leave the Great Hall of the People after attending a session of the annual National People's Congress in Beijing, China, 11 Mar... |
| Anti-government Protesters Rally In Bangkok With his hair cut in an abbreviation in Thai of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, a supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra watches during a rally at the northern... |
| Obama Delays Indonesia-australia Trip Obama will delay his trip to Indonesia and Australia so that he can stay home in Washington to work on his push for a healthcare overhaul, a White House official... |
| Iran Says Hopes China Won't Bow To Sanctions Pressure HONG KONG: China Mobile will pay $5.8 billion for 20 percent of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank the company said on Wednesday, a move it hopes will help it dominate the country's nascent mobile... |
| China Activist Sent To Labour Camp For Backing Dissident SHANGHAI: Chinese authorities have sentenced an outspoken Shanghai activist to 18 months of re-education through labour for her protest at the trial of leading dissident Liu Xiaobo, her husband said... |
| Taiwan Cabinet Oks Investment By Chinese Financial Firms TAIPEI: Taiwan’s cabinet has approved a proposal to let Chinese financial institutions invest in their Taiwanese peers and set up branches on the island, an official said... |
| Air China To Raise Over 950 Million Dollars In Share Issue SHANGHAI: Shares in Air China tumbled Friday after the nation’s flag carrier said it plans to raise more than 950 million dollars through a private share placement to boost capital and lower... |
| Malaysia Is Ranked Above Nz, China And Italy In Business Sophistication And Innovation MIRI: The World Economic Forum (WEF) has ranked Malaysia above New Zealand, China and Italy in terms of business sophistication and innovation, Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry,... |
| Obama To Delay Pacific Trip By Three Days his trip to Indonesia, Guam and Australia next week, an administration official said Friday, so the White House can focus on passing health care legislation in the House. The president’s... |
| Numobile, Inc. To Announce New Updates To Smartphone Strategy, $20 Million 2010 Outlook, $1.6 Million Partner Sale In China And $160 Million Opportunity NUBL ) has scheduled a Webcast release for next Tuesday, March 16, 2010 to provide updates on the Company's smartphone strategy and $20 million outlook for 2010. Additionally the Webcast agenda... |
| China Crescent Enterprises, Inc. Reviews $200 Million In Potential Contracts In Webcast Presentation CCTR ) recently announced goal to generate $200 million in revenue through partnership programs in 2010 has been reviewed in an on-demand Webcast. Dr. James Jiang, CEO of China Crescent, made the... |
| Gulf & Pacific Equities Corp. Announces Renewal Of Normal Course Issuer Bid ) ("Gulf & Pacific") announces today its intention, and its receipt of all required regulatory approvals, including approval by the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange"), to commence its normal... |
| Japan Arrests Whaling Activist TOKYO (AP) - Japan's coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegally boarding a whaling ship last month in the latest incident in the ongoing battle over... |
| Bhp, Anglo, Xstrata Ship Coal 10,000 Miles To China March 12 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton Plc, Anglo American Plc and Xstrata Plc are shipping coal 10,000 miles to China from their Cerrejon mine in Colombia for the first time this year because of... |
| Obama To Delay Australia Trip Barack Obama has delayed his trip to Indonesia and Australia as he presses Congress over a key vote for health care reform. (AFP: Saul Loeb, file... |
| Official's Alleged Sex Diary Stirs Anger In China of a diary allegedly written by a local tobacco official detailing bribes he received, boozy meals with other officials and numerous extra-marital sexual liaisons is just the latest example of... |
| Soccer: Making Q'finals Realistic World Cup Goal For Japan: Mboma+ TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)Former Cameroon international striker Patrick Mboma said Friday Japan should have a realistic goal of reaching the quarterfinals at this summer's World Cup,... |
| Gist Of Finance Ministry Investigation On Secret Japan-u.s. Pact+ TOKYO, March 12 (AP) - (Kyodo)The following is the gist of a Finance Ministry report released Friday on its investigation into a Japan-U.S. secret pact involving the 1972 reversion of... |
| Solid Evidence Of India's Involvement In Balochistan Unrest: Pak ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has "solid evidence" of India's alleged involvement in fomenting unrest in Balochistan province and the government is taking up this matter diplomatically with its Indian... |
| 11 Siberian Tigers Starve To Death In China Zoo: Report , the capital of Liaoning province, said the 11 tigers had died due to malnutrition, Xinhua news agency said. Two hungry tigers at the same zoo in Shenyang severely mauled a zoo worker in... |
| <font Color="#996633" Face="times New Roman,times,times Newroman">japan Acknowledges Kept Secret Deposit With The Fed</font> -(Dow Jones)- The Japanese government's probe into a confidential post- war agreements with the U.S. not only confirmed the existence of a secret deposit... |
| China Hits Back At Currency Criticism China and the US traded barbs on Friday over the economy and human rights, raising the temperature ahead of what could be a crucial showdown over currency policy next month. Su Ning, a deputy... |
| Thick Fog Halts 2,000 Vessels In South China More than 2,000 vessels were stopped Friday by thick fog at the mouth of the Pearl River in south China's Guangdong Province, said local maritime authorities.The vessels were stopped for safety... |
| Japan Likely Pay Over 320 Mln Usd To U.s. When Okinawa Handed Over Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan said Friday that he believed Japan paid more than 320 million U.S. dollars to the United States as part of a deal when the transfer of power in Okinawa between... |
| China Slams U.s. House Speaker's Statement On Tibet Chinese Foreign Ministry voiced firm opposition here Friday to U.S. house speaker's recent statement on Tibet, saying it was "extremely irresponsible."U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi... |
| Fears Over Japan Porpoise Hunting Every year, approximately 15,000 Dall's porpoises are killed in the seas off Japan, in a harpoon hunt repeatedly described by the International Whaling Commission as "clearly unsustainable". Once... |
| Google Must Obey The Law: China Create a Member Account We'll get you set up with a Globe and Mail account in just a few easy steps! It's free and takes less than a minute to complete. You should receive a confirmation email... |
| Netball Australia Joins Forces With Dealsdirect.com.au, Australia's Leading Online Department Store Netball Australia has signed a major sponsorship deal with Australia's leading online department store, DealDirect.com.au. The new, two-year sponsorship positions DealsDirect.com.au as one of... |
| Southgobi Energy Resources To Convert Us$250 Million Of China Investment Corporation Convertible Debenture Into Common Shares announced today that it intends to provide Land Breeze II, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Investment Corporation ("CIC"), a notice of intention to convert US$250 million of the US$500m... |
| Activist Arrested Over Boarding Japan Whaling Ship TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's coastguard on Friday arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand who boarded a whaling vessel in the Antarctic following clashes between hunters and... |
| China Insists Google Obey The Law China's top Internet regulator, insisted Friday that Google must obey its laws or "pay the consequences," giving no sign of a possible compromise in their dispute over censorship and hacking. (THE... |
| China Warns Google As Internet Row Deal Seen Soon (Reuters) - China warned Google, the world's largest search engine, against flouting the country's laws on Friday, as expectations grow for a resolution to a public battle over censorship and... |
| Twin Suicide Attacks Hit Military Sites In Pakistan LAHORE, Pakistan — Dozens of people, including Pakistani soldiers, died on Friday and many were seriously injured in two suicide bomb attacks directed at army personnel patrolling a busy market... |
| Ubs Taiwan Plans $312 Mn China, Russia Equities Fund The Taiwan fund arm of UBS will launch a T$10 billion ($312 million) emerging markets equities fund this year targeting China and Russia, on expectations of stronger growth and cheaper valuations, an... |
