| Another 100-km traffic jam builds up in China A traffic jam more than 100 km long has formed in China just one week after gridlock led to tailbacks lasting 10 days northwest of... | |
| Kim Jong-il preparing rare congress to extend 'Dynastic Rule' in North Korea North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il is reportedly preparing to hold a rare congress of the ruling Workers' Party to pave the way for his son to succeed him, a feat of political engineering that would be a first in the Communist world, extending dynastic rule to a third... |
| Australian swimmer Leisel excited about Commonwealth Games Champion swimmer Leisel Jones of Australia is more excited than apprehensive about competing in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games because she feels that last minute work is not a new thing in big sporting... |
| NSW pacer Hazlewood raring to fire in India with an eye on the Ashes New South Wales pacer Josh Hazlewood is thrilled over the prospect of going on tour with Australia to... |
| India, South Korea ink two MOUs to boost defence cooperation India and South Korea on Friday inked two landmark Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) to give a huge boost to strategic defence cooperation between the two... |
| 150,000 wild boars go on a rampage in China Over 150,000 rampaging wild boars in a province in eastern China are giving sleepless nights to farmers who have been forced to maintain round-the-clock vigil to save their... |
| England pacer Graham Onions out of Ashes series due to back surgery England fast bowler Graham Onions has been ruled out of the forthcoming Ashes series against Australia after being told that he will have to undergo surgery to fix a back... |
| Cricket Australia gives go ahead to betting during Ashes Cricket Australia has given the green signal to cricket betting during the Ashes this summer, despite the controversy of betting corruption scandals rocking the cricket... |
| Australian ex-cop jailed for pushing wife off cliff A former police officer in Australia who murdered his wife by pushing her off a cliff was Friday jailed for 33... |
| 12 killed in China landslide At least 12 people have been killed and 36 are still missing after mudslides hit a village in southwest China's Yunnan province, authorities said... |
| China marks 65th anniversary of victory against Japanese invasion China Friday marked the 65th anniversary of Japan's surrender and paid homage to soldiers who died fighting during the Second World War, Xinhua... |
| Cash stolen from Pacific Beach ATM PACIFIC BEACH Police are searching for two men who pried open an ATM and emptied it of cash Friday morning. A witness saw the thieves tampering with the stand-alone ATM on Garnet Avenue near... |
| Taiwan flight grounded over bomb threat A China Airlines flight bound for Sydney has been grounded for safety checks in Taiwan because of an alleged bomb threat, airport police say.Flight CI051 was due to depart at 11:55pm on Friday (0155... |
| Al Qassimi gears up for the gravel of Japan Last Updated: September 04. 2010 12:06AM UAE / September 3. 2010 8:06PM GMT Sheikh Khalid al Qassimi will be part of a three-pronged assault from the BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team who are... |
| North Korea Signals Succession Plans Under Way North Korean leader Kim Jong Il waves goodbye to Chinese leaders at a train station in Beijing during his visit to China in early May. North Korea watchers believe that Kim Jong Il's third son and... |
| VP asks China to help effect Constitution Mr Musyoka noted that the new Constitution devolves governance to counties, adding that there will be a lot of financial and infrastructural implications in its... |
| China Hiarong signs agreement with Taiwan's SinoPac (MENAFN) China Huarong Asset Management Corporation (Huarong), one of China's four state-owned asset management firms, said it has signed a cooperation agreement with Taiwan-listed SinoPac Financial... |
| Goldrea Terminates Private Placement with China Finance/Negotiating Gold Loan ("Goldrea" or the "Company") reports the Company has terminated the previously announced private placement with China Finance Gold International Limited "CFGIL" in the amount of $5,600,000 for... |
| India conveys concerns to China BEIJING: India on Friday conveyed its concerns to China over what officials described as “a pattern of what China was doing” in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, also raising questions over... |
| China to work with India on curbing tiger poaching BEIJING: India and China this week agreed to cooperate in sharing intelligence on illegal trade in tiger parts between the countries, which conservationists say is seriously endangering India's tiger... |
| Friendlies: China beaten convincingly by Iran China and Iran tussle for the ball on Friday Yang Xu came close to breaking the deadlock in the 36th minute but he put Yang Hao's dangerous cross over the bar. China's inability to clear their lines... |
| SAP Sees 'Limitless' Potential in China Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- SAP AG aims to make China “a second home” as local companies seeking management tools and real-time business intelligence will provide “limitless... |
| Quake of 7.0 Hits New Zealand New Zealand , 30 km (20 miles) west of Christchurch early Saturday morning, causing no immediate reports of casualties but widespread damage, authorities said. The quake, which had a depth of 33 kms... |
| The Saturday Profile: At First She Didn’t Succeed, but She Tried and Tried Again South Korea for a long time without knowing Wanju, an obscure county 112 miles south of Seoul. And, at least until recently, a person could know a lot about Wanju without ever hearing of Cha Sa-soon,... |
| Video of Quetta Attack From Pakistani Television Salman Masood reports , a bomb attack on a Shiite protest against Israel on Friday in the Pakistani city of Quetta killed at least 40 people. A Pakistani Taliban commander told The Associated Press... |
| Earthquake leaves New Zealand trembling Shaken residents told how they cowered under doorways as the earth moved violently for what seemed as long as a minute.The quake's magnitude was revised downwards slightly from an initial estimate of... |
| Biggest trafficking sting in US history SIX people were charged in relation to a recruiting ring that lured 400 Thai farm workers to Hawaii in the largest human trafficking sting in US... |
| Australia shares end firmer; banks slip, Andean soars On Friday 3 September 2010, 17:28 EST (Updates to close) SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Australian stocks inched 0.2 percent higher on Friday and registered their first weekly rise in three weeks... |
| Japan approves sanctions against Iran Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran yesterday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an... |
| US lauds Japan for new Iran sanctions The United States praised Japan yesterday for imposing new sanctions on Iran that include an asset freeze and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, part of a global response to Tehran's... |
| Business leaders to visit Beijing for talks with China leaders TOKYO — A group of some 160 Japanese business leaders, including Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura, will visit Beijing from Sunday for talks with Chinese leaders to... |
| Kitajima to represent Japan at Asian Games TOKYO — Four-time Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima has been named in Japan’s team for the Asian Games. Kitajima, who won the men’s 100- and 200-meter breaststroke... |
| North Korea's Kim Jong-il may go public with dynastic rule In this image made Aug. 30 from China Central Television footage, North Korea's Kim Jong-il, attends a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, unseen, when they met in Changchun, Jilin China on... |
| Cargo plane crashes in Dubai, 2 crew members killed United Arab Emirates WAM news agency said it was not known whether there were any casualties, but the satellite television channels Al-Arabiya and Al-Jazeera reported that members of the crew were... |
| China, U.S. pledge to advance six-party talks WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese and U.S. diplomats have agreed to work together to advance the stalled six-party talks on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. Wu Dawei, China's... |
| Public not warned of tainted oil CHANGSHA - Local health authorities have admitted waiting five months before announcing that secret recalls had been ordered for a brand of camellia oil that had been found to contain excessive... |
| Trotting up the Wall A horseback ride to the Yangbian Great Wall is the real deal for many aficionados who try to seek a rugged and pristine climb. Alexis Hooi / China... |
| Russia and Japan Still Experience WWII Vostok 2010 is one of Russia’s largest military exercise which incorporates the Siberian, the Far Eastern, the Volzhky, the Ural military districts and the Pacific Fleet. Japan claims that the... |
| South Korea, U.S. to hold joint naval exercise The exercise, the second in a series of combined maneuvers, is scheduled to end Thursday. It will be held in the waters west of the Korean... |
| IMF Promises $450 Million to Flood Ravaged Pakistan by End of Month Pakistani men wade through floodwaters in Sujawal in southern Sindh province, Pakistan, 30 Aug 2010. Floodwaters have begun to recede in the northwest and central parts of... |
| China-Biotics Announces September 20 Investor Day Schedule /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China-Biotics, Inc. ("China-Biotics", the "Company") (Nasdaq: CHBT), the leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of probiotics products... |
| China Telecom Americas Connects with CENX to Expand Carrier Ethernet Services China Telecom Corporation Ltd. (NYSE: CHA), the world's largest fixed-line telecommunications and broadband services provider, today announced that it has established connections... |
| Also In Global Health News: Congo Security Warnings; Niger Food Crisis; Drug Cost In Developing Countries; Measles Vaccination In China Associated Press reports. The Walikale Civil Association "first sounded the alarm on July 25," in a meeting with the Congolese army and local authorities and first warned the U.N. on July 29,... |
| China join Australia in last 16 of the world basketball champs Turkey's Oguz Savas scores as China's Peng Zhou defends during their preliminary round Group C match in the World Basketball Championship, in Ankara, Turkey on... |
| Taiwan-Sydney flight grounded over 'bomb threat' A China Airlines flight bound for Sydney has been grounded for safety checks following an alleged bomb threat, airport police say. Flight CI051 due to depart just before 2am AEST this morning from... |
| China orders state firms to explore Potash bid Chinese officials have ordered state-owned companies to meet with investment bankers to explore potential options to block BHP Billiton's $39 billion bid for Canada's Potash Corp, according to a... |
| Beached whale euthanized with explosives in Australia SYDNEY - Australian officials used explosives to kill a large whale beached on a sandbar Thursday by blowing a hole in its head. The 9.5 metre (30 foot) humpback whale was stranded for a fortnight... |
