| 12 civilians killed in Afghanistan blasts A suicide bomber targeted an Afghan army convoy in southern Afghanistan Sunday, killing 10 civilians as two other people were killed in an explosion at the New Year's celebration in eastern region, officials... | |
| Kazakh embassy celebrates traditional goodwill festival of Nauryz Central Asian diplomatic missions, including that of Kazakhstan, headquartered in New Delhi gathered at a venue to celebrate the festival of Nauryz with traditional fervor and gaiety over the... |
| Malaysian Indian enterprises need 100,000 foreign workers Projecting a requirement of 100,000 foreign workers, a Malaysian Indian trade body wants a dialogue with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak over the prevailing shortage of foreign labour in the... |
| Aviva Investors To Expand In Asia-pacific Region Singapore : Aviva Investors, the asset management arm of British insurer Aviva, plans to expand in Asia-Pacific by hiring bond and equity fund managers in Singapore and setting up a sales offices in... |
| U.s. Military Buildup Angers Guam Many residents, concerned about the effects of a planned increase in U.S. military assets, hope more federal funds will be allocated for the infrastructure needed to support... |
| No Building Restrictions In East Jerusalem, Says Israel JERUSALEM: Israel will not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister said on Sunday hours before leaving for Washington, despite a clear US demand that building there must... |
| China To Lose Ally Against Us Trade Hawks The US business community can no longer resist political pressure for Washington to take a tougher stand against China on trade issues, according to a senior figure from the US Chamber of... |
| Is The Dollar Rally About To Come To A Nasty End? In July of 1997, when the Bank of Thailand was forced to devalue the baht, few analysts anticipated that the move would lead to contagion affecting other countries in south-east Asia and that it... |
| Us Administration Versus China Gapper Blog (Louise Lucas): Demanding the US administration label China a currency manipulator is an old chestnut, and not one that improves with age.One, the label is self-evident: by definition any... |
| Get Ready For Shift In Debate On Renminbi Get ready for a huge shift in the global debate on the Chinese renminbi, says Stephen Green, head of research, greater China, at Standard Chartered. “If China does not make an obvious move away... |
| India Wins Funding For Solar Power Drive The International Finance Corporation is investing in India’s first commercially viable solar power project, giving a vote of confidence to the country’s ambitions to develop the technology.The... |
| Asian Glory For Kenyan Runners It was a rich harvest for Kenyan runners across Asia at the weekend as Sylvester Teimet took a surprise and fast victory at the Seoul International Marathon, clocking a course record two hours, six... |
| China Denounces Google 'us Ties' China's state media has attacked Google for having what it said were "intricate ties" with the US government.Google provides US intelligence agencies with a record of its search engine... |
| Institutions To Target Asian Equities Institutional investors plan to increase their exposure to Asia in 2010 even though many admit that they lack knowledge and expertise in the region, according to a survey by the Economist... |
| Asian Clients Boost Ashmore Ashmore , the emerging market fund specialist, reported rises in revenues and earnings of more than 40 per cent in the six months to the end of December. But that was against last year which was hit... |
| Google’s China Exit Means Asian Success Hinges On Korea, Japan March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc.’s looming withdrawal from China adds to pressure to expand in South Korea and Japan, where the Web-search company has won a fraction of the popularity it... |
| U.n. Creates Center For Asian Disaster Relief KUALA LUMPUR — Rattled by earthquakes, deluged by typhoons and devastated by a tsunami, Asia in recent years has repeatedly felt its vulnerability to natural disasters. Each time, the... |
| Pakistan Seeks Access To Western Markets Pakistan is trying to help its beleaguered economy, undermined by the struggle against al-Qaeda and the Taliban, by securing immediate special access to markets in Europe and the US.Pakistani... |
| Citigroup Said To Hire Nomura’s Banfield To Head Asia Mergers March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. hired Nomura Holdings Inc.’s Colin Banfield as head of mergers and acquisitions for the Asia-Pacific region, according to two people with knowledge of the... |
| Thousands Mourn Nepal's Koirala Thousands of mourners have gathered in Kathmandu to pay respect to Nepal's former Prime Minister Giri Prasad Koirala, who died on Saturday aged 86.Mr Koirala was widely regarded as one of the... |
| Sexual Abuse By Priests Covered Up For Years: German Archbishop BERLIN: A news magazine reports that the head of the German Bishops Conference admits the Roman Catholic church consciously covered up cases of sexual abuse by priests. Weekly magazine Focus... |
| Google Imposing Own Values, Ideas On China: State Media BEIJING: China's state media on Sunday accused Google Inc of pushing a political agenda by "groundlessly accusing the Chinese government" of supporting hacker attacks and by trying to export its... |
| Volcano Erupts In Iceland, Emergency Declared REYKJAVIK: A volcano erupted in the south of Iceland overnight, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate the area and diverting flights after authorities declared a local state of emergency, ... |
| Asian Week Ahead Holds Inflation And Gdp Data Eyes in Asia were on the Bank of Japan last week, after it decided to keep interest rates steady at its lowest record, besides expanding its credit program. This week we will focus on fundamentals... |
| Japan Local Vote Plan For Foreigners Triggers Backlash TOKYO: A plan by Japan's centre-left leaders to give foreigners the vote in local elections has sparked a conservative backlash, showing ethnic minority issues can touch a raw nerve in the... |
| South Korea Bans Foreign Sex Offenders Seoul - South Korea has revised its immigration rules to impose a lifetime ban on convicted foreign sex offenders and has already deported two people accordingly, a news report said on Sunday. The... |
| Nomura Loses Co-head Of Investment Banking In Asia Another key Nomura executive has quit the Japanese bank, in a move which highlights the challenges it faces to build a toptier global investment bank.Colin Banfield, Nomura’s co-head of investment... |
| England Face Scrap In Mirpur Test Coverage: Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC 5 live sports extra, BBC Radio 4 Long Wave & BBC Sport website (from 0315 GMT); live text commentary on BBC Sport website &... |
| Explosive Material Found In Indian Passenger Plane THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI -- A newspaper-wrapped package containing explosive material was found Sunday in the cargo hold of a passenger aircraft after it landed in the southern Indian state... |
| Varian Medical Systems To Showcase Image-guided Radiotherapy, Radiosurgery, And X-ray Imaging Technologies At Major Medical Meetings In Asia cancer with radiotherapy and radiosurgery, will showcase its technology at two medical events in Asia during the month of March: - 13th Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology in Taipei (AOCR), March... |
| China Warns Us Against Yuan Sanctions BEIJING: China warned Sunday it may retaliate if the United States imposes trade sanctions and other penalties over its exchange rate policy, state media reported. "We will not turn a blind eye,"... |
| Afghan Blast 'kills 10' In South Ten people are reported to have been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province.The victims were said to have been civilians, killed as a suicide bomber targeted an army convoy... |
| Explosives Discovered On Flight Thiruvananthapuram, India - Police in India's southern tourist resort state of Kerala said on Sunday they had recovered explosives from an airliner. The explosives, made in India, were discovered... |
| Asia's Largest Ic Distributor Gets Bigger: World Peace And Yosun Merge IC distributors WPG Holdings (WPG) and Yosun Industrial (Yosun) have announced that Yosun will join WPG Holdings through a share swap. The two companies' board of directors have approved a 100% share... |
| Pune And Kochi To Join 2011 Ipl Pune and Kochi have been announced as the two new franchises in the Indian Premier League.Pune was bought by Sahara Adventure Sports Group for $370m (£246m) and Kochi went to Rendezvous Sports... |
| Bomb Kills 2, Wounds 12 In Southwest Pakistan QUETTA, Pakistan: Police say a bomb planted on a bicycle exploded as a police van passed by in the city of Quetta, killing at least 2 people and wounding 12. A senior police official says the... |
| British Military Intelligence Ran Torture Unit In Iraq: Report LONDON: Britain's military intelligence ran a secret torture unit in Iraq which "reported directly to London" and authorized harsh treatment of detainees, a media report said on Sunday. In... |
| Q&a: How Do You Get The Taliban To Negotiate Stanley McChrystal, the senior US general in Afghanistan, has told the Financial Times he believes a negotiated settlement would be the right way to end the Afghan conflict. His comments have fuelled... |
| Activist Charged Over Sat Phone Can Leave India By PRAKASH BHANDARIASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER JAIPUR, India -- A London-based environmental campaigner traveling the world in a biofuel-driven bus has been has been ordered to pay a fine for... |
| Hong Kong To Host 'vinexpo Asia-pacific 2010' From May 25 New Delhi, Mar 21 : Catering to the delectable tastes of connoisseurs of Asia-Pacific region, the international wine and spirits exhibition 'Vinexpo Asia-Pacific 2010' once again travels to Hong Kong... |
| Two Thai Blasts After Huge Anti-govt Parade BANGKOK: Two small explosions hit Bangkok and a nearby province a few hours after tens of thousands of anti-government protesters held a peaceful parade through the capital, police said Sunday. A... |
| Asian Carp Threaten Tn Native Species Asian carp that can weigh up to 50 pounds and jump into the air when disturbed have shown up in the Cumberland River as far upstream as Cheatham Dam in Ashland City, according to... |
| Message On A Bottle - Plastic Boat Sets Sail Across Pacific A boat made of 12,000 plastic bottles has set sail on a voyage from San Francisco to Sydney to spread awareness about pollution in the world's oceans.Environmentalist and banking heir David De... |
| East Met West For The First Time In San Francisco In 1860 Reporting from San Francisco America's first fascination with Japan flared -- and disappeared -- like fireworks. Before J-Pop, or the American discovery of Zen, or even the reshaping of Impressionism... |
| Pakistani Tribes Against Taliban Islamabad, Pakistan Hundreds of tribesmen from Pakistan's semiautonomous regions near the border with Afghanistan ended a rare tribal council meeting Saturday with a declaration calling for the army... |
| Pak Kidnappers Threatened To Chop Off British Boy's Body Parts LONDON: The father of a five-year-old British boy, who was snatched at gunpoint in Pakistan and held hostage for 12 days, said that the kidnappers had threatened to chop off parts of his son's ... |
| Thousands Bid Farewell To Former Nepal Pm Koirala Supporters gather to pay respect to former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala in Katmandu, Nepal, Saturday, March 20, 2010.Nepal's former Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who served five... |
