| 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... |
| 3 Pakistani Players Charged With Corruption Pakistani Cricketers in Scandal Are Two Vets and a Rookie Three Pakistan cricket players accused of taking part a betting scandal have been charged by the International Cricket Council under its... |
| European Businesses Says China Breaks Trade Rules China Orders More Food Production to Counter Inflation A European business group has accused the Chinese government of failing to honor promises to the World Trade Organization - a policy it says has... |
| China Orders More Food Production to Counter Inflation China Sentences US Geologist to 8 Years Rising food prices have led China's government to order an increase in vegetable production to ward off inflation and the threat of a public backlash. Rising... |
| Forum discusses ECFA, Taiwan's priorities for economic integration Taipei, Sept. 3 (CNA) Taiwan is focusing on Asian regional economic integration after its historic trade agreement with China, panelists in a forum agreed Friday, but they had different opinions on... |
| Taiwan foreign exchange reserves hit record high Taipei, Sept. 3 (CNA) Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves hit a record high of US$372.06 billion at the end of August, the central bank said Friday. The figure was US$1.96 billion higher than a month... |
| CAL to open three new all-cargo flight routes destined to China Taipei, Sept. 3 (CNA) China Airlines (CAL) , Taiwan's largest carrier, announced Friday that it will open all-cargo flight services between Taiwan's Taoyuan airport and the cities of Xiamen, Nanjing... |
| Pan Pacific Championships: USA Finishes Pan Pacs With A Flourish - Coverage Sponsored by TYR Event Landing Page for recaps, results, photos and videos from Irvine!By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Open Water correspondentLONG BEACH, California, August 22. THROUGHOUT the first four days of... |
| USA Women Win Gold At FINA Water Polo World Cup With 6-3 Defeat Of Australia CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, August 22. FOR the first time since 1979 the USA Women's National Team has won Gold at the FINA World Cup following a 6-3 defeat of Australia earlier today at the QEII... |
| Japan: Iran: Tokyo imposes new sanctions on Iran, but without renouncing oil imports The measures were approved today and provide for the freezing of assets of 88 entities linked to Iran's nuclear program. All investment in the oil sector of the Islamic republic also suspended. But... |
| Letters to the International Herald Tribune: Pakistan and China The opinion article “China’s discreet hold on Pakistan’s northern borderlands” by Selig Harrison (Views, Aug. 27) discusses the development activities of the Peoples... |
| Patient Care Standards To Fall Without A Joining Of Universities And Hospitals, Australia 0 posts Patient care in Australia will fall below the standards in leading developed nations if hospitals and universities do not join forces, according to Executive Dean of The University of... |
| Surgeons Drive Plate And Screw Market To Over $170 Million In Japan By 2014 According to Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the Japanese plate and screw market will be driven by strong surgeon acceptance and... |
| Japan approves new financial sanctions against Iran Japan's cabinet Friday approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to its nuclear program and tighter restrictions on financial transactions. Japan also said it... |
| Mole Eyes Mouse: Watch Out, Disney, Here Comes China's Taomee Cranes are in motion and construction boards are being heaved into piles as workers put in extra hours to finish several black towers arising inside of the Shanghai city-government run... |
| India, South Korea launch five-year defence cooperation defence cooperation by signing two agreements to share military expertise and technology.Indian Defence Minister AK Antony made the deals with his South Korean counterpart, Kim Tae Young, during... |
| Ferrari 458 Italia recalled, yes, but real news is how many owned in China Of the five Ferrari 458 Italia supercars that combusted worldwide, two caught fire in China, highlighting the number of people in China who will pay $550,000 for a... |
| Pacific Rubiales Energy strikes farm-in agreement with Petrodorado Energy TORONTO - Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. has struck an agreement to give a further interest in the Buganviles oil and gas block in Colombia to a South American subsidiary of Petrodorado Energy Ltd.... |
| SAP Sees ‘Limitless’ Potential in ‘Second Home’ 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... |
| Japan charges jewel gang 'thief' Japanese prosecutors have charged an alleged member of the Pink Panther gang of international thieves over a robbery in Tokyo in 2007. Rifat Hadziahmetovic, 42, from Montenegro, is accused of... |
| New traffic jam halts China highway More than 10,000 vehicles are stuck in a 120km (75-mile) traffic jam on China's Beijing to Tibet motorway. The majority of the vehicles stuck in the jam, which began on Tuesday, are coal trucks... |
| Asia Pacific Based Leading Check Outsourcing Service Bureau SelectsTIS' eFLOW for Check ... Tel Aviv, Israel - Top Image Systems, Ltd. (NASDAQ: TISA; TASE: TISA), the leading ECM (Enterprise Content Management) innovator of intelligent document recognition, announced today that a leading... |
| Attack on Pakistani Muslim Shiites Kill 23 Pakistan (AP) -- Suicide bombings targeting religious minorities killed at least 23 people in Pakistan on Friday, driving up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country already battered by massive... |
| Attack in Tajikistan Highlights Fears of Militancy Tajikistan on Friday, wounding at least 25 people in an apparent suicide attack, Tajik police officials said. Russian news agencies, citing unidentified Tajik government officials, reported that... |
| Dead cat prompts driver's road rampage A JAPANESE man drove the wrong way down an expressway for 90 kilometres and broke through five police barricades because his cat had died, he told... |
| Japan approves sanctions against Iran Japan approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on Friday after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program, an... |
| Defence cooperation: India, South Korea ink MOUs SEOUL: 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 nations. The two MoUs were... |
| Typhoon Death Toll Tops 5 in South Korea Seoul Sep 03 (BNA) Five people were killed due to the Typhoon Kompasu which lashed South Korea with strong winds and heavy rain, the disaster relief centre said... |
| Japan Imposes New Sanctions on Iran Tokyo also intends to reduce its oil imports from Iran, which is considered its major supplier.The BBC said the measures go beyond those which were imposed by the UN Security Council and ban... |
| New coach Zaccheroni to push Japan's World Cup bid Former AC Milan and Juventus coach Alberto Zaccheroni has joined a team of "ambassadors" promoting the country's bid to host the 2022 World Cup, just four days after his appointment. TOKYO (AFP) -... |
| Texas Instruments Acquires Wafer Fabrication Facility from Spansion Japan Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) has completed its acquisition of two wafer fabs and equipment in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, cost-effectively increasing the company's production capacity. The... |
| Japan dispatches emergency medical team to flood-hit Pakistan+ TOKYO, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)An emergency medical team consisting of doctors and aid officials left Narita airport Friday for Pakistan to help treat victims of massive floods triggered by... |
| Okada, Germany's Westerwelle to discuss nuke disarmament, Japan-EU FTA+ FTA+ (AP) - TOKYO, Sept. 3 (Kyodo)Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said Friday he will hold talks Tuesday with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle on nuclear disarmament and the... |
| China marks 65th anniversary of WWII end+ BEIJING, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)In cities across China on Friday, top government leaders, war veterans and schoolchildren marked the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, which China... |
| LEAD: Japan strongly urges nationals not to visit Russian-held islands+ islands+ (AP) - TOKYO, Sept. 3 (Kyodo)(EDS: ADDING OKADA'S COMMENTS IN 8TH GRAF) The Japanese government decided Friday to strongly urge its nationals to refrain from visiting Russian-held... |
| 22 killed in Pak suicide bombing: Police Quetta on Friday, police said. More than 40 people were reported to have been injured in the blast. "At least 22 dead bodies have been moved to different hospitals. More than 40 people have been... |
| Pakistan's nuclear arsenal has prevented war with India: A Q Khan India and made the "nation walk with heads held high", boasts notorious Pakistani scientist AQ Khan, considered the father of Islamabad's clandestine nuclear weapons programme. "Our nuclear programme... |
| 15-year-old is youngest Cambridge student in over 200 years Cambridge University for over two centuries. He has enrolled for a course that is considered one of the toughest in the world and former scholars include Isaac... |
| Philippine president Benigno Aquino accepts blame for hostage operation Benigno Aquino took responsibility on Friday for last week's botched bus hijack rescue attempt, in a bid to deflect demands for the resignation of the interior minister. Eight tourists... |
| Uzbekistan bans public breaking of Ramzan fast Ramadan fast, an Uzbek cleric said Friday, after local Islamic religious authorities condemned "lavish" celebrations by rich believers. A spokesman for... |
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