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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Japan Herald.com http://www.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/10/id/4a8b544d0e80ba53/ en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:54:29 -0400 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:54:29 -0400 30 South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast Saturday. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515051/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:47:08 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515051/cs/1/ The role of design in reinventing the world's factory was in the spotlight at a recent conference organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514954/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:38:13 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514954/cs/1/ A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514933/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:22:09 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514933/cs/1/ Hong Kong fashion designer Jing Wong has encountered fashion piracy first-hand. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514955/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:42:51 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514955/cs/1/ North Korea fired six missiles from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean defence ministry said. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515121/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:00:04 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515121/cs/1/ North Korea fired two more missiles off its east coast, a day after it fired four short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports early Saturday. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514958/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:40:02 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514958/cs/1/ Tokyo/India and Japan, the only country to have been attacked by atomic bombs, Friday decided to work together for an early conclusion of the Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty (FMCT) and to fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive economic partnership agreement. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514876/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:20:03 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514876/cs/1/ Japan's Cabinet Friday approved a bill to extend its troops' refuelling operations in the Indian Ocean to help the US-led forces in Afghanistan by another six months till Jan 15 next year, a media report said. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514862/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:30:09 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514862/cs/1/ Sydney, July 4 : This year's Ashes series between Australia and England promises to be a ripper because the two sides possess both experience and freshness to deliver what is asked of them, feels noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515131/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:50:04 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515131/cs/1/ Las Vegas, July 4 : Who uses the new ball better - Australia or England - will determine the winner of the 2009 Ashes series, believes former leg-spinner Shane Warne. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515079/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:50:02 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515079/cs/1/ Melbourne, July 4 : The Brazilian wax may have become a thing of the past, for loads of people in Australia are now opting for butt facials, the new deep cleansing beauty treatment concentrating on below the belt maintenance. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515072/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:40:04 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515072/cs/1/ Beijing, July 4 : With more than 176.5 million motor vehicles in the country, a whopping 14 percent of Chinese nationals have obtained a driving licence, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security has revealed. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515039/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:20:05 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515039/cs/1/ Worcester, July 4 : A majority of the players contracted to Cricket Australia have described England's Kevin Pietersen as the best batsman in the world outside Australia. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515009/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:50:08 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515009/cs/1/ Beijing, July 4 : Visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has denied that his country has inked an arms deal with China. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515003/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:50:03 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/515003/cs/1/ Dharamsala, July 4 : Australian lawmaker Michael Danby has said that Australia will hold a 'Harmony March' in Melbourne in solidarity with Indian students on July 12. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514990/cs/1/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:20:09 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514990/cs/1/ Tokyo, July 3 : India and Japan on Friday agreed to cooperate on pressing global issues of climate change, disarmament and non-proliferation while moving ahead in negotiations to stitch a comprehensive economic partnership pact. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514892/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:40:04 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514892/cs/1/ Tokyo, July 3 : India and Japan on Friday agreed to take steps to fast track work on the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) and the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514804/cs/1/ Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:50:05 -0400 Japan Herald.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/514804/cs/1/ BEIJING (Reuters) - Torrential rain battering southern China has forced more than 150,000 people from their homes, toppled hundreds of houses and punched a dangerous hole in the spillway of a dam, Xin... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862951/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:05:55 -0400 Reuters http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862951/ This undated handout photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on January 5, 2009, shows a missile-firing drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea on July 2 test-fired short... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862966/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:00:21 -0400 Canada.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862966/ COLOMBO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The military in Sri Lanka said on Saturday that a large stock of gold and jewelry had been recovered from the former rebel held territory in the north. A large haul of gol... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862993/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:18 -0400 SINA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862993/ SEOUL, July 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING WITH LAUNCH OF 5TH MISSILE, UPDATING WITH MORE INFO) North Korea fired five ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday from its southeaster... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862990/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:28:02 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862990/ Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, approved on Friday a Russia-China intergovernmental agreement on oil cooperation, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. The agreement, which envisions... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862977/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:08 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862977/ SRINAGAR, India-controlled Kashmir, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The High Court in India-controlled Kashmir has directed the police to exhume bodies of the two women in Shopian, whose death on May 30 triggered ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862995/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:17 -0400 SINA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862995/ BEIJING : Over 50,000 people were evacuated in south China after the heaviest rains in years led to flooding and swollen rivers in recent days, state media reported. Over 47,000 people were evacuated ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862967/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:22:34 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862967/ , CIC is one of the world's largest and most widely followed sovereign wealth funds. The board will help advise the young fund on its investment strategy. CIC officials have acknowledged in the past... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862728/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:22:23 -0400 Morning Star http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862728/ WASILLA, Alaska: Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin defies political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early. Supporters and critics ali... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862957/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:25:10 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862957/ TOKYO, July 4 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: RECASTING WITH MORE INFO) The Japanese government lodged a protest against North Korea through diplomatic channels in Beijing over its launching of multiple bal... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862986/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:28:34 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862986/ ISLAMABAD: All 26 security personnel aboard a Pakistani military helicopter were killed in a crash in the country's restive tribal belt even as the Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for do... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862958/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:25:07 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862958/ SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea fired six ballistic missiles off its eastern coast on Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of UN resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United Sta... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862981/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:17:29 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862981/ North Korea has fired a fifth missle off its eastern coast, South Korea says, in what is likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862984/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:22:43 -0400 SBS http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862984/ North Korea fired six ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862968/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:29:57 -0400 Mail and Guardian http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862968/ LOS ANGELES: Propofol, a powerful sedative has been recovered from Michael Jackson's home, raising stakes over the role of prescription drugs in the singer's death. The medicine, marketed under ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862956/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:25:12 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862956/ TOKYO: Major countries should support the dollar as the key international currency, although emerging nations may discuss a new global reserve currency on the sidelines of the G8 summit next week, a J... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862970/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:29:15 -0400 China Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862970/ JAKARTA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Three presidential candidates and their pairings to run in the upcoming presidential election on July 8 will end their campaign period in different places in Indonesia's ke... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862998/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:13 -0400 SINA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862998/ (RTTNews) - Saturday, North Korea test fired five ballistic missiles into the sea off its east cost.Citing an official at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Yonhap News Agency reported that between 8:00 a.m. ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862999/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:30 -0400 Quote.com http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862999/ South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea has launched a series of missiles off its eastern coast, following similar tests earlier this week.The missiles were fired over several hours beginning ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862963/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:38:57 -0400 VOA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862963/ Chinese Health Minister ChenZhu on Friday called on the World Health Organization to involve emerging nations more in order to take better and more transparent decisions. "I suggest that decision... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862943/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:30 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862943/ '); CANBERRA, Australia | Scientists have confirmed for the first time that Australia was once home to a dinosaur that was big, fast and terrifying, and they've named it the Australovenator. The... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862919/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:39:10 -0400 Washington Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862919/ A museum for migrant workers' literature will be set up in the city of Suzhou in east China's Jiangsu Province in an attempt to create a "mental homeland" for the country's migrant workers. ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862946/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:20 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862946/ Rainstorms since early the week have swept a wide swathe of south China, leaving dozens people dead or missing and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate. In Jiangxi Province, two people were kille... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862947/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:18 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862947/ North Korea has test-fired five missiles, South Korea's defence ministry has said. It has come as an act of defiance towards the United States, further stoking regional tensions already high due ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862991/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:07:26 -0400 ITN http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862991/ WASHINGTON: Pakistan's atomic weapons face the threat from insiders in the nuclear establishment colluding with outsiders, as authorities there have "a dismal track record" in thwarting such danger... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862955/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:25:14 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862955/ SEOUL, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea fired one additional short-range missile on Saturday, raising the total number of missiles fired in the day to five, local media rep... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862997/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:15 -0400 SINA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862997/ Torrential rain battering southern China has forced more than 150,000 people from their homes, toppled hundreds of houses and punched a dangerous hole in the spillway of a dam, Xinhua news agency repo... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862941/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:17:49 -0400 ABC Australia http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862941/ '); SEOUL (AP) | South Korea says North Korea has fired a fourth missile off its eastern coast. The Joint Chiefs of Staff says three missiles were fired early Saturday and the fourth at about no... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862917/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:39:09 -0400 Washington Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862917/ XIAMEN, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Three children were among five people killed when a mountain path in east China's Fujian Province collapsed on to a coal miners' shed following a sudden rainstorm early Frid... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862992/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:40 -0400 SINA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862992/ China's state assets regulator announced it would strive toward stricter control over the actions of state-owned shareholders here Friday, in a move to protect investors' profits and maintain a stable... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862948/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:05 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862948/ View larger image South Koreans watch a television broadcasting undated image a North Korea launch missile at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 2, 2009. (AP / Lee Jin-ma... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25863000/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:23:44 -0400 CTV http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25863000/ Rainstorms since Tuesday have swept the eastern province of Jiangxi from north to south, leaving two people dead and over 60,000 others evacuated, according to local flood control authorities on Frida... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862942/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:42 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862942/ LONDON: Indian student Sree Dasari has become the fifth member to be evicted from reality show 'Big Brother'. The 25-year-old student from the University of Hertfordshire, who was pitted against ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862959/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:25:09 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862959/ HANGZHOU, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in east China's Hangzhou City said Saturday that relatives of a woman A/H1N1 flu patient who was accidentally electrocuted in her hospital ward bathroom had si... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862861/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:39 -0400 SINA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862861/ (East Sea) were ballistic missiles, which the North is banned from firing under UN Security Council resolutions. It was the first time in three years that the communist state fired multiple ballisti... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862950/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:22:22 -0400 Morning Star http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862950/ Shuttlers from the Chinese mainland showed their dominance Friday night when competing for semifinals slots in the ongoing Philippine Badminton Open 2009 held at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, Ma... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862979/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:05 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862979/ China now has become the home to more than 176.5 million motor vehicles and more than 14 percent of its population has learned to drive, according to the Ministry of Public Security Friday. More than ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862949/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:00 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25862949/ Dixie-Pacific offers builders and homeowners several new options when selecting front porch columns by adding new exterior square columns to their DuraCast line of fiberglass porch columns. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861182/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:51:53 -0400 24 / 7 Press Release http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861182/ NORTH Korea fired five missiles on the eve of US Independence Day celebrations today, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said, further stoking tensions amid an international nuclear standoff. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861096/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:47:12 -0400 News.com.au http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861096/ North Korea fired three missiles off its eastern coast today, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday.The launches... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861162/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:03:10 -0400 Breaking News.ie http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861162/ North Korea today test-fired two more missiles, the defence ministry said, further stoking tensions sparked by its nuclear standoff with the international community. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861151/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:43:55 -0400 Business Standard http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861151/ SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired four missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence D... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861169/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:53:46 -0400 C News http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861169/ Soldiers take part in the China-Mongolia joint peacekeeping military drill in Beijing, Friday July 3, 2009. The six-day drill is the first joint peacekeeping exercise China held with a foreign nation.... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861174/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:00:01 -0400 SINA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861174/ NEW DELHI, July 4 (Xinhua) -- After an assessment of the lessons learned during the Mumbai terror attacks, India has ordered specialized training of its military units deployed at various sensitive pl... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861177/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:59:39 -0400 SINA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861177/ www.Chinafocustravel.com , clicking on "Historic China"), is offering that breathtaking bargain on two dates in December (and for $400 more in November, with 2010 prices not yet announced).The newer u... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861161/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:19:05 -0400 The Ledger http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861161/ the U.S. , which has expressed growing confidence in its own emerging missile-defense system. Two missiles were fired about 8 a.m. local time, and the third was fired later in the morning; the South K... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861155/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:42:55 -0400 Baltimore Sun http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861155/ SEOUL: North Korea on Saturday test-fired three missiles on the eve of American Independence Day celebrations, South Korea's defence ministry said, further stoking tensions amid an international nu... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861164/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:59:05 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861164/ China's sovereign wealth fund said it would buy 1.5 billion dollars worth of shares of the Canadian mining company Teck Resources Ltd. The purchase by the China Investment Corp would amount to a 17.2 ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861173/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:06:58 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861173/ South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, following similar tests earlier this week.The Yonhap news agency quotes military officials as say... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861148/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:21:37 -0400 VOA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861148/ BEIJING (Reuters) - China's massive economic stimulus plan has launched some projects that are wasteful, possibly making it hard for investors involved to repay bank loans, China's central bank chief ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861171/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:07:01 -0400 Breitbart http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861171/ NEW DELHI, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The United States is likely to lease 12 military helicopters to India for more effective surveillance of the Indian coastline, highly placed sources in the defense minist... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861179/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:59:37 -0400 SINA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861179/ KABUL, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Taliban militants attacked the vehicle of a candidate for provincial council, injuring one of his guards in northern Afghan province of Takhar Friday night, provincial police... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861178/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:59:38 -0400 SINA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861178/ Seoul - North Korea fired five more missiles off its east coast Saturday, according to South Korean media reports. The missiles, apparently Scud rockets, were fired over the Sea of Japan, the national... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861149/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:05:19 -0400 Earth Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861149/ NEW DELHI: The evidence is tumbling out of the closet: Pakistan's creation Lashkar-e-Taiba is not merely allied to al-Qaida but can now be described as the new al-Qaida. With the UN Security Counci... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861145/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:04:07 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861145/ TORONTO - Teck Resources said on Friday it will sell a 17.2 percent equity stake to state-owned China Investment Corp in a deal that will help the Canadian miner pay down its debt while expanding Chin... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861153/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:22:43 -0400 Business Times http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861153/ The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development ordered a nationwide quality inspection of housing construction Friday after an under-construction residential compound collapsed in Shanghai last S... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25860901/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:59:36 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25860901/ KABUL, July 4 (Xinhua) -- One suicide bomber, driving an explosive-laden car, blew himself up in Paktika province east of Afghanistan Saturday morning, killing one foreign soldier and injuring an Afgh... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861181/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:59:36 -0400 SINA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861181/ China will revise its tariff policy to curb the export of rare metal products, according to a circular issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Friday. According to the circula... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861136/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:59:25 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861136/ China's commerce ministry said on Friday that Chinese government strongly opposes the United States' proposed duties on Chinese tires, as such a move could be a sign of trade protectionism. China is &... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861137/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:59:23 -0400 People's Daily http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25861137/ South Korea's news agency says North Korea launched a third missile Saturday, just a few hours after test-firing two short-range missiles, following similar tests earlier this week.The Yonhap news age... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859411/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:06:02 -0400 VOA http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859411/ Tokyo, Jul 03 : India and Japan today said they were making progress on a 'high quality and mutually beneficial' Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and stressed the need to conclude i... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859404/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:58:02 -0400 New Kerala http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859404/ By Yereth RosenANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national political scene last year as the Republican candidate for... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859400/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:17:36 -0400 Swiss Info http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859400/ With the goal of building Shanghai into a world-class financial hub, the central government is showing renewed interest in inviting foreign-funded firms to be listed in the country. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859409/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:04 -0400 The China Post http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859409/ SYDNEY'S Taronga Zoo has welcomed the first elephant calf to be born in Australia. The male calf was born to Asian elephant Thong Dee at about 3.08am (AEST) in the zoo's Elephant Barn.After a three h... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859410/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:31:33 -0400 News.com.au http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859410/ Taiwan's dollar was little changed after Thursday sliding the most in a month on speculation the central bank intervened to prevent gains from hurting exporters. http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859408/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:49:17 -0400 The China Post http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859408/ SEOUL: North Korea Saturday test-fired three missiles on the eve of American Independence Day celebrations, South Korea's defence ministry said, further stoking tensions amid an international nuclear ... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859397/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:48:40 -0400 Channel News Asia http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859397/ North Korea test-fired four missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday.The l... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859398/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:53:23 -0400 Haaretz http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859398/ WASHINGTON: A robotic version of US President Barack Obama debuted at an event on Friday at the Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. The animated, speaking figure of Obama and some 1,000 newly... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859392/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:51:17 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859392/ NAYPYITAW, Myanmar: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon could leave Myanmar empty-handed after apparently failing to win any concessions from the country's top military ruler or gain permission to vis... http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859391/ Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:51:16 -0400 Times of India http://story.japanherald.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/25859391/