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  • US cool over North Korea's latest talks offer US cool over North Korea's latest talks offer

    WASHINGTON - The United States has said it wants "credible negotiations" with North Korea as Pyongyang in its latest offer has expressed desire to start "senior-level" talks with America on regional peace and easing tensions. President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart, Park Geun-hye, are said to have discussed the issue by telephone Sunday evening. They agreed to close ...

  • Japan promotes eco-friendly transportation

    A safe and efficient transportation system is one of the highlights of Singapore's Changi Airport. Its credit goes to Japanese signal maker Kyosan, which introduced the signal system automated electric sky train. The electric sky trains, equipped with rubber tyres, are eco-friendly and help passengers move from one terminal to another. Kyosan has provided the technology for eco-friendly ...

  • Squeaky clean Tokyo favourite host for 2020 Olympics say IOC sources

    Tokyo is reportedly leading in the race for the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics, according to members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The Japanese capital's emphasis on safety and security appears to be influencing the race for the 2020 Games by pitting its squeaky clean image against the turmoil and instability being witnessed in Istanbul and Madrid, The Japan Times ...

  • Toshiba to cut TV business costs by $104 million this fiscal year - Nikkei

    (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba Corp plans to cut about 10 billion yen (66.4 million pounds) in costs this fiscal year by reorganizing its network of television factories in Indonesia, China and Poland, the Nikkei said, citing company sources.Toshiba wants to make its TV operations profitable this year by overhauling its global production network and raising prices after the business lost ...

  • Confederations Cup Japan are a work in progress

    Yuto Nagatomo, left, and the Japan defence will have their hands full with Italy's Mario Balotelli, who will be a focal point on Wednesday. Eugene Hoshiko / AP ...

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Shaun of the Dead

Shaun of the Dead

George A. Romero has given the British zombie parody Shaun of the Dead a ringing endorsement and even invited cowriter and star Simon Pegg to play a cameo role in his upcoming Land of the Dead (the third sequel to 1968's Night of the Living Dead). In a way, I' ... ...

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  • Sony holds grand opening for branch in Taipeis Ximending

    TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Sony recently held a grand opening for a new retail store in Taipei's Ximending shopping district, inviting local celebrities Nick Chou (???) and Hannah Quinlivan (??) to help promote the ...

  • Sony shares rally as Loeb ups his stake

    SNE ), but not good enoughyet. That's the latest message from Dan Loeb, the firebrand hedge fund manager known for vociferously agitating for changes at some of the world's largest tech firms. In a sign of "increased confidence," Loeb's Third Point hedge fund increased its stake in Sony to 70 million shares, or roughly 7%, from 6% in ...

  • T-Mobile announces the arrival of the Sony Xperia Z later this summer

    T-Mobile announced today that it will be offering the Sony Xperia Z Android handset as an exclusive later this summer. Not to be confused with the Xperia ZL ...

  • Japan poised to shift huge investment factories from China to India

    Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. But that may be about to change because Japan is poised to leave China for India, adding huge benefits to the South Asian country in terms of jobs creation, technological transfer, transformation of infrastructure and military partnership. "Japan wants to build up India as an alternative, economic and military, to ...

  • IMF’s No. 2 says too early to judge Japanese stimulus drive

    Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, left, is pictured with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, centre, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the G8 meetings in Northern Ireland. The IMF's deputy managing editor says it's too early to draw conclusions from so-called 'Abenomics.' (YVES ...

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