Archive for January, 2010
Asia-Pacific trade deal faces sceptical Americans
Its share of trade dwindling in the Asia Pacific, the United States is scrambling to drum up support from a sceptical public for a regional trade deal that can boost exports [...]
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China suspends military exchanges with US
BEIJING – China suspended military exchanges with the United States, threatened unprecedented sanctions against American defense companies and warned Saturday that [...]
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Japan not as worried about US Toyota recalls
TOKYO – American Toyota owners are understandably alarmed about ballooning recalls over faulty gas pedals and floor mats. In Japan, the automaker’s home market, [...]
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Arms sales to Taiwan good for security: US
US arms sales to Taiwan help maintain security and stability in the Taiwan Strait, a State Department spokeswoman said Saturday after an arms deal drew a sharp rebuke from [...]
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Korea watches N Korea for further ‘provocations’
SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea has stopped artillery fire into the sea near its disputed border with South Korea but may carry out further “provocative acts”, [...]
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Eight countries press Japan on parental abductions
TOKYO (AFP) – Envoys of eight countries met the Japanese foreign minister Saturday to press the government to sign a treaty to prevent international parental child [...]
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Thousands in Tokyo protest US military presence
TOKYO – Thousands of protesters from across Japan marched Saturday in central Tokyo to protest the U.S. military presence on Okinawa, while a Cabinet minister said she [...]
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Indonesia deports refugee activists
AUSTRALIAN refugee activists have returned to Australia in anger after being detained and deported for alleged trespassing near an asylum seeker boat in Merak, Indonesia. [...]
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Japan urged to resolve child custody disputes
TOKYO – Ambassadors from the U.S. and seven other countries on Saturday urged Tokyo to resolve legal custody issues that keep foreign parents from visiting their [...]
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Malaysian Hindus celebrate colourful Thaipusam festival
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Malaysian Indians pierced themselves with hooks and skewers Saturday as they celebrated a Hindu festival hailed as a show of religious freedom [...]
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240,000 short of water in southern China drought
BEIJING (AFP) – Officials warned Saturday that 240,000 people were suffering from water shortages in a mountainous region in southern China that has been hit by a [...]
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Taiwan tourism growth tops Asia on China boom: Report
TAIPEI (AFP) – Tourism grew in Taiwan faster than anywhere else in Asia last year on the back of an influx of Chinese visitors, a report said Saturday, quoting a top [...]
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Vietnamese dissidents ‘appeal jail terms’
HANOI (AFP) – A group of Vietnamese dissidents jailed for up to 16 years for trying to overthrow the communist regime have appealed their sentences, local media [...]
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Intrepid Mines Limited Releases Activities Report for the Fourth Quarter
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA–Intrepid Mines Limited (TSX:IAU – News; ASX:IAU – News; the “Company”) is pleased to announce the release of its report for [...]
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Asian markets back to losing ways Jan 29
Fresh fears about the strength of the global recovery led Asian markets back to losing ways yesterday Friday January 29, as weaker-than-expected US data combined with growing [...]
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