Archive for January, 2011
Youth violence grows in fast-changing Vietnam
Tran Huy Hoang stares in shock at the images of four Vietnamese teenagers slapping and kicking a girl whose hands try to shield the blows. “How could schoolgirls act so [...]
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Malaysia first to give food aid to Aussie flood victims
Malaysia delivered food aid to the flood victims in north-eastern Australia, making it the first country to be allowed by the Australian government to help those affected by [...]
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Vietnamese journalist dies after fire attack
A Vietnamese journalist who was set on fire as he slept has died of his injuries. Le Hoang Hung died 10 days after an intruder broke into his home, doused him with chemicals [...]
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Burma parliament to open, but army in control
Myanmar is preparing to open its first session of parliament in more than two decades, a major step in the ruling military’s self-styled transition to democracy but one [...]
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Burma opposition group launches website
The Myanmar opposition group led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has launched its first official website. Suu Kyi says she believes the National League for [...]
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China to import more fuels despite clean energy drive
China will ramp up conventional fuel imports and production to power its economy in 2011 despite accelerating efforts to develop clean, renewable and alternative energy. The [...]
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Philippines sets February 20 deadline for approval of mining projects
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) gave its local regional offices a deadline to act upon the 2,180 mining tenements applications that have been [...]
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Indonesia to restrict tin output if record price triggers mining rush
Indonesia, the world’s top tin exporter, will restrict annual tin output at a maximum 100,000 tonnes if record high prices trigger a mining rush, two officials told [...]
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First H1N1-related death of 2011 reported
The first case of a H1N1-related death has been reported by the Singapore General Hospital. 77-year-old Mohd Lazim Kalang died on Wednesday from a lung infection after being [...]
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Expert: N Korea can’t improve ties with Korea
A leading international expert at one of China’s top universities says North Korea has no hope of improving its relations with South Korea while Lee Myung-bak is [...]
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Indonesia’s uncertain future
Nothing could be more symbolic of the rise in Indonesia’s status in the world: Garuda, the national airline named after the sacred, mythical bird that is its national [...]
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Taiwan due to release full Q4 GDP figures on February 17
Taiwan is due to release full GDP figures for the fourth quarter on February 17, a government official said. A preliminary estimated figure will be released on January 31. [...]
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China embraces an old Western tradition… property taxes
China’s first-ever property taxes, introduced this week, are unlikely to curb skyrocketing home prices, industry experts here warn, as pent-up demand from young middle [...]
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E Timor’s bid to join Asean wins ‘strong support’
East Timor is seeking to become the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations. The country plans to submit an official letter of application to the Asean [...]
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Philippines poised for sustained 7pct growth
The philippines is poised to grow 7 percent or better in the next six to 10 years—the same feat that India and Vietnam had accomplished in the last decade, according to [...]
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