DINGXI, China: Rescuers battled through dusty rubble Tuesday to try to reach victims of two shallow earthquakes in China that killed at least 89 people.State broadcaster CCTV showed images of soldiers digging through earth and sand to reach simple houses buried under landslides in the northwestern province of Gansu.Seriously injured patients wrapped in blankets were put into helicopters heading ...
China bribery case puts more pharma giants under scanner
The obtained documents suggest that big drug makers other than Glaxo could come under scrutiny as the Chinese government widens its probe into fraud for pharmaceutical ...
Asia Myanmar Blast Disrupts Radical Monk?s Sermon
Myanmar just a few yards from where he was delivering a sermon, but the police said it was too early to say who was responsible. Five people were slightly injured; the monk, Ashin Wirathu, was unharmed. The blast, which occurred at 9 p.m. Sunday during a religious ceremony on the outskirts of Mandalay, comes as Myanmar, a predominantly Buddhist nation of 60 million, struggles to contain ...
Asia Markets Asian stocks rise on U.S. cues metal shares climb
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian stocks climbed Tuesday after a higher finish on Wall Street, with the resources sector pulling higher on an increase in metal prices, while telecommunication shares advanced in Japan, outweighing the impact from a stronger ...
By year-end every UK home will have a porn filter
highspeed connections making movie downloads and real-time streaming possible, all mobile operators in UK have agreed to put adult content filters onto phones automatically. To deactivate them customers will need to prove that they are over 18. On public Wi-Fi, more than 90% is provided by six companies, O2, Virgin Media, Sky, Nomad, BT and Arqiva -- the government has now reached an agreement ...
Well take care of Indias concerns Bhutan
Between 2008 and 2013, Bhutan saw its diplomatic ties extend from 21 to 53 nations, which many in Delhi and Thimphu claimed, led to a trust-deficit between the two ...
Over a dozen Tibetans hurt in clashes
Tibetan areas in China often witness self-immolation by the Dalai Lama's supporters. But ethnic clashes are rare. Reports said Han Chinese had knifed and attacked Tibetans with sticks on July 17. Over a dozen injured Tibetans were undergoing treatment at Menli, located close to the scene of the attack in Arik Dragkar village. Pro-Tibetan groups said 100 Han Chinese were involved in the ...
Plans to build worlds tallest building in China questioned
Burj Khalifa was constructed in five years and a 632m tall building has been under construction in Shanghai for three years. The state media suggested that even the central government was opposed to the project. "The trend of building skyscrapers is partially due to the encouragement of local governments that want to get good performance ratings, and is also a show of strength from ...
19 reported dead in Thai bus crash
BANGKOK: Nineteen people were killed and 20 hurt Tuesday when a double decker coach collided with a truck in central Thailand and burst into flames, authorities said."Altogether there are 19 dead -- 18 died at the scene and another one died at the hospital," said an official from the national institute for emergency medicine in Bangkok, who asked not to be named.She added that 20 ...
19 dead in Thailand as bus collides with truck Authorities
Thailand and burst into flames, authorities said. "Altogether there are 19 dead -- 18 died at the scene and another one died at the hospital," said an official from the national institute for emergency medicine in Bangkok, who asked not to be named. She added that 20 people were injured in the early morning crash in ...
Crippled Japanese nuclear plant likely leaking radioactive water into sea
By Mari Yamaguchi, The Associated Press TOKYO - A Japanese utility said Monday its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant was likely leaking contaminated water into the sea, acknowledging for the first time a problem long suspected by experts.Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, also came under fire Monday for not disclosing earlier that the number of plant workers ...
Indonesia Amend Law on Mass Organizations
The NGO law is a throwback to the repressive Suharto era by subjecting the activities of civil society groups to excessive and unpredictable government control. Indonesia's NGOs play a vital role in the country's development and should be nurtured, not stifled, by government ...
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian stocks seek inspiration dollar struggles
Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:26pm EDT * Asian stocks mixed, Nikkei reverses Monday's gains * Markets eye earnings results for fresh cues * Dollar broadly softer, recently sold currencies bounce back By Ian Chua SYDNEY, July 23 (Reuters) - Asian stocks got off to an uninspired start on Tuesday, with Japan's share market losing a bit of ground, while gold took a breather after its biggest one-day ...
Panama finds MiG fighter jets on N Korean shipPanamanian investigators unloading the cargo of a seized North Korean ship that carried arms from Cuba have found the two MiG-21 fighter jets the Cuban government had said were on board.
Panamanian forensic worker carries out investigations in container holding MiG-21 fighter jet seized from North Korean-flagged ship Chong Chon Gang in Colon city. (Reuters ...
Sanya Yalong Bay Intl Rose Valley to be built into Asias biggest rose base
The Yalong Bay International Rose Valley The Sanya government is making great efforts to build the Yalong Bay International Rose Valley into an Asia?s biggest rose-themed cultural base combining tourism, entertainment, leisure, exhibition and education. Occupying a total land area of 2,755 mu, the Yalong Bay International Rose Valley, which features 1,200 types of roses, is located at ...
World Briefing | Asia Japan Nuclear Plant Admits Leaks
The operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant said Monday that contaminated water had been seeping from damaged reactors into the Pacific, reversing its previous denials. Increased levels of radioactive contaminants were found weeks ago in nearby seawater, leading regulators to conclude that the plant has been leaking into the sea since an earthquake and tsunami caused a triple ...
Volatile markets generate little cheer for Asia?s trading desks
Trading desks normally love volatility but Asian operations have found little joy in recent wild swings, undercut by investors? brutal reassessment of the region?s prospects as they prepare for the end of unlimited cheap cash from the United States. The massive monetary stimulus from the US Federal Reserve and other major central banks of recent years has cheaply funded investments ...
Japanese stocks lead Asia up after Abe?s victory
Japanese stocks led Asian markets up on Monday, while the yen briefly slipped after prime minister Shinzo Abe was given a solid platform to continue his aggressive push to reflate the world?s third biggest economy. The big win for Abe at Sunday?s election for parliament?s upper house meant he could now focus on implementing difficult economic reforms, the ';Third ...
Asian Stocks Poised to Snap Three-Day Loss Japan Swings
Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index snapping three days of losses, after Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe?s victory in upper-house election gave him a freer hand to execute economic reforms. Samsung Engineering Co. rose the most on MSCI Asia Pacific Index, jumping 8.3 percent in Seoul, on speculation it will post a profit in the third quarter. NEC Corp. added 4.2 ...
Hutchison Whampoa Confirms Plans to Sell HK Grocery Chain
Asia?s richest man is seeking to sell his hometown supermarket chain for a price that could reach $4 billion as he steps up his global expansion, taking advantage of low priced assets in weak economies in Europe. Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, 0013.HK +0.65 percent controlled by billionaire Li Ka-shing, confirmed on Saturday that it is considering selling its ParknShop supermarket chain, one of ...
Small businesses are priced off HK?s streets
Crammed with umbrella-wielding shoppers after a humid afternoon downpour, the 150-yard stretch of luxury stores is Hong Kong?s answer to Bond Street or Fifth Avenue. The designer brands that cluster along this street and those nearby cater to free-spending tourists from mainland China that have ? in little more than a decade -transformed Causeway Bay and other shopping areas in the ...
HK reporter quits in controversy over Alibaba founder?s remarks
A Hong Kong journalist has quit in a controversy over disputed remarks that Jack Ma, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, is reported to have made in support of Beijing?s violent crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters in 1989. The controversy comes ahead of the anticipated listing of Alibaba, expected to value the firm at $60-$100 billion, which in turn has put a critical ...
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