Sunday 5th July, 2009
North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
Kazakhstan News.NetA 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 reports.
Fashion piracy causing concern in Hong Kong
Kazakhstan News.NetHong Kong fashion designer Jing Wong has encountered fashion piracy first-hand.
North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
Kazakhstan News.NetSouth Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched seven missiles off its eastern coast Saturday.
UN secretary-general 'deeply disappointed' in Myanmar
Kazakhstan News.NetUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday called on Myanmar's junta to allow opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to participate in politics.
Industries being reinvented in Pearl River Delta
Kazakhstan News.NetThe role of design in reinventing the world's factory was in the spotlight at a recent conference organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre.
26 killed in Thai bus, car pile-up
Kazakhstan News.NetBangkok, (Xinhua) Twenty-six people were killed Saturday in a pile-up involving a passenger bus and six cars on a highway in southern Thailand, the police said.
150,000 evacuated as storms batter southern China
Kazakhstan News.NetTorrential rains and flooding forced more than 150,000 people from their homes, cut power and destroyed crops across southern China, state media reported Saturday.
North Korea tests seventh missile, says South Korea
Kazakhstan News.NetNorth Korea fired its seventh missile from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean defence ministry said, as Pyongyang raised tension in the Korean peninsula.
32 militants killed in Afghanistan
Kazakhstan News.NetKabul, (Xinhua) Thirty-two militants and a foreign soldier were killed in fighting in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province Saturday, officials said.
Illinois wants to work with 'exceptionally important' India
Kazakhstan News.NetThe governor of President Barack Obama's home state Illinois has expressed a desire to work together with India, saying the people of India are exceptionally important for America.
UNCTAD Chief calls for Asian monetary fund
Kazakhstan News.NetBeijing, (Xinhua) Asia should have its own monetary fund to better ensure financial stability of the region, a senior UN official has said.
No alternative to talks on N.Korea nuclear programme
Channel News AsiaRussia and China are convinced that there is no alternative to six-party talks to stop North Korea's nuclear programme, the Russian foreign ministry said Saturday after a meeting with...
Mad rush for Jackson's funeral
Times of IndiaLos ANGELES: The website set up for Michael Jackson’s fans to register for the Tuesday memorial service received more than 500 million hits within an hour of its launch, the organizers said. ...
Spanish cops foil zeppelin jailbreak
Times of IndiaSpanish police foiled a plot to use a zeppelin to help a prisoner break out of jail. Investigators found a package sent from Italy containing sophisticated escape equipment that was to...
'Insiders biggest threat to Pak nukes'
Times of IndiaNew DELHI: Pakistan’s nuclear assets face threats from three quarters, the most important being the growing extremism in the country, increasing “the odds of insiders in the nuclear ...
Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano is new IAEA chief
Times of IndiaNew DELHI: Veteran Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano was elected new director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency in a closely contested election this week. Widely seen as a ...
Zelaya confirms he will return to Honduras on Sunday
Times of IndiaOusted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya confirmed to a television news station here that he would return to his country on Sunday, and do so with "several presidents" of allied countries....
Asian Film Fireworks for the Fourth
TimeFor eight years now, the New York Asian Film Festival has earned "Wow"s and "Huh?"s from Manhattan audiences with its savory mix of action and art-house works from the continent that produces more...
SoCal Asian communities aim to weed out toxic fish
New Jersey OnlineJohn Fallan's trained eye scans rows of iceboxes brimming with tiger fish and shrimp in a Vietnamese supermarket, searching for one pesky fish that threatens...
Asean ties need to be stronger
Gulf NewsLast week's meeting of foreign ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council with their counterparts at the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) in Bahrain proved uniquely successful. The...
Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public
Times of India... attacks here, reopened to the public on Saturday as the United States celebrated Independence Day. ...
Shanghai aims to outdo Wall Street bull
Times of IndiaChina’s financial capital Shanghai plans to build a bigger version of New York’s charging bull statue that sits near Wall Street in lower Manhattan for its waterfront, state media...
Two US soldiers, seven Afghan police die in blasts
Channel News AsiaKabul : Two US soldiers and seven Afghan policemen were killed in separate explosions Saturday, highlighting the level of violence faced by Marines pressing one of the biggest assaults in eight...
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