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Philippines says to finish probe on shooting Taiwan fishermen soon
The Philippine National Bureau of Investigations (NBI) is close to finishing its investigations on a Taiwan fisherman shot dead by Philippine coast guards, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said Tuesday.Except for the physical examination of the fishing vessel, the NBI has already completed its probe on the case, said Aquino in a chance interview after the 115th anniversary celebration of ...
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China wants cyber security communication with U.S.
China on Tuesday appealed for communication with the United States on cyber security."China proposes stronger cooperation with the United States on cyber security," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a daily press briefing in response to a question claiming US governmental organizations and businesses have been victims of cyber attacks by the Chinese military.Hong stressed ...
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Coaches collide in NE China casualties unknown
Two coaches collided in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Tuesday, injuring at least a dozen passengers while the death toll remains unknown, local authorities said.The accident happened at around 3:30 p.m. on a national expressway near the city of Anshan, said an official from the city's publicity bureau.Both vehicles had a designed capacity of more than 30 ...
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China may probe EU wine report
China is likely to make substantive moves this year toward initiating an anti-dumping investigation into wine imported from the eurozone, the China Security Journal reported on Tuesday.The government may take a further step in pushing the probe in response to a strong call from the domestic wine industry and a string of anti-dumping cases brought by the European Union (EU) against Chinese ...
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What an idiot thoughts of a skydiver who survived 13000ft fall
Rosa Silverman - 21 May 2013 A SKYDIVER who survived a 13,000ft fall after his parachute failed to open has spoken of what he feared were his final thoughts as he plunged towards the ...
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South Korea officially appoints new ambassadors to China US Japan
South Korea has officially appointed its new ambassadors to China, the US and Japan after receiving the consent of the three countries on their nomination, South Korean foreign ministry said Tuesday. According to Yonhap news agency, former lawmaker Kwon Young-se will become the next ambassador to Beijing, while former vice foreign minister Ahn Ho-young will be appointed the new US ambassador. ...
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SK troops guilty of sex abuse Japan Mayor
South Korean soldiers were guilty of abusing women in wartime, a Japanese mayor said in comments reported Tuesday, days after he provoked a storm by labeling WWII sex slaves a military necessity.In a remark that provoked a sharp response from Seoul, further stoking tensions, Osaka mayor Toru Hashimoto said the South Korean military used women for sex during the Vietnam War.Hashimoto said last ...
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Spokesman highlights China-US summit
/enpproperty--> BEIJING - A Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday that an impending meeting between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama will aid in the construction of a new type of relationship between the two countries. The summit, the first of its kind to be held since Xi took office in March, would be conducive to strengthening strategic communication, increasing ...
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BlackRock acquires MGPA boosts Asia-Pacific and European operations
/enpproperty--> BlackRock Inc announced on Tuesday that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MGPA, a private equity real estate investment advisory company in Asia-Pacific and Europe, significantly extending its real estate investment capabilities in these regions. MGPA owns a retail mall in Chengdu and a grade A office building in Shanghai, while in Hong Kong it has a ...
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Why China’s developmental state says no to liberalism
NEW YORK - Modern history is the story of how liberal democracy, originating in Britain and America, spread around the world. This may sound like an absurd fantasy. In actuality, this Whiggish narrative of progress underpins most newspaper editorials, political commentary and speeches in the West, and frames larger views of political developments in the non-West. It accounts for the gloomy ...
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China probes rice tainted with cancer-causing cadmium
BEIJING Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal. The mills in Hunan province's Youxian county were ordered to suspend business and recall their products after samples showed excessive levels of cadmium, according to an official notice ...
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Cadmium-tainted rice closes three mills in central China
Three mills in central China have been closed and the rice they produced recalled after officials said Tuesday the grain was found to be tainted with cadmium. The mills, located in Youxian County in Hunan province, have been told to suspend operations while samples of rice stored at the mills is tested by the provincial quality inspection agency, Xinhua reported. A May 16 statement by the ...
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UPDATE 1-Armani sees no slowdown even in China
Tue May 21, 2013 12:36pm EDT * Revenue up 16 pct to 2.091 bln euros in 2012 * Net cash at 565 mln euros * Says planned succession but won't give details By Astrid Wendlandt and Isla Binnie PARIS/MILAN May 21 (Reuters) - Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani on Tuesday said it had not seen a slowdown, even in China, the industry's main engine of growth, where rivals noted more muted demand ...
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Diplomats Iran Acts to Expand Sensitive Nuclear Capacity
VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- A U.N. nuclear agency report due this week is expected to show Iran further increasing its capacity to produce material that its adversaries fear could eventually be used to develop atomic bombs, Western diplomats said on Tuesday. But they said it also is likely to indicate that growth in Iran's most sensitive nuclear stockpile has been held back because some of it has ...
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Former US Tax Chief Dismayed at Conservative Targeting
The former head of the U.S. tax agency says he was "dismayed and saddened" to learn that conservative groups were targeted for special scrutiny under his watch, but told a congressional panel Tuesday he did not know about it as it was ...
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Russia Says Senior Islamist Insurgent Killed
MOSCOW -- The right-hand man of Russia's most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday, officials said, as Moscow tries to contain militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there next February. Dzhamaleil Mutaliyev, a senior figure in a group fighting to establish an Islamist state, was killed along with another militant in a shootout in ...
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Rescuers Dig for Survivors After Deadly US Tornado
U.S. search and rescue crews are digging for survivors in miles of wreckage, after a massive tornado leveled neighborhoods Monday in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma, killing at least 24 ...
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Seven Feared Trapped in Cambodian Gold Mine Collapse
PHNOM PENH -- A gold mine shaft has collapsed in the Preah Vihear province of Cambodia, trapping at least seven miners, officials said Monday. Police said late Monday they are trying to rescue the trapped miners, near Romtum village, Rovieng district, but the shaft is very deep and old, making rescue efforts difficult. "We don’t have the identities or the exact number of people, ...
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Afghanistan Sees Sharp Rise in Women Imprisoned for Moral Crimes
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost 12 years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse and forced marriage, and alleged adultery, which often involves rape, have landed most of the 600 women in prison. That figure is an increase of 50 percent over the last 18 months. "That increase reflects a shameful lack and ...
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Emergency Response Grows in Chad
Emergency water supplies are being rushed to southeastern Chad where about 50-thousand people have fled fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region. Several Arab tribes have been battling for control of mining operations there. to De Capua report on Darfur displaced The refugees and migrants have been gathering around the village of Tissi since January. Felix Leger is the country director ...
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Experts Japan nuke plant needs more fault data
TOKYO -; Experts commissioned by the operator of a Japanese nuclear plant that faces possible closure because of a suspected active seismic fault say a decision should wait, citing insufficient ...
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Colombia Opening Gates to Asia Pacific Summit
Bogota, May 21 (Prensa Latina) The Summit of the member countries of the Asia Pacific Alliance, whose opening will be on Thursday, have an anteroom today in the southern city of Cali, with the meeting of the High Level Group comprising ministers Trade and Foreign Affairs. The ministers, who have been working for several months in the agreements to be sealed on the 23rd, developed technical ...
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Hundreds seek compensation in Japan nuclear crisis
Koji Otani, a lawyer representing hundreds of residents and evacuees from just outside Fukushima, points at the Hippo district of Miyagi prefecture as he speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The residents said Tuesday they have been unfairly denied full compensation despite high radiation levels in their area caused by Japans 2011 nuclear disaster. Nearly 700 ...
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Royal Trophy set for China debut in December
China will host the Royal Trophy team event for the first time this year, organizers said Tuesday, adding to a list of big golf tournaments in the country.The seventh edition of the tournament between Asia and Europe will be held at Dragon Lake Golf Club in Guangzhou, the capital city of South China's Guangdong Province, from December 20 to 22, they said in a press release."The ...
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China India pledge closer cooperation in joint statement
China and India issued a joint statement Monday highlighting their commitment to expanding common ground in bilateral cooperation and coordination in various fields.The statement, released during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's ongoing visit here, said the two Asian giants have a historic opportunity for economic and social development and the realization of this goal will advance peace and ...
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Australia the energy superpower?
A new boom in the extraction of Australia's natural gas reserves will have immense economic benefits for the country and especially the state of Western Australia, but conservationists warn of an environmental impact.
Australia is a country rich in natural resources, because of this its economy is an export driven one, and coal, iron ore, wool, meat, gold, and wheat are some of its main exports. It was in the 1920’s that Australia’s economic potential was underpinned by the gold rush that saw its population triple in size in just ten years. Read more
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