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Willing to take Chinas advice to start talks North Korea says
BEIJING: North Korea is willing to take China's advice and enter into talks, Chinese state television cited an envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as saying, following weeks of tension on the Korean peninsula after the North's latest nuclear test. However, that prospect seems unlikely as North Korea has repeatedly said it will not abandon nuclear weapons while the United States ...
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US man held after pocket-dialing 911 while plotting murder
Scott Simon mistakenly pocket-dialed 911 as he planned a killing earlier in May 2013, enabling an emergency dispatch system to record his conversation and link him to the ...
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Dhaka building collapse probe finds many failings
Sohel Rana also "used extremely poor quality iron rods and cement," Ahmed told The Associated Press on Thursday. "There were a series of irregularities." The report found that Rana had permission to build a six-story structure and added two floors illegally so he could rent them out to garment factories. Past statements from authorities said the owner had permission for a ...
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In the Arena New Asian Tennis League Is Lining Up Big-Name Stars
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French lawmakers okay plan for more English at universities
PARIS: France's lower house on Thursday approved a plan to introduce more courses in English at universities despite critics alleging it will undermine efforts to promote French. A majority of lawmakers in ...
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Taliban rickshaw bomb kills 13 in Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- A large bomb hidden by the Taliban in a rickshaw exploded as a police vehicle passed in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 policemen and two civilians, police ...
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Crane error blacks out one third of Vietnam
HANOI (AFP) - Over a third of Vietnam as well as the capital of neighbouring Cambodia suffered a blackout this week after a crane operator knocked a tree onto a key power line, electricity officials said Thursday.Twenty-two of Vietnam's southern provinces -- out of a nationwide total of 63 -- lost power for a few hours on Wednesday afternoon including the southern commercial centre of Ho ...
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Swiss free-trade deal a key global sign Chinas Li
ZURICH: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang sees a looming free-trade deal with Switzerland as a touchstone for Beijing's growing ties with foreign nations, he told a Swiss newspaper on Thursday ahead of a landmark visit to Europe.Li was scheduled to arrive in Switzerland late on Thursday for trade-focused talks in what is the first stop on his debut visit to Europe since taking over in a ...
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Important for Japan and China to work towards stabilising ties PM Lee
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said it is important for Japan and China to take a longer term perspective and work towards stabilising ...
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Philippine capital angered by Da Vinci Code author
Philippine authorities on Thursday reacted angrily over "Da Vinci Code" author Dan Brown's portrayal of Manila as "the gates of hell" in his latest ...
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Asia Entertainment Resources Ltd. Announces First Quarter 2013 Financial Results
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. ("AERL" or the "Company") ( ), which operates through its subsidiaries and related promoter companies that act as VIP room gaming promoters, today announced unaudited and unreviewed financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2013. All currency amounts are stated in United States ...
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20 killed in 2 simultaneous car bombs in Niger
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) -- Niger's defense minister announced that 20 Nigerien soldiers were killed and another 16 injured when a suicide bomber detonated a car loaded with explosives inside a military installation in the city of Agadez on ...
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Blind activist who escaped house arrest says China cant be trusted
LONDON: "Hindi-Chini bhai-bhai" may be the flavour in Delhi after the recent visit of Chinese premier Li Keqiang. However, a strong word of caution has come from one of China's most wanted men Chen Guangcheng. Chen, a blind activist who became an international hero after he became the first person to escape house arrest in Beijing for exposing forced abortions and sterilizations ...
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US family leaves Singapore frustrated with inquest
SINGAPORE -; The parents of an American software engineer found dead in his Singapore apartment last year left the city-state Thursday before the end of a coroner's inquest, saying they had lost faith in the process. Their lawyer said they would push for a U.S. congressional ...
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Markets roiled by Nikkeis 7.3 percent slide
A man walks past an electronic stock indicator showing the Nikkei 225 index which nosedived 1,143.28 points, or 7.3 percent to close at 14,483.98 in Tokyo Thursday, May 23, 2013. Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. (AP Photo/Shizuo ...
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China ASEAN jointly recommend brands
The China-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) held a press conference in Beijing on Thursday to release a list of recommended brand-name products manufactured by China and the ASEAN bloc.Sixty companies and products from China were listed, as well as 45 companies from ASEAN countries.The recommendation list is intended to enhance understanding between both sides and promote economic cooperation, said ...
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Hands soaked in blood London knifeman declares his creed on video
By Peter Griffiths and Estelle Shirbon LONDON | Thu May 23, 2013 7:33am EDT LONDON May 23 (Reuters) - A young man with bloodied hands holds a knife and a meat cleaver soaked in blood as he faces the camera to say he has just killed a soldier on a London street in retaliation for the deaths of Muslims killed by British troops in faraway lands. As the man speaks, a woman in a blue skirt ...
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‘Asian Century’ raises own tough challenges
Christian Forneck, senior foreign policy adviser at the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag Our discussion is about the beginning of a multipolar era in which there are many new power centers around the world. It doesn't matter if you believe in the thesis of "US decline," or "the demise of the West." One thing is ...
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Does Asia Slump Signal US Correction
: "I think I'd be more likely to be buyer than a seller. First of all, markets correct from time to time. That's natural whether it's in Japan or over here." "We want the Fed to taper because that means the economy is getting better," Keon added, saying the underlying economy is "stronger than people think" because the fiscal drag of the tax increases ...
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Asia Fuel Oil-Cash premiums up on supply tightness seen end June
SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Asia fuel oil cash premiums rose on Thursday, as traders turned their attention to tighter Western arbitrage flows in the second half of June, which are expected to keep the market supported, at least in the medium term. Asia cash premiums for the 380-centistoke (cst) benchmark for the marine fuels market was valued at 69 cents a tonne, up 44 cents ...
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Asia Pacific Digital Brands and Retailers in Asia Pacific Struggling to Bring E-Commerce Offerings to Market Quickly
Complexity and service provider fragmentation significant barriers to taking businesses online SINGAPORE, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- eCommerce in Asia Pacific is growing at a fast pace and by the end of 2013 is expected to overtake North America as the region with the world's highest B2C eCommerce revenues (Note 1). Despite this positive backdrop, brands and retailers face a high level ...
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Asia Distillates-Gasoil margins slip on weak Indonesian demand
SINGAPORE, May 23 (Reuters) - Asian gasoil margins slipped on Thursday as diesel demand from Indonesia failed to revive even ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, when demand usually peaks, traders said. The June gasoil crack fell 62 cents to $16.26 a barrel above Dubai crude, Reuters data showed. Indonesia's diesel demand is expected to remain weak at least until ...
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Asia tension could lead to conflict—DFA chief
Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario. AP FILE PHOTO TOKYO -- The Philippines on Thursday warned that territorial rows in Asia are ';causing considerable tension that could lead to conflict'; as several countries face off with China over island claims. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, speaking at a Tokyo business conference, said China’s ';nine-dash line claim ...
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IHT Rendezvous Job Hunting in Asia Language Skills Count
HONG KONG — Asia has long exerted a magnetism for mobile Westerners in search of jobs and adventures. Tens of thousands of Europeans and Americans live in cities like Singapore and Hong Kong, which are financial and trading hubs with a long history of ties to the West. The global financial crisis ...
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Pakistan arrested American before he was killed in US drone strike
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's tribal region, making him the fourth American citizen killed by unmanned aircraft in ...
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New Focus on Brunei's Schools
Brunei has an education system to be proud of, which has made the recent discovery of dirty and badly maintained toilet facilities at 180 schools all the more unacceptable for the Ministry of Education.
Brunei has one of the best systems of education in the region. As a country, Brunei spends over 10% of its government budget on education, among children in the country there is a 99% literary rate, and schooling for all citizens is free (while foreign residents pay only a small charge). Read more
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