Sunday 5th July, 2009
North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar
Tajikistan 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
Tajikistan News.NetHong Kong fashion designer Jing Wong has encountered fashion piracy first-hand.
North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
Tajikistan News.NetSouth Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast Saturday.
UN secretary-general 'deeply disappointed' in Myanmar
Tajikistan 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
Tajikistan 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
Tajikistan 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
Tajikistan 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
Tajikistan 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
Tajikistan 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
Tajikistan 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
Tajikistan News.NetBeijing, (Xinhua) Asia should have its own monetary fund to better ensure financial stability of the region, a senior UN official has said.
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...
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...
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...
Israeli sub takes Suez route. Iran in its sights
Times of IndiaAn Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defence sources said on Friday, describing the unusual manoeuvre as a show of strategic ...
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...
UN chief chides Myanmar over Suu Kyi issue
Channel News AsiaUn Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivered a stern rebuke to Myanmar's military Saturday after the country's military ruler refused to let him meet detained pro-democracy leader Aung San...
Looking for vacation Try Afghanistan
Associated PressEven as troops fight militants in the south, government officials and donors in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan valley are training tour guides and teaching restaurateurs about customer service. It's...
Afghan mine clearers rescue artifacts
Associated PressUsually a deminer can clear about two square meters a day, but here it is slower because artifacts set off metal detectors. A glimpse of a pottery shard can stop work outright while archaeologists...
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