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China urges Japan to be responsible in handling forced laborer issue
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday urged Japan to be responsible for history in handling issues concerning former Chinese nationals who were forced to work as laborers in Japan during World War II. Japan's Sendai High Court on Friday rejected

In Obama interview, signs of Beijing's media control
President Barack Obama spent part of his last morning in Beijing giving an interview to Southern Weekly, a newspaper in Guangdong Province sometimes known for its push-the-envelope approach to the governments ever-present censorship. But if the White

At The Dewan Rakyat Yesterday 'Our ties with China go beyond loan of pandas'
It was a sly move by the opposition which forced the count after N. Gobalakrishnan (PKR-Padang Serai) called for a bloc vote to pass the budget for the Foreign Ministry. The call came after opposition MPs were unhappy with how Deputy Foreign Affairs

'Catastrophic' warnings as bushfires flare in Australia
SYDNEY, Fri: Australian firefighters battled dozens of bush blazes today as record-breaking hot weather sparked “catastrophic” warnings in two states, just months after the country’s worst ever wildfire disaster. Some 25,000 lightning strikes set

Too early to start political talks with China: Taiwan
TAIPEI: Taiwan believes it is still too early to start political talks with China, hoping to focus on economic exchanges for the time being, the island’s top China policy maker was quoted as saying today. Lai Shin-yaun, head of Taiwan’s Mainland

More seniors in Japan killed by relatives: Report
TOKYO: At least 400 elderly people in Japan were murdered by relatives, died through their neglect or in joint suicides over the past decade, according to a report today in the rapidly-aging country. The number of such deaths has been on the rise,

Man facing child abuse raps in Australia arrested by NBI
Philippine Daily Inquirer Filed Under: Crime, Children MANILA, Philippines--A man accused of child molestation in Australia was arrested in his house in Quezon City by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) following a request for his

Ravena lifts RP U-16 five past Japan
KIEFER RAVENA has a knack for knocking down huge baskets when the game is on the line. The UAAP juniors Finals MVP from Ateneo unloaded seven points in overtime to lift Nokia Team Pilipinas past Japan, 64-59, at the start of the Fiba Asia U-16 Men's

Taiwanese to gain visa-free entry to NZ
Taiwanese passport holders travelling will not be required from November 30 to apply for a visa to come to New Zealand, and the Taiwanese Business Association says this will bring back tourists and students from the island in significant numbers.

Up against the great wall of China
The world expected Barack Obama to win from Hu Jintao concessions the Chinese President wasn't in a position to deliver, writes John Garnaut. Hours after Barack Obama landed in Beijing and headed to the St Regis Hotel, a cavalcade of black sedans

President swept up in Indonesian corruption scandal
JAKARTA: It is an allegation that has spread like wildfire through Jakarta's elites and is now being openly canvassed in the press. Was the election campaign of Indonesia's President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono - fought and won on his credentials as an

China, Vietnam agree to further boost economic corridor
HANOI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam and China agreed here on Friday to further strengthen the cooperation in the economic corridor involving China's Yunnan province and four Vietnamese localities of Hanoi, Lao Cai, Hai Phong and Quang Ninh. The agreement

China is not a party to the Kashmir conflict: Hurriyat's Mirwaiz
SRINAGAR: Scheduled to visit China, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stoked further controversy saying Beijing has a 'stake' in regional peace as certain parts of Kashmir are under its control. ( Watch Video ) 'China is a global power and has huge

Vietnam denies blocking Facebook
By Vivien Marsh The state-run internet service provider says it is trying to fix a fault Vietnamese officials have denied they are deliberately blocking access to social networking site Facebook. State internet service provider FPT says it has been

China is not a party to the Kashmir conflict: Mirwaiz
SRINAGAR: Scheduled to visit China, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stoked further controversy saying Beijing has a 'stake' in regional peace as certain parts of Kashmir are under its control. ( Watch Video ) 'China is a global power and has huge

Chinese pair held after seeking Obama talks
Two lawyers say discussion of rights and religious freedom was suppressed during US president's 'disappointing' visit Two Chinese rights activists said today that they were briefly detained by police after seeking a meeting with Barack Obama in Beijing.

China wants better Indo-Pak ties, denies interference
BEIJING: The Chinese foreign ministry on Thursday gave the impression that it was merely interested in the gradual improvement in relations between India and Pakistan but was not trying to interfere with the process. Blog: Laugh off Obama's comment on

South Korean supermodel found hanged in Paris: embassy
PARIS--Twenty-year-old South Korean supermodel Daul Kim was found hanged in her central Paris apartment after an apparent suicide, the South Korean embassy said on Friday, citing French police officials. Kim -- a regular on the catwalks of London, Milan,

Advice for South Koreas New Ambassador to China
Sidney Rittenberg By Sunny Lee Korea Times Correspondent BEIJING U.S. President Barack Obama's Asian tour confirmed what everyone had long suspected: the rise of China is clear and present. The Middle Kingdom was the conspicuous highlight of Obama's

China grew more millionaires amid economic crisis
BEIJING: The economic downturn has hit the wealthy across the world. But the number of millionaires has actually shown a sharp rise of 8.6 per cent in China over the past one year. The total number of people worth more than $1 million now stands at

US concern on growing China spy force
CHINA is sharply stepping up espionage against the United States as the rising Asian power grows more sophisticated in cyber warfare and spy recruitment, a report to Congress has warned. ''China is changing the way that espionage is being done,'' said

China, Japan vow to further improve bilateral ties
Japan vow to further improve bilateral ties - News - SINA English Fri, November 20, 2009 & World , Japan vow to further improve bilateral ties 2009-11-20 11:42:47 GMT2009-11-20 19:42:47 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English TOKYO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Visiting

Share asylum burden: Indonesia
INDONESIA has begun negotiating a new arrangement to handle asylum seekers with the Rudd Government as the country's foreign affairs minister called on Australia to ''share the burden'' of immigrants streaming through the archipelago. Its call came as a

In Kiribati, a way of life is being washed away
Villagers on the island of Abaiang stand in the sea where their homes used to be. Photo: Justin McManus WHEN a coconut tree dies, the decay starts at the top. First the leaves fall, then the fruit. All that is left is a desiccated trunk, cut off at

Japan's government, central bank clash
Leika Kihara TOKYO ? T The Japanese government published a report that pronounced the economy officially in deflation for the first time since 2006, and the finance minister said he wanted the BOJ to respond appropriately. Having rebuffed government

Japan's economy slides into deflation
Japan's economy has officially plunged back into deflation, condemning its struggling companies to a purgatory of falling prices and setting up a potentially explosive collision between the Finance Ministry and the Central Bank. Todays GDP report

'Too early' for Taipei and Beijing to talk politics
Taiwan believes it is still too early to start political talks with China, hoping to focus on economic exchanges for the time being, the islands top China policy maker was quoted as saying Friday. Lai Shin-yaun, head of Taiwans Mainland Affairs Council,

North Korea cargo ship wrecks near northeast China
Three sailors died and two are missing after a North Korean cargo ship, the Jisong 5 , was wrecked Tuesday due to strong winds near northeast China’s Dalian port, xinhuanet.com reported. The ship sank about 90 sea miles east of Dalian, with 20 seamen

Student leader on trial in China
By Chris Hogg BBC News, Shanghai Friends of Zhou Yongjun say he should never have been handed over to China A former leader of the 1989 pro-democracy movement and long term resident of the United States has gone on trial in China. Zhou Yongjun had been

Chinese Tourists to Get Visa Waiver
The government is pursuing a visa waiver program with China for tourists staying for up to 30 days, as part of a campaign to boost the local tourism industry. In addition, policymakers discussed the adoption of a five-day school week beginning next year,