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SKorea says NKorea fires 4 missiles off east coast (AP)

AP - South Korea says North Korea has fired a fourth missile off its eastern coast.

China has developed its own operating system for cyber war with U.S.
A leading cyber security specialist said last week that China has developed its own ultra-secure operating system for a strategic edge in its cyber warfare with U.S. computer systems. Kevin G. Coleman, a specialist with the Technolytics Institute and

Clinton congratulates Amano on appointment as next IAEA chief
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated veteran Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano on Friday on his appointment as the next International Atomic Energy Agency director general. I would like to offer my congratulations to Yukiya Amano of Japan

Lu tells media in US of the perils Taiwan is facing
Former vice president Annette Lu (fq) said in Washington on Thursday that step by step and day by day Taiwan was being changed into Chinese Taipei. There was a danger, she said, that Taiwan would lose its democracy and become a province of China. She

Ma eager for US beef deal
President Ma Ying-jeou (^E) said in Panama on Thursday that he was looking forward to an early agreement with the US on beef imports to Taiwan. Ma, who arrived in Panama City on Tuesday to attend new Panamanian President Ricardo Martinellis

UN chief set for fresh talks with Burma leader
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is to hold an unexpected second meeting with Burma's junta leader as he presses the regime to free the pro-democracy leader and allow him to see her. Ban pushed iron-fisted military ruler Than Shwe to release all

N Koreans 'likely to fire more missiles'
North Korea may fire further missiles after testing four of the weapons within four hours, South Korea?s military and media reports said yesterday. The launches on Thursday evening further fuelled regional tensions following a May nuclear test by the

Tokyo poll key to fate of premier
Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and his opposition rival pitched their policies yesterday at the start of a local election likely to affect whether the unpopular premier can keep his job ahead of a tough national election. The Tokyo Metropolitan

Japan claims islands ahead of Russia talks
Japan?s parliament yesterday passed a law asserting sovereignty over four islands at the centre of a dispute with Russia, adding to tensions as the countries? leaders prepare to meet. A law calling the four Kuril islands an ?integral part? of Japan was

About 10 firms submit bids for AIG Taiwan unit-papers
TAIPEI, July 4 (Reuters) - About 10 global and Taiwan financial firms have submitted bids to buy troubled AIG's Taiwanese insurance unit, newspapers said on Saturday, in a deal that could fetch up to over $2 billion. Global private equity firms Kohlberg

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