Vietnam Fatherland Front delegation visits China
A delegation from the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) is paying a visit to China from June 29-July 4 to boost ties with the Chinese People?s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). The delegation, led by Nguyen Van Pha, executive member of the VFF
North Korea moves against a tiny pocket of capitalism
Officials had allowed a robust trade along the border with China, centered on the city of Chongjin. But now they are rolling back reforms and preaching self-sufficiency; residents fear starvation. In the markets of Kilju, a city of 100,000 near North
China denied on talks to open cross-strait air space
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A top Taipei negotiator yesterday snubbed Beijing's call for talks to open up the air space along the ?middle line? dividing the Taiwan Strait. The negotiator, Ma Shao-chang, said the Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) will need
FEATURE-Returning Asians to fill talent gap, boost innovation
By Eveline Danubrata SINGAPORE, July 5 (Reuters) - 'Go East' is a message being heeded by many Asian professionals in the United States and Europe who see brighter job prospects in a region that is expected to outperform the rest of the world for
'Appropriate' for MPs to meet Dalai Lama
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says it is entirely appropriate for an Australian parliamentary delegation to meet the Dalai Lama despite objections from China. Mr Smith said Chinese officials had made a low level condemnation of a meeting between the
Australia moves to improve Malaysia ties
Australia's famously tetchy relationship with Malaysia is a thing of the past with the government moving to improve ties even further, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says. Speaking ahead of his visit to Malaysia this week, Mr Smith said he wanted to
U.N.'s Ban rebukes Myanmar generals over Suu Kyi
By Louis Charbonneau YANGON (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon rebuked Myanmar's generals on Saturday for denying him a visit to see detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said she should be allowed to take part in politics before 2010
Burmese junta refuse UN chief to visit Aung San Suu Kyi
Burma's junta has refused to allow visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, BBC reported Saturday. Ban was told of the refusal when he held a second round of talks with military leader Gen Than Shwe.
Chinese oil groups eye stake in Spain's YPF
Chinese oil groups eye stake in Spain?s YPF MADRID: Two giant Chinese oil companies are interested in buying a 30-percent stake in an affiliate of Spanish oil major Repsol, media reported Friday. The China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and China
Apple, other phone makers agree on standard charger for Europe
More specifically, the deal will see companies including Apple, Nokia and Research in Motion, develop handsets that can be , ensuring that each phone is compatible with a standard type of phone charger. The move aims to cut back on the thousands of tons
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