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07/09-2010, Klokken: 09:54:14 UTC BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Senior officials from China and the United States met Tuesday pledging to improve strategic dialogue and mutual trust. N. Korea requests rice, cement, equipment from S. Korea 07/09-2010, Klokken: 09:52:22 UTC SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has requested rice, cement and heavy machinery from South Korea to help recover from its recent floods, government officials here said Tuesday, amid looming signs that the divided states are seeking to alleviate their tension. Filipino bus driver recalls Aug. 23 hostage crisis in Manila 07/09-2010, Klokken: 09:49:12 UTC MANILA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The driver of the tour bus held hostage by a dismissed policeman recounted Tuesday the turn of events that led to the killing of the of eight Hong Kong tourist passengers. Vice president calls on Chinese firms to boost foreign investment 07/09-2010, Klokken: 07:40:10 UTC XIAMEN, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Vice President Xi Jinping Tuesday encouraged Chinese companies to expand overseas investment as the country became the fifth largest global investor. Magnitude-5.3 quake hits Bengkulu 07/09-2010, Klokken: 03:19:10 UTC Liwa, W Lampung, Sept 7 (ANTARA) - An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook Bengkulu province early Tuesday but there was no immediate report of injuries or material damage. Household debts, languid home market pose risks to economy: watchdog 07/09-2010, Klokken: 03:17:29 UTC SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- A slumping housing market and balooning household debts could pose threats to South Korea's sustained economic recovery path, the chief of the financial watchdog said Tuesday. Malaysia to change SOP for arresting RI officers 07/09-2010, Klokken: 02:52:06 UTC Kuala Lumpur, Sept 7 (ANTARA) - Malaysia has promised it will not again handcuff or put on a prisoner garb Indonesian officers they may detain in the future. Hong Kong to resume importing S. Korean poultry 07/09-2010, Klokken: 02:46:27 UTC SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Yonhap) -- Hong Kong will resume importing fresh poultry products from South Korea Tuesday, lifting its 4-month import ban following the outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza here, the South Korean government said. India second most FDI destination after China: UN survey 07/09-2010, Klokken: 02:44:39 UTC Geneva, Sep 7 (PTI) India has replaced the US as the second most important foreign directive investment (FDI) destination for transnational corporations during 2010-2012, according to a survey conducted by UNCTAD. Bali to host Asia-Pacific conference on disaster mitigation 06/09-2010, Klokken: 07:55:29 UTC Jakarta, Sept 6 (ANTARA) - Bali is to host an Asia-Pacific Association on Emergency and Disaster Medicine (APCEDM) Conference in 2010, the organization`s chairman Dr Abdul Rajak said here on Monday. Okada, Westerwelle urge int'l cooperation to wipe out nuke arms 06/09-2010, Klokken: 07:49:54 UTC NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (Kyodo) - The Japanese and German foreign ministers urged the global community in an article they contributed to the Wall Street Journal on Saturday to step up cooperation to strip the world of nuclear weapons. Tehran condemns Pakistan terrorist attack 06/09-2010, Klokken: 07:44:43 UTC TEHRAN, Sept. 6 (MNA) ? Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast has strongly condemned the terrorist attack in the Pakistani city of Quetta that killed seventy-three people and wounded many others. Vietnam ranks third in tourism rebound in region 06/09-2010, Klokken: 05:31:37 UTC Hanoi, Sept 6 (VNA) ? Vietnam ranks third in the Asia-Pacific region in terms of tourism rebound, according to the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). "Project Panda" receives 30,000 applications 06/09-2010, Klokken: 03:18:20 UTC BEIJING, Sep. 6 (Xinhua) -- More than 30,000 people from 47 countries have applied to become "pambassadors" since the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in the capital of Sichuan province announced last month it would select six people to spend a month with pandas at the base. S. Korea's per capita GDP to surpass $20,000 this year: IMF 06/09-2010, Klokken: 03:14:49 UTC SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's 2010 per capita gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to surpass the US$20,000 mark for the first time in three years thanks to solid economic gains, a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday. State of emergency extended in Christchurch 06/09-2010, Klokken: 03:14:05 UTC CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- A state of emergency in New Zealand South Island city of Christchurch has been extended until Wednesday following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Saturday. China promises larger role in IPR protection, more co-op with EU 05/09-2010, Klokken: 07:34:42 UTC SHANGHAI, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's intellectual property rights (IPR) authorities Saturday vowed to play a larger role in the global cause of IPR protection while being more responsible to innovators and the public. Another 1,111 people evacuate after Mt Sinabung`s third eruption 05/09-2010, Klokken: 07:30:53 UTC Medan, North Sumatra, Spet 5 (ANTARA) - The number of evacuees rose on Saturday after Mount Sinabung in Tanah Karo district, North Sumatra, erupted for the third time in a week the day before. Another superbug infects 3 more inpatients at Tokyo hospital 05/09-2010, Klokken: 06:23:46 UTC TOKYO, Sept. 5 (Kyodo) - Three inpatients at Teikyo University Hospital, which recently admitted to a number of deaths from a superbug, have been infected with another antibiotic-resistant bacterium, with one suspected fatality, Tokyo metropolitan government officials said Saturday. Joint S. Korea-U.S. naval drills postponed due to typhoon 05/09-2010, Klokken: 05:44:50 UTC SEOUL, Sept. 5 (Yonhap) -- Anti-submarine drills South Korea and the United States planned to stage off the Korean Peninsula's west coast next week have been postponed due to an approaching typhoon, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Saturday. |
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