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Indonesian quake survivors start suffering from illnesses
JAKARTA, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of quake survivors living in several makeshift tents in West Papua in easternmost Indonesia have started suffering from diseases due to poor sanitation and hygiene, a paper said here Wednesday. Villagers of the Sidey
China investigates baby's death
By Chris Hogg BBC News, Shanghai Stricter controls have been imposed on milk powder producers An investigation is under way in China after a two-month-old baby boy in Jiangsu died soon after being fed baby milk powder for the first time. The milk powder
South Korea parliament returns to work on reforms
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Escort mission tests China's navy
China sent its naval fleet on Dec. 26 2008 to join the international anti-piracy task force patrolling the waters off Somalia. The escort vessels had sailed from Sanya, a city in southern China's Hainan Province to Gulf of Aden, where they participated
Tremor hits Indonesia quake area
A strong earthquake has hit the Indonesian province of West Papua, the latest in a series of tremors felt in the region since Sunday. The 6.1-magnitude quake struck just off the coast, some 75km (50 miles) west of the region's main town of Manokwari,
Chinese naval fleet carries out first escort mission off Somalia
A Chinese naval fleet arrived Tuesday in the waters of the Gulf of Aden off Somalia to carry out the first escort mission against pirates. Four Chinese merchant ships, including one from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, were escorted by
China's holiday rush begins early
By Michael Bristow BBC News, Beijing Extra ticket booths have been opened to cope with the rush China's annual travel rush over the Lunar New Year has begun early this year, partly due to the country's economic woes. City railway stations are reporting
Japan Seeks Australias Help to Thwart Whaling Opponents
SYDNEY, Australia - With the annual battle between Japanese whalers and their opponents heating up again, Japan said Tuesday that it would formally ask Australia to keep antiwhaling activists and their ship, the Steve Irwin, from refueling at Australian
Sudan says not surprised with any decision taken by ICC
KHARTOUM, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Sudan's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that the Sudanese government would not be surprised with any decision to be taken by the International Criminal Courts (ICC)against its President Omer al-Bashir. 'If an arrest warrant
Japan Seeks Australias Help to Thwart Anti-Whalers
SYDNEY, Australia - With the annual battle between Japanese whalers and their opponents heating up again, Japan said Tuesday that it would formally ask Australia to keep anti-whaling activists and their ship, the Steve Irwin, from refueling at Australian
PM: 30% of Cambodians live under poverty line
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Some 30 percent of Cambodians now live under the poverty line, said Prime Minister Hun Sen here on Tuesday while addressing a bridge inauguration ceremony. 'We are making efforts to reduce poverty step by step and I
Urgent: Bangladesh's new cabinet sworn in
DHAKA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's new Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and new cabinet were sworn in in the President House here Tuesday evening. Bangladesh's President Iajuddin Ahmed administered the oath to Hasina first and then that to the 23
China Confirms Bird Flu Death
GENEVA, Jan 6 (Reuters) - China's health ministry has confirmed that a 19-year-old woman died of the H5N1 bird flu virus in Beijing, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. China recorded three bird flu cases last year, all fatal. The bird
Militants kill cleric, 3 police in S Afghanistan
KABUL, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Three policemen and one cleric were killed by militants in two separate clashes in Taliban former stronghold Kandahar, officials said Tuesday. In the first attack occurred in Dand district on Monday, militants raided a police
China seen facing wave of unrest in 2009
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South Korean MPs end blockade
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Ten rebels killed in air strikes in S Philippines
COTABATO, Philippines, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- At least ten suspected Muslim separatist rebels were killed Tuesday in air strikes by government security forces in the restive southern Philippines, a military official said.
China faces wave of unrest in 2009
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Biden schedules fact-finding journey to Asia
WASHINGTON: Vice President-elect Joseph Biden Jr. will not wait to be inaugurated before embarking on the new administration's first overseas fact-finding trip. Mr. Biden will fly to undisclosed destinations in Southwest Asia this week. Although Biden
Japanese whaler reported missing
Japan's whaling hunts attract regular international criticism Rescuers are searching for a Japanese sailor reported missing from a whaling ship in the Antarctic. Hajime Shirasaki, 30, is believed to have fallen overboard in freezing conditions south of
Japan protests China gas field moves
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Print Share Article Tokyo has lodged an official protest with China for unilaterally developing a gas field in East China Sea despite a bilateral agreement to continue talks on its possible joint development, officials said. China's
Teacher tells hero's tale / Makes film about Indonesian man who died helping Japanese
Haruka Takahashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer A domestic scene shot inside a house in Hyuga, Miyazaki Prefecture, is projected onto a large screen. A shipowner and his wife sit around a table, which is big enough for four people. The wife lays out an
China begins month-long crackdown on web porn
China on Monday unveiled a blacklist of 19 websites that provide and spread pornographic or obscene contents, including searching engines Google, Baidu and major portals such as Sina, Sohu, Netease. This marks a month-long nationwide campaign launched by
Cambodia creates new body to regulate foreign marriage
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- A new organization to regulate foreign marriage has been created following the lifting of a six-month suspension of such unions in 2008, English-language daily newspaper the Phnom Penh Post said on Tuesday. The Association
China Criticizes Google and Others on Pornography
HONG KONG - The Chinese government broadened its recent effort to limit pornography on the Internet by criticizing 19 Internet companies by name on Monday, including the two market leaders in China, Google and Baidu. A statement posted on a
Vietnam's 10th CPV central committee convenes ninth meeting
HANOI, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- The ninth meeting of the 10th Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee opened in Hanoi Monday, Vietnam News Agency reported. The meeting is scheduled to review the implementation of the resolution of the 10th Party
Pakistani president presents award to U.S. senior diplomat
Pakistani Situation ISLAMABAD, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday presented the country's highest civilian award to U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher. Zardari presented the Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam Medal, or
Malaysia calls for UN special assembly for Israeli attack on Gaza
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia called on the United Nations (UN) to convene a special general assembly to find a resolution to the Israeli atrocities against Palestine, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Monday. The UN special
Asian shares start 2009 strongly
Women in Kimono attended the ceremony to open the Tokyo exchange Asian shares have had a strong day as hopes grew for fresh measures aimed at stimulating the global economy. Japan's shares ended their first session of 2009 up 2.1% - its highest daily
South Korean opposition MPs ready to discuss reforms
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