| NSW pacer Hazlewood raring to fire in India with an eye on the Ashes New South Wales pacer Josh Hazlewood is thrilled over the prospect of going on tour with Australia to... | |
| India, South Korea ink two MOUs to boost defence cooperation India and South Korea on Friday inked two landmark Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) to give a huge boost to strategic defence cooperation between the two... |
| 150,000 wild boars go on a rampage in China Over 150,000 rampaging wild boars in a province in eastern China are giving sleepless nights to farmers who have been forced to maintain round-the-clock vigil to save their... |
| England pacer Graham Onions out of Ashes series due to back surgery England fast bowler Graham Onions has been ruled out of the forthcoming Ashes series against Australia after being told that he will have to undergo surgery to fix a back... |
| Cricket Australia gives go ahead to betting during Ashes Cricket Australia has given the green signal to cricket betting during the Ashes this summer, despite the controversy of betting corruption scandals rocking the cricket... |
| Australian ex-cop jailed for pushing wife off cliff A former police officer in Australia who murdered his wife by pushing her off a cliff was Friday jailed for 33... |
| 12 killed in China landslide At least 12 people have been killed and 36 are still missing after mudslides hit a village in southwest China's Yunnan province, authorities said... |
| Chinese culture minister visits Taiwan China's culture minister arrived in Taiwan Thursday for a week-long visit, signalling further warming in the island's relations with its bitter... |
| Indian student visas fall by half in Australia The number of Indians granted student visas in Australia during the last financial year has fallen to 29,721, less than half of the number in... |
| Indian women lose to Australia in hockey World Cup India went down 3-6 to Australia in their second match of the women's hockey WOrld... |
| S Africa v Australia: Teams South Africa winger Bryan Habana has been backed to rediscover his form, starting against Australia in Bloemfontein. Habana, the former IRB Player of the Year, has managed to score just two... |
| China's Installed Capacity of Hydropower to Reach 380 Gigawatts in 2020, an Industrial Info News Alert BEIJING--(Marketwire - September 3, 2010) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- To meet China's goal on energy conservation and emission reduction, the country's installed... |
| China orders action to cool food prices BEIJING -- China has ordered local leaders to cool a surge in politically sensitive food prices by raising vegetable production amid rising tensions in poor countries over surging food costs.Mayors... |
| Japan's Q2 corporate capital spending down 1.7% (MENAFN) Japanese companies reduced capital spending across all industries in the April-June quarter by 1.7 percent from a year earlier, the Finance Ministry said in a report.According to the... |
| Taiwan WiMAX operators can be in parallel operation of LTE, says Rohde & Schwarz Taiwan As several WiMAX operators and developers of WiMAX chip solutions have stepped into LTE, it has increasing potential to become a dominant global 4G standard and therefore WiMAX operators are... |
| Inventory dumping among traders in Taiwan, says inSpectrum The DRAM spot market saw some traders dumping more inventory to channels during the week (August 30-September 3), resulting in sharper price drops in the white-brand DDR3 segment, according to... |
| China Orders Action to Cool Rising Food Prices (AP) - China has ordered local leaders to cool a surge in politically sensitive food prices by raising vegetable production amid rising tensions in poor countries over surging food costs. Mayors... |
| Japan endures hottest summer on record TOKYO — Japan is sweltering through its hottest summer on record, weather officials said Thursday. The Asian country joins a large swath of the Northern Hemisphere that has experienced an... |
| Australia shares end firmer; banks slip, Andean soars On Friday 3 September 2010, 16:45 EST (Updates to close) SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Australian stocks inched 0.2 percent higher on Friday after giving up most of their early gains, with lower... |
| Hogan free to leave Australia On Friday 3 September 2010, 16:37 EST Paul Hogan has reached an agreement with the Australian Tax Office (ATO) that will allow the actor to return to the United States. The Crocodile Dundee... |
| Japan increases sanctions against Iran The additional sanctions included a freeze on the assets of those linked to nuclear development and tighter supervision of financial transactions. A total of 88 institutions and 24 individuals are... |
| China stock index futures close lower -- August 31 /enpproperty--> BEIJING - China's stock index futures closed lower Tuesday with the contract for September, the most actively traded, down 0.63 percent from the previous trading day to end at... |
| Japan OKs new financial sanctions against Iran Japan's cabinet Friday approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to its nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions, media reported. ... |
| Nearly 1,200 cows die from summer heat in Japan+ TOKYO, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)Nearly 1,200 cows have died nationwide due to intense heat this summer, the government said Friday, calling for measures to prevent more deaths as the hot weather... |
| 2ND LD: Japan slaps additional sanctions against Iran over nuke program+ program+ (AP) - TOKYO, Sept. 3 (Kyodo)(EDS: ADDING INFORMATION, OKADA'S COMMENTS) The Japanese government announced Friday a set of additional sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program,... |
| Japan to strongly urge nationals not to visit Russian-held islands+ TOKYO, Sept. 3 (AP) - (Kyodo)The Japanese government decided Friday to strongly urge its nationals to refrain from visiting Russian-held islands claimed by Japan with Russian visas, in the... |
| China jam is back: 120km, 10k vehicles China on Thursday, with thousands of cargo trucks stuck in a bottleneck, reports said. State television broadcast images of a long line of mostly cargo trucks inching slowly through... |
| Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader TEHRAN: A website supporting Iran's reform movement says assailants have attacked the home of an opposition leader and wounded one of his bodyguards. The report says Mahdi Karroubi's guards had to... |
| Stranded actor Paul Hogan in Australia tax deal SYDNEY (Reuters) – Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movies, has struck a deal with Australia's tax office which will allow him to return home to his family in Los... |
| Ipsen, Santhera Agree On Fipamezole License Outside North America, Japan The drug is under investigation for the treatment of dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease, with a first Phase III study scheduled for 2011, Ipsen said in a statement. Under the agreement, the French... |
| China communicating, cooperating with Philippines after hostage crisis: FM China is in contact with the Philippines in the wake of the hostage crisis on Aug. 23, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu said here Thursday. The relevant departments of the Chinese... |
| US Open tennis tournament heats up Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 2, 2010. (Reuters... |
| Hurricane Earl closes in on U.S. East Coast National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) image show Hurricane Earl. Hurricane Earl bore down on a vast stretch of the US East Coast on Thursday, as tens of thousands of people fled... |
| HK cop held at NAIA over armalite shells allowed to leave MANILA, Philippines – The Hong Kong police official who was stopped at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport for allegedly not declaring empty shells from an M16 armalite rifle has been allowed to... |
| Indonesian volcano spews new burst of ash TANAH KARO, Indonesia – An Indonesian volcano sent a new, powerful burst of hot ash high into the air early Friday, violently shaking homes and trees along the slopes and sending panicked villagers... |
| China's yuan strengthens 30 basis points against USD The central parity rate of the yuan, China's currency Renminbi (RMB), strengthened 30 basis points to 6.7973 per U.S. dollar Friday from 6.8003 per U.S. dollar Thursday, according to the data... |
| China stock index futures open higher Friday China's stock index futures opened higher Friday with the contract for settlement in September, the most actively traded, adding 51 points to open at 2,933.The October contract rose 52.2 points to... |
| China's high-speed railway economy taking shape China has become the country with the fastest development, most complete systematic technologies, strongest assembly capacity, the greatest length of track, highest operational speed and the largest... |
| Japan approves new Iran sanctions Japan's cabinet has approved new sanctions against Iran, including an assets freeze on figures linked to Tehran's disputed nuclear programme and tighter restrictions on financial transactions. The... |
| Stranded Actor Paul Hogan in Australia Tax Deal SYDNEY (Reuters) - Actor Paul Hogan, star of the "Crocodile Dundee" movies, has struck a deal with Australia's tax office which will allow him to return home to his family in Los Angeles, his lawyer... |
| Japan bows to US pressure, imposing unilateral sanctions on Iran New Japan government had pledged to be "more independent in foreign policy, in another action to break its promise after local disappointment over unpopular base in Japanese... |
| Japan imposes additional sanctions on Iran TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan slapped additional sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear programme on Friday, following the United States and European Union in pressuring Tehran despite Tokyo's... |
| South Korea typhoon death toll grows to five SEOUL (AFP) - Five people were killed when Typhoon Kompasu battered South Korea with strong winds and heavy rain, the disaster relief centre said Friday.The storm, which swept through the peninsula... |
| Taiwan planning to sell eggs to Hong Kong The Council of Agriculture said Friday that Taiwan is planning to sell eggs to Hong Kong in an attempt to alleviate the impact from an oversupply in the domestic market. Hsu Kuei-sen, head of the... |
| Pan Pacific Championships: USA Finishes Pan Pacs With A Flourish - Coverage Sponsored by TYR Event Landing Page for recaps, results, photos and videos from Irvine!By Steven Munatones, Swimming World Open Water correspondentLONG BEACH, California, August 22. THROUGHOUT the first four days of... |
| USA Women Win Gold At FINA Water Polo World Cup With 6-3 Defeat Of Australia CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, August 22. FOR the first time since 1979 the USA Women's National Team has won Gold at the FINA World Cup following a 6-3 defeat of Australia earlier today at the QEII... |
