Saturday 31st July, 2010
China against distinguishing between India and Pakistan
China would like to have friendly relations with both India and Pakistan, senior members of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party said here today.
Taiwan surgeons explore effects of electricity on penises
A group of surgeons in Taiwan have been studying the effects of electricity on penises by conducting the experiments on themselves.
Oz toddler with Goldenhar syndrome doesn't know how to eat
A one-year-old boy from Australia has never learnt how to eat, as he suffers from a condition called Goldenhar syndrome.ccording to AdelaideNow, Asher White, from Encounter Bay, Adelaide, has been left with several facial deformities, including a jaw and tongue that have failed to form properly because of the condition.
Missing cat stuns Oz owners with epic 1-year, 1300km journey
Asia Pacific News.NetA family in Brisbane, Australia were left stunned when their tomcat Timothy was found more than 1300km from home alive and well after going missing for a year.
Oz scientist discovers world's rarest coral in Pacific
Asia Pacific News.NetAn Australian scientist has found what could be the world's rarest coral in the remote North Pacific Ocean.
Mobiles set to debut on Australian airways
Asia Pacific News.NetThe communications watchdog in Australia has given the green light for travellers to use their mobiles during flights.
Chinese minister reaffirms friendship with North Korea
Asia Pacific News.NetChinese Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue said Friday that Beijing is committed to consolidating ties with North Korea.
Indian charged in fake documents case in Australia
Asia Pacific News.NetAustralian authorities are investigating a case involving two Indian restaurants, the owner of which allegedly accepted large payments to prepare fake documents for migrant workers seeking permanent residency.
Chinese man builds castle to win back estranged wife
Asia Pacific News.NetA 75-year-old man in China is building a castle to win back his wife who separated from him 10 years ago.
China leads in outer space pollution: Russian space agency
Asia Pacific News.NetChina has topped the list of the world's major polluters of the near-Earth space environment, followed by the US and Russia, the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos said Friday.
Cricket Australia not to renominate Howard for ICC post, backs Kiwi cricket chief
Asia Pacific News.NetThe 14-member executive board of directors of Cricket Australia on Friday decided not to renominate former Australian Prime Minister John Howard for the post of vice-president of the International Cricket Council (ICC), opting instead to back New Zealand Cricket chairman Alan Isaac.
Blue Paper says China leads world in urbanization
Asia Pacific News.NetChina's urban population has reached 46 percent of the total population, making it the largest such population in the world, according to a 'Blue Paper' released on Thursday.
China rejects West standards on human rights
Asia Pacific News.NetChinese Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying has said that his government remains opposed to attempts by the West to impose its human rights standards on China.
Unable to cope, mother kills baby in Australia
Asia Pacific News.NetA newborn baby in Australia died of head injuries after his mother pushed him out of his cot because she found it 'hard to cope' with very little money, a court was told.
India to be world's most populated country by 2050
Asia Pacific News.NetThe world's population will increase inexorably, swelling from 6.89 billion to 9.49 billion, and India is expected to hit 1.75 billion becoming the largest country in the world by overtaking China by 2050, according to the Population Reference Bureau, a US body which supplies data to governments and institutions around the world.
Obama Facing New Pressure From Left on Afghanistan
VOANew questions are being raised about U.S. domestic support for the war in Afghanistan in the wake of leaked secret documents about the war and a recent congressional vote on funding for the conflict.
China opposes new EU sanctions on Iran
Times of OmanBEIJING: China said on Friday that it did not approve of tougher new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Iran, and welcomed Tehran's offer to return to negotiations on a nuclear fuel swap witho...
China Sentences 3 Webmasters of Uighur Sites
International Herald TribuneBEIJING — Three men accused of “endangering state security” for their role in maintaining popular Uighur-language Web sites have been sentenced to prison terms of 3 to 10 years, acco...
China shares retreat on profit-taking
The China PostThe Shanghai Composite Index lost 10.61 points, or 0.4 percent, to close at 2,637.5. The Shenzhen Composite Index for China's smaller second exchange slipped 0.1 percent to 1,075.45. “It was a norma...
Audi profits up 42.6 percent in first half on US, China sales
The China PostBERLIN -- German luxury carmaker Audi reported Friday a 42.6-percent jump in first half earnings powered ahead by growing sales in the key U.S. and Chinese markets.
Key US House committee to hold China currency hearing
The China PostWASHINGTON -- A key U.S. House committee with power over taxes and trade will hold a September 15 hearing to weigh possible new steps to press China over its currency policy, the panel's chairman said...
Japanese affiliates hit hardest by China strikes: media survey
The China PostTOKYO -- Japan-affiliated businesses were hit hardest by China's recent wave of labor strikes because of a belief among workers that they agree to pay rises most easily, a media survey said Friday.
China imports from ASEAN surge in H1
The China PostChina's imports from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the first half grew more than those from Taiwan, Korea or Japan, as the ASEAN Plus One framework took effect at the beginning of the ...
South Korea industrial output grows for 12th straight month
The China PostSEOUL -- South Korea's industrial output rose for the 12th straight month in June in another sign the economy has recovered from the global downturn, official figures showed Friday.
More Japan workers lose jobs; manufacturing output falls
The China PostTOKYO -- Japan received a sobering reminder Friday of its fragile recovery: The jobless rate rose, deflation deepened and factories made fewer cars and mobile phones.
Google says China services back up after 'small' blockage
The China PostBEIJING -- Google said Friday its services appeared to be back up and running normally in China, after the U.S. web giant reported that access to its search engine and other products were being blocke...
China's sovereign fund posts 11.7 percent return in 2009
The China PostBEIJING -- China's US$300-billion sovereign wealth fund recorded a double-digit return on its overseas investments in 2009, state media said Thursday, reversing a decline in the previous year.
Free Android apps scrape personal data, send it to China
ComputerworldAndroid phones have downloaded wallpaper apps that swipe personal data from the phone and transmit it to a Chinese-owned server, a mobile security firm said today. According to San Francisco-based Lo...
China growing more confident in yuan debate
The China PostWASHINGTON -- China's decision to allow an IMF report critical of its currency policy to be made public for the first time in four years signals growing confidence it can control the global debate on ...
Goodyear Taiwan plant shuts down as scheduled
The China PostTAIPEI -- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, one of the world's leading tire manufacturers, is to shut its Taiwan plant at the weekend as planned, the company said yesterday.
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