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Sunday 5th July, 2009

  • North Korea cements military ties with Myanmar

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    A leaked report purportedly drafted by authorities in Myanmar’s military government describes a top-secret visit to North Korea late last year by Myanmar's top brass, during which the two sides pledged to significantly expand cooperation in military training and arms production, Radio Free Asia reports.

  • Fashion piracy causing concern in Hong Kong

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    Hong Kong fashion designer Jing Wong has encountered fashion piracy first-hand.

  • North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    South Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched five missiles off its eastern coast Saturday.

  • 150,000 evacuated as storms batter southern China

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    Torrential rains and flooding forced more than 150,000 people from their homes, cut power and destroyed crops across southern China, state media reported Saturday.

  • Industries being reinvented in Pearl River Delta

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    The role of design in reinventing the world's factory was in the spotlight at a recent conference organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre.

  • North Korea tests seventh missile, says South Korea

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    North Korea fired its seventh missile from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean defence ministry said, as Pyongyang raised tension in the Korean peninsula.

  • North Korea fires two more missiles

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    North Korea fired two more missiles off its east coast, a day after it fired four short-range missiles, according to South Korean media reports early Saturday.

  • Ashes 2009, a series too close to call, says Roebuck

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    Sydney, : This year's Ashes series between Australia and England promises to be a ripper because the two sides possess both experience and freshness to deliver what is asked of them, feels noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.

  • Warne says the side that uses the new ball well will be the Ashes winner

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    Ashes series, believes former leg-spinner Shane Warne.

  • Butt facials replace Brazilian wax as the hottest new fad Down Under!

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    Melbourne, : The Brazilian wax may have become a thing of the past, for loads of people in Australia are now opting for butt facials, the new deep cleansing beauty treatment concentrating on below the belt maintenance.

  • China has 176.5 million motor vehicles, 188.8 million drivers

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    Beijing, : With more than 176.5 million motor vehicles in the country, a whopping 14 percent of Chinese nationals have obtained a driving licence, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security has revealed.

  • Australian cricketers feel KP is 'the world's best'

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    Worcester, : A majority of the players contracted to Cricket Australia have described England's Kevin Pietersen as the best batsman in the world outside Australia.

  • Lanka denies arms deal with China

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    Beijing, : Visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has denied that his country has inked an arms deal with China.

  • Australia to hold 'Harmony March' in solidarity with Indian students

    Asia Pacific News.Net

    Dharamsala, : Australian lawmaker Michael Danby has said that Australia will hold a 'Harmony March' in Melbourne in solidarity with Indian students on July 12.

  • 'India should draw inspiration from North Korea'

    Gulf News

    Baichung Bhutia will be 33 this December. Considered the torch-bearer of contemporary Indian football, the 'Sikkimese Sniper' became a pioneer of sorts for many of his compatriots when he...

  • North Korea test-fires missiles in message of defiance to US

    Gulf News

    Seoul, South Korea: South Korea says North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast yesterday, a violation of United Nations resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to...

  • Indian MBAs made in China

    Hindustan Times

    An Indian executive from a Chinese B-school is still a rare product. But going to China and not the US for an MBA is fast becoming the next big career move as the recession shifts the world focus to...

  • Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public

    Times of India

    ... attacks here, reopened to the public on Saturday as the United States celebrated Independence Day. ...

  • Shanghai aims to outdo Wall Street bull

    Times of India

    China’s financial capital Shanghai plans to build a bigger version of New York’s charging bull statue that sits near Wall Street in lower Manhattan for its waterfront, state media...

  • Israeli sub takes Suez route. Iran in its sights

    Times of India

    An Israeli submarine sailed the Suez Canal to the Red Sea as part of a naval drill last month, defence sources said on Friday, describing the unusual manoeuvre as a show of strategic ...

  • Australia draw with England Lions

    BBC Sport

    Australia's four-day warm-up match ahead of the first Ashes petered out into a draw against the England Lions.The tourists went into the final day on 276-4 in their second innings, 282 runs ahead...

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