Australia rejects asylum request of anti-govt Sri Lanka editor Frederica Jansz
The sacked editor of an anti-government newspaper in Sri Lanka says her political asylum claim has been rejected by Australia despite threats to her life at home. Frederica Jansz, whose services ...
View ArticleFishing boat from Japan tsunami found off Hawaii
Fishermen have found a 4.9m Japanese boat swept out to sea by last year's tsunami and brought it to Honolulu, said US Coast Guard officials in Hawaii. The Coast Guard said on Friday (local ...
View ArticlePhilippines an important neighbor to China Chinese envoy
By Mei Jingya, Sina English In a message during China's National Day reception held Tuesday night in Manila, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Ma Keqing underscored the importance of ...
View ArticleTurkish jets force Syrian passenger plane to land over suspicious cargo Report
Ankara on suspicions that it was carrying weapons, Anatolia news agency reported. The plane carrying 35 passengers was escorted by two Turkish jets to ...
View ArticleAustralia Post to spend $2bn on parcels
Australia Post has increased its full year profit by 17 per cent to $281 million due to strong growth in its parcel delivery and retail business.The government owned corporation's profit in the ...
View ArticleWeather forecast for the Asia-Pacific region
Typhoon Prapiroon is expected to take a turn to the right on Friday, moving northeastward through the North Pacific. Though a strong storm, it is not expected to make landfall. To the north, a low ...
View ArticleDisputed Islands With 45 Years Of Oil Split China Japan
Anti-Japanese protesters are confronted by police as they demonstrate over the disputed islands, known as Diaoyu in Chinese and Senkaku in Japanese, in Shenzhen, China. Photographer: Lam Yik ...
View ArticleCanada spy accessed Australia intelligence
Jeffrey Paul Delisle, 41, pleaded guilty to two charges of breaching Canada's Security of Information Act and also a breach of trust offence while working at a Halifax naval base.He admitted ...
View ArticleWild weather sweeps Australia
SNOW, thunderstorms, flash flooding and the chance of bushfires - Australia's weather has been set to crazy for the next few ...
View ArticleAustralia Church fingered for hiding predator priests
(52 mins ago) The Catholic Church in the Australian state of Victoria denied claims by police that it deliberately covered up pedophilia and talked victims out of reporting sexual abuse. In a ...
View ArticleChina plans Mars missions
(17 mins ago) China, which has yet to put a person on the moon, aims to land probes on more distant Mars to collect samples by 2030, the chief scientist of its lunar orbiter project said. ...
View ArticleIts Not Currency Thats Sapping U.S. Confidence in China
Mitt Romney rarely passes up an opportunity to attack President Barack Obama for failing to pressure China to stop undervaluing its currency. If he wins the election, Romney has said that his ...
View ArticleCook Islands Jaik Berg wins Pacific Break 2012
Cook Islands A young singer-songwriter from Cook Islands has won Radio Australia's 2012 Pacific Break competition.Eighteen-year-old Jaik Berg, who works in a pizza restaurant, was among ...
View ArticleChina Airlines begins Sydney-Auckland flights this month
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View ArticleChina slowdown may hurt Consol
Paul J. Gough Consol Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNX) could be affected by the Chinese steel-making slowdown, according to the business news site Quartz.com. End Component ID: 146 - Article Page: Image ...
View ArticleChocolate makers seek sweet success in China
As global cocoa prices become more stable, foreign chocolate makers are expanding quickly in China. World cocoa prices hit a 10-month high in early September as a result of uncertainty over the ...
View ArticleChina deal for Wade
Miami Heat All-Star guard Dwyane Wade (right) holds his new sneakers with former Chinese Olympic gymnastic champion Li Ning, the founder of Li-Ning, after signing with the Chinese sportswear company ...
View ArticleYum enjoys strong Q3 on China growth
/enpproperty--> Yum Brands Inc, which runs the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell fast-food restaurant chains, has seen its third quarter figures boosted by a strong performance in China. The results, ...
View ArticlePrevious five NBA China games
/enpproperty--> The first NBA games in China took place on Oct 14 and 17, 2004 when the Houston Rockets and Sacramento Kings played preseason games at Beijing Capital Stadium and Shanghai ...
View ArticleChina’s grand plans for lunar exploration
/enpproperty--> A lunar probe scheduled to be sent to the moon in 2017 by China will bring back enough samples from the surface of the moon for research by various institutes, according to Ouyang ...
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