U.S. Welcomes Rotations, Not Bases, in Asia-Pacific

By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2012 – The United States has no interest in establishing new military bases in Asia and the Pacific, but welcomes More...

Central Asian States, Iraq Last In Environmental Index

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iraq — countries that have long occupied the lower rungs on corruption and freedoms rankings — now have another disappointing More...

Central Asian States, Iraq Last In Environmental Index

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Iraq — countries that have long occupied the lower rungs on corruption and freedoms rankings — now have another disappointing More...

A taste for Thai elephant meat

Associated Press BANGKOK — A new taste for eating elephant meat — everything from trunks to sex organs — has emerged in Thailand and could pose a new threat More...

‘Guns at the ready’ over Phuket jet-ski dispute

Cherng Talay OrBorTor President Ma-ann Samran expressed his concern that continuing conflict over jet-skis in Phuket may end in gunfire. Photo: Atchaa … Thailand News More...

Nation Group to invest Bt500m in satellite TV businesses

Nation Group has unveiled a three-year, Bt500-million plan to expand its satellite TV business. The group plans to launch at least two more stations – Krungthep Turakij More...

Hundreds battle forest fire in China

More than 800 firefighters, policemen and villagers were battling to put out a raging forest fire that broke out in the mountains More...

China spends $79 mn from lottery on poor

A total of 500 million yuan (around million) from China's lottery earnings has been used to financially support More...

China spends $79 mn from lottery on poor

A total of 500 million yuan (around million) from China's lottery earnings has been used to financially support More...

Hong Kong December New Mortgage Drawn-Down Falls to 3-Year Low

Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong’s December new mortgage drawn-down dropped to the lowest in almost...

Hong Kong June CPI climbs to 5.6 pct on rising rents and pork prices

Hong Kong's Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June climbed to 5.6 percent from a year ago,...

New Cardinals to Hail From US, Canada, Hong Kong, India

18 of 22 Are of Voting AgeVATICAN CITY, JAN. 6, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI today announced...

RI receives Rp 5 trillion grant from Australia

A | The Australian government will deliver Rp 5 trillion (US5 million) in aid to disadvantaged areas in Indonesia More...

Govt says parking project budget not that much

A | State Secretariat spokesman Sugiri has denied allegations that more than Rp 12 billion (US.3 million) More...

Rally forces minister to be picked up by police helicopter

A | Women's Empowerment and Child Protection Minister Linda Gumelar was picked up by a police helicopter on Friday after she..

Germany appreciates batik as Indonesian living heritage

Jakarta (ANTARA News) – German Ambassador in Indonesia Norbert Baas said batik is an Indonesian living heritage which has A good..

Moderate quake hits Japan

An undersea quake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale Saturday struck near the eastern coast of Honshu island More...

G-4 makes joint bid for UNSC expansion

India, Brazil, Germany and Japan have made a joint bid for the expansion of the UN Security Council in both More...

G-4 makes joint bid for UNSC expansion

India, Brazil, Germany and Japan have made a joint bid for the expansion of the UN Security Council in both the..

Asian quest for energy security

China, Japan and South Korea sent ministers to Arab oil-exporting neighbors of Iran earlier this month to check whether alternative supplies..

MOE to recommend ways to expand university places

By Amelia Tan THE Ministry of Education will set up a committee to study and recommend ways to expand university places...

Across the Taiwan Strait: Mainland China, Taiwan and the 1995-1996 Crisis Reviews

Across the Taiwan Strait: Mainland China, Taiwan and the 1995-1996 Crisis The 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis caused the largest naval movement..

Education, a priority for Vietnam’s youth

A survey indicates that the quality of education in the country is constantly declining. For Prof … Vietnam News latest RSS..