Sunday 5th July, 2009
Fashion piracy causing concern in Hong Kong
Kyrgyzstan News.NetHong Kong fashion designer Jing Wong has encountered fashion piracy first-hand.
UN secretary-general 'deeply disappointed' in Myanmar
Kyrgyzstan News.NetUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Saturday called on Myanmar's junta to allow opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to participate in politics.
North Korea Independence Day missile launches described as provocative
Kyrgyzstan News.NetSouth Korea's Defense Ministry says North Korea launched seven missiles off its eastern coast Saturday.
26 killed in Thai bus, car pile-up
Kyrgyzstan News.NetBangkok, (Xinhua) Twenty-six people were killed Saturday in a pile-up involving a passenger bus and six cars on a highway in southern Thailand, the police said.
Industries being reinvented in Pearl River Delta
Kyrgyzstan News.NetThe role of design in reinventing the world's factory was in the spotlight at a recent conference organised by the Hong Kong Design Centre.
150,000 evacuated as storms batter southern China
Kyrgyzstan News.NetTorrential rains and flooding forced more than 150,000 people from their homes, cut power and destroyed crops across southern China, state media reported Saturday.
North Korea tests seventh missile, says South Korea
Kyrgyzstan News.NetNorth Korea fired its seventh missile from its eastern coast Saturday, the South Korean defence ministry said, as Pyongyang raised tension in the Korean peninsula.
32 militants killed in Afghanistan
Kyrgyzstan News.NetKabul, (Xinhua) Thirty-two militants and a foreign soldier were killed in fighting in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province Saturday, officials said.
Illinois wants to work with 'exceptionally important' India
Kyrgyzstan News.NetThe governor of President Barack Obama's home state Illinois has expressed a desire to work together with India, saying the people of India are exceptionally important for America.
UNCTAD Chief calls for Asian monetary fund
Kyrgyzstan News.NetBeijing, (Xinhua) Asia should have its own monetary fund to better ensure financial stability of the region, a senior UN official has said.
Taliban claims to down Pakistani helicopter
Channel News AsiaPeshawar, Pakistan: The Taliban claimed responsibility on Saturday for a Pakistani helicopter crash that killed 26 security personnel, as helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in...
Hong Kong's democracy march
BBCAhead of Hong Kong's annual pro-democracy march, the BBC's Vaudine England investigates a growing sense of discontent at the way things are run in the territory.
British troops in final push to clear out insurgents
The IndependentHundreds of British soldiers are involved in fierce fighting in the final phase of the latest push to drive the Taliban from Afghanistan's Helmand Province. The new offensive is now reaching a climax...
Gameshow looks to convert atheists
Times of IndiaWhat happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists? Turkish television station Kanal T hopes the answer is a ratings...
N Korea-Burma link suspected
Financial TimesThe arrest by Japanese police this week of three men over an alleged attempt to send high-tech arms-making equipment to Burma at the behest of North Korean agents has deepened suspicions that...
No alternative to talks on N.Korea nuclear programme
Channel News AsiaRussia and China are convinced that there is no alternative to six-party talks to stop North Korea's nuclear programme, the Russian foreign ministry said Saturday after a meeting with...
Mad rush for Jackson's funeral
Times of IndiaLos ANGELES: The website set up for Michael Jackson’s fans to register for the Tuesday memorial service received more than 500 million hits within an hour of its launch, the organizers said. ...
Spanish cops foil zeppelin jailbreak
Times of IndiaSpanish police foiled a plot to use a zeppelin to help a prisoner break out of jail. Investigators found a package sent from Italy containing sophisticated escape equipment that was to...
'Insiders biggest threat to Pak nukes'
Times of IndiaNew DELHI: Pakistan’s nuclear assets face threats from three quarters, the most important being the growing extremism in the country, increasing “the odds of insiders in the nuclear ...
Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano is new IAEA chief
Times of IndiaNew DELHI: Veteran Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano was elected new director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency in a closely contested election this week. Widely seen as a ...
Zelaya confirms he will return to Honduras on Sunday
Times of IndiaOusted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya confirmed to a television news station here that he would return to his country on Sunday, and do so with "several presidents" of allied countries....
Asian Film Fireworks for the Fourth
TimeFor eight years now, the New York Asian Film Festival has earned "Wow"s and "Huh?"s from Manhattan audiences with its savory mix of action and art-house works from the continent that produces more...
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