Tibet Talks Conclude With Conditions WorldNews.com Dharmshala: 4 July 2008 | Special Envoy for H.H the Dalai Lama, Mr. Lodi Gyari and Envoy Mr. Kelsang Gyaltsen ended days of talks with Chinese government officials Thursday with no immediate reports of substantive progress on easing tensions in Tibet and Tibet issues, something the United States, Fr...
LG Display Q2 seen surging but LCD outlook dimmer Scientific American | By Rhee So-eui | SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean flat screen maker LG Display Co <034220.KS> and two smaller Taiwanese rivals are set to post profits for the second quarter that more than trebled thanks to strong demand for TVs and tight supplies of PC panels. | But a global economic slowdown...
Alone in North Korea The Times | THE COMMUNISTS were watching intently. One wore a rough, green military uniform with a cut-off collar. He had a large, moon-like face and an inscrutable expression. The other, who had a flint-like look in his eye, was in a slick grey suit. | It's n...
Nation whose time has come The Australian | CHINA'S ambassador to Australia, Zhang Junsai, can recite how much each arm of government in Australia has given to the relief of the Sichuan earthquake that killed more than 80,000 people and left another six million homeless. | "The Australian Go...
Treasurer slams gate on Chinese raids The Australian | THE Rudd Government has finally revealed that it will impose limits on Chinese takeovers of Australian mining companies as it grapples with a $30 billion wave of Chinese foreign investment proposals. | In a move that threatens to aggravate tensions...
Tibet Talks Conclude With Conditions WorldNews.com Dharmshala: 4 July 2008 | Special Envoy for H.H the Dalai Lama, Mr. Lodi Gyari and Envoy Mr. Kelsang Gyaltsen ended days of talks with Chinese government officials Thursday with no immediate reports of substantive progress on easing tensions in Tibet...
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UN chief tells South Koreans to trust beef imports Fresno Bee | SEOUL, South Korea (AP) U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told his fellow South Koreans on Friday to trust and support the country's leaders following weeks of protests against U.S. beef im...
Dalai Lama envoy: China talks difficult Fresno Bee | NEW DELHI (AP) An envoy for the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said Friday that the latest round of talks with China were "one of the most difficult sessions" held so far, but t...
China launches regular Taiwan flights The Times | China and Taiwan signalled an easing of tensions in one of the world's most enduring flashpoints today by launching regular direct flights across the Taiwan Strait. | Apart from ...
China's obsession with faked tiger photo shows deeper concerns about government trust AOL SHANGHAI, China (AP) - It all started with a farmer, a photo and a claim - a sighting of a rare tiger in the local woods, curled up and staring right at the camera. | Little did Zhou Zhenglong know his tiger would become one of China's most fevered o...
Adventurer Horie arrives in Japan from Hawaii on wave-propelled AOL WAKAYAMA, Japan, July 5 (Kyodo) - Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie arrived in Japan on Friday night after leaving Hawaii in March, achieving his goal of crossing the Pacific on an unprecedented voyage in a boat propelled only by the power of waves. ...
More tuna fishing boats to stay in port due to high fuel costs+ AOL TOKYO, July 4 (Kyodo) - Coordinated suspensions of operations by tuna fishing boats due to soaring fuel prices are spreading in Japan, with the nation's largest association of fishermen involved in deep-sea tuna fishing announcing a new suspension pl...
UN chief tells South Koreans to trust beef imports Examiner SEOUL, South Korea (Map, News) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told his fellow South Koreans on Friday to trust and support the country's leaders following weeks of protests against U.S. beef imports that have rocked the government. | Speaking at a joint news conference with South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo, Ban said he felt it was "very importan...
UN chief tells South Koreans to trust beef imports Examiner SEOUL, South Korea (Map, News) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told his fellow South Koreans on Friday to trust and support the country's leaders following weeks of protests against U.S. beef imports that have rocked the government. | Speaking at a joint news conference with South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo, Ban said he felt it was "very importan...
