Richer, modernising Tibet masks deep contradictions |
- Richer, modernising Tibet masks deep contradictions
- Foreign firms still gung ho on China
- M'sia on track to achieve 6% growth: Nor Mohamed
- Shared prosperity the ideal policy
- Indian mum tries to flush newborn down plane toilet: reports
- S.Korea opts not to prosecute N.Korean female spy
- China says development in western regions key to stability
- Chinese court rejects gay man's lawsuit over blood donation
- Carrefour denies store closures in Malaysia, Singapore
- Tian Chua’s boycott call childish, says MCA Youth
- Japan's machinery orders fall on economic uncertainty
- Greek strike over austerity vote
- US to access European bank data
- Portgual looks for tourism boost
- 8 July 2010
- Retreat, recover, rebuild, and then relaunch
- Inconsistencies in politics
- No more defeaning music in Turkish city after midnight
- Spain to play first ever World Cup final
- From street sweeper to law grad: an Argentine's double life
| Richer, modernising Tibet masks deep contradictions Posted: 08 Jul 2010 12:04 AM PDT LHASA, China (Reuters) - Tibet is richer and more developed than it has ever been, its people healthier, more literate, and better dressed and fed.
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| Foreign firms still gung ho on China Posted: 07 Jul 2010 11:34 PM PDT Foreign companies operating in China and experts have reiterated that the nation is still an attractive destination for investors.
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| M'sia on track to achieve 6% growth: Nor Mohamed Posted: 07 Jul 2010 11:34 PM PDT Malaysia is on track to achieve the 6% growth target this year, in line with improved economic conditions in Asia, says Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop.
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| Shared prosperity the ideal policy Posted: 07 Jul 2010 11:13 PM PDT For the ordinary people, a developed and high-income economy is just a vague term if wealth is highly concentrated in a privileged few. What we need is to establish a common prosperity society so that everyone can live in comfortably.
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| Indian mum tries to flush newborn down plane toilet: reports Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:45 PM PDT NEW DELHI, Thursday 8 July 2010 (AFP) - An Indian woman gave birth to a baby in the washroom of an international passenger plane and tried to dispose of it down the toilet, media reports in New Delhi said Thursday.
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| S.Korea opts not to prosecute N.Korean female spy Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:45 PM PDT SEOUL, Thursday 8 July 2010 (AFP) - South Korean prosecutors will not charge a woman forced to spy for North Korea because she is in poor health and cooperated with investigators, a spokesman said.
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| China says development in western regions key to stability Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:44 PM PDT BEIJING, Thursday 8 July 2010 (AFP) - China said Thursday that development in the country's restive far western regions was key to nationwide stability, a year after deadly ethnic violence rocked Xinjiang.
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| Chinese court rejects gay man's lawsuit over blood donation Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:43 PM PDT BEIJING, Thursday 8 July 2010 (AFP) - A court in Beijing has thwarted attempts by a Chinese man to sue a Red Cross centre in the capital after his blood donation was turned down because he was gay, state media reported Thursday.
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| Carrefour denies store closures in Malaysia, Singapore Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:41 PM PDT KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday 8 July 2010 (AFP) - French supermarket giant Carrefour has denied that its stores in Malaysia and Singapore will close following reports that it would shut down its Southeast Asian outlets.
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| Tian Chua’s boycott call childish, says MCA Youth Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:40 PM PDT Tian Chua's call to boycott Sin Chew Daily is childish, according to Selangor MCA Youth chief Dr Kow Cheong Wei.
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| Japan's machinery orders fall on economic uncertainty Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:40 PM PDT TOKYO, Thursday 8 July 2010 (AFP) - A key indicator of Japanese corporate capital spending fell the most since 2008 in May, data showed Thursday, in a fresh sign that a fragile economic recovery may be losing momentum.
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| Greek strike over austerity vote Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:46 PM PDT A 24 hour general strike is underway in Greece, timed to coincide with a crucial vote in parliament on pension reform.
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| US to access European bank data Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:30 PM PDT The European Parliament is set to approve a deal to allow the bank data of European citizens to be transferred to the US.
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| Portgual looks for tourism boost Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:55 PM PDT Portugal is looking for a boost to its tourism to drive its recovery from the turmoil in the eurozone.
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| Retreat, recover, rebuild, and then relaunch Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:17 PM PDT At the time of writing, the Nigerian government has not responded to the ultimatum given by FIFA for it to retract its decision to suspend the Nigerian football team from all international competition for two years.
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| Posted: 07 Jul 2010 10:14 PM PDT Let me start with a story about a politician. A young man shot to fame in the Chinese press because of the Reformasi campaign. He leapt past the detention cell to become a "Yang Berhormat" MP and socialite.
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| No more defeaning music in Turkish city after midnight Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:32 PM PDT ISTANBUL, July 8: Istanbul's vibrant nightlife is creating too much noise pollution, a government minister has said, declaring a policy of "no tolerance" against open-air venues that play music after midnight.
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| Spain to play first ever World Cup final Posted: 07 Jul 2010 07:29 PM PDT DURBAN, July 8: Spain will be heading to their first ever World Cup final after Carles Puyol's towering header gave them a 1-0 victory over Germany on Wednesday at the Durban Stadium in Durban.
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| From street sweeper to law grad: an Argentine's double life Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:17 PM PDT BUENOS AIRES, Thursday 8 July 2010 (AFP) - Marcelo Iriarte has the measured voice, confident stride, even the suit and tie, of a lawyer, but every day he dons the fluorescent yellow garb of a street sweeper.
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