China's Hu tells Obama worried by Korea crisis

China's Hu tells Obama worried by Korea crisis


China's Hu tells Obama worried by Korea crisis

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 01:07 AM PST

BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - China is worried tensions in the Korean peninsula could spiral out of control if not dealt with properly, President Hu Jintao told U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday in their first discussion of the situation since North Korea shelled the South nearly two weeks ago.



Abdullah satisfied with progress of development in Iskandar Malaysia

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:53 AM PST

Former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is satisfied with the progress of physical development in Iskandar Malaysia, the main southern development corridor.

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Khir Toyo's case: Up to A-G, says Najib

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:50 AM PST

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today he will leave it to the Attorney-General's Chambers to decide on the case involving former Selangor menteri besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo who is facing a charge over the ownership of two land lots and a bungalow in Shah Alam.

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Approval to 24 IPTS to admit foreign students revoked

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:46 AM PST

The approval given to 24 of the 204 private higher learning institutions (IPTS) to admit international students this year has been revoked after they were found to have failed to look into the welfare and discipline of their foreign students.

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China's investment in silver screen

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:44 AM PST

Even coal mine owners are looking for a slice of the Chinese movie industry pie

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120,000 have used electric train service since launch

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:44 AM PST

The Electric Train Service (ETS) ferried 120,648 passengers between Aug 12, when it was launched, and Nov 11, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

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Najib announces initiatives to attract talent

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:43 AM PST

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced new policy initiatives to address the need for world-class talents for Malaysia's economic transformation.

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Reduction of 10 percentage points in software piracy rate can inject RM3.2 bln into economy

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:39 AM PST

Reducing the country's software piracy rate by 10 percentage points would inject RM3.2 billion into the economy, says a study conducted by the Business Software Alliance (BSA) and International Data Corp (IDC).

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UEM Land proposes to acquire two parcels of land

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:37 AM PST

KUALA LUMPUR, Monday 6 December 2010 (Bernama) -- UEM Land Bhd has proposed to acquire two parcels of plantation land totaling 187.5 hectares from Inch Kenneth Kajang Rubber Public Ltd Co for RM268.5 million.

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Govt monitoring hot money inflow into the region, says Najib

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:34 AM PST

The government is monitoring hot money inflow into the region, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today.

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Philippines overtakes India as call centre capital

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:29 AM PST

MANILA, Monday 6 December 2010 (AFP) - The Philippines has become the call centre capital of the world, overtaking India as the number one player in the global business outsourcing market, according to industry data and the government.

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Australia warns U.S. it may need to "deploy force" with China

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:30 AM PST

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd defended his country's relations with China as "robust" on Monday after a WikiLeaks report he advised the United States it may need to use force to contain China if it failed to conform to global standards of behaviour.



China's Hu tells Obama worried by Korea crisis

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 12:30 AM PST

BEIJING (Reuters) - China is highly concerned about the situation on the Korean peninsula, which could spiral out of control if not dealt with properly, President Hu Jintao told U.S. President Barack Obama in a telephone call on Monday.



It's all a facade, says former PM on Turkey-Israel spat

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:25 PM PST

ANKARA, Dec 6: The soured relationship with Israel and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's tough line with the Jewish state are all part of a façade to deceive the Turkish public, former Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan has claimed.


S'gor gets ministry's approval to buy state's four water concession companies

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:42 PM PST

The Selangor government on December 3 received a formal approval from the Energy, Green Technology and Water Ministry to buy all the four water concession companies in the state, Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said.

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Sabah, Sarawak to have more wifi villages from next year

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:40 PM PST

Wireless fidelity (wifi) service is to be established in 500 villages in Sabah and 600 villages in Sarawak beginning next year, the Dewan Rakyat was told today.

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Cigarette importer sues customs officers for RM15 million

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:38 PM PST

A director of a cigarette importing company has filed a suit for RM15 million against four customs officers and the government for sealing 23,347 cartons of clove cigarettes which belonged to him at Port Klang and Padang Besar, Perlis.

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Shell Malaysia increases grants to boost sustainable development

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:36 PM PST

KOTA KINABALU, Monday 6 December 2010 (Bernama) -- Shell Malaysia has reinforced its commitment to sustainable development by increasing its annual grants from RM300,000 to RM500,000.

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US, Asian allies to forge strategy on NKorea

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:27 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Monday 6 December 2010 (AFP) - The United States will host high-level talks on Monday with allies South Korea and Japan to forge a strategy for dealing with a volatile nuclear-armed North Korea amid allied shows of military force.

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WikiLeaks releases list of global sites vital to US

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 11:26 PM PST

WASHINGTON, Monday 6 December 2010 (AFP) - WikiLeaks has divulged a secret list of key infrastructure sites around the world that the United States believes could pose a critical danger to its security if they come under terrorist attack.

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