FACTBOX - Issues to watch on U.S. defense chief's China trip |
- FACTBOX - Issues to watch on U.S. defense chief's China trip
- U.S., China say deeper military ties needed to avoid missteps
- Vietnam's communists vow to keep one-party rule
- US, China try to play down military rivalry
- Singapore says more careful with US after WikiLeaks
- Air France-KLM loses 70 mn euros due to snow
- S. Korea, Japan explore deeper defence ties
- Scavenging for food
- Solving social woes, one business at a time
- Clooney on the Sudan referendum
- Q+A - Why North Korea wants talks now
- Sector cards introduced in PJ to facilitate policing works
- China schools issue GPS phones to boost safety
- Indonesia president talks tough on forest destroyers
- Legal team meets Thai detainees in Phnom Penh
- Street clashes as Bangladesh stocks dive 9.25%
- Wanita Umno wants woman candidate for Tenang
- Padi farmer gets six years' jail for wife's attempted murder
- S. Korea offers therapy amid massive animal cull
- Man in coma after brawl over flats in China: report
| FACTBOX - Issues to watch on U.S. defense chief's China trip Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:45 AM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates is seeking to ease Sino-U.S. military tensions during a visit to China, but mistrust runs deep between the U.S. armed forces and the People's Liberation Army. 
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| U.S., China say deeper military ties needed to avoid missteps Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:45 AM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates and his Chinese counterpart said on Monday stronger military ties were needed to avoid missteps between the world's two most powerful countries, whose forces have pushed up against each other in Asia. 
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| Vietnam's communists vow to keep one-party rule Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:48 AM PST HANOI, Monday 10 January 2011 (AFP) - Vietnam's Communist Party on Monday ruled out abandoning the one-party state, as it gears up for a key five-yearly congress this week.
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| US, China try to play down military rivalry Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:47 AM PST BEIJING, US, China try to play down military rivalry (AFP) - Chinese and US defence chiefs on Monday tried to play down a growing military rivalry between the two countries, saying both sides wanted to bolster security ties to defuse tensions.
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| Singapore says more careful with US after WikiLeaks Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:45 AM PST SINGAPORE, Monday 10 January 2011 (AFP) - Singaporean diplomats will "inevitably" be more guarded in exchanges with their US counterparts following the disclosure of confidential cables by WikiLeaks, Foreign Minister George Yeo said Monday.
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| Air France-KLM loses 70 mn euros due to snow Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:44 AM PST PARIS, Monday 10 January 2011 (AFP) - Air France-KLM said on Monday that bad weather in December that led to the closure of airports across Europe cost the company an estimated 70 million euros ($90 million), the Franco-Dutch airline said in a statement.
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| S. Korea, Japan explore deeper defence ties Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:06 AM PST SEOUL, Monday 10 January 2011 (AFP) - The South Korean and Japanese defence chiefs held talks Monday on strengthening military ties, despite historical animosities, in the face of a nuclear-armed North Korea.
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| Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:01 AM PST Several groups of monkeys live in Kam Shan and Lion Rock Country Parks, part of the Kowloon Hills, with the total number of monkeys is estimated to be around 2100 in 2008.
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| Solving social woes, one business at a time Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Monday 10 January 2011 (Bernama) -- Imagine a business that can solve almost all social or economic problems in the world. Yet, unlike a charity, those who invest in it can recover 100% of their investment.
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| Clooney on the Sudan referendum Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:38 PM PST The actor was in Juba for the start of the vote and said he was wanted to help continue to draw attention to the referendum.
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| Q+A - Why North Korea wants talks now Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:13 AM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea dismissed another proposal by rival North Korea for talks on Monday, demanding Pyongyang show more sincerity but still leaving the door open for dialogue if it changes its attitude. 
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| Sector cards introduced in PJ to facilitate policing works Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:52 PM PST PETALING JAYA, Monday 10 January 2011 (Bernama) -- The Petaling Jaya police today distributed sector cards to the public in efforts to facilitate policing works in the district.
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| China schools issue GPS phones to boost safety Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:49 PM PST BEIJING, Monday 10 January 2011 (AFP) - Schools in Beijing are giving GPS-equipped mobile phones to students, as China seeks to tackle the twin problems of missing children and campus violence, state press said Monday.
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| Indonesia president talks tough on forest destroyers Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:48 PM PST JAKARTA, Monday 10 January 2011 (AFP) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Monday ordered provincial governors to act more firmly against mining and plantation firms which continue to destroy forests in the country.
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| Legal team meets Thai detainees in Phnom Penh Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:48 PM PST BANGKOK, Monday 10 January 2011 (Bernama) -- A legal team met seven Thai detainees in Phnom Penh Monday morning to find out more information--as part of Thailand's attempts to seek for their freedom, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported.
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| Street clashes as Bangladesh stocks dive 9.25% Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:47 PM PST DHAKA, Monday 10 January 2011 (AFP) - Police baton-charged investors in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Monday as angry crowds vented their fury after the stock market tumbled more than 9% in an hour.
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| Wanita Umno wants woman candidate for Tenang Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:43 PM PST LABIS, Monday 10 January 2011 (Bernama) -- Wanita Umno is asking the Barisan Nasional top leadership to consider a woman candidate for the Tenang state by-election in Johor set for Jan 30.
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| Padi farmer gets six years' jail for wife's attempted murder Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:39 PM PST KUALA LUMPUR, Monday 10 January 2011 (Bernama) -- The Ampang session court today sentenced a padi farmer to six years' jail for attempting to kill his wife with a butcher knife last year.
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| S. Korea offers therapy amid massive animal cull Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:39 PM PST SEOUL, Monday 10 January 2011 (AFP) - South Korean officials said Monday they would offer therapy for workers traumatised by massive culling of animals as they battle the country's worst outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
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| Man in coma after brawl over flats in China: report Posted: 09 Jan 2011 11:38 PM PST BEIJING, Monday 10 January 2011 (AFP) - A man was left in a coma after a brawl among hundreds of homebuyers queuing up to buy cut-rate flats in eastern China, state media said Monday, highlighting growing anxiety about high property prices.
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