Japan wants China leadership on North Korea |
- Japan wants China leadership on North Korea
- Shriver, former US vice presidential nominee, dies
- China's online population rises to 457 million in 2010
- Indonesian taxman jailed in massive graft case
- World Bank to help Philippines fight floods
- Obama pressured to speak out on China human rights
- US gun owners support wider background checks - poll
- FACTBOX - Key agreements signed on the Korean peninsula
- Big quake shakes Pakistan; no casualties, minor damage
- 'World's most important relationship'
- Indonesian tax graft case grips nation as verdict due
- Obama and Hu to confront economic strains
- Vietnam's communists cement hold on power
- Singapore needs young immigrants: Lee Kuan Yew
- Indonesian graft trial reaches climax
- UN seeks $51 million for Sri Lanka flood victims
- Hong Kong to pass laws to seize Iran-linked assets
- Arab leaders meet on economy, poverty
- CORRECTED - Obama pressured to speak out on China human rights
- Obama, Hu to confront economic strains, N. Korea
| Japan wants China leadership on North Korea Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:57 AM PST TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan wants China to exert greater leadership in the latest standoff with North Korea and hopes Washington will work to persuade Beijing to do so, Japan's foreign minister said ahead of a historic U.S.-China summit. 
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| Shriver, former US vice presidential nominee, dies Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:25 AM PST WASHINGTON, Jan 19 – Sargent Shriver, who spent four decades in public service as a member of the Kennedy family, the first director of the Peace Corps and a key warrior in Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, died yesterday. He was 95. Shriver (picture), who had suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his final years, was surrounded by his five children ...
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| China's online population rises to 457 million in 2010 Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:25 AM PST BEIJING, Wednesday 19 January 2011 (AFP) - The number of Internet users in China, already the world's largest online market, hit 457 million in 2010 -- up 19.1% from the previous year, a government-linked industry body said Wednesday.
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| Indonesian taxman jailed in massive graft case Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:58 PM PST JAKARTA, Wednesday 19 January 2011 (AFP) - An Indonesian court on Wednesday sentenced a low-level tax official who admits to causing hundreds of millions of dollars in state losses to seven years in jail, well short of the 20 years sought by prosecutors.
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| World Bank to help Philippines fight floods Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:57 PM PST MANILA, Wednesday 19 January 2011 (AFP) - The World Bank said Wednesday it would finance a project to design Manila's defences against floods like the one that killed hundreds of people when monster rains engulfed the Philippine capital in 2009.
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| Obama pressured to speak out on China human rights Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:25 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama came under increasing pressure on Tuesday to publicly speak out against Beijing's harsh treatment of political and religious dissidents during a state visit this week by Chinese President Hu Jintao. 
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| US gun owners support wider background checks - poll Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:25 AM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An overwhelming majority of U.S. gun owners, and Americans in general, support tougher measures to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals, the mentally ill and others barred by law from possessing weapons, according to a new survey issued on Tuesday. 
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| FACTBOX - Key agreements signed on the Korean peninsula Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:25 AM PST SEOUL (Reuters) - Crises have flared on the Korean peninsula on several occasions since the end of the 1950-53 war, but tensions have been defused with a series of agreements and declarations. 
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| Big quake shakes Pakistan; no casualties, minor damage Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:25 AM PST QUETTA (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.2 shook southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, jolting residents of cities as far apart as New Delhi and Dubai, but doing little damage in the sparsely populated region. 
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| 'World's most important relationship' Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:22 PM PST The Chinese President Hu Jintao and US President Barack Obama have shared a private dinner at the White House at the start of the Chinese leader's four-day trip to the United States.
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| Indonesian tax graft case grips nation as verdict due Posted: 18 Jan 2011 10:46 PM PST JAKARTA, Jan 19 — A junior Indonesian tax official whose testimony in a corruption trial and exploits out of court have shocked a nation normally used to excess is due to be sentenced today in a case analysts say tests the country's commitment to tackling graft. The case of Gayus Tambunan, charged with bribery and misusing his position, has both ...
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| Obama and Hu to confront economic strains Posted: 18 Jan 2011 10:25 PM PST WASHINGTON, Jan 19 — President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao confront stubborn rifts over North Korea and bilateral economic imbalances today when they meet amid the pomp of a formal state visit. Both presidents have vowed stronger cooperation between the world's two largest economies in an effort to bridge the strains of the ...
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| Vietnam's communists cement hold on power Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:10 PM PST HANOI, Wednesday 19 January 2011 (AFP) - Vietnam's ruling communists Wednesday wrapped up a secretive five-yearly congress with the prime minister apparently fending off a leadership challenge as the party cements its absolute hold on power.
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| Singapore needs young immigrants: Lee Kuan Yew Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:08 PM PST SINGAPORE, Wednesday 19 January 2011 (AFP) - Singapore needs young immigrants to save its economy from long-term decline as a result of a falling birth rate, elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew said in remarks published Wednesday.
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| Indonesian graft trial reaches climax Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:08 PM PST JAKARTA, Wednesday 19 January 2011 (AFP) - The trial of a low-level tax official accused of causing almost $800 million in losses to the state of Indonesia reached its climax on Wednesday, as judges started reading their verdict.
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| UN seeks $51 million for Sri Lanka flood victims Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:07 PM PST COLOMBO, Wednesday 19 January 2011 (AFP) - The United Nations on Wednesday sought 51 million dollars to meet the urgent needs of more than one million people affected by recent monsoon floods in Sri Lanka.
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| Hong Kong to pass laws to seize Iran-linked assets Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:05 PM PST HONG KONG, Wednesday 19 January 2011 (AFP) - Hong Kong said Wednesday it was "striving" to pass legislation to comply with UN sanctions against Iran, after 20 shipping firms in the city were accused of being linked to Tehran's weapons buildup.
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| Arab leaders meet on economy, poverty Posted: 18 Jan 2011 11:04 PM PST SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Wednesday 19 January 2011 (AFP) - Arab leaders gather in Egypt on Wednesday to discuss trade and development as the region feels the aftershocks of a popular uprising in Tunisia that emboldened dissidents in the Arab world.
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| CORRECTED - Obama pressured to speak out on China human rights Posted: 18 Jan 2011 10:48 PM PST By David Alexander 
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| Obama, Hu to confront economic strains, N. Korea Posted: 18 Jan 2011 10:48 PM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao confront stubborn rifts over North Korea and bilateral economic imbalances on Wednesday when they meet amid the pomp of a formal state visit. 
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