Japan nuclear evacuation ring will be no-go zone |
- Japan nuclear evacuation ring will be no-go zone
- Gulf states to send envoy to Yemen over crisis
- Egypt to allow Egyptians abroad to vote
- Indian PM admits public fury over corruption
- Japan nuclear evacuation ring will be no-go zone, PM visits
- ADB Institute calls for Asia capital controls
- Macau to give residents cash to battle inflation
- Australia PM vows to back disaster-hit Japan
- China to adopt new law to end violence in forced demolitions
- VIDEO: Nigeria tense ahead of state polls
- S.Korean cuts finger in protest against Japan
- OECD halves Japan 2011 growth forecast to 0.8%
- Europeans slams China govt procurement practices
- S. Korea to inspect forex deals to check won's rise
- Learning from history
- VIDEO: Air France crash salvage to start
- Indian guru Sai Baba close to death: doctors
- Australia threatens Tiger's licence to fly
- DAP pouring oil into fire: SUPP CWC member
- Truck drivers go on strike at Shanghai ports
| Japan nuclear evacuation ring will be no-go zone Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:17 PM PDT TOKYO, April 21 — Japan today said it would ban people entering the 20km evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant north of Tokyo, weeks after the tsunami-wrecked facility began leaking radiation. Tens of thousands of people left the zone after the March 11 quake smashed the power station, operated by Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), ... 
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| Gulf states to send envoy to Yemen over crisis Posted: 20 Apr 2011 09:21 PM PDT SANAA, April 21 — Gulf Arab states trying to mediate a transition of power in Yemen will send the UAE foreign minister to Sanaa within days, a Yemeni official said, but President Ali Abdullah Saleh again refused to quit quickly. Bloodshed continued with at least four more deaths of anti-government protesters reported. Saleh voiced accused ... 
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| Egypt to allow Egyptians abroad to vote Posted: 20 Apr 2011 08:58 PM PDT CAIRO, April 21 — Egyptians living abroad will, for the first time, be able to vote in parliamentary and presidential elections due this year after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, the cabinet said yesterday. Millions of Egyptians live outside the country, where they study and work. The country of 80 million people has a high unemployment ... 
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| Indian PM admits public fury over corruption Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:30 AM PDT Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh admitted on Thursday that corruption had become a cause of serious public discontent, as he pledged to introduce an anti-graft bill in parliament soon.
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| Japan nuclear evacuation ring will be no-go zone, PM visits Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:40 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan said on Thursday it would ban people entering the 20-km (12-mile) evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant north of Tokyo, weeks after the tsunami-wrecked facility began leaking radiation. 
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| ADB Institute calls for Asia capital controls Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:28 AM PDT Asian countries should erect capital controls to counter an influx of hot money into the region, stoking worries over asset price bubbles, the Asian Development Bank Institute said Thursday.
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| Macau to give residents cash to battle inflation Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:16 AM PDT Macau will give all permanent residents a handout worth about $375 to address concerns that the city's poor are not benefiting from its booming gambling scene, the government said Thursday.
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| Australia PM vows to back disaster-hit Japan Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:58 PM PDT Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard vowed on Thursday to help Japan recover from last month's earthquake and tsunami by securing natural resources and rare earth minerals for the Asian country.
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| China to adopt new law to end violence in forced demolitions Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:10 AM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China is set to adopt a law aimed at ending the use of violence, intimidation and other illegal means for forced demolitions of homes, a top legal expert was quoted as saying on Thursday, as the government addresses an issue that has sparked public anger. 
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| VIDEO: Nigeria tense ahead of state polls Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:50 PM PDT Voters in Nigeria go to the polls on Thursday to elect state governors and assemblies, as tension following the presidential elections remains.
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| S.Korean cuts finger in protest against Japan Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:33 PM PDT A South Korean almost severed his own finger Thursday in a solo protest against Japan's renewed claims to disputed islets, police said.
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| OECD halves Japan 2011 growth forecast to 0.8% Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:02 PM PDT The impact of last month's devastating quake-tsunami disaster will slash Japan's economic growth to 0.8 percent this year, the OECD said Thursday, halving its earlier forecast of 1.7 percent.
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| Europeans slams China govt procurement practices Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:01 PM PDT The European Union Chamber of Commerce has accused China of trade protectionism for refusing to grant EU companies a level playing field in the lucrative government procurement market.
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| S. Korea to inspect forex deals to check won's rise Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:01 PM PDT South Korean officials trying to check the local currency's rise will inspect foreign exchange transactions at banks to see whether they comply with rules on derivatives, officials said Thursday.
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| Posted: 20 Apr 2011 11:00 PM PDT SUPP is undecided even over the issue related to the party's principles and dignity, how is it going to reform and restore the confidence of the Chinese then?
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| VIDEO: Air France crash salvage to start Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:49 PM PDT The BBC's Tom Burridge looks at the kinds of vessel which will be used to help recover parts of the Air France plane that crashed into the southern Atlantic in 2009.
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| Indian guru Sai Baba close to death: doctors Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:34 PM PDT Doctors treating Indian spiritual leader Sai Baba, one of the country's most famous gurus, said Thursday his health was deteriorating fast as devotees gathered to pray for his recovery.
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| Australia threatens Tiger's licence to fly Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:34 PM PDT Australia's air safety regulator has issued a warning to Tiger Airways Australia, the budget carrier said Thursday, with reports linking it to flight training and maintenance concerns.
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| DAP pouring oil into fire: SUPP CWC member Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:33 PM PDT The Democratic Action Party's (DAP) remarks over the issue on Chinese representations in the Sarawak Cabinet was a mere act of pouring oil into fire, Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) Central Working Committee (CWC) member, Datuk Lee Kim Shin said today.
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| Truck drivers go on strike at Shanghai ports Posted: 20 Apr 2011 10:33 PM PDT Hundreds of truck drivers staged a strike this week in major container ports in Shanghai, seeking higher freight rates to offset their rising fuel costs, companies and Chinese media said.
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