Hong Kong buzzes over $13mln lottery jackpot

Hong Kong buzzes over $13mln lottery jackpot
Malaysia unveils plan to build green economy
Major listings allow for more liquidity: Najib
High Court to hear AG's revision application May 23
Bring your own experts to assess video, Anwar told
China denies it is conduit for North Korea-Iran weapons trade
IMF chief faces growing pressure over sex charges
Joint venture booms despite inter-Korean tensions
China hospitals deny help to HIV/AIDS patients: UN
Fighting for talents
N. Korea refugee sues Seoul over identity leak
Annual physical examination for long-living goose and duck on Wesak Day
Vietnam strikes rising as inflation soars
OSK maintains 'underweight ' call on auto sector
Post-modernism root of social ills
Mahathir admitted to IJN for chest infection
VIDEO: Pakistan's al-Qaeda balancing act
Sex: Do international bodies look the other way?
Bishops cite '60s turmoil in sex abuse scandal - NYT
VIDEO: NYC's new ripple-style skyscraper

Posted: 18 May 2011 12:44 AM PDT

Hopeful crowds descended on betting shops in Hong Kong on Wednesday as the city buzzed over a HK$100 million ($13 million) lottery jackpot.

Malaysia unveils plan to build green economy

Posted: 18 May 2011 12:38 AM PDT

Malaysia is launching an ambitious plan to build a "green economy" with the help of an advisory council that includes economist Jeffrey Sachs and the UN climate change chief.

Major listings allow for more liquidity: Najib

Posted: 18 May 2011 12:24 AM PDT

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the process of major listings that took place in 2010 would continue this year to allow for more liquidity in the market.

High Court to hear AG's revision application May 23

Posted: 18 May 2011 12:23 AM PDT

The High Court here has set May 23 to hear the revision application filed by Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail over the open verdict delivered by the Coroner's Court on Jan 5 in the inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock, Teoh's family lawyer Karpal Singh said today.

Bring your own experts to assess video, Anwar told

Posted: 18 May 2011 12:22 AM PDT

Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan suggested today that opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim bring in his own foreign experts to determine whether the sex video featuring a man resembling him is authentic or has been doctored.

China denies it is conduit for North Korea-Iran weapons trade

Posted: 18 May 2011 12:07 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China rejected on Wednesday reported allegations by U.N. diplomats that it was a trans-shipment point for banned nuclear missile technology between North Korea and Iran.

IMF chief faces growing pressure over sex charges

Posted: 18 May 2011 12:03 AM PDT

IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, jailed in New York for alleged sexual assault, faced growing pressure Wednesday after a top US official cast doubt on his ability to lead the world lender.

Joint venture booms despite inter-Korean tensions

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:48 PM PDT

Production at a Seoul-financed industrial estate in North Korea reached an all-time high in March despite high cross-border tensions, official figures showed Wednesday.

China hospitals deny help to HIV/AIDS patients: UN

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:48 PM PDT

People living with HIV/AIDS in China are routinely denied medical treatment in hospitals, a UN agency said Wednesday, in a sign of ongoing discrimination despite recent progress.

Fighting for talents

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:45 PM PDT

We do not deny that the Talent Corporation has made much effort to attract talents. However, the long-term residence permit is not their sole consideration to return. Also, they would not return just because of better incentives and lower tax rates.

N. Korea refugee sues Seoul over identity leak

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:26 PM PDT

A North Korean refugee is waging a court battle against South Korea's government, claiming 22 relatives in the North were sent to prison after Seoul inadvertently leaked his identity to the press.

Annual physical examination for long-living goose and duck on Wesak Day

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:25 PM PDT

A rubber tapper has been raising a goose and a duck for 21 and 11 years respectively and she weights them every Wesak Day as an annual health check.

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Vietnam strikes rising as inflation soars

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:12 PM PDT

The number of strikes in Vietnam is soaring, official media said Wednesday, as workers in the communist nation struggle to cope with one of the world's highest rates of inflation.

OSK maintains 'underweight ' call on auto sector

Posted: 17 May 2011 10:40 PM PDT

OSK Research is maintaining an "underweight" call on the automotive sector, reflecting a cautious stance on Japan's nuclear electricity shortage.

Post-modernism root of social ills

Posted: 17 May 2011 10:39 PM PDT

Social delinquencies today are a direct result of culture shock, as well as changing values and attitudes.

Mahathir admitted to IJN for chest infection

Posted: 17 May 2011 10:38 PM PDT

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was admitted to the National Heart Institute (IJN) today for treatment of a chest infection, his aide Sufi Yusoff said.

VIDEO: Pakistan's al-Qaeda balancing act

Posted: 17 May 2011 10:36 PM PDT

Since the death of Osama bin Laden, Pakistan is struggling to maintain a balance between the demands of the US and its own aims regarding al-Qaeda.

Sex: Do international bodies look the other way?

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:37 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Whether IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is innocent or guilty of sexual assault, his arrest has raised questions about whether international organizations are soft on their top officials in such matters.

Bishops cite '60s turmoil in sex abuse scandal - NYT

Posted: 17 May 2011 11:06 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study commissioned by U.S. Roman Catholic bishops concludes that neither the all-male celibate priesthood nor homosexuality caused the church's sexual abuse crisis, The New York Times reported on Tuesday.