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Chinas premier Li Keqiang in Pakistan
By Syed Fazl-e-Haider KARACHI - Pakistan and China on Wednesday agreed to jointly work on an economic corridor for enhanced connectivity, with the two countries signing a series of agreements related to energy, technology and space during the first visit to Pakistan by China's premier Li Keqiang since he took office in March. Even so, local critics claimed Pakistan was of little ...
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White House welcomes Burmese president as new ally in “pivot to Asia”
A meeting between US President Barack Obama and Burmese President Thein Sein in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday signalled Washington's embrace of the Burmese military-dominated government, as part of its efforts to strategically encircle China. Thein Sein is the first Burmese leader to be hosted in the White House since former junta leader General Ne Win's visit in 1966. ...
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Kerry to Visit Ethiopia for Security Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is headed to Ethiopia for security talks with regional officials and to attend a 50th anniversary celebration for the African ...
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Russia Syria Agrees to Participate in Conference
Russia says the Syrian government has agreed in principle to attend aproposed international peace conference on the country's future. A spokesman for the Russian foreign ministry said Friday that Syria has agreed to participate in the conference that Russia and the U.S. have proposed next month in Geneva. But he said it is impossible to set a date yet because it is not clear yet who will ...
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3 Indian Soldiers Killed in Kashmir Attack
Authorities say the attack took place Friday outside Srinagar, the main city on the Indian section of Kashmir. Rebel groups have been fighting for years for independence from India or a merger with Pakistan. Kashmir is divided between India and Pakistan and they have fought two wars over its ...
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Bridge Collapses in Washington State No Fatalities
In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, rescue boats approach victims at their vehicles in the Skagit River after the collapse of the Interstate 5 bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash., May 23, ...
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Victims of Oklahoma Tornado Get Help From Near and Far
In the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, the recovery from Monday's deadly tornado is picking up speed, even as locals mourn the loss of at least 24 people, including 10 children. Funerals will begin Friday in Moore, and President Obama plans to visit the town Sunday. Resources are pouring in from all over the country to help those in desperate need. The devastation of her home brought a ...
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FAO Project Will Track S. Sudan Food Production
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Thursday launched a $9 million project aimed at helping South Sudan to better track food production, a move that officials hope will allow alerts of possible food shortages to be raised well ahead of time. The three-year project would replace the current system, under which "we don’t really know how ...
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Thai Pork Sweet Potato Curry
3 tbsp fresh coriander, roughly chopped extra coriander leaves for garnish Heat the oil in a big pot. Cook the garlic and ginger for a minute to soften. Add the curry paste and cook for a few minutes until fragrant. Add the potato and pork, combining well. Cook stirring for a minute. Add the remaining ingredients, stir, and then simmer for about 15 minutes. Serve with rice and garnish with extra ...
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Roadside bomb kills 5 soldiers in south Thailand
Five soldiers have been killed and one wounded by a roadside bomb in Thailand's insurgency-plagued south. Police Col. Jeera Setdao-ngerntrakul said Friday that Muslim insurgents were suspected of detonating the bomb in Saiburi district in Pattani province as a pickup truck carrying the six soldiers passed by. He said the soldiers were on their way to assist security forces providing ...
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Weekend Plantings Downy Jasmine Asian Fruit Tree More
A plant so common that it often fades into the background is downy jasmine, a sprawling, viney shrub from East Asia. An evergreen species, downy jasmine (Jasminum multiflorum) bears small, starry, white flowers with a pleasing fragrance. Blossoms are produced year-round but peak in the warm months. Although this versatile, glossy-leaved plant can grow 10 feet tall in sun or light shade, ...
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Judo federation to investigate harassment claims
Japan's judo federation says it will investigate an alleged case of sexual harassment by one of its directors against a female judoka. The federation declined to identify the director, claiming the problem was "sensitive," Kyodo news agency reported on Friday. Former judoka Noriko Mizoguchi revealed the incident on Thursday at a symposium aimed at eradicating abuse in ...
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Swedish capital wracked by 5th night of rioting
Swedish police say rioters in several suburban districts of Stockholm have burned two schools and 15 cars in the fifth straight night of unrest. Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren says 13 people, aged between 18 and 25, were detained in connection with the disturbances which included an unsuccessful attempt to damage a police station. Lindgren said Friday that the overnight violence was less ...
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Religious minorities unite for freedom
Next to a sealed Ahmadi mosque in Bekasi is a plot of land with leafy trees and damp earth. To get in one has to squeeze through a gap between a tall iron gate and the wall of a residence on the other side.From this bit of land, Ahmadiyah members send food over the gate to the 19 Ahmadis staying inside the mosque, which was sealed in early April by Bekasi public order officers.When the officers ...
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Martin van Bruinessen Dedicating life to perpetual research into Islam
The relationship between the Dutch Professor Martin van Bruinessen and Indonesia began incidentally 30 years ago. After completing his PhD in anthropology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands, van Bruinessen was jobless and intensively searching for a vacancy that matched his interests. When he learned that the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies was looking ...
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APLN eyes 5 acquisitions above Rp 1t
Paper Edition | Page: 14 Listed property developer PT Agung Podomoro Land (APLN) is seeking more plots of land and projects to support its growth.APLN vice president director Indra Wijaya says the company, along with its subsidiaries, has performed three acquisitions in the year-to-date. The acquisitions are: 62 hectares of land to be developed as a residential complex in Karawang, West Java; a ...
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Fuel consumption set to beat estimate again
Paper Edition | Page: 14 Indonesia will consume more subsidized gasoline this year than the quota planned by the government, thanks to a price disparity between fuel products and strong car and motorcycle sales.Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Jero Wacik said on Wednesday the year-end consumption of 88-octane gasoline, commonly known as Premium, would likely exceed the allocation by 9 ...
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Amnesty urges Malaysia to end post-election crackdown
Activist Adam Adli is escorted by police at a courthouse in Kuala Lumpur on May 23, 2013. Malaysian police arrested several opposition politicians and activists on Thursday, launching a crackdown on dissent three weeks after an election exposed deep divisions in the country and sparked a series of opposition protest rallies. Adli was charged under the Sedition Act, which human rights group ...
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Malaysian opposition politicians and activist released from police custody
KUALA LUMPUR (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)- Two opposition politicians and an activist, who had been arrested on Thursday for making seditious remarks at a forum, have been released. They were released from police custody after the magistrate rejected the police's application for remand. Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Tian Chua and Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) member Tamrin ...
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Myanmars kyat currency slumps to a low as imports flood in
A woman counts Myanmar Kyats at a money changer in Yangon on May 23, 2013. Myanmar's currency has plunged more than 7 per cent over the past month to the lowest since it was floated last year, raising concern about economic stability in Asia's newest democracy. -- FILE PHOTO: ...
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Chennai hospital saves Pakistani afflicted with dilated cardiomyopathy
International News: If hearts have nationalities, then the first was Pakistani, and the second, Indian. Chennai hospital saved religious teacher afflicted with dilated ...
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Business Briefs May 24
* The Securities Depository centre said that it has transferred the ownership of 389,057 shares of Long Hau JSC (LHG) from Ban Viet Securities Investment Fund to 21 investors on May 22. * PetroVietnam general Services Joint Stock Corp (PET) has sold 788,880 treasury shares as registered at an average price of ...
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Asia Roundup US Fed and China news spook marts
Hawkish comments by United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and weakness in China’s factory activity rocked Asian markets yesterday,Thursday May 23 3013 taking the dollar to three-year highs, sending share markets lower, and hitting the Japanese government bond market as yields rose to their highest in a year. Stock and bond markets took their cue from the drop in US equities ...
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Life Terms Urged in Bangladesh Building Collapse
DOHA, May 23 2013 (Al Jazeera) - Those responsible for the Bangladesh building collapse that killed more than 1,000 garment workers should be given life in prison, a government-appointed committee has ...
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Groaning Under Power Cuts Scorching Temps in Pakistan
- Raheel Tauseef is feeling quite powerless this summer. Frequent power outages in the industrial city of Faisalabad in the Punjab province of eastern Pakistan, where the 29-year-old and his family run three hosiery factories, are taking a heavy toll on their ...
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Cambodia reliant on China for a range of infastructure projects
Cambodia is in need of foreign investment for a number of major infrastructure projects and China is becoming the country’s biggest investor on several key ventures. This is part of a broader expansion in China’s influence in Asia as the country continues to develop into the world’s second superpower.
Cambodia suffered through the economic downturn that came about following the financial crash toward the end of 2008. In 2009, the economy contracted 1%, which wrought significant hardship for many hundreds of thousands of people, most notably those employed in the garment sector as the export of clothing fell by around 20% in value. Read more
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