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Japan approves joining intl child abduction pact
TOKYO -; Japan's parliament has approved joining an international child custody treaty amid foreign concerns that Japanese mothers can take children away from foreign fathers without ...
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Kerry praises $2.1 billion Raytheon deal in Oman
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, meets with Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said at Bait Al Baraka in Muscat, Oman, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo?Jim ...
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Death toll rises to 28 at Freeport Indonesia tunnel collapse
Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold said Wednesday that 28 people have been pronounced dead after a tunnel collapsed last week at a training tunnel close to its Grasberg mine ...
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Japan watchdog Nuke plant sits atop active fault
TOKYO -- Japan's nuclear watchdog has endorsed a panel's conclusion that a seismic fault running underneath an atomic plant in western Japan is active, making the plant's restart virtually impossible.The Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday that it agrees with experts that the fault underneath the Tsuruga No. 2 reactor poses a high risk if a major earthquake hits.Japan ...
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Imran Khan leaves Pakistan hospital two weeks after forklift fall
Imran Khan has left hospital more than two weeks after he suffered serious back injuries in a fall from a forklift at a campaign event, a spokesman has said.Khan will remain at his home in the eastern city of Lahore for a while so doctors can monitor his progress, said the spokesman for the ...
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China to host conference of Asian parties
China will host a special conference of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP), according to the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).The conference will run under the theme, "Promote green development and build a beautiful Asia together," and be held in Xi'an, capital city of northwestern China's ...
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Premier Li arrives in Pakistan for visit
Li Keqiang arrived here on Wednesday for an official visit to Pakistan, aiming to strengthen ties between the two neighboring countries. Pakistan is the second stop of Li's first overseas trip after he assumed Chinese premiership in March. Chinese ...
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Abe to visit Myanmar for 1st time in 36 years
/enpproperty--> TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Myanmar from May 24 to 26 to boost bilateral economic ties, becoming the first prime minister to visit the Southeast Asian country in 36 years, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday. During his visit, Abe, who will be accompanied by a group of Japanese business leaders, is expected to hold talks ...
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The case for hope continued
By Rebecca Solnit Ten years ago, my part of the world was full of valiant opposition to the new wars being launched far away and at home - and of despair. And like despairing people everywhere, whether in a personal depression or a political tailspin, these activists believed the future would look more or less like the present. If there was nothing else they were confident about, at least ...
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Bullying Singaporean boss deals office blows
(5 mins ago) A Singaporean company supervisor caught on video slapping a male intern is in trouble after the clip went viral on the web and sparked a public outcry. Police confirmed to AFP that a complaint had been lodged against the supervisor, who works at a software company, and the manpower ministry said it had also been alerted about the alleged case of workplace abuse. The 17-second ...
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Freeport cant say when Indonesia mine to reopen confirms 28 dead
1 of 2. Freeport McMoran Chief Executive Richard Adkerson (R) chats with Indonesian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Jero Wacik during a news conference after their meeting in Jakarta May 22, ...
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Asian equities are supported by the soft Fed comments yesterday
EUR/USD initially failed to extend the tentative short-term uptrend that started on Monday. EUR/USD tried to regain the 1.29 mark at the onset of trading in Europe. However, as was the case on Friday evening and earlier yesterday in Asia, this was a too high hurdle. EUR/USD gradually drifted south and reversed a big part of Monday's rebound. There was hardly any news. European equities ...
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The dollar edged down against the yen in early Asian trade on Wednesday
Good Morning, - EUR/USD trade to one week high above 1.29...market awaits Bernanke testimony. - Asian shares: Japan's Nikkei +1.60%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng close, Korea's Kospi +0.64%, Australia's ASX 200 -0.17% and China's Shanghai -0.12%. - ECB's Liikanen urges open mind on asset-backed securities. - St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and New York Fed President ...
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Indonesia to sell global bonds in second half
JAKARTA | Wed May 22, 2013 3:44am EDT JAKARTA May 22 (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to issue global bonds in the second half of this year, and dollar bonds in the domestic market in October, the head of the debt office said on Wednesday. Indonesia also plans to issue 20 trillion rupiah ($2 billion) of retail bonds in October, and a global sukuk in September or October, said Robert ...
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US Homeland Security Secretary to Survey Tornado Response
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano travels to Oklahoma on Wednesday to assess recovery efforts in the city of Moore, where a devastating tornado killed at least 24 people and injured 240 ...
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Text your say Low-ranking officer with Rp 1t savings
A police officer from Raja Ampat, Papua, Adj. First Insp. Labora Sitorus (right), accompanied by his lawyer, Azet Hutabarat, speaks to the press in Jakarta on May 17 about his bank ...
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Sriwijaya Air clarifies report on damaged emergency door
Private airline Sriwijaya Air clarified thejakartapost.com's report that said an emergency door on its aircraft broke off at Raja Haji Fisabilillah Airport in Tanjungpinang, Riau Island, during boarding on Tuesday.Due to a technical glitch, the aircraft, which was scheduled to depart for Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, at 7 a.m. local time, was forced to delay take off until ...
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11 Indian nationals arrested over visa overstay
Batam Immigration Office's officers arrested 11 Indian citizens who had overstayed their visas in a raid at Hotel Bali, Batam, Riau Islands, on Tuesday.Acting on intelligence, six immigration officers arrested the Indian nationals at 4 p.m. local time on Tuesday. They did not resist arrest. Most of the foreigners entered Batam on March 22 and have exceeded the maximum stay of 30 days.They ...
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Notre-Dame de Paris suicide a political act – far-rightist Marine Le Pen
France's far-right party leader Marine Le Pen has paid tribute to the man who killed himself in the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, saying it was a "political ...
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Imran Khan leaveas hospital back at his home in Pak city of Lahore
Cricket News: Imran Khan had fractured three vertebrae and a rib when he fell 15 feet from a forklift truck at a campaign event in Lahore on May ...
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Business Briefs May 22
* May 30 is the ex-dividend date of Cotec Construction JSC (CTD) to receive dividend of the second round 2012 in cash at a rate of 10 percent. The final registration day is June 3. The payment date is June 17. * May 30 is the ex-dividend date of CNG Vietnam JSC (CNG) to receive dividend of the third round 2012 in cash at a rate of 15 percent. The final registration day is June 3. The payment ...
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US parents quit Singapore inquest into son’s death
Rick, left and Mary Todd, right, parents of late American software engineer Shane Truman Todd, leave the Subordinate Courts of Singapore on Wednesday in Singapore. Singapore has opened a coroner’s inquiry into the death of Todd, with evidence pointing to an alleged suicide case which was consistently refuted by his parents and drew queries from US senators. AP SINGAPORE--The parents of an ...
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China-Pakistan relations of equality mutual trust stand weatherproof
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang left India for Pakistan Wednesday, the second stop of his first overseas trip as China's new head of government.It is worth noting that Li is the first foreign leader to visit Pakistan in the wake of the country's general elections.The two "firsts" testified to the "all-weather strategic partnership" between China and Pakistan, which was ...
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S Korea beats Thailand at Sudirman Cup badminton championships
South Korea's Lee Yong Dae (front) and Ko Sung Hyun compete during men's doubles at the the 2013 Sudirman Cup world mixed team badminton championships against Jongjit Maneepong and Puanguapech Nipitphon of Thailand in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 21, 2013. Lee Yong Dae and Ko Sung Hyun won 2-0. (Xinhua/Zhang ...
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Mobile services shut in Pakistan ahead of Chinese PMs visit
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities on Wednesday shut mobile services in Islamabad and the nearby garrison city of Rawalpindi over security concerns on the arrival ...
Cambodia Focus
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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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