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China moves to stem mass layoffs
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:59:08 -0000
Chinese companies are told they need permission to fire more than 40 workers, in a sign of worry over rising unemployment.
Japan approves whalemeat import
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:40:33 -0000
The Japanese government issues a licence for importation of a consignment of whalemeat from Iceland and Norway.
Child murder case shocks NZ court
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:06:34 -0000
A judge presiding over the case of a tortured and murdered three-year-old girl weeps as she delivers sentence.
US to help China with food safety
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:36:17 -0000
The Chinese government allows the US to station officials in three cities to help ensure the safety of Chinese food products for export.
Repentant Khmer Rouge fan returns
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:19:07 -0000
A Swedish ex-supporter of the Khmer Rouge returns to Cambodia, vowing to apologise to survivors of the Pol Pot era.
China's Hu strikes deals in Cuba
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:51:18 -0000
President Hu Jintao of China is set to agree a range of trade and loan deals when he meets Cuba's Raul Castro.
NYT > Asia Pacific
Textbooks on Past Offend South Korea’s Conservatives
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:31:54 -0000
A widely used textbook’s version of how American and Soviet forces took control of Korea in 1945 has angered conservatives in the country.
Thousands Riot in Northwest China
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:25:03 -0000
A local government’s decision to move its administrative offices from one city to another has provoked two days of unrest in northwest China.
Maritime Hijackings Decrease in Asia
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:34:14 -0000
A regional piracy-monitoring agency in Singapore said maritime attacks in Asia in the first nine months of the year dropped 11 percent compared to 2007 and 32 percent from 2006.
L.A. Times - Asia
Japan slides into recession, 1st time since 2001
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 07:19:00 -0800
TOKYO -- Japan's economy slid into a recession for the first time since 2001, the government said today, as companies sharply cut back on spending in the third quarter amid the unfolding global financial crisis.
GM to sell 3% stake in Suzuki
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800
The Asian automaker will repurchase the shares for $230 million. Cash-strapped General Motors Corp. will sell its entire stake in Suzuki Motor Corp. for $230 million, the automaker's latest move to stay afloat while awaiting a decision on government aid for the industry.
World Briefing
Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800
India: Tibetan exiles seek new ideas on dealing with China / Australia: Nonlethal whale research planned / Congo: Rebel leader agrees to U.N. peace talks / Mexico: 4 Scuba divers die during aqueduct m INDIA Tibetan exiles seek new ideas in autonomy drive
UN News Centre - Asia Pacific
UN-backed conference aims to close gaping digital divide' in Asia-Pacific
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Overcoming the "digital divide" between the poorest countries and developed economies in Asia and the Pacific is the focus of a two-day meeting organized by the United Nations regional office in Bangkok that kicked off today.
Myanmar: UN rights experts demand new fair trials for jailed political prisoners
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500
Five independent United Nations experts on human rights today demanded that authorities in Myanmar hold fair and open re-trials for dozens of prisoners of conscience sentenced to lengthy prison terms and immediately release their jailed defence counsels.
As winter nears in Kyrgyzstan, UN aid officials voice fears on living conditions
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500
United Nations humanitarian officials are voicing concern for an estimated 700,000 people in Kyrgyzstan, with many lacking decent shelter and facilities as the often bitter Central Asian winter approaches.
Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune
Clashes on Afghan-Pakistani border kill 25
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:01:03 -0000
Pakistan and foreign forces in Afghanistan have stressed the need for coordination in battling Qaeda and Taliban militants who hide out on both sides of the frontier.
A pilgrimage to Calcutta recalls Armenian history
By LEONARD M. APCAR Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:01:03 -0000
More than 250 Armenians with Calcutta roots went to the Indian city for the 300th anniversary of the oldest church there.
For its online critics, China adapts response
By DUNE LAWRENCE Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:01:03 -0000
Leaders are being forced to react publicly to their concerns. Officials are also tailoring traditional media-control techniques to the information age.
General hints that China may build its first aircraft carrier
By ANDREW JACOBS Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:01:03 -0000
A move by China's fast-growing navy may stoke tensions with the U.S. military and its allies in Asia.
Rioters attack government offices in northwest China
By ANDREW JACOBS Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:01:03 -0000
A local government's decision to move its administrative offices to another city has provoked two days of unrest in northwest China, according to state media and witnesses.
As Tibetans meet, China reinforces hard-line approach
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:01:03 -0000
China said that any Tibetan independence move was "doomed."
