ADB, World Bank to help improve Pacific infrastructure Asia Pacific News.Net Manila, (Xinhua) The Asian Development Bank Wednesday said it will cooperate with Australia, New Zealand and the World Bank to improve infrastructure in the Pacific Island countries.
Paulson says Americans should not fear Chinese economic clout Asia Pacific News.Net U.s. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says Americans should not fear China's growing economic clout, but rather see it as an opportunity that can benefit both China and the United States, if the two countries forge a successful strategic economic relationship in the years ahead.
China urges France to respect its concern over Tibet-related issues People's Daily Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang on Wednesday urged France to respect China's concern over Tibet-related issues. "We hope that France would prudently handle related important and...
Tremor forces evacuation of 1,000 in China Asia Pacific News.Net Kunming (China), (Xinhua) Authorities evacuated some 1,000 people after a tremor measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit a county in southwest China's Yunnan province early Wednesday.
New Zealand premier likens Fiji to Zimbabwe Asia Pacific News.Net New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Wednesday the situation in Fiji, whose military ruler has boycotted a regional summit meeting, was like Zimbabwe in the lead-up to its suspension from the British Commonwealth.
Used Olympic ticket market thrives in China Asia Pacific News.Net Chinese Internet users are clamouring for used Olympic tickets, with demand highest for last week's China-US basketball match and other high-profile events, media said Wednesday.
Asian teams miss out on hockey medal yet again Asia Pacific News.Net For the second successive Olympic Games, there will be no Asian team on the podium at the hockey competition. Asian champions South Korea, who had an outside chance of making the last four grade Tuesday, were beaten 1-2 and shut out of the semi-finals. Pakistan and China were already out of the reckoning.
Moderate quake shakes eastern Japan Asia Pacific News.Net Tokyo, (Xinhua) An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 hit Japan's Kanto region in eastern Honshu island Wednesday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
Jordan, China sign nuclear cooperation pact Asia Pacific News.Net Jordan and China Tuesday signed an agreement for cooperating in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, mainly in electricity generation and water desalination, an official statement said.
Australian students to Times of India Australian high-school students will be able to telephone a friend, surf the Internet and listen to podcasts during exams under a plan revealed by a girls' college on Wednesday. ...
Australia reserves decision on Champions Trophy Khaleej Times As the International Cricket Council contemplated their next move, Cricket Australia remained non-committal about the defending champions attending next month's Champions Trophy in...
U.S. tops Japan, faces Cuba in baseball semis MSNBC This game mattered for semifinal seedings and pride, nothing more. Pitchers for Japan and the United States put on an impressive show nonetheless. Brian Barden singled in the go-ahead...
Windsurfer Yin wins China eTaiwan News China's Yin Jian sails during race four of the RS:X women wind surfing competition of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Qingdao,(file...
South Pacific leaders to hold Fiji to account eTaiwan News South Pacific leaders denounced Fiji's military ruler Wednesday for snubbing their annual summit and said measures would be discussed to pressure the coup leader to return the island nation to...
Bulgaria Receives Donation of Medical Equipment from Japan Novinite Japan donated Wednesday two incubators for prematurely born babies and additional equipment to the Clinic of Neonatology and Reanimation in the child surgery section of the "Pirogov" hospital in...
Glitter to be deported - again News.com.au Thai immigration police say they will deport shamed British glam rocker Gary Glitter to London "as soon as possible" despite his claims of health problems preventing him from flying. Glitter, whose...
11 killed, 31 wounded in two car bomb attacks in Algeria Times of India Eleven people were killed and 31 wounded in two car bomb attacks on Wednesday in the eastern Algerian town of Bouira, Algerian radio reported. The early morning blasts came a day after...
China advances to women eTaiwan News China's world champion Wu Jingyu advanced to the final Wednesday in the women's under 49-kilogram taekwondo competition and Athens gold medalist Chu Mu-yen of Taiwan, favored in the men's 58-kilogram...
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