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PH thanks Taiwan for call to citizens not to harm Filipino workers
MANILA, Philippines — In a sign of easing tensions, President Benigno Aquino III's expression of gratitude to Taiwan when it urged its citizens not to harm Filipinos was received well by the Taiwanese leaders, Malacaang said on Wednesday. After talking with his counterparts in Taiwan, Amadeo Perez, chair of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco), on Wednesday relayed the ...
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Interview Uruguayan president seeks to boost ties with China
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica says he will seek to boost political, economic and social ties with Beijing "as much as possible" during his upcoming trip to China.Mujica, who is scheduled to make his first visit China on May 25-28, will meet with President Xi Jinping and other senior Chinese officials.Although Uruguay and China are separated by the vast Pacific Ocean, Uruguay has ...
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China repeats call for implementing DOC in the South China Sea
China on Wednesday urged relevant countries to fully and earnestly implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) and refrain from actions that could amplify or complicate the issue.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks at a regular press briefing in response to a media request for a comment on the Philippines' recent ...
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Mainland to ensure continuity of Taiwan policy
The Chinese mainland will ensure the continuity of its policies towards Taiwan and work to make new achievements in the development of cross-strait relations, top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng said on Wednesday.While meeting a visiting delegation of Taiwan's United Daily News Group(UDN), Yu, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, ...
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Philippines investigation team on shooting incident to leave for Taiwan
The Philippines will soon send an investigation team to Taiwan to gather evidence on the death of a Taiwanese fisherman killed by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said Wednesday."The team will be leaving very soon," de Lima told reporters Wednesday, but she would not confirm when the team would exactly leave for Taipei, explaining that is because the ...
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Rural scenery of S Chinas Guzhai Village
Photo taken on May 21, 2013 shows the rural scenery of Guzhai Village of Liucheng County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Deng ...
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Scenery of Sansha city Chinas Hainan
Photo taken on May 20, 2013 shows the scenery of Coral Island of Yongle Islands in Sansha City, south China's Hainan Province. (Xinhua/Zha ...
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Chatter North Korea sends envoy to China
What's Kim Jong Un's boy doing in Beijing? Good question. North Korean state media announced the departure on Wednesday of one Vice Marshal Choe Ryong Hae for China. Not only is this ...
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North Korea How the least-wired country became a hacking superpower
Members of the Korea Internet Security Agency check on cyber attacks at a briefing room of KISA in Seoul on March 20, 2013. (Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty ...
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China okays H7N9 test reagents for market entry
Two reagents used to conduct clinical tests for human infections of the H7N9 avian flu have been given approval to enter the Chinese market, according to the country's drug ...
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Australias Warner Fined for Twitter Outburst
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China Southern Boeing 787 due mid-year Aussie flights by years end
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David Warner fined for breaching Cricket Australias code of behaviour
Australia Australia batsmen David Warner has been fined after being found guilty of breaching Cricket Australia's (CA) code of behaviour.Warner was handed the maximum fine of $5,570 at a teleconference hearing in Melbourne Wednesday evening, having been found guilty of breaching CA's rules regarding unbecoming behaviour following comments he made on Twitter at the ...
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Pakistan court rejects Musharraf bail in judges case
Pervez Musharraf over the detention of judges during his 1999-2008 rule, the state prosecutor said. The ruling came two days after a court granted bail to Musharraf over the murder of former prime ...
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China Gang Members Charged in Sex Video Blackmail Case
BEIJING, May 22 (RIA Novosti) – Six gang members have been charged with blackmailing Chinese officials by recording videos of them having sex, the country’s official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday, citing prosecutors. The six were charged with extortion on Monday by a court in the city of Chongqing, southwest China. The group set so-called "honey traps" to lure ...
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Asia Pacific Market Stocks finish higher on Fed officials comment
Five stocks which lost money in recent rally The decline in these stocks was mostly due to company or sector-specific issues, say ...
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Taiwan OKs visit by NBI team
Justice Secretary Leila De Lima. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO MANILA--The Philippine government finally got Taipei’s nod for it to send investigators to Taiwan to complete its investigation into the fatal May 9 shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman in Batanes waters by the Philippine Coast Guard. But Justice Secretary Leila De Lima declined to tell reporters Wednesday when the National Bureau of ...
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Bank of Japan not concerned about increase in bond yields
There were no major surprises in connection with today's Bank of Japan (BoJ) meeting and the market impact should be neutral. The expansion of the monetary base (now the main policy instrument) was maintained at JPY60- 70trn. In addition BoJ as expected upgraded its view of the economy and now believes that the economy has started to ...
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China Platinum Imports Rise – Bullish Platinum and Palladium Fundamentals
Today's AM fix was USD 1,385.25, EUR 1,071.43 and GBP 917.75 per ounce. Yesterday's AM fix was USD 1,378.75, EUR 1,070.21 and GBP 908.39 per ounce. Gold fell $6.50 or 0.47% yesterday to $1,377.80/oz and silver finished down 0.56%. The fundamentals of the platinum and palladium markets are beginning to receive market attention and not before time. The positive supply demand dynamics are ...
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China-Pak ties will flourish come what may Li
Swift Dzire may have been launched as an offshoot to Swift, but in Apr it overtook its sibling for the first time to become country’s 2nd-highest sold ...
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Peso in slight dip as market weighs Japan central bank’s heavy bond buying
AFP FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines -- The peso was almost unchanged on Wednesday as the market digested reports the Japanese central bank is poised to continue with its heavy bond buying to stimulate the world's third-biggest economy out deflation. The local currency closed at 41.175 against the US dollar, down by just half a centavo from the previous day's finish of 41.17:$1. ...
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Gupta family wedding scandal India says plane landed after proper authorization
This picture courtesy of the Gupta family shows Vela Gupta and her husband Indian-born Aaskash Jahajgarhia posing with relatives and guests during ceremonies for their wedding in Sun City, South Africa, on May 1, 2013. (AFP ...
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S. Korea on alert as H7N9 spreads in China
South Korea's foreign ministry issued a travel advisory Tuesday warning its citizens living in or traveling to China to take precautions against the spread of the H7N9 bird flu in the nearby country. This is the first time that the ministry has issued an advisory against the deadly avian influenza. Since the breakout in China, the disease has killed 31 people and 129 cases of human ...
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South Koreas Park checks into US hotels where father stayed in
Former President Park Chung-hee(L) and his wife met with the then U.S. president Lyndon Baines Johnson(R) and wife during his visit to U.S. in 1965. ...
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Vietnam successfully launches first remote sensing satellite
HANOI, May 7 (Xinhua) -- After three days of delay due to the bad weather, Vietnam's first remote sensing satellite, VNRED Sat-1, was successfully launched Tuesday morning by Arianespace from the Guiana Space Center, French Guiana, local media reported. According to Tuoi Tre online, the earth observation satellite was launched by a Vega lightweight rocket at 9:06 a.m., Hanoi time. It is ...
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Singaporean expansion of MRT leads to disruption
Singapore’s Mass Rapid Transit System (MRT) is not very big in comparison to Shanghai, Beijing or Tokyo, but proportionate to the size of Singapore and the city-state’s population, it is an extremely successful and extensive public transport system and one that the Land Transport Authority (LTA) plans to grow even further.
Singapore has a population of around 5 million, which is important when placing the MRT in context, it has a daily ridership of 2 million, giving it a commuter penetration of at least 40%, which does not take into account the fact that not all 5 million Singaporeans commute on a daily basis or use public transport. Read more
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