Talks between North and South Korea about reopening their jointly-run industrial zone collapsed Thursday, with both sides failing to set a date for another ...
POWs remain detained 60 years after Korean War
It is believed that 500 South Korean prisoners of warare still detained in the North despite an armistice stating that all prisoners of war from both South and North Korea were to be ...
G.M. Says Weakness in Asia Leads to Drop in Profit
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Japan offers Malaysia high-speed rail technology for KL-Spore rail link
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) speaks at a joint press conference with his Malaysia counterpart Najib Razak at the prime minister's office in Malaysia's administrative capital in Putrajaya on Thursday, July 25, 2013. Japan on Thursday offered Malaysia technology to build a multi-million-dollar high-speed railway and other infrastructure, as its Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ...
Oil near $104 as slower China dims demand outlook
Oil fell despite a fourth straight weekly decline in U.S. crude inventories. But even with a drop of nearly 30 million barrels over the past month, the U.S. oil supply is 5 percent above its five-year average for this time of year, suggesting demand is still ...
NKoreas Kim leads tribute to fallen war heroes
View Photo Associated Press/Wong Maye-E - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives at the cemeteries of fallen fighters of the Korean People's Army (KPA) on Thursday, July 25, 2013 in Pyongyang, North Korea as part ...
Asia Entertainment Resources Ltd. to Participate in Upcoming Event
HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. ("AERL") ( ), which operates through its subsidiaries and related promoter companies that act as VIP room gaming promoters, today announced that it will participate in the following upcoming ...
Pakistan bans condom commercial for being too racy
ISLAMABAD (AP) Pakistan's media regulatory agency says it has banned a condom commercial starring a sultry Pakistani model after it received hundreds of complaints the ad was too racy. Mohammad Saleem, a senior regulatory official, said Thursday the commercial violated the agency's code of conduct. The commercial shows a Pakistani couple wondering why their neighbor's new bride, played by model ...
Julian Assange names WikiLeaks Party candidates
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) Secrets spiller Julian Assange has launched his WikiLeaks Party's Senate candidate team for Australian elections this year. Assange, a 41-year-old Australian citizen who last left his homeland in 2010, addressed the party launch in the Victoria state capital of Melbourne on Thursday via Skype from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, where he has taken asylum from ...
Cautious mood dominant in markets ahead of U.S. data
A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Wednesday, July 24, 2013. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday after a survey showed Chinese manufacturing activity fell to its lowest point in nearly a year. Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.6 percent to 14,692.83. (AP Photo/Itsuo ...
Manchester Citys Manuel Pellegrini reacts to Asian Trophy victory over South China - video
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini talks to reporters in Hong Kong on Tuesday after beating South China in the semi-final of the Asian Trophy. City will meet Sunderland in the final after Paolo Di Canio's team beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 in a semi-final played earlier in the ...
NKorea threatens to put troops at factory park
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Pyongyang has threatened to reposition troops at a stalled inter-Korean factory park at a North Korean border town. It's a warning Pyongyang has made before and is seen by analysts as an effort to pressure Seoul to quickly agree to reopen a park that provided badly-needed hard currency to Pyongyang before it was shuttered in April amid tension. Media pool reports say ...
Korean War foes gather in NKorea to remember war
View Photo Associated Press/Wong Maye-E - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives at the cemeteries of fallen fighters of the Korean People's Army (KPA) on Thursday, July 25, 2013 in Pyongyang, North Korea as part ...
Asia Spot LNG Price for Aug delivery up 6.8
Monthly average prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for August delivery to Asia rose by 6.8% from July, reaching $15.46 per million British thermal units (/MMBtu) as increased summer demand in North Asia was met with limited spot availability in both basins, according to the latest monthly Platts Japan/Korea Marker (JKM) data for month-ahead delivery. The monthly average of the Platts JKM for ...
North Korea to put US spy ship captured in 1968 on display
The only US navy ship being held by a foreign government is expected to go on display this week as the centrepiece of a North Korean war museum.With a fresh coat of paint and a new home along the Pothong river, the USS Pueblo - a spy ship seized ...
China microblogs praise Bo Xilai prosecution while critics comments appear to be scrubbed
China's Twitter-like weibo microblogging services have become lively forums for commenting on the events of the day in China's otherwise tightly controlled media landscape. On Thursday, however, the comments about disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai's indictment for alleged corruption, bribe taking and abuse of power were uniformly positive, a likely sign that censors had ...
Pope warns Latin America against legalizing drugsPope Francis on Wednesday warned Latin America against legalizing narcotics and urged courage in the face of deadly drug violence as he met addicts in a Brazilian Hospital.
Latin America against legalizing narcotics and urged courage in the face of deadly drug violence as he met addicts in a Brazilian Hospital. "A reduction in the spread and influence of drug addiction will not be achieved by a liberalization of drug use, as is currently being proposed in various parts of Latin America," the Argentine-born pontiff said. The pontiff spoke to addicts and ...
Japanese women retake top spot for life expectancy
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Japan's women retook their place as the world's longest-lived last year, edging out Hong Kongers as their life expectancy bounced back from the dip caused by the 2011 tsunami, officials said Thursday.Health ministry data showed girls born in Japan in 2012 could expect on average to live to 86.41, up from 85.90 in 2011 when the average was dragged lower when ...
Myanmar revises controversial Chinese-backed mine deal
NAYPYIDAW (AFP) - Myanmar has revised a controversial copper mine deal with a Chinese company, officials said on Thursday, after a series of protests against the project that triggered a violent police crackdown. The new terms give the Myanmar government 51 per cent of the revenue, Minister of Mines Myint Aung told parliament, in an apparent attempt to assuage public anger by giving the nation ...
Japan welcomes Kennedy as ambassador nominee
FILE - In this Tuesday, March 26, 2013 file photo, Caroline Kennedy speaks during an interview in New York. Japan welcomed the long-anticipated nomination of the former U.S. first daughter as Washington?s new ambassador, lauding her close ties to U.S. President Barack Obama. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Thursday, July 25, 2013 that the nomination reflected the ...
Facebooks growth coming mainly from Asia and developing markets
These totals don't tell the whole story, though, as much of Facebook's growth is coming from Asia and developing markets where it doesn't earn as much money per user. Mobile daily active users hit 469 million on average for June 2013. Facebook's mobile-only user count grew from 189 in Q1 to 219 million at the end of June. In June, Facebook saw 20 billion minutes of usage per ...
Indonesia govt increases beef supply as prices soar
Millions of Indonesians are feeling the pinch from soaring beef prices during the month of Ramadan. In an effort to bring down prices, the government has tasked the State Logistics Agency with bringing in more beef. However, it has not been all smooth ...
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