Provides the latest RSS feeds for Asia Pacific News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Philippine Times.com http://www.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/10/id/4a8b544d0e80ba53/ en-us Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:55:29 -0400 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:55:29 -0400 30 A magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit northern Japan Wednesday night, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warnings were issued. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/385687/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:00:19 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/385687/cs/1/ The US and North Korea held Wednesday their highest level meeting in four years over the dismantling of Pyongyang's nuclear programme. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/385617/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:02 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/385617/cs/1/ China plans to allow protests during the Olympics in three public parks with prior approval, a top security official said Wednesday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/385544/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:00:48 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/385544/cs/1/ Hangzhou (China), July 23 (Xinhua) At least seven people were killed and five injured Wednesday when a passenger bus collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction in China's eastern province of Zhejiang, the police said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/385360/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:01:15 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/385360/cs/1/ Canberra, July 23 : A new seismic array that has been proposed for north-west Australia and improved computer modeling can help in faster and more accurate tsunami predictions in the Asia-Pacific region. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/385457/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:01:14 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/385457/cs/1/ London, July 23 : The Chinese Railway Ministry is starting the world's fastest train service next Friday, linking Beijing with one of China's Olympic co-host cities, nearby Tianjin. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/385413/cs/1/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:50 -0400 Philippine Times.com http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/385413/cs/1/ Thursday, July 24, 2008 SINGAPORE: Asia-Pacific states are discussing a plan to hold military-led disaster relief exercises in the Philippines next year, senior defence officials said on Wednesday. ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389771/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:33:58 -0400 The News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389771/ A STRONG earthquake jolted northern Japan early this morning, injuring at least 91 people, trapping hundreds in halted trains and temporarily cutting off power to thousands of homes. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389781/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:01:53 -0400 The Australian http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389781/ JAPAN yesterday criticised South Korea's plans to hold military exercises near disputed islands, warning Seoul that the move would stir up tension and further hurt relations."Increasing military ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389793/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:38:27 -0400 Brunei Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389793/ Tokyo, July 23 (Reuters): A strong earthquake jolted northern Japan today, injuring dozens of people, trapping hundreds in halted trains and cutting off electric power to thousands of homes. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389808/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:00:18 -0400 The Telegraph http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389808/ TOKYO — More than 100 people were injured as a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan, including Iwate and Aomori prefectures, early Thursday. The Iw... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389802/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:47:54 -0400 Japan Today http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389802/ SINGAPORE — Japan reaffirmed with the 10-member ASEAN on Wednesday their aim for a comprehensive free trade agreement to take effect by the end of this year, and gave assurances that preparatio... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389776/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:47:52 -0400 Japan Today http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389776/ TAIPEI — Taiwan’s cabinet will hold a rare meeting next week to discuss how to strengthen ties with Japan amid recent strains in the bilateral relationship, according to a senior Taiwanes... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389817/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:47:45 -0400 Japan Today http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389817/ SINGAPORE — Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura on Wednesday called on North Korea to hold another bilateral meeting to work on solving problems preventing the two countries from normalizing diplo... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389790/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:47:17 -0400 Japan Today http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389790/ WASHINGTON — World Baseball Classic winner Japan, defending Olympic champion Cuba and a talented U.S. squad lead the chase for baseball gold at Beijing in what looks to be the sport’s Oly... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389796/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:47:39 -0400 Japan Today http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389796/ Chinese venture capital firms had a record $3bn in funds available to invest during the second quarter of 2008, according to a new survey. More than $1.2bn of that was invested in local firms, with ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389787/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:43:04 -0400 Infomatics http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389787/ Rank: Member Joined: 7/18/2008Posts: 13Location: HAWTHORN Melbourne is where real sport is played, so it only makes sense to play such a big game there. You'll also find that the MCG pitch isn't d... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389801/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:20:10 -0400 Sportal http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389801/ Tokyo - A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale shook northern Japan early on Thursday, injuring more than a dozen people as the force shattered windows and set off fires, officials sai... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389812/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:44:30 -0400 IOL http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389812/ VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 23, 2008) - A new framework for advancing innovation opportunities among post-secondary institutions, the private sector and workforce development organ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389804/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:36:27 -0400 Market Wire http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389804/ Union Pacific Railroad Co. will pay $102 million to settle a federal lawsuit over damage from a massive California wildfire sparked by railroad employees in 2000. U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott says the... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389820/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:28:09 -0400 The Ledger http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389820/ TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early today, injuring at least 43 people, causing blackouts and landslides, officials said.The Me... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389779/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:55:21 -0400 The New Zealand Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389779/ Taipei - Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission approved Polaris Securities Company's application to set up a branch in Singapore, a newspaper reported Thursday. Wu Tang-chieh, director-general of ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389816/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:33:14 -0400 Earth Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389816/ Close this TOKYO -- A powerful earthquake shook northern Japan early Thursday, injuring at least 45 people as its force shattered windows and set off fires in an area hit by a deadly tremor just a mon... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389806/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:43:36 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389806/ Thursday, July 24, 2008 By Israr Khan ISLAMABAD: Japanese government on Wednesday offered Pakistan installation of two 500-megawatt power plants and showed interest in increasing investment in t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389792/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:34:09 -0400 The News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389792/ CHARLES HUTZLER, BEIJING Beijing will set up specially designated zones for protesters during next month's Olympics, a security official said yesterday. Areas in at least three public parks near out... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389785/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:00:58 -0400 The Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389785/ TOKYO: A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday, injuring at least 43 people, causing blackouts and landslides, officials said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389809/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:32:34 -0400 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389809/ Punch Gunalan, first vice-president of Badminton World Federation (BWF), has given high marks to an Olympic badminton test event and praised China for making badminton a more popular sport. The Intern... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389788/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:07:18 -0400 People's Daily http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389788/ TOKYO — British diva Leona Lewis, 23, was this week appointed goodwill ambassador for UK-Japan 2008 cultural exchange project by the British embassy in Japan. Lewis said, 'It’s a honor f... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389782/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:47:48 -0400 Japan Today http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389782/ KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Air travel in the Asia-Pacific region climbed 3.1% in the first half of 2008, but airlines are seeing symptoms of a slowdown that point to troubled times ahead, an indu... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389700/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:45:37 -0400 Japan Today http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389700/ Japan and China agreed in May to cooperate in the largest green initiative between the two countries in a bid by Asia's biggest polluters to reduce gases blamed for global warming. Injecting emissions... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389797/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:46:32 -0400 Japan Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389797/ Local governments in southwest China's Sichuan Province have begun a coordinated campaign to buy the silence of angry parents whose children died during the earthquake, according to interviews wi... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389784/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:42:23 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389784/ DRAPER, UT--(Marketwire - July 23, 2008) - StorageCraft Technology Corporation, a provider of innovative disk-based backup, disaster recovery, system migration, data protection and security solution... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389811/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:36:44 -0400 Market Wire http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389811/ Tokyo - At least 91 people were injured in a magnitude-6.8 earthquake that hit northern Japan Wednesday night, media reports said. The quake left some 10,000 households without electricity in northern... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389800/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:33:23 -0400 Earth Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389800/ TOKYO — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday, injuring at least 43 people, causing blackouts and landslides, officials sai... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389780/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:17:23 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389780/ TOKYO — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of major damage, the nation's weather ag... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389799/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:15:51 -0400 Deseret News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389799/ The Airservices Australia’s management of the country’s air traffic control has been criticised by Virgin Blue’s CEO Brett Godfrey for its lack of staffing. Airlines were sufferi... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389789/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:12:47 -0400 Travel Blackboard http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389789/ Beijing to set up designated zones for protesters at Olympics Protests are likely to be in outlying parks Move seen as a softening stance in China's policy towards protests http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389786/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:12:46 -0400 CNN Asia http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16389786/ Close this TOKYO -- A powerful earthquake shook northern Japan early Thursday, injuring at least 45 people as its force shattered windows and set off fires in an area hit by a deadly tremor just a mon... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383086/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:55:40 -0400 Inquirer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383086/ Tokyo - A magnitude-6.8 earthquake hit northern Japan Wednesday night, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. No tsunami warnings were issued. Several people were taken to a hospital in northern city o... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383081/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:46:06 -0400 Earth Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383081/ (File, Getty Images) TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has struck off the northern Japanese coast.Japan's weather service says the tremor is prompting no immediate... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383083/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:48:54 -0400 Fox 23 http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383083/ The Chinese Foreign Ministry has denied an Australian newspaper report that says supporters of Zimbabwe's president were flying to China to engage in illicit trade.Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianc... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383064/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:14:24 -0400 SBS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383064/ The tremor, which was 120km underground, struck shortly after midnight in Iwate prefecture on the northern part of the main Japanese island of Honshu. Television footage showed files of paper thrown t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383098/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:13:18 -0400 The Australian http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383098/ TOKYO – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northern Japan early on Thursday, but there was no threat of a tsunami from the quake, the Japan Meteorological Agency said... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383099/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:10:37 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383099/ ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani army on Wednesday completed an operation in a restive northwestern town near the Afghan border after clearing the area of Taliban forces, the military said. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385222/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:58 -0400 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385222/ LONDON: In what appears to mark an end to the practice of exchanging gifts with world leaders at 10 Downing Street, Gordon Brown has rejected a present that he received from George Bush. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385225/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:38 -0400 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385225/ TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of major damage, the nation's weath... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383102/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:37:25 -0400 USA Today http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383102/ BEIJING, July 23 (AP) - (Kyodo)—China has reversed its policy of banning the entry of leprosy sufferers ahead of the Beijing Olympics in August, state media reported Wednesday. China allowed lepr... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383061/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:20:08 -0400 Breitbart http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383061/ BEIJING: Taking strong exception to a media report that two monks of a temple in a Tibetan-inhabited region were shot dead by police during a recent clash, China on Wednesday said they died in a bl... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385231/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:31 -0400 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385231/ In interviews with a nationally representative sample of US teens, researchers found that 2.7% of girls and 0.6% of boys said they had been the victim of serious dating violence - including physica... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385232/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:27 -0400 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385232/ A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the moment magnitude scale shook deep beneath northern Japan on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said.The quake struck at 1526 GMT and its epicenter ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383096/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:58:36 -0400 NDTV http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383096/ injured+ (AP) - TOKYO, July 24 (Kyodo)—(EDS: UPDATING) A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan, including Iwate and Aomori prefectures, early Thursday, l... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383052/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:20:26 -0400 Breitbart http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383052/ U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pressed her North Korean counterpart to move rapidly on new nuclear disarmament steps yesterday but hailed the "good spirit" at unprecedented six-party talks.R... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383093/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:50:36 -0400 eTaiwan News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383093/ (AFP)--U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met her North Korean counterpart for the first time Wednesday as talks by foreign ministers from the six nations negotiating North Korea's denucleariz... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383105/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:29:20 -0400 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383105/ BEIJING -- The poet Woeser has long been a rarity - a Tibetan living in China who doesn't flinch from publicly criticizing the Chinese government. Now the activist is taking another unusual step. Aft... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383056/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:36:07 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383056/ 'He had so much knowledge,' Smith said. 'I had never heard someone talk like that. He could see you throw one time and break it down. I thought about making the move (to Eugene), but it was such a lon... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383077/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:21:26 -0400 The Register-Guard http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383077/ China Minsheng Banking , the country's first privately owned bank, sold 100m shares in the fund in October at Rmb1 each, raising $14.3m, as part of the Chinese government's qualified domestic internat... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383062/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:26:34 -0400 Financial Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383062/ TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday but prompted no immediate reports of injuries or other damage, the nation's w... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383108/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:26:31 -0400 Find Law http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383108/ BEIJING (AP) - Residents in the last township to be moved to make way for the rising waters of the Three Gorges Dam reservoir have been relocated, a state news agency reported Wednesday. The emptying ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383109/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:26:29 -0400 Find Law http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383109/ China took a seat for the first time in the World Trade Organization's most select negotiating group when seven commercial powers met Wednesday.The meeting behind closed doors at the WTO's headquarter... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383065/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:15:17 -0400 Trade Observatory http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383065/ )The bottled water crisis in Fiji continues to expand, with workers laid off, production halted, and mounting pressure on the government over the 20 cent per liter tax imposed recently. All local wate... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383072/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:48:58 -0400 Pacific Magazine http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383072/ A powerful earthquake has shook northern Japan injuring at least 45 people as its force shattered windows and set off fires in an area hit by a deadly tremor just a month ago. The earthquake, measuri... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383089/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:55:47 -0400 RTE http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383089/ SINGAPORE – Japan wants to move from mere promises to action in its bilateral talks with North Korea on the decades-old issue of abductees, a spokesman from the Japanese foreign ministry said on... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383075/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:10:31 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383075/ (AFP)--Australia's proposal for an Asia-Pacific Community by 2020 is receiving a warm response at regional talks, the country's foreign minister said Wednesday, denying Asian countries are wary. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383041/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:29:20 -0400 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383041/ JAPAN: July 24, 2008 SAKURA, Japan - With animal feed and fertilizer prices at record highs, Japan's food recycling industry is seeing greater demand than ever before for pellets for pigs and poultr... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16382983/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:08:09 -0400 Planet Ark http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16382983/ BEIJING: There will be one policeman or army soldier for every five visitors during the Olympic Games in Beijing. The tight security apart, Chinese authorities have decided to allow political activ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385220/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:33 -0400 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385220/ A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the northern part of Japan's main Honshu island on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey reported. It said the quake, at a depth of 66.5 miles (107 km), was ce... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383084/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:24 -0400 Hindustan Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383084/ TOKYO — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northern Japan early on Thursday, but there was no threat of a tsunami from the quake, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383103/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:51:36 -0400 Globe and Mail http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383103/ BEIJING: There will be one policeman or armyman for every five visitors during the Olympic Games in Beijing. The tight security apart, Chinese authorities have decided to allow political activists ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385228/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:34 -0400 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385228/ Human Rights in China Executive Director Sharon Hom. "Under the banner of a 'peaceful Olympics,' authorities continue to employ contradictory and counterproductive security methods, which only se... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383063/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:18:06 -0400 Web Pro News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383063/ A powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 has hit Japan's northern island of Honshu. The quake's epicentre was very deep, but it still caused panic, with initial reports detailing injuries as well as some ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383088/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:25:57 -0400 BBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383088/ )Three offshore oil companies have been given licenses to explore large oil reserves found in Fiji’s Bligh Waters, according to the Department of Mineral Resources, http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383073/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:48:56 -0400 Pacific Magazine http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383073/ Li declined to say whether the Chinese bank holds any securities in the U.S. government-sponsored enterprises. Li also said Bank of China is considering a merger and acquisition plan, but he couldn'... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383031/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:29:22 -0400 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383031/ Colombo, 24 July, (Asiantribune.com): Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohita Bogollagama urged Australia to proscribe the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the separatist and terrorist outfit of Sri Lank... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383060/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:42:04 -0400 Asian Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383060/ BEIJING – Residents in the last township to be moved to make way for the rising waters of the Three Gorges Dam reservoir have been relocated, a state news agency reported Wednesday. The empty... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383076/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:10:42 -0400 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383076/ VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 23, 2008) - Tinka Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE:TK)(PINK SHEETS:TKRFF)(FRANKFURT:TLD) (the "Company"). Mr. Andrew Carter, President, announces that di... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383104/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:46:53 -0400 Market Wire http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383104/ LONDON: Introducing tough new rules to curb forced marriages, Britain on Wednesday announced that the age at which someone can apply for a marriage visa will be increased from 18 to 21 and said for... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385224/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:38:41 -0400 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385224/ Dubai: The UAE national youth under 20 handball team meet South Korea today in the Asian youth under 20 championships through which teams qualify for the youth World Cup under 20 finals to be held in ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383074/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:50:20 -0400 Gulf News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383074/ The opening session of the Mongolian parliament has stalled after opposition Democrats staged a walk-out. The session was to be a swearing-in day for new MPs, but the president had to close the ses... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385041/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:25:37 -0400 BBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16385041/ New Zealand captain Richie McCaw will not make his comeback in Saturday's Tri-Nations match against Australia. The open-side flanker was named as an either/or in the All Blacks team but has not rec... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383472/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:25:34 -0400 BBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383472/ TOKYO - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday but prompted no immediate reports of injuries or other damage, the nation's weathe... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383079/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:25:24 -0400 MSNBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383079/ NEW DELHI: The US on Wednesday said it has spoken to China about support for its nuclear deal with India and expressed hope that Beijing will take a positive view of global nuclear cooperation with... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383106/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:23:34 -0400 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383106/ TOKYO (AP) ― A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck off the northern Japanese coast early Thursday but prompted no immediate reports of injuries or other damage, the na... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383082/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:19:16 -0400 CBS 5 http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383082/ As part of its efforts to to make next month's Games environmentally friendly, more than a quarter of the energy used at Olympic venues will come from renewable sources. That means hot water fr... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383047/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:18:49 -0400 Yahoo! News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383047/ Earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 strikes northern Japan The quake was centered on eastern Honshu, 25km east-northeast of Morioka Japanese Meteorological Agency said there was no danger of a tsunami http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383059/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:18:39 -0400 CNN Asia http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383059/ BEIJING, China (AP) -- Residents in the last township to be moved to make way for the rising waters of the Three Gorges Dam reservoir have been relocated, a state news agency reported Wednesday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383071/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:18:36 -0400 CNN Asia http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16383071/ BEIJING (Reuters) - A broken spillway from a vanadium mine in northwest China has contaminated two nearby rivers with ore tailings, forcing authorities to rush to protect drinking water supplies, Xinh... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377688/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:25:26 -0400 Reuters http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377688/ Internet Motion Navigator (IMON), a Taiwan-based maker of motion simulation machines, is seeking new business opportunities through applying its motion simulation technology based on 6-axis control to... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377684/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:38:54 -0400 Digitimes http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377684/ US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who met her North Korean counterpart for the first time, said the six nations involved in North Korea disarmament talks had a good meeting. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377682/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:24:27 -0400 One News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377682/ are focused on a very limited number of experimental drugs or technologies without having the necessary platform to continually generate new revenue sources, Hasegawa said at the Foreign Correspond... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377685/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:23:02 -0400 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377685/ Foreign ministers from the six nations involved in talks over North Korea's nuclear program, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice of the United States, held a rare meeting on Wednesday t... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377686/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:43:26 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377686/ BEIJING : Beijing will permit public protests inside three designated city parks during next month's Olympic Games, but demonstrators must first obtain permits from the local police and also abid... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377778/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:43:28 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377778/ InnerWorkings to Announce Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results on August 11, 2008 and ATC Technology Corporation to Host Call and Webcast On Second Quarter 2008 Res http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377567/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:20:13 -0400 Financial News USA http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377567/ BANGKOK : The Thai ambassador to the United Nations accused Cambodia on Wednesday of employing diplomatic "guerrilla tactics" in a dispute over an ancient temple to try to redraw the countries' 8... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377727/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:43:25 -0400 International Herald Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377727/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Bush is committed to an $11 billion arms package for Taiwan, former Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz said Wednesday, amid reports that the... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377689/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:27:36 -0400 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377689/ and Kaohsiung will continue in August, the CAAC said. Nonstop flights from airports in Taichung, the Pescadores islands and Hualien will cease, it said. For the five weekends in August, 11 airlines ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377683/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:22:13 -0400 Morning Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16377683/ Chairman of South Korean firm Samsung, Lee Kun-hee, has filed an appeal over his suspended prison sentence and multi million dollar fine for tax evasion. The charges followed a three-month investigat... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16378583/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:17:24 -0400 BBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/16378583/