Asia Pacific News latest RSS headlines - Philippine Times.com 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 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:49:25 -0500 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:49:25 -0500 30 US Trade Deficit Grows The U.S. trade deficit got nearly 4 percent worse in December as a reviving economy boosted demand for imported goods. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203397939/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:15:34 -0500 VoA - USA http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203397939/cs/1/ Australia edge Sri Lanka by five runs Angelo Matthew's valiant 50 went in vain as Australia scored a five-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third match of the ODI tri-series here Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203389281/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:10:08 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203389281/cs/1/ China to crack down on illegal gun possession The Chinese government will soon launch a nationwide crackdown on illegal possession of guns and explosives following a recent spate of armed robberies. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203385801/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:20:03 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203385801/cs/1/ Chinese held for poaching panda 17 years ago A villager in China has been charged with poaching and skinning a giant panda 17 years ago. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203385795/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:50:04 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203385795/cs/1/ China sacks four officials in Tibet for endangering stability The Chinese Communist Party chief in Tibet has sacked four officials for "endangering stability" in the region. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203385785/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:10:19 -0500 ANI http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203385785/cs/1/ Eggs that bounce like rubber hit China markets Eggs that have hard yolks and can bounce like rubber after being boiled have appeared on the market in several regions across China, leading a food safety watchdog in Shanghai to launch a probe, offic http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203383517/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:10:13 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203383517/cs/1/ Canada says will allow export of uranium to China Canada has said it will allow the sale of uranium to China for use in nuclear energy generation, clearing the way for Canadian producers to compete with China's current suppliers in Kazakhstan, Austra http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203379439/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:00:23 -0500 ANI http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203379439/cs/1/ China probes chemical spill China is probing a chemical spill from a South Korean cargo ship that partially contaminated the drinking water source of a city in eastern part of the country. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203366299/cs/1/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:50:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203366299/cs/1/ Lanka lose thriller to Australia at Perth Australia defeated Sri Lanka on Friday in the fourth Commonwealth Bank one-day international played that WACA ground here by just five runs. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203387731/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:20:27 -0500 ANI http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203387731/cs/1/ Buffett firm to open 1,000 ice cream stores in China The International Dairy Queen (IDQ), part of American business mogul Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, plans to open 1,000 ice cream stores in China, a media report said Friday. http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203385802/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:20:05 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203385802/cs/1/ Liu Xiang, Robles set for Birmingham showdown Reigning Olympic champion and world record holder Dayron Robles will go head-to-head with reigning world indoor champion Liu Xiang of China in a blockbuster 60-metre hurdles race at the Aviva Grand Pr http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203382491/cs/1/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:30:01 -0500 IANS http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203382491/cs/1/ Michael Clarke credits Australia bowlers for win after batsmen come up short Sri Lanka in their tri-series one-day international at the Waca Ground on Friday. He had an impact with both bat and ball as Australia won by five runs to remain unbeaten after two outings in the ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395565/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:02:31 -0500 The National http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395565/ Singapore lifts restriction on Taiwan beverages, foodstuffs Taipei, Feb. 10 (CNA) Exporters of certain beverages and food items in Taiwan will no longer be required by Singapore from March 1 to provide official certification that their products are ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394034/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:25 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394034/ Brewing scandal in China could be a reality check for Harper It’s the biggest political scandal to hit China in years, and Prime Minister Stephen Harper is about to land in the middle of it.Bo Xilai, the charismatic and controversial Communist Party ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395488/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:00:19 -0500 The Globe and Mail http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395488/ Another Tibetan Self-Immolation in China Tibetans offer prayers near mock coffins to represent self-immolated monks with candles forming 'Save Tibet' during a rally in Siliguri on February 8. (Diptendu Dutta/AFP/Getty Images) ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395487/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:59:44 -0500 The Epoch Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395487/ Asia-Pacific nations wrap up UN forum with plan to advance progress on AIDS targets Asia-Pacific nations at a United Nations meeting in Bangkok have agreed to boost cooperation and to develop regional accountability mechanisms and financing modalities to accelerate progress towards ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395543/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:56:54 -0500 Spero News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395543/ US trade gap with China hits record Official figures show that the US trade deficit widened by slightly more than expected in December, as the deficit with China last year soared to a record high $295.5 billion. The monthly trade gap ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395545/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:54:06 -0500 RTE http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395545/ Dairy Queen opens its 500th location in China OMAHA, Neb. -- Dairy Queen has opened its 500th store in China after a year of aggressive expansion there.CEO John Gainor says China offers a tremendous opportunity to Dairy Queen because it has ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395548/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:44:28 -0500 Miami Herald http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395548/ Union Pacific plans billions in infrastructure investment WICHITA - Union Pacific said today that it plans to hire thousands more workers and invest several billion dollars this year, which marks the railroad’s 150th anniversary. The Omaha-based ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394155/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:43:29 -0500 McClatchy http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394155/ South Korea - Reports of intimidation and editorial interference in public broadcaster MBCTV, Broadcaster (IFJ/IFEX) - February 9, 2012 - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins UNI Global Union, and the unions of broadcasters MBCTV, KBSTV and YTN, in expressing its ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395550/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:35:56 -0500 IFEX http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395550/ Japan report highlights China’s ‘military expansion for energy’ A report released Friday by the National Institute for Defense Studies, said China is strengthening its military power to ensure its ability to stand up to the US for regional resource ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394712/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:33:56 -0500 Global Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394712/ UN envoy in Maldives as Nasheed demands fresh polls A UN special envoy arrived Friday for talks with the new administration in the Maldives, as former president Mohamed Nasheed demanded fresh elections after being ousted in what he called a coup ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395576/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:33:17 -0500 Global Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395576/ China to send envoy to Iran to discuss nuclear issues Assistant foreign minister Ma Zhaoxu will visit Iran on Sunday and Monday to exchange views on the issue, ministry spokesman Liu Weimin told reporters. "Dialogue and cooperation is the only ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395480/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:33:14 -0500 Global Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395480/ What U.S. Corporations Want From China Policy China’s Vice-President Xi Jinping is heading to Washington on Monday and U.S. multinationals are hoping his visit serves to ease the anti-China narrative coming from President Barack Obama and ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395557/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:46 -0500 Forbes http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395557/ China's Developing Capital Markets Image via WikipediaJust as the U.S. capital markets did in the 1980s, China's capital markets are developing, providing Chinese companies with an increasingly wider variety of financing ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395558/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:29 -0500 Forbes http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395558/ Strong Qtrly Growth In China For '12; Weaker In '13 Barclays Capital released its China Country Snapshot on Friday and it shows quarter-over-quarter growth steadily rising in 2012. So much for a hard landing. China will likely report first quarter ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395517/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:32:25 -0500 Forbes http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395517/ Boy, 9, recalls harrowing rescue from stormy Pacific Mitchell James and his brother Bradley say they felt confident and excited upon embarking on their adventure. Nine-year-old Wesley says he'd like to sail again even after enduring the harrowing ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395561/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:26:36 -0500 CTV http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395561/ Japan's largest carrier looks to combat Android fragmentation IDG News Service - Japan's largest mobile operator is prepping an elaborate testing center, with hundreds of handsets monitored by streaming web cameras, to help software developers debug their ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395538/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:19:33 -0500 Computerworld http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395538/ Croatia, Japan even in Davis Cup World Group HYOGO, Japan — Ivo Karlovic beat Kei Nishikori 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 Friday to give Croatia a split against Japan in the first round of the Davis Cup. Karlovic overpowered Nishikori with 18 aces in ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203393556/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:18:52 -0500 The Seattle Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203393556/ China reveals exports, imports fall in January BEIJING -- China's trade activity fell in January from a year earlier, data showed Friday, as a domestic slowdown, overseas turmoil and factory closures during the Lunar New Year holiday hit ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395546/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:18:23 -0500 The China Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395546/ Taiwan shares encounter profit taking as focus turns to Greece TAIPEI -- Taiwan share prices faced a mild pullback on technical factors yesterday after recent significant gains, as concerns over the debt crisis in Greece returned to haunt market sentiment, ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395547/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:18:14 -0500 The China Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395547/ Taiwan's first souvenir show set for late April, to boost tourism trade TAIPEI -- Taiwan's first-ever souvenir show is scheduled to open in late April in an attempt to boost tourism and related industries, the organizers said ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394639/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:18:09 -0500 The China Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394639/ GM gets environmental OK for new US$1.1 bil. assembly plant in China SHANGHAI -- General Motors Co. has won approval from environmental authorities in central China for a new US$1.1 billion assembly plant, though the company says it has not yet decided on the ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394090/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:17:54 -0500 The China Post http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394090/ Japan’s Azumi Distances Himself From Yen Intervention Remark Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi distanced himself from his comments to lawmakers that indicated a level that triggered intervention in the yen in ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395572/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:16:56 -0500 Bloomberg BusinessWeek http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395572/ Wind Tower Makers in U.S. Hurt by China Imports, Panel Finds Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. makers of wind towers such as Broadwind Energy Inc. are being harmed by cheaper imports from China and Vietnam, a trade panel ruled in the first step toward imposing ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395573/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:16:52 -0500 Bloomberg BusinessWeek http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395573/ China must release activist sentenced to seven years for writing poem The Chinese authorities should immediately release a poet activist imprisoned for "inciting subversion of state power", Amnesty International said today after a court in eastern China ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395515/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:11:17 -0500 Amnesty International http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395515/ Russia, China seek coordination with Arab League after Syria veto – AL deputy Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, today slammed the Russian and Chinese veto of a UN resolution on Syria, describing it as an ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395474/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:10:06 -0500 asharq alawsat http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395474/ New Asia Pacific Retail Savings & Investments Database http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0995b1/asia_pacific_retai ) has announced the addition of the "Asia Pacific Retail Savings & Investments Database 2011" report to their ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395496/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:44:06 -0500 Yahoo http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395496/ China author Han Han sues over ghostwriting claims SHANGHAI, China (AP) -- Celebrity author Han Han has filed a defamation lawsuit in Shanghai against a writer who alleges some of Han's prolific works were penned by ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395551/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:39:05 -0500 Associated Press http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395551/ China says top cop spent a day in US consulate Beijing: Beijing says a celebrity police chief linked to one of the country's rising political stars spent a day in a U.S. consulate in south-western China amid speculation that he sought ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395554/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:37:39 -0500 NDTV http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395554/ Five people in China arrested for stealing 1,600 iPhones Beijing: Five people have been detained in Shanghai for stealing over 1,600 iPhone devices bound for the US, police said.The value of the stolen iPhone 4S phones was estimated at about eight million ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395555/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:37:30 -0500 NDTV http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395555/ U.S. squeezes French-led satellite maker over China WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has threatened action that could disrupt a French-led satellite maker's supply chain, spurred by suspicion that it illegally used U.S. know-how or parts ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395533/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:33:49 -0500 Reuters http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395533/ China’s new leader must understand our anger, fear WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- It's good news that China's Xi Jinping, the apparent presidential successor to Hu Jintao, will visit the White House next week. He's publicly stated that ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203393748/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:29:49 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203393748/ Greece, China and Australia all contribute to Risk Aversion in the FX Market The risk appetite experienced yesterday has well and truly disappeared today as the Greece saga continues. Only 24 hours ago traders were buying up risk associated currencies including the Euro, ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395564/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:27:59 -0500 FXstreet http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395564/ Will sell China oil, raise human rights Canada wants to sell more oil to China but won't shy away from raising the issue of human rights as economic ties between the two strengthen, the Canadian prime minister said on ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395570/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:26:34 -0500 Fox News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395570/ Japan, Croatia tied after Nishikori fails to follow Soeda's lead MIKI, Hyogo Pref. — Japan and Croatia are tied 1-1 after the opening day of their Davis Cup World Group first-round tie on Friday at Bourbon Beans ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395529/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:23:40 -0500 Japan Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395529/ Bolstering Japan's public commons More than three years have passed since a new system for public service incorporated bodies (PSIBs) went into force. Under the new system, traditional incorporated bodies and foundations are called ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395530/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:23:25 -0500 Japan Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395530/ Most Singaporeans still shunning visits to Japan on nuke safety fears SINGAPORE — The Japan National Tourism Organization has launched another campaign to lure tourists from Singapore as the number of visitors from the city-state has yet to return to pre-March ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395531/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:23:14 -0500 Japan Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395531/ 2 men, boy plucked from Pacific in dramatic rescue Nine-year-old West James shows off his diary he kept while sailing across the Pacific, Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012 in Honolulu. James, his father, and uncle were attempting their first voyage across the ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395562/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:22:19 -0500 Daily News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395562/ U.S. asks Japan to cover tab to move marines Washington is asking Japan to shoulder the full cost of relocating about 1,500 U.S. Marines from Okinawa to the Iwakuni air base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, according to ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395532/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:22:01 -0500 Japan Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395532/ What it means for China, India and the United States The Maldives--a small string of islands in the Indian Ocean that boasts surreal beachfronts and extraordinary getaways--is full of destruction and chaos as it undergoes a tumultuous political ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395578/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:21:57 -0500 IBTimes http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395578/ Saudi King Blasts Russia and China for UN Veto on Syria King Abdullah also indicated that a failure by the UN to agree to a consensus on the Syrian crisis raises grave doubts about the efficacy and credibility of the international organization. ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395579/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:20:42 -0500 IBTimes http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395579/ The Ongoing Mystery of China’s Missing Top Cop China is roiling over the mysterious case of the country’s most famous police officer, Wang Lijun, who is under investigation by the authorities for having unauthorized contact with U.S. ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395580/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:19:17 -0500 IBTimes http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395580/ Harper touts Canada's energy capabilities in China speech GUANGZHOU, China -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivered a pointed message Friday directly to the People's Republic of China from the people back home: Canada wants to sell you its oil and ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394684/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:17:35 -0500 Windsor Star http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394684/ Anheuser-Busch InBev eyes China's Kingway Brewery assets Anheuser-Busch InBev NV and Tsingtao Brewery are among several companies considering bidding on the brewery operations of Chinese beer maker Kingway Brewery Holdings Ltd., The Wall Street Journal ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394026/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:12:16 -0500 St. Louis Business Journal http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203394026/ Maldives leader rejects poll call New Maldives President Mohammed Waheed Hassan has rejected calls by his predecessor for snap elections as a way of resolving a political stand-off. Mr Hassan told the BBC that the current ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395489/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:08:56 -0500 BBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395489/ Afghanistan's first cartoon animation Afghanistan has produced its first home-made cartoon animation with tunes sung by Afghan children. It is the first time in 10 years that a cartoon featuring the voices of Afghan children has been ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395491/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:08:46 -0500 BBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395491/ Two tree rule for Medan weddings Couples in the western Indonesian city of Medan will have to plant two trees before they are granted a marriage permit, officials say. The "environmentally-friendly" initiative was ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395492/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:08:42 -0500 BBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395492/ Barisal Burners take BPL opener The opening match of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) kicked off with an unbeaten century by West Indian Chris Gayle. His efforts helped Barisal Burners clinch a 10-wicket victory over Sylhet ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395493/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:08:39 -0500 BBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395493/ Mumbai bombs death penalty upheld A court in India has upheld the death sentences on three people convicted of bombings that killed more than 50 people in Mumbai in 2003. Haneef Sayyed, his wife Fahmeeda and Ashrat Ansari were ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395494/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:08:36 -0500 BBC http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395494/ Hamza Kashgari, a Saudi Writer, Detained in Malaysia Over Twitter Posts KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Authorities here said they will likely repatriate a Saudi Arabian writer who fled Saudi Arabia amid calls for him to be executed after he posted Twitter messages considered ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395524/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:04:10 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395524/ China Fires Officials for Not Reporting Toxic Spill BEIJING - Seven officials in southern China have been removed from their jobs in the wake of a toxic heavy metal spill that fouled drinking water supplies for tens of millions of people, the state ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203393577/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:03:02 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203393577/ Australia’s down under education ranks high recent study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the populace of Australia is the ninth most highly educated in the world. 37% of the population in ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395567/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:01:01 -0500 Nasdaq http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395567/ UPDATE 2-Brent drops below $118, China data stokes demand fears * China January trade surplus soars as imports crumble * China crude imports rise 7.4 pct to 5.5 mln bpd * Investors remain cautious over euro zone despite Greek deal * Coming Up: IEA monthly ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395542/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:58 -0500 Yahoo!7 News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395542/ China is still buying a lot of corn, but are they hungry China's grain output hit record highs in 2011, and senior officials vow that the country will continue its pace of grain imports at appropriate levels to meet its rapidly expanding hunger ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395569/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:25 -0500 Nasdaq http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395569/ Despite Xi Jinping's Visit, the U.S. and China Are Still Wary After All These Years On a frigid Feb. 28, 1972, in a whitewashed room decorated with jade ashtrays and a forlorn-looking potted plant, U.S. President Richard Nixon and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai issued the Shanghai ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395534/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:53:23 -0500 Time http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395534/ Historic Status Offers No Protection in Beijing BEIJING - Even in its prime, the house at 24 Beizongbu Hutong was no architectural jewel, just one of countless brick-and-timber courtyard homes that clogged the labyrinthine heart of this ancient ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395523/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:50:12 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395523/ U.S. Plans a Shift to Elite Forces in Afghanistan WASHINGTON - The United States' plan to wind down its combat role in Afghanistan a year earlier than expected relies on shifting responsibility to Special Operations forces that hunt insurgent ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395522/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:50:12 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395522/ Afghans Say Informant Misled NATO, Leading to Airstrike on Children KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan government officials who traveled to the snowbound village where eight children reportedly were killed in a NATO airstrike this week said that villagers reported the ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395525/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:46:01 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395525/ Japan’s sovereign risks on par wi.. By Kim Tae-gyu Japan's sovereign credibility has deteriorated to the level of Korea's in the aftermath of news that the former suffered a trade deficit last year for the first time ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203393914/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:45:46 -0500 The Korea Times http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203393914/ US school was degree mill for foreign students Dickinson State University awarded hundreds of degrees to foreign students, many of them Chinese or Russian, who didn't earn them, signed up students who couldn't speak English and ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395501/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:37:02 -0500 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395501/ Social issues overtake US politics WASHINGTON: All of a sudden, abortion, contraception and gay marriage are at the center of American political discourse, with the struggling, though improving, economy pushed to the background. ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395500/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:59 -0500 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395500/ Ten injured in grenade attack at Imran Khan's rally Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday. Imran, increasingly emerging as the central piece in Pakistan's politics, escaped unhurt as he had already left the venue when the attack occurred. ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395502/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:51 -0500 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395502/ German court sentences US airmen's killer to life FRANKFURT, Germany: An Islamic extremist who killed two US airmen in an attack at Frankfurt airport last year was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison Friday. Arid Uka, 22, was also ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395503/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:44 -0500 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395503/ Spain police arrest man convicted in Serb PM killing MADRID: Spanish police have arrested Vladimir Milisavljevic, who had been at large since his conviction for his part in the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic in 2003, the ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395504/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:29 -0500 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395504/ Russian engineer jailed for 13 years for passing data to CIA Central Intelligence Agency in return for cash. Russia's FSB security service said test engineer Vladimir Nesterets from the country's northern Plesetsk cosmodrome admitted receiving cash ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395505/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:23 -0500 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395505/ Vatican dismisses pope assassination threat document Pope Benedict XVI could be the target of an assassination plot, according to a document published on Friday by the Il Fatto Quotidiano daily which the Vatican dismissed as "delirious". The ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395507/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:16 -0500 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395507/ US liberalises visa procedures for Chinese non-immigrant Chinese as it stepped up efforts to woo more tourists to help its ailing economy. Starting next Monday, qualified non-immigrant Chinese applicants to the US can renew their visas ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395506/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:12 -0500 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395506/ Three South Korean tourists kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai Sinai Peninsula on Friday in the latest in a spate of abductions in the region, a security official said. The trio were headed to the historic monastery of St. Catherine when they were seized, the ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395510/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:35:55 -0500 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395510/ Twin car bombs rock Syria's Aleppo, kill 25 DAMASCUS: Two powerful car bombs targeting security posts ripped through Syria's second city of Aleppo Friday, killing at least 25 people, state media said, even as tanks surged into battered ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395511/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:35:48 -0500 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395511/ Ugandan legislator rules out death penalty for gays death penalty for repeat offenders would be scrapped. The bill's harsh penaltiles for homosexuality, which is already illegal in Uganda, caused an international outcry when it first came up in ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395512/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:35:39 -0500 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395512/ Woman burnt alive for allegedly practising witchcraft Sibsagar district , police said here today. Phuleswari Halua (45), a mother of five children, was burnt alive by some residents of Jolah village of the district last night. A massive hunt has been ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395513/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:35:32 -0500 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395513/ Man kills self over political differences with dad KENDRAPADA: A day ahead of the first phase of panchayat polls, a youth ended his life allegedly due to political differences with his father in a village of Odisha's Kendrapara district. Police ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395514/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:35:26 -0500 Times of India http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395514/ Japan gov't officially lunches reconstruction agency of earthquake TOKYO, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Japanese government officially lunched on Friday a reconstruction agency to promote the recovery work of areas devastated by the March 11th earthquake. Japanese Prime ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395559/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:29:14 -0500 SINA http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395559/ The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble Earlier this winter, the giant 120-year-old Ottoman bank building in Istanbul reopened as a multimillion-dollar contemporary art space called SALT. This was surprising. Turks were never big on ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395521/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:20:36 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203395521/ Taiwan’s National Tax Income Hit New High of NT$1.77 Trillion in 2011 Taipei, Feb. 10, 2012 (CENS)--The national tax income hit NT$1.77 trillion in 2011 in Taiwan, a record high, when the national taxation burden rate reached 12.8%, up one percentage point over 2010, ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203388362/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:26:29 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203388362/ Forklift Maker Tailift of Taiwan to Go Public Locally in 2015 Taipei, Feb. 10, 2012 (CENS)--Tailift Co., Ltd., formerly Taipin Industrial, aims to go pubic in Taiwan by 2015. Initially a maker of radial drilling machines and then forklifts and CNC turret ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203388363/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:26:26 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203388363/ Taichung City in Central Taiwan Kicks Off EV Pilot Project Taipei, Feb. 10, 2012 (CENS)--The Taichung City Government recently held a ceremony to celebrate kicking off the pilot electric vehicle (EV) and charging station project in the largest city in ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203388364/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:26:23 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203388364/ Taiwan’s Leading Garment Makers to Expand Markets in Asia, Europe Taipei, Feb. 10, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan's leading garment makers, including Makalot Industrial Co., Eclat Textile Co., and Tainan Enterprises Co., are ambitious to expand the markets in Asia and ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203387711/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:26:19 -0500 Taiwan Headlines http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203387711/ 3 giant Pacific octopuses join Aquarium of the Bay Catherine Fischer and her son Nathan watch as a diver and a giant Pacific octopus swim by. Fischer is an accomplished diver herself. Three giant Pacific octopus, the largest in the world, are now ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203388350/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:17 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203388350/ China Determined To Put Down Tibetan Unrest 2/10/2012 6:36 AM ET (RTTNews) - Determined to put down unrest, officials in the Tibet Autonomous Region have been ordered to recognize the "grave situation" in maintaining stability and ... http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203388410/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:18:22 -0500 RTT News http://story.philippinetimes.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/4a8b544d0e80ba53/id/203388410/