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ASEAN Chairman’s Statement on Myanmar 11 August 2009, Bangkok

By k on August 12, 2009

Thailand, as the ASEAN Chair, has learned with deep disappointment that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to serve eighteen months of house confinement with limited freedom. The Chair wishes to reiterate the calls made by the ASEAN Foreign Ministers attending the 42nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the 16th ASEAN Regional Forum held [...]

Over 953,000 evacuated in E China as Typhoon Morakot approaching

By k on August 9, 2009

HANGZHOU, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — More than 953,000 people in two coastal provinces in east China have been removed to safe places by Sunday as Typhoon Morakot was estimated to make a landfall soon.
More than 473,300 residents of Zhejiang had been relocated and some 35,440 ships called back from the sea, the provincial flood-control headquarters [...]

E China on guard as typhoon Morakot approaches

By k on August 8, 2009

FUZHOU, Aug 8 (Xinhua) — Eastern China is on guard as typhoon Morakot approaches after slamming into Taiwan Friday night.
According to the Fujian provincial meteorological station, Morakot is likely to land again in the coastal province between Saturday evening and night.
Although the typhoon was weakening after a landfall in Taiwan, it still packed winds of [...]

“World’s largest” shipyard opens in NW China coastal city

By k on July 2, 2009

SHENYANG, July 2 (Xinhua) — A shipyard that has laid claim to be the largest in the world in terms of physical size began operation Wednesday at Changxing Island in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China’s Liaoning Province.
STX (Dalian) Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of the STX Group from the Republic of Korea (ROK) [...]

truck bomb kills at least 22 Irag

By k on June 20, 2009

At least 22 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Saturday by a truck bomb at lunchtime in a town south of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, the bloodiest attack to hit Iraq in a month.
The attack struck near a mosque in Taza, a predominantly Turkmen Shiite town, at around 1:00 pm (1000 GMT) [...]

General Motors files for bankruptcy

By k on June 1, 2009

Reuters
New York US car maker General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection, marking one of the biggest collapses in the corporate history as the iconic entity grapples with global recession and plunging sales.
The century-old auto maker, which is surviving on American taxpayers money has filed for Chapter 11 protection with the US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District [...]

Last Survivor of Titanic Dies

By k on June 1, 2009

LONDON (May 31) — Millvina Dean, who as a baby was wrapped in a sack and lowered into a lifeboat in the frigid North Atlantic, died Sunday, having been the last survivor of 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic.
She was 97 years old, and she died where she had lived — in Southampton, England, the [...]

In Swat Valley Capital Pakistan Claims Victory Over Militants

By k on May 30, 2009

By Catherine Maddux
Islamabad
 
The Pakistani military says it has prevailed over Taliban militants in Mingora, the main town in Swat Valley. The military says it gained control a week after re-entering the town to dislodge Taliban fighters.
 
Major General Athar Abbas (File photo)
Major General Athar Abbas told reporters that government forces are in full control of Mingora, [...]

N. Korea may be prepping long-range missile

By k on May 30, 2009

YEONPYEONG, South Korea - North Korea is showing signs of preparing for another long-range missile launch after launching a series of short-range missiles, including one on Friday.
The communist country warned Friday it would act in “self-defense” if provoked by the U.N. Security Council, which is considering tough sanctions over the communist country’s nuclear test. U.S. [...]

US urges Europe, China to step up Afghan help

By k on May 30, 2009

SINGAPORE - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates urged Europe and China to step up their involvement in rebuilding Afghanistan, saying Saturday that America alone cannot put the conflict-ridden nation back on its feet while mired in a fight against the Taliban.

Gates said he has been tougher on the Europeans than countries in Asia in demanding [...]

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