Politic-Economic-Society-Tech
List updated: 05/08/2002
US and Asean sign crucial antiterrorist
agreement
Southeast Asian nations
signed a comprehensive pact with US Secretary of State Colin Powell
yesterday to combat terrorism, cut off terrorist funding and develop
more effective counter-terrorist policies.
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08/07/2001
2 U.S. Soldiers Charged in S. Korea
Two American soldiers
have been charged with negligent homicide for hitting two South Korean
girls with their armored vehicle, the U.S. military said, reversing an
earlier decision not to prosecute the men.
India to Use Space Technology to Boost
Global Role
Prime Minister Atal
Behari Vajpayee said Wednesday India would exploit space technology
rather than use its military might to boost its standing on the global
stage.
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22/06/2001
Myanmar Opposition Leader Travels
Opposition leader Aung
San Suu Kyi on Saturday started a weeklong tour of the countryside on
party business, a test of the military junta's sincerity after it
released her from house arrest last month.
President asked to quit
Resignation letter likely to be submitted today
President Badruddoza
Chowdhury has been asked to step down immediately. The BNP Parliamentary
Party at a meeting last night asked the President to leave office for
'betraying' the party.
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10/06/2001
Asian Security Group Strengthens Ties
The leaders of Russia,
China and four Central Asian nations anointed their security group as a
full-fledged international organization and moved to strengthen
cooperation against terrorism at their regional summit Friday.
PKB turns indifferent to Akbar inquiry
Public expectation for
a transparent inquiry into a graft scandal in which House of
Representatives Speaker Akbar Tandjung has been implicated is likely to
be disappointed, with the faction that spearheaded calls for an inquiry
apparently running out of steam.
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27/05/2001
Dalai Lama unfazed at PM's snub
The Dalai Lama says he
is "not unhappy" Prime Minister John Howard has not met him during his
national tour.
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader has delivered a wide-ranging speech
at the National Press Club in Canberra.
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20/05/2001
Indo-Pakistani fight intensifies
Thousands of villagers
fled the India-Pakistan border region Saturday as firing between the two
nuclear-armed neighbours escalated, with heavy weaponry being used in
all-night shooting across the frontier.
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06/05/2001
World Waits for Myanmar Military to Free
Suu Kyi
Myanmar's pro-democracy
movement kept up a vigil on Sunday waiting for news of their leader,
Aung San Suu Kyi, who is expected to be freed from 19 months of house
arrest within days.
Sri Lanka: The Untold story
Chapter 38: Badgering for Indian withdrawal
U.S.-Malaysia Defense Cooperation:
A Solid Success Story
The reason is that for many years U.S.
and Malaysian forces have cooperated on a wide range of missions with
virtually no fanfare or public acknowledgement.
Malaysia waives fees for new flights
Thailand sees little impact from plan to build KL traffic
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27/04/2001
S. Korea's ruling party names presidential
candidate
A self-taught lawyer
and reformist human rights campaigner, who wants to lessen South Korea's
reliance on the United States, was chosen by the ruling party as its
presidential candidate on Saturday.
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22/04/2001
Philippines approves more US troops for
south
Hundreds more US troops
will join 660 American soldiers who are already in the southern
Philippines helping to fight Muslim rebels linked to the al-Qaeda terror
network, officials said on Friday.
NKorea Unveils Software Industry
There's an unlikely new
competitor in the computer software market — North Korean leader Kim
Jong Il.
Private Galleries in Shanghai: a World of
Free Art
Shanghai, generally
known as the economic hub of east China, is also home to domestic and
international artists, who have swarmed here to run private galleries,
attracted by the splendid cultural and artistic resources.
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15/04/2001
Zhu paints peaceful China picture
Chinese Premier Zhu
Rongji on Friday told an Asian Economic Forum that tomorrow's China will
remain a country at peace with the outside world, seeking the benefits
of economic cooperation with other nations.
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04/04/2001
Tibet's longest-serving political prisoner
freed
Tibet's longest serving political prisoner, who has spent much of the
past 40 years in jail, has been released from jail nine years early, a
rights group said Thursday.
China Frees Tibetan Held Since 1983
The Chinese government
has freed one of its longest-serving political prisoners, a Tibetan
teacher, in a release a leading activist said was an attempt to please
the United States.
Singapore Uncovers Plane Crash Plot
A Singaporean member of
an Islamic militant group linked to al-Qaida is suspected of planning to
hijack a plane and crash it into the city-state's international airport,
Singapore's prime minister said Friday.
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25/03/2001
Beijing rounds up Muslims
The Chinese authorities
have detained thousands of Muslims in Xinjiang region in the north-west
since September 11, claiming that local separatists are linked to Osama
bin Laden and al-Qaida, Amnesty International said yesterday.
Japan, S. Korea Test Communication
Japan's prime minister
chatted Saturday on a high-speed video link that symbolizes efforts to
build closer economic ties with South Korea, a day after agreeing to
study a free trade agreement.
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18/03/2001
Japan, Pakistan to step up dialogue
Prime Minister
Junichiro Koizumi and Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf agreed
Thursday in Tokyo to step up economic cooperation and security dialogue
between their countries by creating a new framework of high-level talks.
Violence prevented as 10,000 are held
From Coomi Kapoor in Delhi
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11/03/2001
Japan's Economy Shrinks
Japan's recession
deepened in the final quarter of 2001 as business investment logged its
biggest quarterly fall on record, putting pressure on Prime Minister
Junichiro Koizumi to speed up plans to restore growth.
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04/03/2001
Indian troops try to stop bloodshed
Hundreds of troops have
been deployed across the western Indian state of Gujarat in an attempt
to quell the worst outbreak of Hindu-Muslim bloodshed in ten years.
After half a century, Prince Philip
remains wedded to the use of undiplomatic language
After half a century of
travelling the world at the Queen's side, the Duke of Edinburgh showed
he is still master of the ill-chosen quip yesterday when he asked
Aborigines whether they still threw spears at each other.
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18/02/2001
WWII veterans remember fall of Singapore
Australian World War II
veterans are today marking the anniversary of the fall of Singapore at
the Kranji War Cemetery on the island state, to remember their fallen
comrades.
Japan sending troops to Timor
THE Japanese government
has announced it will send 680 troops to East Timor - Japan's largest
military deployment for a UN peacekeeping operation.
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11/02/2001
N Korean footballers back in spotlight
The footballers of
North Korea will make a rare foray into the international spotlight on
Sunday when their team takes part in a four-country tournament in
Thailand.
Cambodia defies UN over genocide court
Cambodia has said it is
determined to bring former leaders of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime
to trial, despite a UN decision to abandon plans for a special
international court.
Manila police seize 104 passports
Philippine police have
arrested a Malaysian man at Manila international airport who was
carrying 104 passports and $50,000 in cash.
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04/02/2001
Dalai Lama leaves hospital
The exiled Tibetan
spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has left hospital in the Indian city
of Bombay after recovering from a bowel infection.
"I am feeling much better," he told reporters.
16 Chinese Discovered in Cargo Container
Sixteen Chinese men and
teenage boys were discovered Saturday morning in a cargo container at
the Port of Long Beach, immigration authorities said.
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28/01/2001
Shaolin's enchanting try-outs
Electricians and stage
builders at work at the MBJB Indoor Stadium yesterday halted their
labour momentarily and stared with amazement when the Shaolin kung fu
masters began their rehearsal.
China website giants fight it out
The two biggest
Chinese-language internet websites are embroiled in a vicious legal
battle over copyrights.
The Sina.com portal is suing its rival, Sohu.com for alleged copyright
violations.
China offers olive branch to Taiwan
leadership
In a shift that could
ease tensions in one of the world's hot spots, a top Chinese official
has tempered Beijing's hostility to the ruling party in Taiwan, blaming
only a small minority for pushing independence, and extending a
tentative welcome to the majority.
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21/01/2001
China slashes drugs prices
From Friday,
authorities have announced the price of more than 380 types of medicine
must be reduced.
Inside the Ring
A Chinese jet flew
within 500 feet of a U.S. P-3 patrol aircraft in the closest aerial
encounter since the EP-3 incident April 1 near Hainan island. U.S.
intelligence officials said the Chinese F-8 interceptor jet conducted
the aerial maneuver with the P-3 maritime patrol craft over the East
China Sea on Jan. 7.
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