Karzai condemns Nato over drug raid KABUL – The inclusion of a small number of Russian antinarcotics agents in a large drug raid has hit a raw nerve among Afghan government officials, prompting President Hamid Karzai to condemn Nato for the raid and demand an investigation. Hamid Karzai criticises Russian drug raid Hamid Karzai has [...]
China – Political Monitor – Taiwanese touch at monorail station
November 1, 2010 By
Taiwanese touch at monorail station TAIWAN Tourism Bureau Kuala Lumpur is proud to collaborate with KL Monorail Imbi station by giving it a touch from home to honour the upcoming centenary of Taiwan. Chinese vice premier vows to bolster economic, trade ties with Georgia Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang on Tuesday pledged to further economic [...]
Korean Political and Security Update – South Korea’s inflation rises to 20-month high
November 1, 2010 By
South Korea’s inflation rises to 20-month high South Korea’s inflation rate hit a 20-month high in October after rising unexpectedly sharply, official figures showed Monday. Korean families reunite after 60 years For the first time in 60 years, hundreds of Koreans separated by war have been reunited. North Korea opens fires toward South Korea Seoul, [...]
Afghan Update – Victim’s fiance in Afghan return
October 31, 2010 By
Victim’s fiance in Afghan return The Northern Irish fiance of a woman murdered in Afghanistan in August has returned to work in the war-torn country. Afghanistan Complains About Russians in Drug Raid KABUL, Afghanistan — Russian counternarcotics agents participated in a NATO-led drug raid that netted $56 million worth of heroin and morphine, but Afghanistan’s [...]
China – Political Monitor – China party newspaper criticizes Western democracy
October 31, 2010 By
China party newspaper criticizes Western democracy BEIJING – China’s Communist Party newspaper issued a scathing attack on Western-style democracy amid calls for reform of the country’s political system and a resulting push-back by party conservatives.The People’s Daily editorial… China’s neighbors join forces to counter its rising influence HANOI — China’s military expansion and assertive trade [...]
India News Update – Wen to visit Delhi this year as India, China strive for harmony
October 31, 2010 By
Wen to visit Delhi this year as India, China strive for harmony By Minu Jain, Hanoi, Oct 29 : China reached out to India Friday amid continuing undercurrents of tension, with Premier Wen Jiabao telling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the outset of their much-awaited meeting that he would like to visit Delhi this year [...]
Asia Pacific Political and Security Monitor – U.S. urges China, Japan to resolve islands dispute
October 31, 2010 By
U.S. urges China, Japan to resolve islands dispute With tensions between China and Japan spilling out at an East Asian summit meeting here, the United States is trying to defuse an escalating diplomatic row over their competing claims to a cluster of small islands in the East China Sea. Japan ex-PM Abe meets Taiwan president [...]
Korean Political and Security Update – Farmers begin apple harvest in N. Korea ahead of party event
October 31, 2010 By
Farmers begin apple harvest in N. Korea ahead of party event Framers have begun the full harvesting of apples and other fruits at a fruit farm on the outskirts of Pyongyang ahead of a closely watched conference of the North Korea’s Workers’ Party of Korea. This year’s growth and harvest of apples are ”very good,” [...]
Afghan Update – Roof collapse kills 60 people at Afghan wedding
October 30, 2010 By
Roof collapse kills 60 people at Afghan wedding About 60 people were killed when a roof collapsed on a wedding party in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province on Wednesday, a senior Afghan Red Crescent official said. Karzai condemns Russian involvement in Afghan drug bust KABUL – The inclusion of a small number of Russian anti-narcotics agents [...]
India News Update
October 30, 2010 By
Wen to visit Delhi this year as India, China strive for harmony By Minu Jain, Hanoi, Oct 29 : China reached out to India Friday amid continuing undercurrents of tension, with Premier Wen Jiabao telling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the outset of their much-awaited meeting that he would like to visit Delhi this year [...]
