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South Korea's President Park Geun-hye. ©Reuters/Ahim Rani S. Korea president addresses suspicions of poll-meddling S. Korean President Park Geun-Hye vowed to ensure the political neutrality of government agencies, as she addressed allegations that the domestic spy service interfered in last year's presidential election.
31 October 2013
In Spain, even toddlers learn Chinese for job hopes "Xiang jiao! Banana!" says Fu Huijuan, beaming as she waves the fruit in front of her three-year-old pupil, Leon, at a Madrid nursery school.
31 October 2013
©Reuters India plays down prospect of early Rafale fighter deal India's defence minister played down on Wednesday the prospects of a speedy conclusion to contract negotiations with France's Dassault Aviation for the acquisition of 126 Rafale fighter jets.
31 October 2013
©Reuters/Stephen Frink Australia probes Great Barrier Reef board over 'mining links' Australia launched a probe Wednesday into the agency responsible for protecting the Great Barrier Reef after some board members were urged to resign over alleged conflicts of interest related to the mining industry.
31 October 2013
China's Lenovo unveils 'game-changing' tablet in LA Chinese computer maker Lenovo presented a new tablet device including a bracket-cum-handle allowing it to tilt and stand, which it billed as a "game-changing" innovation.
31 October 2013
India bus crash inferno kills 44: police At least 44 people were killed Wednesday when their bus was engulfed in flames after crashing on a highway in southern India.
30 October 2013
Chinese bank lends Niger $1 billion: minister Niger has accepted a controversial $1 billion loan from the Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank) to finance development projects.
30 October 2013
Photo courtesy of riverside.courts.ca.gov No payout for Australia 'sex-at-work' woman An Australian woman injured when a motel room light fitting fell and hit her while having sex on a business trip failed in a bid for workers' compensation.
30 October 2013
New York hosts ancient Korea debut in West Drawn to bling? A fan of gold jewelry? Keen on Buddha? If so, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art offers the newest ticket to fend off the winter chill.
30 October 2013
UN inquiry chief left in tears by N. Korea brutality The head of a UN inquiry into North Korea rights abuses told Tuesday how he had been reduced to tears by witness accounts of people who fled the hardline state.
30 October 2013
China police seek eight after Tiananmen crash Police in Beijing are searching for eight suspects from China's restive Xinjiang region after a fatal car crash in Tiananmen Square.
30 October 2013
©Reuters/Daniel Munoz Australia says broadband ban on Huawei stays: report Australia's new government on Tuesday said Chinese telecoms giant Huawei will remain shut out of bidding to build Australia's national broadband network on advice from security agencies.
30 October 2013
Japan's Foreign Minister Kishida Fumio. ©Reuters/Ahim Rani Japanese minister to visit Iran as ties with West thaw Japan's foreign minister will go to Iran next month, he said Tuesday, in the latest sign of Tehran's rapidly thawing relationship with the Western world.
30 October 2013
World Bank: Singapore, Hong Kong best for business Singapore and Hong Kong rank the world's best places to run a business, while mainland China remains far down the list.
30 October 2013
The winners of the pageant. ©ChinaNews Astana model wins place in Miss Bikini at Miss Tourism Kazakhstan model Kamila Temirova from Astana won the 3rd place in the Miss Bikini nomination at the Miss Tourism Queen International 2013 beauty pageant in China.
30 October 2013
Figure skating: Denis Ten to perform at Grand-Prix in China regardless of backache Kazakhstan's figure skater Denis Ten has decided to participate in the second stage of the Grand-Prix in Beijing, in spite of a problem with his back.
29 October 2013
Switzerland to show Chinese the thrill of the slopes Winter in Europe wouldn't be winter without a bit of skiing, and this year Switzerland has its sights set on attracting a whole new group of amateur skiers to its slopes -- the Chinese.
29 October 2013
Japan's Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera. ©Reuters/Toru Hanai China behaviour jeopardising 'peacetime': Japan Beijing's behaviour in its row with Tokyo over disputed islands is jeopardising peace.
29 October 2013
LG unveils curved-screen smartphone LG Electronics unveiled Monday a curved-screen smartphone, taking on rival Samsung in a niche market seen as a first step on the road to fully flexible products.
29 October 2013
©Reuters/David Gray Rio sells Australian coal mine stake for $1.02 bn Resources giant Rio Tinto announced the US$1.02 billion sale of its stake in Australia's Clermont thermal coal mine Monday as it seeks to shore up its ailing bottom line.
29 October 2013

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