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Huawei spies for China, says ex-CIA chief
The former head of the United States' Central Intelligence Agency Michael Hayden said Friday it "goes without saying" that Chinese telecoms giant Huawei spies for Beijing.
20 July 2013
Japan govt approves stem cell clinical trials
Japan's government on Friday gave its seal of approval to the world's first clinical trials using stem cells harvested from a patient's own body.
20 July 2013
Philippines' San Miguel reaps $400 mn in power sale
Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp. said Friday it sold part of its minority stake in the country's main electricity retailer for nearly $400 million.
20 July 2013
Australia closed to boatpeople: PM
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday announced that no more boatpeople will be resettled in Australia with all unauthorised arrivals to be sent to poverty-stricken Papua New Guinea.
20 July 2013
Fukushima steam still baffling: TEPCO
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Friday it still did not know what caused steam seen inside a reactor building, nor why it was no longer there.
19 July 2013
US 'concerned' over detention of Chinese lawyer
The United States on Thursday called on China to release a human rights lawyer who has campaigned against government corruption.
19 July 2013
Jubilant return home for exiled Cambodian opposition leader
Thousands of jubilant supporters welcomed Cambodia's newly pardoned opposition leader home from exile Friday as his party fights to end Prime Minister Hun Sen's nearly three decades in power.
19 July 2013
Panasonic, Sanyo fined $56 mn for price-fixing: US
Japan's Panasonic and its subsidiary Sanyo have each pleaded guilty to price-fixing involving auto parts and battery cells, agreeing to pay $56.5 million in fines.
19 July 2013
UN experts to inspect N. Korean weapons ship
UN sanctions experts will go to Panama soon to investigate a North Korean ship that was intercepted carrying weapons.
19 July 2013
Global poll sees China rising, but high marks for US
The world increasingly believes China will become the top superpower but the United States enjoys a better image in most regions.
19 July 2013
N. Korea says Cuba arms seized on ship part of legitimate deal
North Korea said Wednesday that Cuban arms seized from a Pyongyang-flagged ship near the Panama Canal were part of a legitimate deal.
18 July 2013
Ranking Chinese military official to check on Kazakhstan Navy in Aktau
Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China Fan Changlong has arrived in Astana.
18 July 2013
Website owner arrested for posting 'Canadian Psycho' video
A website owner has been arrested for posting an 11 minute video depicting an ex-porn actor's grisly killing and dismemberment of a 33-year-old Chinese student.
18 July 2013
Australia pledges more cash for reef starfish battle
Australia pledged another Aus$5 million (US$4.6 million) to the fight against a predatory starfish devastating the iconic Great Barrier Reef Thursday, revealing 100,000 of the creatures had been wiped out so far.
18 July 2013
Steam seen in Fukushima reactor building: TEPCO
Steam has been spotted in a reactor building at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, its operator said Thursday, but stressed there is no sign yet of increased radiation.
18 July 2013
Vatican envoy apologises to Malaysia over 'Allah' row
The Vatican's first-ever envoy to Malaysia has apologised for supporting the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims after he was summoned by the foreign minister.
17 July 2013
Hopes fade for revival of joint Korean industrial zone
North and South Korea will hold fresh talks on reopening their joint industrial zone with low hopes of an early agreement following months of friction.
17 July 2013
20 children dead from school meal in India: official
Twenty children have died after eating a free lunch at a primary school in eastern India, with initial tests showing the food may have contained poisonous chemicals.
17 July 2013
Dead pigs dumped at Australian cemetery's Muslim graves
Australian police on Wednesday said they were investigating after the remains of two pigs, including their heads and entrails, were dumped at the Muslim section of a cemetery.
17 July 2013
Panama seizes N. Korean ship carrying Cuban missiles
Panama called for UN inspections of missile parts found aboard a North Korea-flagged vessel as it approached the Panama Canal, weapons Cuba later claimed as its own.
17 July 2013
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