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Japan PM warns of security perils at Obama talks Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Tuesday warned of an increasingly severe security environment in Asia amid raging territorial disputes, as he met US President Barack Obama.
20 November 2012
Zhansaya Abdumalik. ©Vladimir Dmitriyev Chess: Kazakhstan's Zhansaya Abdumalik won silver at World Championship Kazakhstan chess player Zhansaya Abdumalik gained 8.5 points and became second at the World Chess Championship.
19 November 2012
ASEAN to press China over sea tensions Southeast Asian nations are set to press China Monday to quickly begin talks on easing tensions over maritime territorial rows that have shaken the region and overshadowed efforts to boost trade.
19 November 2012
Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka to discuss mutual trade Kazakhstan-Sri Lankan business forum will be held in Astana on November 20.
19 November 2012
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak. ©REUTERS Malaysia, Egypt call for help to end Gaza violence Malaysia and Egypt have agreed to ask "international power brokers" to help stop escalating violence in the Middle East, the Muslim-majority Southeast Asian country said.
19 November 2012
Obama eyes deeper reform on historic Myanmar visit US President Barack Obama will endow Myanmar's startling reform drive with his newly replenished political prestige Monday, as he makes history in a short, but hugely symbolic, visit to the country.
19 November 2012
Messy battle expected in Japan vote next month: media Japan's election next month will be a messy battle, media said Saturday, with more than a dozen parties fielding candidates and some of them trying to forge a "third pole" between the two largest camps.
18 November 2012
©REUTERS Girl, seven, feared taken by crocodile in Australia Australian police searching for a 7-year-old girl feared taken by a crocodile Saturday said finding what appeared to be human remains inside a three-metre reptile was a "heartbreaking" development.
18 November 2012
Workers carry salt to load it in a supply truck. ©REUTERS Japan, India to cooperate on rare earth production Japan has signed a memorandum of understanding with India to promote joint production of rare earth minerals, a move which will help reduce its reliance on China which controls most of the world's supply.
18 November 2012
US pushing 'jobs diplomacy' after costly wars: Clinton The United States will push its economic interests more aggressively to preserve its global leadership after being tied down by two wars in the past decade, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday.
17 November 2012
Panetta to tout US shift to Asia at ASEAN defence talks US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will outline Washington's strategic shift to the Pacific and a tentative rapprochement with Myanmar.
17 November 2012
Photo courtesy of todaysthv.com Singapore eases death penalty policy The Singapore parliament has passed legal reforms abolishing mandatory death sentences in some drug trafficking and murder cases, giving fresh hope to dozens of inmates awaiting execution.
16 November 2012
Australia creates world's largest marine reserves Australia Friday created the world's largest network of marine reserves, protecting a huge swathe of ocean environment despite claims it will devastate the fishing industry.
16 November 2012
 Photo courtesy of itar-tass.com Weightlifting: Yelisseyeva won silver at Asian Championship The young Kazakhstan athlete Margarita Yelisseyeva managed to edge her rival China’s Wu Lutin by four kilograms and won silver.
16 November 2012
Vesti.kz© Tennis: China is our main rival: Yaroslava Shvedova If Kazakhstan team plays as one team at Fed Cup, it might win in the Asia/Oceania zone and reach the World Group.
16 November 2012
US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. ©REUTERS Obama set to tackle sea rows at Asia summit US President Barack Obama is set to wade into the troubled waters of Asia's maritime disputes at a regional summit next week, with allies hoping for support in their efforts to contain China.
16 November 2012
Clinton says Pacific 'big enough for all of us' Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Thursday said the Pacific "is big enough for all of us" as the United States pushes for a more visible military role across the region to counter China.
15 November 2012
Photo courtesy of metroflags-europe.com Japan wants 'mutually beneficial' relations with new China Japan said Thursday it wants to develop "mutually beneficial" relations with China's new leaders, as the two countries remain embroiled in a dispute over islands in the East China Sea.
15 November 2012
China unveils new leaders with Xi Jinping at helm China unveiled its new leaders, with Vice President Xi Jinping marching on stage at the head of a revamped line-up that will steer the world's number two economy for the next decade.
15 November 2012
Myanmar to free 452 prisoners before Obama visit Myanmar is set to free hundreds of prisoners Thursday, officials said, just days ahead of a landmark visit by US President Barack Obama to a country emerging from decades of military rule.
15 November 2012
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