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Nissan chief wary of China amid island row: report Nissan would think twice before making new investments in China, the firm's chief told the Financial Times, as Japan-brand auto sales dive amid a territorial row between Tokyo and Beijing.
31 October 2012
China has not officialy requested Kazakhstan to return Chinshanlo Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry and Weightlifting Federation refuted information that Chinese weightlifting center sent official requests to return Chinshanlo.
30 October 2012
Zulfiya Chinshanlo. Photo by Danial Okassov© Nothing China writes about me is true: Zulfiya Chinshanlo Kazakhstan Olympic weightlifting champion Zulfiya Chinshanlo officially refuted the rumors of her plans to leave for Chinese national team.
30 October 2012
Passport of Zulfiya Chinshanlo. Snapshot of the video of BloGpost show Zulfiya Chinshanlo shows her Kazakhstan passport Zulfiya Chinshanlo showed her Kazakhstan passport to refute rumors of her return to China and abandonment of Kazakhstan weightlifting team.
30 October 2012
Malaysia arrests 12 over theft of 1,400 Samsung phones Malaysian police have arrested 12 people over the theft of 1,400 Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphones a day after the device's much-anticipated launch in the country.
30 October 2012
Virgin Chairman Sir Richard Branson. ©REUTERS Virgin Australia sells stake to Singapore, pounces on Tiger Virgin Australia on Tuesday sold 10 percent of its business to Singapore Airlines while agreeing to buy a 60 percent stake in Tiger Airways Australia as it upped the ante in its battle with Qantas.
30 October 2012
E L James, author of Fifty Shades of Grey. ©REUTERS 'Fifty Shades' aiming to seduce in Japan Erotic bestseller "Fifty Shades of Grey" will hit Japanese bookshelves this week, its publisher said Tuesday, hoping to repeat the breathless success it has enjoyed around the world.
30 October 2012
North Korean leader's wife re-appears The wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has re-appeared after dropping out of the public eye for 50 days amid fevered rumours that she was either pregnant or had fallen out of favour.
30 October 2012
©REUTERS WWII bomb found near Japan runway halts flights A huge unexploded World War II bomb has been found buried near the runway of one of Japan's busiest regional airports, forcing all flights to be cancelled Tuesday.
30 October 2012
China protesters wary after chemical plant victory Protesters who forced a Chinese city to halt a new chemical plant massed outside government offices Monday in a wary response to their victory, which highlighted the country's growing environmental activism.
30 October 2012
Photo courtesy of trueconservative101.com China watches US democracy avidly, but without envy The world's two biggest economies choose their next leaders in early November, an accident of timing that lays bare the vivid contrast between China's opaque communist state and America's riotous democracy.
30 October 2012
S. Korea activists release anti-North leaflets South Korean activists floated anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the border with North Korea on Monday, a week after the North threatened military action over a similar propaganda exercise.
29 October 2012
Two-thirds of Australians overweight: study Two-thirds of Australia's adult population are overweight or obese, a key study found Monday, with rates continuing to climb despite a drop in smoking and drinking.
29 October 2012
New species of lizard found in Australia Scientists announced Monday the discovery of a new species of lizard fighting to survive among the sand dunes outside Perth in Western Australia.
29 October 2012
UN says over 26,000 displaced by Myanmar unrest Homeless people fled to packed camps or clustered near their charred houses in western Myanmar on Sunday, amid ongoing unrest that the UN said displaced 26,500 from mainly Muslim communities.
29 October 2012
India tries handing out cash to help teeming poor Uddal Singh, a retired army sergeant, is part of an experiment trying out radical changes to the Indian welfare system that the government plans to adopt nation-wide.
29 October 2012
Asia language plan 'central' to Australian reforms: PM Every Australian school will be partnered online with one in Asia by 2025 as regional languages become "central" to education reform plans, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Monday.
29 October 2012
Photo courtesy of handbagsgeek.com Tokyo court dismisses Prada sexual harassment suit A Japanese court dismissed a sexual harassment and unfair dismissal suit against fashion house Prada after management told a female worker to lose weight and keep in shape.
27 October 2012
Family of Chinese PM has hidden fortune: NYT Relatives of China's reformist premier have amassed huge riches during his tenure, according to a report Friday that came as the Communist Party prepares for a pivotal handover of power.
27 October 2012
Chinese ships enter waters disputed with Japan Four Chinese government ships entered territorial waters around disputed Tokyo-controlled islands early Thursday, the Japanese coastguard said, sparking a strong protest from Japan.
26 October 2012
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