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China releases panda after special survival regime A captive-bred Chinese panda has been released into the wild as part of efforts to help the struggling species, but this time with special survival training after one of the animals died in a previous attempt.
12 October 2012
Photo courtesy of barandbench.com Vietnam to free prostitutes from rehab: media Vietnam will free about 900 sex workers next year from compulsory rehabilitation centres across the country, state media reported Thursday.
12 October 2012
China bloggers expose more corruption: reports Chinese officials have launched a probe after microbloggers said they had uncovered another allegedly corrupt leader who owns millions of dollars worth of property.
12 October 2012
Indian acting legend Bachchan celebrates turning 70 India's favourite film star Amitabh Bachchan turned 70 on Thursday, marking his birthday with a lavish celebrity party and drawing hundreds of fans to cheer their hero outside his home.
12 October 2012
Oil field at the map of Sumatec Resources Malaysian company wants to tap Kazakhstan's oil Sumatec Resources plans to enter Rakushechnoe field in Kazakhstan.
11 October 2012
Ban refuses to abandon dream of united Korea All the signs are that he will be disappointed, but Ban Ki-moon refuses to abandon hope that he will live to see peace prevail on the Korean peninsula.
11 October 2012
Photo courtesy of dailyglobal.com IMF: US 'fiscal cliff' would set back world economy The International Monetary Fund warned US leaders that hitting the looming "fiscal cliff" would not only crush the American economy but spin havoc through the rest of the world.
11 October 2012
IMF meet in Tokyo to address anxiety about growth Finding ways to boost the slowing global economy and helping poor nations fend off financial shocks will be on the agenda at meetings this week of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Tokyo.
11 October 2012
Japan hosts IMF meet 50 years after economic miracle The last time Japan hosted an International Monetary Fund summit nearly 50 years ago, the nation was a leader in innovation and economic growth that made it the envy of the world.
10 October 2012
Photo courtesy of goodsluxury.com China tipped to be 2nd biggest luxury market by 2017 China is set to become the world's second biggest market for luxury goods after the United States in five years, overtaking France, Britain, Italy and Japan.
10 October 2012
World leaders meet on disaster management in Japan Politicians and aid officials gathered on Tuesday in the northeast of Japan, devastated by last year's quake and tsunami, to discuss what lessons can be learned from disasters.
10 October 2012
Gillard accused of letting down Australian women Prime Minister Julia Gillard was Wednesday accused of letting down Australian women by defending her tainted parliamentary speaker and using gender to deflect criticism.
10 October 2012
A sample of Botox. ©REUTERS Australians trial Botox to treat hay fever The best-selling wrinkle erasing drug Botox will be used in an Australian study to treat hay fever, researchers said Tuesday after it showed promise in providing relief in early trials.
10 October 2012
IMF cuts global forecast, says risks rising The IMF slashed its global growth forecast and warned things could get much worse if the eurozone crisis is not quelled and Washington fails to reverse the looming "fiscal cliff" austerity plan.
10 October 2012
North Korea says missiles can strike continental US North Korea said Tuesday it possessed rockets capable of striking the US mainland, as it slammed a new US-South Korean deal to extend the range of the South's missile systems.
10 October 2012
It was the first time Kazakhstan took part in Robocon contest. ©Vladimir Prokopenko Kazakhstan robots competed in China It was the first time Kazakhstan students took part in the ROBOCON contest that was held in Hong Kong.
09 October 2012
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim. ©REUTERS World Bank slashes East Asia-Pacific growth forecast The World Bank on Monday slashed its 2012 growth forecast for developing countries in East Asia and the Pacific to 7.2 percent, down from 8.3 percent in 2011, due to the fragile global economy.
09 October 2012
Singapore's Prime Minister  Lee Hsien Loong. ©REUTERS Singapore union group sacks executive after racist post Singapore's state-linked labour movement on Monday sacked a senior executive after she posted expletive-laden and racially charged comments on Facebook that caused outrage in the city-state.
09 October 2012
Photo courtesy of wordpress.com Kazakhstan eyeing Eurovision song contest KazMedia Ortalygy Company is going to join the European Broadcasting Union and take part in Eurovision Song Contest.
09 October 2012
Indonesian volcano spews ash clouds in new eruption One of Indonesia's most active volcanoes has erupted again, spewing clouds of ash, an official said Monday.
09 October 2012
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