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.
Malaysia seizes methamphetamine disguised as tea Malaysian authorities have seized nearly 50 kilograms (around 100 pounds) of methamphetamine disguised as Chinese tea at Kuala Lumpur's main airport.
14 July 2013
Kazakhstan students' trial in Boston postponedA new deadline for the trial over Kazakhstan students accused of conspiring to destroy evidences in the Boston bombings case has been set to August.
Ablyazov holds two fake Kyrgyz passportsFormer head of BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov who fled Kazakhstan to avoid justice illegally obtained two Kyrgyzstan passports registered to another persons names.
09 July 2013
Elderly shoplifters outstrip teenagers in Tokyo The number of elderly people caught shoplifting in Japan's capital city has outstripped that of teenagers for the first time since records began.
08 July 2013
Ex-fortune teller jailed for forging will in Hong Kong A Hong Kong court Friday sentenced a former fortune teller who claimed to be the lover of late billionaire Nina Wang to 12 years in jail after finding him guilty of forging her will.
Oil trafficking funds Kazakhstan's religious extremistsIllicit trafficking in oil and oil products fuels Kazakhstan's shadow economy and provides funding to organized criminal groups, including radical religious movements: official.