US President Barack Obama has nominated Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of former President John F Kennedy, to be America's ambassador to Japan. The BBC reports that she is the only surviving child of the assassinated president and former First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. According to the report, Caroline was a key Obama supporter in 2008 and 2012 elections but has largely shunned ...
China manufacturing activity slips to 11-month low
Activity in China's manufacturing sector fell to an 11-month low in July following decline in new orders. HSBC's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which is a key indicator of activity in the sector and a reading below 50 shows contraction, fell to 47.7 from 48.2 in June. According to the BBC, this is the third month in a row that the HSBC reading has been below that level. Data released ...
Ex Chinese Communist Party boss Bo Xilai charged with bribery embezzlement power abuse
Beijing, July 25 (Xinhua-ANI): Bo Xilai, former Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Chongqing Municipality, has been charged with taking bribes, embezzlement and abuse of power, according to Jinan City People's Procuratorate in east China's Shandong Province. Bo's indictment was delivered to the Jinan City Intermediate People's Court on Thursday. Bo took the advantage of his position as a ...
North Korea eyes denim jeans diplomacy to end international isolation
North Korea will be exporting designer jeans to Sweden, after the two countries sealed a deal. The jeans will be going on sale in an up market store in Stockholm under the label Noko, with each pair costing 1,500 kronor, 131 pounds, which is more than two years' wages for an average North Korean. According to the Guardian, the jeans come in two styles, the slim-fit Kara and loose-fit Oke, and ...
Dumped Warner back in Ashes contention with swashbuckling 193 against Proteas A
Troubled Australian batsman David Warner has come back in contention for the Ashes after his impressive performance helped put Australia A in a strong position on the first day of their first four-day Tests against South Africa A on Wednesday. According to Sport24, Warner had scored an exceptional 193 runs off 226 balls including 29 boundaries and a six to lead his side to 399 before he was ...
Arthur confident of settling matters amicably with CA despite 4 mln-dollar lawsuit
Sacked Australian coach Mickey Arthur is hoping that he can reach a settlement with Cricket Australia (CA) despite suing the board for either four million dollars or his job back. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the South African, who was axed last month on the eve of the Ashes series in England and replaced by Darren Lehmann, has failed to resolve his dispute with CA during a day of ...
Pakistan donates $1 mn to quake-hit China
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi received a humanitarian donation of $1 million from the Pakistani government during a meeting with Pakistan's Ambassador Masood Khalid. A 6.6-magnitude quake hit northwest Gansu province Monday, leaving 95 dead and over 1,000 injured. Calling Pakistan a devoted friend of China, Wang said: "A friend in need is a friend indeed." He recalled Pakistan's donation ...
22 rescued from China quake debris
Firefighters have rescued 22 people from debris after a 6.6-magnitude quake hit northwest China's Gansu province, officials said. A total of 268,400 people have been relocated after the quake, which killed at least 95 people and injured another 1,461, Xinhua cited the earthquake relief headquarters as saying. Electricity and telecom facilities were back online in the quake zone Wednesday. The ...
The Salmon Show Live from Alaska
In streams winding through Alaska's Tongass National Forest, the largest national forest in the United States, the salmon are running. They do this every year: the adult fish struggle upstream, sometimes hundreds of kilometers from the ocean. They are going back to the freshwater streambeds where they hatched years earlier. There they will mate, lay their own eggs and ...
At Least 35 Killed in Train Accident in Spain
Spanish authorities say at least 35 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a train accident in northern Spain. A regional official says the train derailed late Wednesday near a train station outside the city of Santiago de Compostela. Television footage showed smoke rising from the scene, and bodies covered by blankets alongside the tracks next to damaged train cars. The ...
China allocates $55 mn for flood victims
The Chinese government has allocated 340 million yuan (around $55 million) in relief funds for people affected by floods in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu provinces. The funds will be used to help relocate flood victims, provide temporary living assistance, reconstruct buildings and give financial support to the relatives of those who died in the floods, Xinhua cited the ministry of civil affairs as ...
India China conclude two-day talks for peace on border
India and China Wednesday concluded their two-day talks here as part of the joint mechanism for peace on the border, reviewing incidents of incursion along their disputed boundary. The two sides also discussed the three-week stand-off in the Depsang area in April, and additional confidence-building measures. The talks during the third meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and ...
China puts curbs on too many talent shows
Chinese TV regulator Wednesday announced that it was going to cap the number of talent shows promoting singing competitions to prevent such programmes from clogging airwaves this summer. Satellite broadcasters should stop investing in any new singing competition shows, shows that have already been produced, but have not yet aired, should not be aired until after the summer vacation, the state ...
Ex-official in China gets death for graft
A former official in China has been awarded death sentence with a two-year reprieve for taking bribe of over 100 million yuan (over $16 million) from local party and government officials and business representatives. Luo Yinguo, former party chief of Maoming, a port city in Guangdong province, was sentenced to death by Zhongshan Intermediate People's Court, reported China Daily citing ...
70 Sri Lankan boat people rescued by navy
Seventy Sri Lankans attempting to illegally migrate to Australia were rescued by the intervention of the navy here Wednesday, an official said. The people attempting to illegally migrate were rescued off a fishing vessel by merchant ships in international waters after the Sri Lankan navy sent out messages, Xinhua quoted navy spokesman Kosala Warnakulasuriya as saying. "We believe that the ...
16 killed in China road accident
At least 16 people were killed and 12 injured when a truck overturned on a highway in China's Jiangxi province, said authorities Wednesday. The accident occurred on a highway in Nanfeng county Tuesday evening when the truck, loaded with pears and carrying 28 people, including 24 women, overturned, reported Xinhua citng the Nanfeng County government. Fifteen people were killed on the spot, and ...
Australia claims helplessness over stopping Apple Google from dodging tax
It is nearly impossible to stop multinational companies such as Apple and Google dodging tax, the Treasury in Australia has said. It added that Australia must focus its efforts on an international crackdown led by the G20 and the OECD. According to smh.com.au, the Treasury warned that many of the risks posed by profit shifting by multinationals were underpinned by deeply entrenched features of ...
China to deploy new class of strategic missile submarines next year
The Chinese Navy is expected to begin the first sea patrols of a new class of strategic missile submarines next year. The development highlights a new and growing missile threat to the U.S. homeland, U.S. defense officials have said. According to the Washington Times, one official familiar with recent intelligence assessments of the Chinese strategic submarine force said they are anticipating ...
JFKs Daughter Named New US Ambassador To Japan
U.S. President Barack Obama has nominated Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, to be America's Ambassador to Japan."These fine public servants both bring a depth of experience and tremendous dedication to their new roles. Our nation will be well-served by these individuals, and I look forward to working with them in the months and years to come," Obama ...
North Korea to put captured US spy ship on display
PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea is expected to unveil its greatest Cold War prize this week: the USS Pueblo, a U.S. Navy spy ship it captured in 1968.The ship was seized off North Korea's east coast, and its crew imprisoned for 11 months. Former crew members in the U.S. have long pushed for its return. Now it will become the centerpiece of a renovated war museum in Pyongyang, the ...
Julian Assange launches Wikileaks Party by videolink from the Ecuadorian embassy
Mr Assange, who remains in the embassy in London, where he has been granted asylum over charges of rape in Sweden, made the announcement to an assembled audience at Melbourne's Fitzroy library.During the statement Mr Assange also announced his own candidacy for a seat in the Australian Senate in the national elections later this year.Assange, a computer hacker most famous for his ...
Chrysler to recall Grand Voyagers in China over software defect
US automaker Chrysler will recall some Grand Voyagers on the Chinese mainland to fix a software problem in the vehicles, China's consumer quality watchdog said Thursday.The recall will affect 2,639 vehicles built between Sept. 11, 2012 and June 6, 2013, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said in a statement.Defects in software could cause the ...
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