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Plane with Philippine president on board makes emergency landing
MANILA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's plane has made an emergency landing in Narita, Japan, local media reported Friday night.more
Thailand's state enterprise workers call for general strike
BANGKOK, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's State Enterprises Workers' Relations Confederation (SERC) called on Friday for a nationwide strike by employees of all 43 state enterprises next week, in response to what the group alleges to be the government'smore
Japan school violence hits record high
TOKYO (Reuters) - Cases of violence by Japanese school students hit a record high in the past year, with elementary students increasingly violent, the education ministry said. The number of cases jumped 18 percent to nearly 53,000, which some expertsmore
Free admissions bring high costs to local museums
BEIJING - 'Now that it's free, I'm bringing all my friends,' former soldier Zhang Xiaozhuang, 50, said here on Friday as he got ready to enter the city's military museum. It was Zhang's second visit. This time around, Zhang, who hails from Beijing'smore
Asian Markets Recover, Europe Posts Modest Advances
HONG KONG: Asian stock markets rebounded from early declines Friday after Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa of Japan described recent turbulence in currency and equity markets as undesirable and said that governments should be prepared to take action.more
China names 19,000 May quake dead
The number of collapsed schools had been a particular focus of anger The Chinese government has published a list containing the names and basic details of 19,065 people who died in an earthquake in Sichuan province in May. But officials denied earliermore
Man arrested for allegedly detonating explosives
TOKYO, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Police arrested a man Friday for allegedly detonating explosives last month at a cultural hall of Japan's largest lay Buddhist organization, Soka Gakkai, and at a separate building housing a local Japan-China friendshipmore
China 'student quake toll 19,000'
Some parents called for investigations into the collapse of schools More than 19,000 people died in schools that collapsed when an earthquake hit Sichuan province in May, Chinese officials have said for the first time. Many were buried in the rubble whenmore
US global dominance 'set to wane'
The US navy is likely to have more company in the years to come US economic, military and political dominance is likely to decline over the next two decades, according to American intelligence agencies. US clout will weaken as China and India grow moremore
Japanese Workers Chronicled in Comics
TOKYO -- The American poet Theodore Roethke called it 'the inexorable sadness of pencils.' It's the desolation of time lost and dreams forsaken while sitting in an office. Japanese office workers know that sadness in their bones. Millions of them lingermore
China's Grim' Employment Picture Could Threaten Communist Party Hold on Power
BEIJING, Nov. 20 -- A top Chinese official on Thursday described the country's employment outlook as 'grim' and said he will expedite a new system to mediate employment disputes as China seeks to head off social unrest amid a weakening economy. Speakingmore
Chinese Officials Fear Unrest Over Job Losses
BEIJING, Nov. 20 -- A top Chinese official on Thursday described the country's employment outlook as 'grim' and said he will expedite a new system to mediate employment disputes as China seeks to head off social unrest amid a weakening economy. Speakingmore
Boston's Matsuzaka first on Japan's WBC list
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's hopes of successfully defending their World Baseball Classic title (WBC) have been boosted after Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka committed to playing. The 28-year-old's signal of intent comes as Japanese officials metmore
China quake zone suicides reflect huge emotional toll
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese official at the heart of the Sichuan earthquake zone has committed suicide, state media said on Friday, a setback for reconstruction work and a sign of the ongoing emotional toll from the disaster as winter sets in. Hemore
2 sets of sneaker footprints found at attack sites
The Yomiuri Shimbun Footprints found at the sites of two stabbing attacks this week on former administrative vice ministers for health and welfare were made by sneakers, according to police. Although the design of the shoe soles did not match in the twomore
A global wave of selling extends to Asian markets
HONG KONG: Waves of selling in global stock markets crashed into Asia on Friday, with gains from the region's five-year bull run now erased, and investors are expected to camp out in government bonds and cash for the rest of the year. U.S. stocks were atmore
China's 'Grim' Jobs Picture Threatens Party's Grip
BEIJING, Nov. 20 -- A top Chinese official on Thursday described the country's employment outlook as 'grim' and said he will expedite a new system to mediate employment disputes as China seeks to head off social unrest amid a weakening economy. Speakingmore
Chinese president vows to strengthen cooperation with Peru
Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao said Thursday that China will strengthen friendly cooperation with Peru so as to bring more benefit to the peoples of the two countries. Bilateral ties have developed in a healthy and smooth way since China and Perumore
Killer looked in house for more targets
The killer of a former vice welfare minister and his wife in Saitama earlier this week tracked bloody footprints throughout the victims' house apparently looking for others to murder, police sources said Thursday, adding that whoever later stabbed andmore
Tribal leader and at least five others killed in blast in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Malik Rehmatullah, a tribal leader, was killed along with at least five others in a mosque in a blast Thursday evening in Bajaur, a Pakistani tribal town in northwest, according to the private Geo TV. A suicide bomber blewmore
China, Peru conclude FTA talks, uplift ties to strategic partnership
Highlights China and Peru concluded their talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) Wednesday. Hu said the move symbolized bilateral ties are entering a new era of rapid development. Hu urged the two sides to sign and implement the pact at an early date.more
Thai former PM Thaksin or ex-wife might return on Dec. 25
BANGKOK, Nov. 20 Xinhua -- Thailand's ruling People Power Party MP Pracha Prasopdee on Thursday hinted that either former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra or his ex-wife Pojaman might return from exile on or before Dec. 25, a Thai media reported. 'Justmore