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Taiwan-China financial deal to exclude mkt access
A financial pact that China and Taiwan are due to sign excludes direct banking investments, Taiwan's regulators said, quashing hopes of the island's lenders tapping the mainland market that had helped boost financial stocks.
Australia, China ties thaw as military chiefs meet
Months of tense diplomatic relations between Australia and China showed signs of easing on Thursday, with senior military leaders from both holding brief strategic talks in Australia's capital. ...Japan-US ties more important as China rises-minister
Japan's alliance with the United States will become more important with China's rise as a military power, Japanese Defence Minister Toshimi Kitazawa said on Thursday, dismissing concerns that ties could weaken. ...Hong Kong to thaw political reform process next month
Hong Kong's Chief Executive said on Wednesday that public discussion on the city's gradual move towards universal suffrage would begin next month amid mounting pressure from politicians demanding democratic reform. ...Australian minister urges China to speed up Rio case
Australia's climate change minister said on Wednesday she had urged China's Vice Premier Li Keqiang to expedite the case of four employees of mining giant Rio Tinto, currently held on suspicion of corporate espionage....U.S. official hails close cooperation on North Korea
North Korea's neighbours and the United States are working closely together to press the isolated state back to nuclear disarmament talks, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said. ...China and Russia sign missile notification pact
China and Russia signed a pact to notify each other of ballistic missile launch plans during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit this week to Beijing, Chinese media said on Wednesday. ...Beauty shines through gloom for Asian dept stores
Department stores in Asia that have managed to capitalise on trend-conscious consumers willing to spend on elegance and beauty are ringing in the sales as the region's economy recovers....N.Korea fires missiles, declares 'no sail' zone
North Korea has fired two short-range missiles off its east coast and declared a 'no sail' zone in the area from Oct. 10-20, South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted a government source as saying on Monday. ...Australia braces for "highest-risk" bushfire season
Australia has begun preparing more than 1,000 fire refuges and will recast its national alert system to warn of "catastrophic" bushfires as a new fire season threatens to eclipse blazes this year which killed 173 people....Log in
- Singapore parents upset over celebrity Jamie Yeo's disclosure of her virginity lost
- Another Tsunami strike on July 22nd 2009?
- Singapore celebrity Jack Neo cheating on wife exposed
- Singapore celebrity Jack Neo in hiding at hotel
- Jack Neo's mistress told her side of the story. Confrontation prepared?
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