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Japan stocks dive as benchmark bond yield spikes
BANGKOK (AP) -- Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share prices. The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo nosedived 7.3 percent to close at ...
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Malaysian Student Activist Charged with Sedition After Calling for Protests
A Malaysian student activist has been charged with sedition after he called for protests against the results of an election that the opposition says was ...
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Japan bond yields jump following Fed comments
TOKYO -; Yields on 10-year Japanese government bonds briefly topped 1 percent for the first time in a year on Thursday, unnerving some investors at a time when Japan's already overburdened government finances are vulnerable to rises in interest rates. Japanese shares fell ...
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Car Bomb Kills 12 In Pakistans Southwest
Police in Pakistan say a bomb planted on a vehicle in the southwest of the country has killed 12 people, including 11 police officers. Police officials said the attack just outside Quetta also wounded more than 20. Police said the bomb targeted a vehicle carrying members of the police's special forces. Quetta is the capital of southwestern Balochistan Province, which is a ...
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Nawaz Sharif seeks civil nuclear technology from China
Li Keqiang . Sharif called on Li at a hotel here this morning and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations in different fields. He focussed on civil nuclear technology, trade and foreign investment during his talks with Li, Geo News channel quoted its sources as saying. The PML-N chief said China had invested in Pakistani nuclear projects in the past and should provide more cooperation ...
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Malaysian charged with sedition 2 more arrested
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysian authorities detained two anti-government figures and charged a student activist with sedition Thursday, raising political tensions after recent national elections triggered claims of ...
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Korea Japan dominance eroded in Asian football
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea and Japan's domination of eastern Asian football is being further eroded, judging by the make-up of the quarterfinalists in this season's Asian Champions League.The two nations have between them won all but one of the past seven Asian Champions League titles -- with the exception being a penalty shootout loss in the final -- and have been the top dogs ...
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Asian mkts sell off on Bernanke remarks China PMI
Asian markets on Thursday, sending stock prices down, the US dollar to three-year highs, and Japanese government bond yields to their highest in a year. Stock and bond markets took their cue from the drop in US equities and Treasuries after Bernanke's remarks at a Congressional hearing sparked worries of an earlier than expected reduction in US monetary stimulus. A weak manufacturing survey ...
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South Korean girl killed by suicide jumper Report
SEOUL: A seven-year-old South Korean girl was killed instantly after being struck by the body of a man as he plunged from his tenth-floor apartment in an apparent suicide, a report said Thursday. The 40-year-old man jumped from the flat in the southern port of Busan on Wednesday evening and hit the daughter of his neighbour who was emerging from the apartment building, SBS TV station said. The ...
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Asia stocks slide as China factory output slips
Recession in Europe, growth-robbing deflation in Japan and economic anemia in the U.S. have finally caught up with export-hooked China despite the government's attempts at bolstering consumption at ...
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Indian Shares Extend Losses On Asian Cues Weak Rupee
markets lower on Thursday after Fed chief Bernanke hinted at reducing the current pace of bond purchases and preliminary data showed China's manufacturing activity contracted for the first time in seven months in May. The Indian rupee opened at 55.84 against the dollar, hitting a fresh six-month low, weighed down by a stronger dollar and lingering concerns about India's high current ...
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Aging Asia to strain worlds long-term economic growth think-tank
The Asia-Pacific region will continue to power global economic growth in 2013, but the region's increasing aging population will cast a shadow on the long-term development, according to a Canadian think-tank."Productivity gains and a large, young working-age population have done much to boost Asian economic growth over the past three decades. But Asia's demographic dividend is ...
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Police Car bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan — A police officer says a car bomb in southwest Pakistan has killed 11 policemen and a civilian. Fayaz Sumbal says the Thursday morning bombing on the outskirts of Quetta city has also wounded about 23 people. He says a remote-controlled bomb in a car parked along a road targeted a vehicle carrying members of the police's special forces. Quetta is the capital of ...
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Grounded ship is Philippines last line of defence
A handful of marines living on a World War II-era ship that is grounded on a remote, tiny reef is the Philippines' last line of defence against China's efforts to control most of the South China ...
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Man hacked to death in London attack heightens terror fears
London military barracks and one then went on video to explain the crime - shouting political statements, gesturing with bloodied hands and waving a meat cleaver. Soon after, arriving police shot and wounded the unidentified assailants and took them into custody. The brutal daylight attack galvanized this city and raised fears that terrorism had returned to London. Authorities did not identify ...
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Malaysian charged with sedition over call to protest general election result
KUALA LUMPUR (AP) - Prosecutors have filed a sedition charge against a student activist who had urged Malaysians to engage in street protests against the government over claims of election fraud. The ruling Barisan Nasional coalition that has governed since 1957 won the May 5 general elections. Opposition officials insist the coalition retained power through bogus ballots and other ...
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Building materials blamed in Bangladesh disaster
DHAKA, Bangladesh -; A government investigation found poor quality construction materials and building code violations were among the "series of irregularities" that caused the collapse of a building housing garment factories last month in Bangladesh, the committee head said ...
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Asian Markets Trade Lower On Economic Worries
economy following a weak manufacturing report from China. The overnight weak close on Wall Street amid doubts about further monetary stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve is also contributing to the weakness in the Asian region.The Australian stock market is trading sharply lower with investors pressing sales at several counters. Financial, consumer staples, industrial, mining and property ...
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Amnesty International urges governments to do more for refugees
LONDON: Human rights group Amnesty International has launched its 2013 annual report into global welfare.The organisation, which focuses mainly on dangers faced by refugees, displaced people and migrants, is now calling on global governments to do ...
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Three Chinese ships in disputed waters Japan coastguard
A Chinese marine surveillance ship cruises near the disputed islets on April 23, 2013. Three Chinese government ships have entered the waters of disputed islands on Thursday, Japan's coastguard said. ...
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Asian movies with Western style
movie s in Taiwan is that I will always see things from a different perspective. My films are about Taiwanese people, but there is a Western sense of humour and film-making style," says the second-generation American. "And there will always be things that only I will notice about the daily lives of Taiwanese, because I find them unique and different. I think the same will happen if I ...
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Bangladeshi factory collapse volunteers struggle to sleep haunted by rescue trauma
MAMUN was hailed a hero for pulling survivors from the ruins of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza factory complex but now he struggles to sleep, haunted by the memory of sawing off a young woman's hand. "I had never even touched the hand of a woman before but it was the only way to save her and the others," said the 22-year-old in an interview ahead of the one-month anniversary of ...
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US tornado survivors begin rebuilding their lives President Obama to meet them on Sunday
Oklahoma City suburb rolled up their sleeves Wednesday under a blazing sun and got down to the long, hard task of rebuilding their lives. Local authorities in Moore deemed it safe for everyone who lived within the 17-mile (27-kilometer) long disaster zone to return to their homes, or what little remained of their homes, to collect whatever belongings they could. Twenty-four people died when the ...
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DHL Express Named One of Asia Pacifics Best Employers by Aon Hewitt
Inaugural wins for 'Best Employer' award in Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea SINGAPORE, May 23 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DHL, the world's leading logistics company, has been named 'Best Employer' in Asia Pacific for its Express division by Aon Hewitt, a global leader in human resource consulting and outsourcing solutions. Additionally, DHL Express received the 'Best ...
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Lawyer Malaysian accused of rape married the girl
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Prosecutors say they are pursuing rape charges against a Malaysian who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old and then married ...
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