The Secretary of State in the USA, Hillary Clinton urged yesterday in Tokyo a forceful international response to the recent “act of aggression” by North Korea against South Korea, which could mean more isolation for the communist regime. Washington and Tokyo were yesterday as a united front to Pyongyang at the beginning of Clinton’s tour [...]
One of the world’s largest social-networking services, Facebook Inc. was banned in the country of Pakistan because of its plan in inviting users to post images of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. This raged the muslims leading to Pakistan’s government ordering every internet service providers to block Facebook. doclix_pid = 16680; doclix_cid = 4380; doclix_w = 350; [...]
doclix_pid = 16680; doclix_cid = 4380; doclix_w = 350; doclix_h = 290; The reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has recently visited China, his only ally, this week although his health is still very much in question, with many believing he has yet recovered from a stroke he suffered in 2008.
Houston Police and U.S. State Department are investigating an incident involving the arrest of a Chinese diplomat Yu Boren in a parking area, according to the Associated Press. Three police officers allegedly sighted the diplomat’s car without a license plate, arrested and injured him in the process. International practice warrants that foreign embassies and consulates [...]
According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, China should allow it’s presently undervalued currency to be more dependent on the market: “As China moves to increase growth from domestic consumption sources, shifts to a strategy less dependent on exports to the United States, which is very important to us, we think it’s important that they [...]
A team of fundamentalists who were Christians explored the Mount Ararat for the Noah’s Ark. According to Yeung Wing-cheung who is a filmmaker working with the fundamentalists, there were able to find the Noah’s Ark however they are not a hundred percent sure. He added that they are ninety-nine point nine percent sure that it [...]
Likely for the sake of the upcoming World Expo in Shanghai, China has recently lifted a 20-year ban on foreigners entering the country that are either H.I.V. positive or have other sexually transmitted diseases. The amendments to the laws, established in 1989, regulating the entry of foreigners into China, which also removes the ban on [...]
Australian dollar suffered the most due to traders getting out of selling yen. China’s possible revaluation led to the strength of Japanese yen too. Currency strategist, Niels Christensen said: “Risk aversion and speculation of yuan revaluation is supportive for the yen,”. Investors are waiting whether China will tighten its monetary policy or lets the yuan [...]
Earthquake which occurred in Tibetan mountain region killed more than 600 people and injured more than thousands. China sent rescue team and all the equipments needed to this region as much as possible. The series of earthquake flattened all the buildings in remote western Yushu county. Almost all the houses and buildings were devastated, it [...]
Mazda Motor Corporation has announced that it will recall 90,000 compact cars, especially in Japan and China. It just shows that not only Toyota and Lexus are receiving negative publicity, Mazda too is encountering challenges. Mazda3 compact sedan and the hatchback are the company’s most fashionable model. But these good modeled car encounters issue. Vehicles [...]