Report: North Korean boat hijacks 3 Chinese fishing boats, demands payment | BEIJING - State media say a North Korean boat has hijacked 29 Chinese fishermen on three separate boats and demanded 1.2 million yuan ($190,000) for their release. | The Beijing Morning Post reported Thursday... China blind activist to get passport 'within 15 days' | Blind activist Chen Guangcheng said Thursday China had agreed to issue him a passport within 15 days, allowing him to go to the United States, after a bitter row between Beijing and Washington. | It was the f... Air Seychelles-Etihad partnership | Re-training programme on schedule | The Air Seychelles re-training programme at the Etihad Academy in Abu Dhabi is proceeding on schedule. | The first 18 cabin staff of Air Seychelles who graduated on Monday ... 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Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date | Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday as markets adjusted to Greece's possible exit from the euro common currency and traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days. | Japan's Nikkei 225 cl... North Korean boat hijacks 3 Chinese fishing boats | BEIJING -- State media say a North Korean boat has hijacked 29 Chinese fishermen on three separate boats and demanded 1.2 million yuan ($190,000) for their release. | The Beijing Morning Post reported Thursda... Indians held for practicing sorcery in Oman New Delhi, May 17: | The police reportedly seized skulls, bones, magic stones and chains during the raid. The alleged sorcerers were staying in a residential flat near the Muttrah roundabout and were luring cli... Activist: China to have passports ready in 2 weeks | BEIJING (AP) — The activist who was at the center of a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington says Chinese officials have told him the passports that he and his family just applied for should be r... Myanmar mega-project may be on a road to nowhere | DAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - A simple, red sign on a white beach marks the start of a billion-dollar highway that will, one day, lead to a vast industrial project to be built close to impoverished Myanmar's bor... In China, Female Boxers Strike a Blow | Should women box? If they do, should they wear shorts, or skirts? | For 305 women gathered this week at the Women’s World Boxing Championships in Qinhuangdao, a seaside town about three hours’ dri... 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RBC eyes BofA wealth units: Sources SINGAPORE/HONG KONG - | Royal Bank of Canada and Credit Suisse are among suitors who have put in initial bids to buy the non-U.S. wealth management business of Bank of America in a deal that could be... Myanmar mega-project may be on a road to nowhere | DAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - A simple, red sign on a white beach marks the start of a billion-dollar highway that will, one day, lead to a vast industrial project to be built close to impoverished Myanmar's bor... Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date | BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday as markets adjusted to Greece's possible exit from the euro common currency and traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days. | Japa... 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Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date | BANGKOK — Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday as markets adjusted to Greece's possible exit from the euro common currency and traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days. | Japan... Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date | BANGKOK - Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday as markets adjusted to Greece's possible exit from the euro common currency and traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days. | Japan's Nik... Asia stocks rise after Greece sets election date | BANGKOK Asian stocks were mostly higher Thursday as markets adjusted to Greece's possible exit from the euro common currency and traders hunted for bargains after sharp selling in recent days. | Japan's Nikke... China May Surpass India as Biggest Gold Market, WGC Says | Gold demand in China may surge as much as 30 percent this year as rising incomes boost consumption, helping the country topple India as the world’s largest bullion market on an annual basis, according to th...
In China, Female Boxers Strike a Blow The New York Times| Should women box? If they do, should they wear shorts, or skirts? | For 305 women gathered this week at the ...
Chen's Passports to be Ready in 2 Weeks Time Magazine| (BEIJING) — The activist who was at the center of a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington sa...
