Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics Asia Times | By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-US relations have periodically gone through rough patches over these and related causes of disagreement. What is new is China's mu...
A Q Khan network offered to build nuclear bomb for Saddam: Book The Times Of India WASHINGTON: An agent linked to disgraced Pakistani scientist A Q Khan had offered Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1990 that they could build an atomic bomb for him in three years under a $150 million "nuclear package deal," according to a new book. | The "package" deal included not only weapon desi...
Beijing seeks a shift in geopolitics Asia Times | By Willy Lam | China's ongoing tussles with the United States over issues including Taiwan, Tibet and trade are in a sense nothing new. For more than two decades, Sino-US relations have periodically gone through rough patches over these and related...
Sinograph Asia Times | Different takes on coping with change | By Francesco Sisci | BEIJING - In recent weeks on Chinese movie screens there has been a confrontation: Oscar-winning Avatar from the United States pitched against the home-grown Confucius. Both have single-w...
A Q Khan network offered to build nuclear bomb for Saddam: Book The Times Of India WASHINGTON: An agent linked to disgraced Pakistani scientist A Q Khan had offered Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1990 that they could build an atomic bomb for him in three years under a $150 million "nuclear package deal," according to a new book. ...
IMEX 2010 signals global growth and strong business outlook TravelDailyNews | The eighth IMEX will open on May 25th at Messe Frankfurt with its largest ever hosted buyer programme in place and buyer, exhibitor and trade visitor targets all on course for year-on-year growth. | "We have spent the last 12 months concentrat...
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Celebs Go "Gifting" at Award Ceremonies CBS News Free Gift Bags Greet Stars At Awards Ceremonies As Companies Try To Promote Their Products | Font size Print E-mail Share 0 Comments | In this Jan. 20, 2008 file photo, actress Vir...
PYONGYANG JOURNAL, Part 2 Asia Times | Happiness rolls over us like a wave | By Pepe Escobar | Part 1: | PYONGYANG - North Korea, for the West, and especially the United States, is the absolute epitome of "the other''...
Goal.com World Cup 2010 Stadium Guide - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Goal For the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Port Elizabeth has produced a fine stadium, which has been named after one of South Africa’s most famous sons, Nelson Mandela. | By Peter Pedroncelli | City: Port Elizabeth | Surface: Grass | Capacity: 48,000...
S.Korea unveils 'recharging road' for eco-friendly buses The Independent | South Korean researchers Tuesday launched an environmentally friendly public transport system using a "recharging road" -- with a vehicle sucking power magnetically from buried electric strips. (AFP) - | South Korean researchers Tuesday launched an...
NKoreans Seek Asylum at South Consulate: Activist The New York Times | Filed at 6:28 a.m. ET | SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Two North Koreans who fled poor conditions at a Russian logging camp and later worked odd jobs sought asylum Tuesday at the South Korean consulate in an eastern Russian city, according to a human r...
A Q Khan network offered to build nuclear bomb for Saddam: Book The Times Of India WASHINGTON: An agent linked to disgraced Pakistani scientist A Q Khan had offered Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1990 that they could build an atomic bomb for him in three years under a $150 million "nuclear package deal," according to a new book. | The "package" deal included not only weapon designs but also details of production plants and fore...
Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks The New York Times | PARIS — The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts to protect the fish at a United Nations endangered species conference that begins this week. | “We’ve decided to go ahead with a shark fishing ban,” Ibrahim Didi, the fisheries and a...
