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By , on May 23rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Shinzo Abe arrives in Myanmar today for a three-day visit intended to boost trade between the countries, the first time a Japanese leader will have visited the country in more than 35 years. With China’s influence over the democratic Myanmese government slipping, Japan is hoping to develop economic and security ties. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 23rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Premier Li Keqiang has rejected an urbanisation proposal drafted by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 23rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Despite earning a civil servant’s salary for three decades, Taib Mahmud, the powerful chief minister of Malaysia’s Sarawak state, is reputed by critics to be one of Asia’s richest men. Taib, 77, and his family are accused of massive corruption and running Malaysia’s largest state like a family business, controlling its biggest companies with stakes in hundreds of corporations in Malaysia and abroad. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 23rd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Hong Kong health officials on Thursday warned against drinking a batch of slim milk imported from Australia after the amount of bacteria found in a sample vastly exceeded the legal limit. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The black rainstorm warning did not hamper art collectors’ enthusiasm as sales were made the minute Art Basel Hong Kong opened its doors for the first time. Some galleries exhibiting at the first Hong Kong edition of the Swiss-owned modern and contemporary art fair reported encouraging sales results during the VIP preview, which took place immediately after Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying cut the ribbon at around noon. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> After four years of development, Microsoft has staked a claim to the internet age living room with an eagerly awaited new generation Xbox One console touted as a home entertainment hub that goes far beyond games. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The H7N9 virus appears to have been brought under control in China largely due to restrictions at bird markets, but caused some US$6.5 billion in losses to the economy, UN experts said. Health authorities worldwide must be on the lookout to detect the virus, which could still develop the ability to spread easily among humans and cause a deadly influenza pandemic, the experts said. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China and India sought to avoid letting their differences overshadow ties during Premier Li Keqiang’s maiden diplomatic trip to New Delhi this week, analysts said, despite his hosts’ lingering concerns about China’s involvement in South Asian affairs. Li arrived in Pakistan yesterday after a three-day visit to India that followed the resolution of a three-week border stand-off in the Depsang Valley in Ladakh. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Torrential rain pounded the city for more than five hours early yesterday, causing landslides, flooding, traffic chaos and business disruptions. No injuries were reported, but more than 300 flights were delayed. A plane was struck by lightning but landed safely at Chek Lap Kok airport carrying 100 passengers and crew members. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> A Japanese cancer specialist said on Wednesday she has started the world’s first clinical trial of a powerful, non-surgical, short-term radiation therapy for breast cancer. The National Institute of Radiological Sciences has begun the trial using “heavy ion radiotherapy” which emits a pinpoint beam that can be accurately directed at malignant cells, said Kumiko Karasawa, radiation oncologist and breast cancer specialist. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> TOKYO (AP) — A steady decline in the yen is proving a godsend for exporters such as Toyota and has won solid support from Japan’s main trading partners, who are betting the impact on their own currencies will be offset by gains from a recovery in the world’s third-largest economy. It’s not such good news for entrepreneurs like Thamonwan Thawornthaweewong, whose Angry Bird fish balls, squid rings and other products now cost more to sell in Japan. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday where he said China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Low-cost European airline Ryanair is looking at introducing flights between Israel and Poland to cater for Israeli schoolchildren visiting the former Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. “It seems that every Israeli child has to go to Poland to go and see Auschwitz. We can help them with that,” said the carrier’s deputy chief executive, Howard Millar. Although Ryanair is based in Dublin, it has expanded across Europe and has in the last 12 months become Poland’s number-one airline, according to a results statement published on Monday. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 22nd, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> German software giant SAP said it intended to employ hundreds of people globally with autism as software testers and programmers over the next seven years. The company, which has already launched pilot projects in India and Ireland, said the move aimed to find workers “who think differently”, leading to innovation. By 2020, one per cent of SAP’s currently 65,000-strong workforce is expected to be affected by autism, a company spokesman told AFP. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying had one of the darkest days in his trouble-plagued administration yesterday when he lost two of his most important aides. Executive councillor and Urban Renewal Authority chairman Barry Cheung Chun-yuen’s departure on leave after the Mercantile Exchange, which he chairs, came under police investigation, was seen as the heaviest blow to date. It coincided with news of the resignation of information co-ordinator June Teng Wai-kwan, Leung’s top media official, due to eye problems. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Asia’s richest man Li Ka-shing said on Tuesday that even if he retired now, business at his companies would continue to do well. Li, 84, was speaking at an annual general meeting of his Cheung Kong conglomerate. A Cheung Kong company and another firm that is part of his other conglomerate Hutchison-Whampoa have been dogged with controversy recently. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Five people died when a 10 metre wide sinkhole opened up at the gates of an industrial estate in Shenzhen local authorities said on Tuesday. The Shenzhen Longgang district government said on its verified page on Sina Weibo, China’s version of Twitter, five people had died and added that it was investigating the incident. The sinkhole formed just outside the Huamao Industrial Park in Shenzhen on Monday evening, at a time when many factory workers would have been changing shifts, according to the website of Beijing-based newspaper the Guangming Daily. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Premier Li Keqiang exchanged banter with Indian reporters and officials as he embarked on a charm offensive in New Delhi yesterday during his maiden foreign trip. Li attempted to engage in friendly chat with reporters during a welcoming ceremony hosted by the Indian government, and said he appreciated the Indian media’s contribution to Sino-Indian ties. He said he had seen large headlines in Indian newspapers welcoming his visit when he was having breakfast. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China and India agreed yesterday to launch a fresh round of talks to settle their long-running border disputes. They also pledged to draw up a roadmap to reach a “dynamic balance” in trade between the two emerging economic powers. We need to improve the border mechanisms…and make them more efficient Li Keqiang, Premier The announcements were made after Premier Li Keqiang held talks with officials including his counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China’s first disaster management institute has been set up in Sichuan after two deadly earthquakes struck the province in five years. The Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction was jointly established this month by Polytechnic University and Sichuan University to support the province’s reconstruction and development. It is now enrolling its first batch of students in its four masters courses – in disaster nursing, prosthetics and orthotics, physiotherapy and occupational therapy – which start in September. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe keen to boost ties with Myanmar
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Shinzo Abe arrives in Myanmar today for a three-day visit intended to boost trade between the countries, the first time a Japanese leader will have visited the country in more than 35 years. With China’s influence over the democratic Myanmese government slipping, Japan is hoping to develop economic and security ties. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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