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Record snow brings travel misery in China, South KoreaBeijing (AFP) Jan 4, 2010 Planes were grounded and thousands of schools were forced to close as the heaviest snow in over six decades blanketed Beijing and Seoul on Monday, with temperatures plummeting across much of Asia. One person was killed and at least two others were missing in the mountains of central Japan after heavy snow. With temperatures falling in several Asian countries, Indian officials said over 4 ... read more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Jan 3, 2010Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who successfully fought against binding caps on emissions at the Copenhagen climate talks, admitted Sunday that all parties involved were unhappy with the results. Singh told a science conference in the city of Thiruvananthapuram that world leaders "were able to make only limited progress at the Copenhagen summit and no one was satisfied with the outcome ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Dec 29, 2009 Senior Israeli and Indian military officials have been discussing ways of enhancing their growing strategic alliance with missile defenses and electronic surveillance systems. But their plans could be stymied by a corruption scandal involving arms companies in both countries. A high-powered Israeli delegation led by retired Brig. Gen. Pinchas Buchris, director general of the Defe ... more  
Hong Kong (AFP) Dec 27, 2009Explosive growth in economic and political power ensured that the past 10 years set the foundations for what many analysts predict will be the Asian Century as the world tilts firmly eastwards. Many dangers lie ahead, but observers say the world's two most populous countries -- China and India -- appear on course to define the decades to come after the American Century and the British Centur ... more |
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Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Dec 30, 2009 A Chinese admiral's proposal to build a naval base in the Gulf of Aden, ostensibly to supports Beijing's anti-piracy flotilla off Somalia, has alarm bells ringing in the region. China's growing naval encroachment in the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean to protect its Middle Eastern oil supplies threatens eventual conflict with India, its longtime rival and Asia's other economic titan that i ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 1, 2010For GM India chief Karl Slym, the expansion of the US auto giant's 12-year alliance with its Chinese partner SAIC Motor to tap India's burgeoning vehicle market is win-win for both sides. The two companies announced in December a joint venture with an initial focus on selling mini-commercial vehicles and inexpensive, entry-level cars in India that will later embrace other Asian emerging mark ... more  
Mumbai (AFP) Dec 29, 2009Two people were killed when a fire broke out at a nuclear research centre near India's financial capital Mumbai, but authorities ruled out any radioactive leakage, a report said Tuesday. The fire broke out in a chemical laboratory at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), situated on the outskirts of the western city, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said. "The fire broke out in the ch ... more |
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