China donates $30,000 to help Laos fight floods

2011-09-02 22:36:24

The Chinese government donated $30, 000 to Laos on Friday to help repair damage caused by recent flooding in the wake of tropical storms Haima and Nock-Ten.

China, Mongolia economies highly complementary

2011-09-02 21:43:10

Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping said Friday that the economies of China and Mongolia are highly complementary, especially regarding mining cooperation.

Japan's new PM gives encouraging signs on China ties

2011-09-02 21:02:40

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda recently made some positive statements on Japan's future relationship with all Asian neighbors including China.

Japan's new PM vows to deepen China ties

2011-09-02 19:34:27

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Friday that he would not visit Yasukuni Shrine during his tenure.

Turkey downgrades diplomatic relations with Israel

2011-09-02 19:33:41

Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said here on Friday that Turkish-Israeli diplomatic relations would be downgraded to the level of second-secretary.

Noda and his cabinet members pose for photos

2011-09-02 17:31:00

Noda picked a relatively lightweight lawmaker as finance minister on Friday, signalling the fiscally conservative leader intends to call the shots on key economic policies himself.

ROK tells Japan's new govt to remember history

2011-09-02 17:13:32

South Korea on Friday called on Japan's new government to remember its wartime history, as the country seeks to push its former colonizer to compensate former Korean sex slaves.

Chinese student injured in robbery attack in Australia

2011-09-02 16:04:19

The attack on Chinese student Oscar Tsang in Western Australia's capital Perth was described by police as disgusting, local media reported on Friday.

Turkish flight skids off runway in Mumbai

2011-09-02 14:15:32

A Turkish passenger plane skidded off runway in Indian business hub Mumbai early Friday with no injuries to passengers, said a local media report.

S Korea OKs religious visit to DPRK

2011-09-02 12:02:21

South Korea has agreed to allow a group of Buddhists to visit the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday.

Noda names new cabinet amid post-quake recovery

2011-09-02 11:05:33

Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda named his Cabinet Friday, with ex-DPJ Diet affairs chief Jun Azumi as new finance minister and ex-DPJ policy chief Koichiro Gemba as new foreign minister, announced Osamu Fujimura, the new chief Cabinet secretary who serves as the top government spokesman.

Azumi appointed finance minister

2011-09-02 10:46:46

New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda picked a relatively inexperienced lawmaker as finance minister on Friday, signaling the fiscally conservative leader will call the shots on key economic policies.