Thai flood death toll reaches 315

2011-10-18 15:49:52

A total of 315 people were confirmed dead and three people were missing in the floods that have inundated the upper part of Thailand for almost three months, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Friday.

NZ aiming for climate change agreement

2011-10-18 11:34:10

New Zealand's chief climate change negotiator left for South Africa Tuesday to help prepare for a broad agreement on limiting emissions at the next United Nations climate change conference.

US, DPRK to hold talks on remains

2011-10-18 10:56:00

Officials from the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are to meet on resuming recovery of the remains of US soldiers missing in action from the Korean War

Vietnamese PM meets former Japanese PM

2011-10-18 10:33:01

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday met with former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama here during the latter's visit to Vietnam.

Stem cell scientist clones endangered coyotes

2011-10-18 10:27:09

South Korea's stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk has succeeded in cloning endangered coyotes in a project sponsored by a provincial government.

Weather stops oil recovery from stricken ship off NZ

2011-10-18 10:13:53

Rough weather on Tuesday forced salavage teams to halt pumping oil from a stricken container ship off the New Zealand coast in what has turned into the country's worst environmental disaster in decades.

Challenges loom as population hits 7b

2011-10-18 08:30:43

As of Oct 31, according to the UN Population Fund, there will be 7 billion people sharing Earth's land and resources, and challenges of different kinds ahead.

Iran produces 70kg high-grade enriched uranium

2011-10-18 06:20:50

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali-Akbar Salehi said Monday that Iran has so far produced nearly 70 kg of 20 percent enriched uranium.

ASEAN countries welcome cultural meetings

2011-10-17 22:11:35

China and ASEAN countries will see closer cultural cooperation, as the two sides made a decision to schedule cultural ministerial meetings at the ongoing 12th Asia Arts Festival in southwest China's Chongqing municipality.

Al-Qaida plans to kidnap Pakistani President's son

2011-10-17 21:52:36

Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik disclosed on Monday that al-Qaeda and Taliban militants wanted to kidnap a son of Pakistani President during his visit in Karachi.

Thai, Chinese officials inspect Mekong River

2011-10-17 21:50:08

A working team dispatched by the Chinese government, accompanied by senior Thai police officers, inspected a section of Mekong River near Chiang Sean on Monday, as part of the probe into the killing of at least 12 Chinese sailors on the river earlier this month.

DPRK, US to hold denuclearization talks in Geneva

2011-10-17 17:47:20

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States will hold a second round of rare denuclearization talks next week in Geneva, local media reported Monday.