China, Laos vow to enhance Mekong River security

2011-10-30 21:15:43

Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie met in Beijing Sunday with Laotian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Douangchay Phichit, saying that the two countries will enhance their cooperation in law enforcement and security on the Mekong River.

ROK's nuclear envoy to visit China

2011-10-30 21:06:27

ROK's top nuclear negotiator is scheduled to visit China next week to discuss resuming a multilateral forum aimed at dismantling the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear program, the foreign ministry here said Sunday.

Thai army men charged with killing Chinese sailors

2011-10-30 21:01:29

Thai police have pressed charges against a group of Thai army men in connection with the killing of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River earlier this month, the Bangkok Post reported Sunday.

China offers more aid to Thai

2011-10-30 08:50:16

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Saturday called his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra to express sympathy with the flood victims and provide fresh aid.

13 Americans killed in Afghan bombing

2011-10-29 21:42:53

A US official says all 13 NATO service members killed in a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital were American troops.

Qantas grounds all aircraft over labour dispute

2011-10-29 15:58:04

Australia's Qantas Airways said on Saturday it was grounding all aircraft over a labour dispute, a move that would cost it A$20 million ($21.4 million) a day.

World population hits 7 billion

2011-10-29 15:55:31

The world's population will reach the seven-billion mark on Oct 31, according to projections by the UN. It's a milestone, but also a wake-up call, a call to action.

Thai soldiers held over deaths of Chinese

2011-10-29 15:32:16

Nine army men have turned themselves in and confessed to killing 13 Chinese sailors on Mekong River in Golden Triangle earlier this month.

30 years to decommission Fukushima nuke plant

2011-10-29 08:13:32

Decommissioning the stricken reactors at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant is likely to take 30 years or more, the government's Japan Atomic Energy Commission said in a provisional report released on Friday.

People flee Bangkok fearing breach of river banks

2011-10-28 22:03:39

A One-Two-GO Airlines plane is seen parked on a flooded tarmac at Don Muang airport in Bangkok October 28, 2011.

Chernobyl film hits home in post-Fukushima Japan

2011-10-28 17:21:35

The film "Land of Oblivion" may revolve around victims of the Chernobyl disaster a quarter of a century ago, but Japanese audiences will see striking parallels with current-day headlines following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

Death toll in Turkish quake rises to 570

2011-10-28 17:06:50

The death toll in the earthquake which hit eastern Turkey on Sunday has risen to 570, with 2,555 people injured, the Disaster and Emergency Administration said on Friday.