India picks France to supply 126 fighter jets
2012-02-01 14:10:02
India has selected French firm Dassault Rafale to supply 126 multi-role combat aircraft to its air force.
ROK posts trade deficit in 24 months in Jan
2012-02-01 09:55:10
South Korea's trade balance turned into the red in 24 months in January as exports reduced amid Europe's debt crisis and the global economic slowdown.
Indian air force to buy 126 Rafale fighter jets
2012-01-31 22:03:39
top Indian government official says India has decided to buy 126 French-made Rafale combat aircraft for the Indian air force.
First sporting event between ROK, DPRK kicks off in China
2012-01-31 17:17:41
The first sporting event between the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) since the death of DPRK leader Kim Jong-il takes place in China from Jan 31 to Feb 3.
Chinese fishing boat captain sentenced in Japan
2012-01-31 17:10:56
A local court in Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture gave a Chinese fishing boat captain a 6-month suspended sentence plus a fine of one million yen.
Plan to expand US military presence assailed
2012-01-31 15:45:36
The plan to expand United States military presence in the Philippines has been assailed.
Defense officials: DPRK leadership 'stable'
2012-01-31 13:48:09
the Republic of Korea, the United States and Japan believe the new leadership in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is "stable".
Indian state calls for boycott of London Games
2012-01-31 08:04:58
The chief minister of the central Indian state Madhya Pradesh has called for boycott of the London Olympics if the Union Carbide's successor Dow Chemicals remains as a sponsor of the event.
Malay group chided for white Chinese New Year packets
2012-01-30 20:33:20
An ethnic political party in Malaysia came under fire on Monday after it distributed white envelops instead of red packets at a Chinese New Year open house.
Pakistani mass wedding ceremony
2012-01-30 09:48:27
A total of 50 couples from the rural coastal area of Karachi took wedding vows during a mass ceremony.
Japanese, Russian territorial row
2012-01-29 20:41:50
A decades-old territorial dispute that has prevented Japan and Russia from signing a peace treaty.
Saleh arrives in US for medical treatment
2012-01-29 15:56:22
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in the United States Saturday for medical treatment, US State Department spokesman Noel Clay said.