Category: Asia

Did India miss a fifth bowler in third Test?

IMAGE: ‘India can afford to bring in a fifth bowler in the playing eleven to share the burden of its four-men bowling attack’. Photograph: BCCI Legendary Sunil Gavaskar feels India missed a fifth bowler in the third Test against Australia which ended in a tame draw, in Ranchi on Monday.

China Pesticide Industry Report, 2016-2020

Due to a greater pressure from safety production and environmental protection, rising costs, tepid domestic and foreign demands, and prohibition of and restrictions on highly toxic pesticides, the industry has been running with lower product prices. Overall, the pesticide enterprises now make meager profits or barely break even.

Minister opens sixth edition of Cityscape Qatar 2017

Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani along with other officials opening the sixth edition of Cityscape Qatar 2017 at the DECC, yesterday. Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani yesterday opened the sixth edition of Cityscape Qatar 2017 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center .

Filmart: Chinese Actors Say Farewell to Hollywood

No longer content to play underdeveloped roles in overstuffed tentpoles, China’s screen talents are turning down L.A. offers in search of bigger paydays, greater exposure and meatier roles at home. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Hong Kong’s A-list talent weren’t considered true superstars until they had made their mark in Hollywood.

Ousted South Korean president prepares to return home

In this Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, file photo, a South Korean national flag with a picture of impeached South Korean President Park Geun-hye is seen during a rally opposing her impeachment in Seoul, South Korea. Hundreds of police officers, reporters and supporters of the ousted president have gathered near her Seoul home in anticipation of her return from the presidential palace.

Won’t fight elections ever again: Sharmila

Imphal, March 11: “None of the above” or NOTA in common Indian electoral parlance, could today assume a new meaning for Irom Sharmila, Manipur’s most notable rights crusader. The woman who had the world stand by her at her feeblest, when she sat fasting and force-fed through a Ryles tube in a makeshift hospital jail for nearly 16 years, today lost the state elections from Thoubal, 30km south of Imphal.

S.Koreans celebrate Park’s removal, but ousted leader silent

A day after a court removed her from power over a corruption scandal, ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye maintained her silence on Saturday as her opponents and supporters divided the capital’s streets with massive rallies that showed a nation deeply split over its future. Park has been unseen and unheard from since the Constitutional Court’s ruling on Friday, which ended a power struggle that had consumed the nation for months.

Trump Got His Obama Wiretap Information From A Breitbart News Article

About 54 percent said they also believe the media “has assumed the role of the opposition party, constantly opposing the president and his policies at every turn”, seemingly consistent with Trump’s proclamation that the “fake news” media are “enemies of the American people”. Until Wednesday, Mr Spicer had steadfastly declined to discuss Mr Trump’s assertion that former president Barack Obama ordered wiretap surveillance of Trump Tower – an act that Mr Trump condemned as a scandal comparable in scale to McCarthyism or Watergate.

Threats to China’s One Belt, One Road initiative, Latin America’s …

Threats to China’s One Belt, One Road initiative, Latin America’s declining left, The shifting role of journalism, What does Trump mean for US role in the world?, Will ‘Scoxit’ follow ‘Brexit’? A lone “Yes” campaign supporter walks down a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, after the result of the Scottish independence referendum, in which voters decided to remain in the United Kingdom, Sept. 19, 2014.

Threats to China’s One Belt, One Road initiative, Latin America’s …

Threats to China’s One Belt, One Road initiative, Latin America’s declining left, The shifting role of journalism, What does Trump mean for US role in the world?, Will ‘Scoxit’ follow ‘Brexit’? A lone “Yes” campaign supporter walks down a street in Edinburgh, Scotland, after the result of the Scottish independence referendum, in which voters decided to remain in the United Kingdom, Sept. 19, 2014.

Modi, only Modi, is reason for victories: Amit Shah

Shah said PM Modi’s pro-poor schemes and pro-performance agenda led to BJP’s victory in UP and Uttarakhand A beaming Amit Shah called the BJP’s big victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand ‘the victories of Narendra Modi’s leadership.’ NEW DELHI: A beaming Amit Shah called the BJP’s big victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand “the victories of Narendra Modi ‘s leadership.”

Modi, only Modi, is reason for victories: Amit Shah

Shah said PM Modi’s pro-poor schemes and pro-performance agenda led to BJP’s victory in UP and Uttarakhand A beaming Amit Shah called the BJP’s big victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand ‘the victories of Narendra Modi’s leadership.’ NEW DELHI: A beaming Amit Shah called the BJP’s big victories in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand “the victories of Narendra Modi ‘s leadership.”

Malaysia hopes for talks with North Korea in ‘next few days’

Malaysia’s foreign minister says the government hopes to begin formal talks with North Korea in the “next few days” on solving a diplomatic dispute that has seen the two countries bar each other’s citizens from leaving. The dispute stems from the mysterious poisoning death of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur’s airport.

Over 55 Sri Lankan food exporters take part in Gulfood 2017 in Dubai

Mar 11, Colombo: The largest ever contingent of Food and Beverage exporting companies from Sri Lanka successfully participated in the 22nd edition of Gulfood 2017 trade exhibition in Dubai. The annual event, which is considered as the world’s largest Food and Drink event, was held at Dubai World Trade Centre in UAE from 26th February to 2nd March 2017.

3,500-yr-old mass burial ground discovered by Tirupati varsity1 hour ago

Tirupati, Mar 10 A 3,500-year-old colossal mass burial ground, believed to be of the Megalithic period, has been unearthed by a research team of the city-based Sri Venkateswara University. The mass burial ground is spread over 100 acres with over a dozen ‘cist burials’, each measuring 30 feet by 27 feet, in Raakasi Mitta area, around 60 km from here, Professor at the Department of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archaeology, Dr V Sakuntalamma, said.

China eyes to close military gap with US

China has put into service its new generation J-20 stealth fighter, a warplane it hopes will narrow the military gap with the United States, as senior naval officers said the country was building a “first class” navy and developing a marine corps. Chinese President Xi Jinping is overseeing a sweeping modernisation of the country’s armed forces, the largest in the world, including anti-satellite missiles and advanced submarines, seeking to project power far from its shores.

China’s Wanda Scraps $1 Billion Deal to Buy Hollywood’s Dick Clark Productions

Eldridge Industries, the U.S. owner of Dick Clark Productions Inc., said on Friday that one of its affiliates terminated an agreement to sell off the TV production company to Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group. Eldridge, which also owns magazines such as the Billboard and the Hollywood Reporter, said the affiliate terminated the agreement after Wanda failed to honor contractual obligations.

6 years after the Fukushima disaster, its victims are still suffering

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Gravestones photographed on Feb. 28 stand near a Namie, Japan, seaside devastated by the March 11, 2011, tsunami, which crippled the nearby Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Saturday marks the sixth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident , the worst recorded since the Chernobyl meltdown in 1986.

The Latest: Police say 2 dead in S. Korean protests

The Latest on South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s removal from office Friday by the Constitutional Court : South Korea’s defense minister has ordered the military to be on alert for possible North Korean provocations attempting to exploit “unstable situations at home and abroad.” In a video conference on Friday with military commanders, Defense Minister Han Min Koo said North Korea can make “strategic or operational” provocations at any time.

South Korea’s Scandal-Mired President Is Formally Ousted. What’s Next?

Here's a look at possible scenarios in the frantic weeks ahead and some of the potential presidential contenders vying for the presidential Blue House: With Park now formally unseated, the country, by law, must hold a presidential by-election within 60 days. This means the vote will likely take place on May 9. The winner of the election will be immediately sworn in as the country's leader, according to South Korea's National Election Commission.

South Korea’s president formally ousted by court

Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country into political turmoil and worsened an already-serious national divide. It capped a stunning fall for Park, the country’s first female leader who rode a wave of lingering conservative nostalgia for her late dictator father to victory in 2012, only to see her presidency crumble as millions of furious protesters filled the nation’s streets.

North Korea intelligence network active in Malaysia: Source

The presence of North Koreans in the country, masquerading behind careers in various fields, was all planned in order to form an organised intelligence network, a source told Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR: While Malaysia and North Korea are doing their best to solve the diplomatic spat between the two governments, attention is now focused on the presence of more than 1,000 North Korean citizens in Malaysia.

Baidu and Sogou punished for bogus, illegal oline ads

China’s two leading search engine operators, Baidu and Sogou, were fined today for their negligence in publishing unchecked advertising for unlicensed medical services and private companies. The fines were imposed by the Shanghai Industrial and Commercial Bureau on charges of publishing false and illegal advertisements.

February new yuan loans drop to 1.17 trillion

Chinese banks extended 1.17 trillion yuan of new yuan loans in February, down from 2.03 trillion yuan a month ago, central bank data showed today. The M2, a broad measure of the money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, grew by 11.1 percent from a year earlier to about 158.29 trillion yuan, according to an online People’s Bank of China statement.

China legislature giving more seats to women, workers

Increasingly known as a rich man’s club, China’s ceremonial legislature now plans to give more seats to women, farmers, workers and professionals. The official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday that changes to the makeup of the National People’s Congress would also reduce the proportion of delegates representing the ruling Communist Party and government departments, who now constitute about one-third of the roughly 3,000 members.

U.S. rejects China’s proposal

South Korea’s Ambassador Cho Tae-yul, left, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley, center, and Japan’s Ambassador Koro Bessho hold a joint news conference after consultations of the United Nations Security Council, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. ORG XMIT: UNRD109 less South Korea’s Ambassador Cho Tae-yul, left, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley, center, and Japan’s Ambassador Koro Bessho hold a joint news conference after consultations of the United Nations Security Council, … more The United States on Wednesday rejected China’s proposal for a halt to joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises if North Korea suspends its nuclear and missile activities.

U.S. rejects China’s proposal

South Korea’s Ambassador Cho Tae-yul, left, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley, center, and Japan’s Ambassador Koro Bessho hold a joint news conference after consultations of the United Nations Security Council, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. ORG XMIT: UNRD109 less South Korea’s Ambassador Cho Tae-yul, left, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley, center, and Japan’s Ambassador Koro Bessho hold a joint news conference after consultations of the United Nations Security Council, … more The United States on Wednesday rejected China’s proposal for a halt to joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises if North Korea suspends its nuclear and missile activities.

Why North Korea doesn’t trust China an inch

People walk past portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo / AP The assassination of Kim Jong Nam, the older brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who had been under Chinese protection and living in Macau, was followed by another round of missile launches by Pyongyang, stirring vocal anger from Seoul and Tokyo and quiet fury from Beijing.

Japanese lawmakers demand new weapons to take on N Korea

Any weapon Japan acquired with the reach to hit North Korea would also put parts of China’s eastern seaboard within rang Influential Japanese lawmakers are pushing harder for Japan to develop the ability to strike preemptively at the missile facilities of its nuclear-armed neighbour North Korea. Japan has so far avoided taking the controversial and costly step of acquiring bombers or weapons such as cruise missiles with enough range to strike other countries, relying instead on its U.S. ally to take the fight to its enemies.

Attack on military hospital in Afghan capital kills 30

An attack on a military hospital in Afghanistan has killed more than 30 people, the country’s Defence Ministry has said. An Islamic State affiliate claimed Wednesday’s attack on the hospital in Kabul’s heavily guarded diplomatic quarter, which set off clashes that lasted for several hours.