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Call for revising Japan-US military agreement
/enpproperty--> WASHINGTON - The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement needs revision in order to better catch US military personnel who commit rape in Japan, a Japanese Diet member said Tuesday. Tomoko Abe, a member of Japan's House of Representatives, made the remarks on the sidelines of an event in Washington co-hosted by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, the Council on Foreign ...
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Awaiting China PMI Things Could Get Even Worse
Activity in China's vast manufacturing sector may have decelerated further in June, the flash estimate of the HSBC China purchasing manager's index (PMI) is expected to show, exacerbating worries about a downturn in the world's second largest economy. The closely-watched flash PMI survey due on Thursday could fall to as low as 48.7, according to estimates by Credit Agricole and ...
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Paul B. Farrell New China billionaires’ Happy Meditation Guide
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- In my guidebook, "Millionaire Meditation," there are 40 ways to achieve the happiness that comes from meditating. All 40 have one common element: To be truly happy you must master "Rule One -- Focus on What You're Doing in This Moment, and Nothing ...
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Zaccheroni prepares to lead Japan against native Italy
Edward Snowden, the fugitive former CIA employee and NSA contractor who leaked secrets about America’s spying operations, often hung out online with foreigners in Japan who shared his interests in anime, video games, martial arts, the stock market and the expat lifestyle. Snowden, who ...
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China North Korea holding strategic talks following tensions Norths offer of talks with US
BEIJING, China - A top North Korean negotiator has arrived at China's Foreign Ministry for strategic talks following a rough patch in relations between the communist allies and Pyongyang's surprise weekend call for dialogue with the U.S. North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan was expected to discuss bilateral relations and the situation on the Korean Peninsula with ...
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US auto giant GM breaks ground on China Cadillac plant
Cadillacs as it seeks a larger share of China's growing market for luxury cars. The plant will have annual output capacity of 160,000 vehicles with production to start in two years, GM officials told a news conference before the opening ceremony. "We're going to bring our high-end, premium product here and we're going to see how we run against the competitors from Europe and ...
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China shares test fresh 6-mth lows on dashed easing hopes Hong Kong sinks
Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:43am EDT * Indexes: HSI -1.2 pct, H-shares -1.8 pct, CSI300 -1.3 pct * Reported IPO resumption, property tax expansion hit A-shares * Defensives slide in HK as investors await Fed outcome * Mengniu spikes after $1.6 bln Yashili takeover offer By Clement Tan HONG KONG, June 19 (Reuters) - China shares tested six-month lows, sinking Hong Kong markets, as a cash squeeze in the ...
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Bus crashes in foggy valley in China 15 dead
BEIJING (AP) -- A bus carrying 36 people veered from a road in heavy fog and crashed into a valley in western China, killing at least 15 people, state media ...
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Russia evacuates 6000 residents over ammunition explosions
Some 6,000 residents have been evacuated following explosions in an ammunition depot in Russia's Samara region, the Emergency Situations Ministry said Tuesday. The first explosion rocked a military test ground in the town of Chapayevsk at about 7:30 p.m. Moscow time (1330 GMT), a spokesperson for the ministry told reporters. Five explosions of projectiles took place in the test ground, ...
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Mexicos Popocatepetl volcano blasts huge column of ash into the sky
Residents of Mexico City and the surrounding area had a bit of a scare Monday afternoon as Popocatepetl, the active volcano just to the southeast of Mexico City, blasted a column of ash over 4 km into the sky in an eruption that, according to RT.com, one resident of the area said was like a 'rocket explosion'. As the video shows, the abrupt explosion sent a shock wave through the ...
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Myanmar ruling party says coalition with Suu Kyi possible
The chief of Myanmar's pro-military party said Thursday he is not ruling out a coalition government with the opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi after crucial elections in 2015 if it's in the national interest. In the past two weeks, both lower house speaker Shwe Mann and Nobel laureate Suu Kyi have said they want to run for president. The election will be crucial in setting ...
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North Korea children stage military parade on Childrens Day
A toy missile launcher featured a cartoon duck on one side.(Photo:Agencies) North Korean youngsters dressed in miniature replicas of military uniforms have celebrated Children's Day with a parade featuring toy cars decorated to look like rocket launchers. About 3,000 children took part in games, dances and a military parade in the country's capital, Pyongyang. Groups of children took ...
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Japan India vow to promote bilateral strategic partnership
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh attend a joint press conference in Tokyo, Japan on May 29, 2013. (Xinhua/Ma ...
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UPDATE 2-Japan finds highly toxic strontium in Fukushima groundwater
Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:40am EDT * Strontium-90 is a by-product of nuclear fission * Tepco says levels exceed legal limits * Discovery may complicate efforts to release groundwater into ocean (Adds comments from expert) By Osamu Tsukimori and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - High levels of a toxic substance called strontium-90 have been found in groundwater at the devastated Fukushima ...
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StanChart plans 1 bln yuan bond in Taiwan -sources
TAIPEI, June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 12:24am EDT TAIPEI, June 19 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered is planning to sell a 1 billion yuan bond in Taiwan, two brokerage sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, in the second such bond to be issued by a global bank. The Asia-focused bank is set to apply for approval for the issue from Taiwan regulators later this month, targeting ...
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Sanya diving group ‘Diving Best’ to promote business outside of China
The operator of China's Sanya Diving Training Centre, Diving Best, has expressed interest to enter the local tourism industry, as the State is well known in China as an eco and marine-based tourism destination. According to Sabah Economic Development Investment Authority (Sedia), a meeting with the group from the operator has shown positive outcome. The State's investment ...
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Lions pride wounded ahead of first Australia test
British and Irish Lions leave the field after losing their trial match against the ACT Brumbies at Canberra stadium June 18, 2013. REUTERS/Andrew ...
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Japan grew 1.2 in first quarter and may seek further stimulus
Japan’s economic growth accelerated in the first quarter more than expected as the recovery remained intact with the beginning of the year. The expansion supports the cautious policy from the BoJ and fuels the debate over the need to take more action to protect growth ...
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China’s trade balance sees an unexpected surplus in May
China witnessed an unexpected surplus in its trade balance during the month of May, as sales to U.S. jumped to the most this year and purchases by the European Union countries rose for the first time in three ...
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Australia’s Business Confidence Drops to 9-Month Low
Australian business confidence slid to the lowest in nine months in May, despite the central bank’s interest rates cut to the lowest in three years, amid global uncertainties, especially as Europe’s debt crisis continues to deepen while Greece may leave the euro ...
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Will the All Blacks fall to Australia at the next World Cup
the milestone of their 500th Test match . Two of the three NZ tries were instant classics. In fact, there probably won't be a better score this year than Beauden Barrett's late try under the sticks following a dazzling length-of-the-field breakout. But a performance "close to perfection" and other misty-eyed exaltations? Hardly. In fact, come to think of it, there's a ...
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Japanese lawmaker calls for revising military agreement to help capture US rapists
The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement needs revision in order to better catch US military personnel who commit rape in Japan, a Japanese Diet member said here Tuesday. Tomoko Abe, a member of Japan's House of Representatives, made the remarks on the sidelines of an event in Washington co-hosted by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, the Council on Foreign Relations and the MIT Center for ...
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US extends anti-dumping duty on Chinas sodium hexametaphosphate
dumping duty order on the products from China would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. It has been the first "sunset review" since February, 2008, when the duty was introduced. The duty margin on the products from China runs from 92.02 percent to 188.05 percent. A "sunset review" was conducted every five ...
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Fish Prices Leap to All-Time High Thanks to China
Global fish prices have leapt to all-time highs as China's growing appetite for high-end species - from tuna to oysters - runs up against lower catches. The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation's global fish price index, an industry benchmark that tracks the cost of wild and farmed seafood, hit a record high in May, up 15 per cent from a year ago and above the peak set in mid 2011. ...
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Fiji offers more than 500 troops to Golan force—diplomats
UNITED NATIONS--Fiji has offered more than 500 troops to the UN Golan Heights peacekeeping force after several countries withdrew because of the spillover from the Syria conflict, diplomats said Tuesday. Fiji will supply 170 troops this month to replace Japanese and Croatian soldiers who have left in previous weeks. Diplomats said it has also offered to replace the 370 troops that Austria is ...
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Chinese shipping industry is not the only one causing environmental incidents
The recent highly publicized grounding of a Chinese bulk carrier on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia attracted the scrutiny of the world on the Chinese shipping industry with some commentators saying that the accident was indicative of a dysfunctional health and safety record throughout the industry in China.
China’s shipping industry is primarily made up of the state-owned and run COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company), and it is this company to whom the Shen Neng 1 belongs. The Shen Neng 1 is not the only COSCO ship to be involved in a notable maritime accident. Read more
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