Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river Gulf News | Beijing: Workers began cleaning up a chemical spill in northeastern China Thursday after more than 3,000 containers of chemicals were washed into a river by the worst floods to hit the country in more than a decade. | The barrels, containing a flammable chemical used to make rubber and adhesi...
South Korean prime minister offers to resign Gulf News | Seoul: South Korea's prime minister offered to resign Thursday after parliament shot down his efforts to scrap a plan that would relocate several government ministries out of the capital. | Chung Un-chan, an academic who was appointed in September, has led the charge to abandon the project, t...
China government clears Geely to buy Volvo: Source The Times Of India DETROIT/HONG KONG: China's regulator has approved Geely's acquisition of Ford's(F.N) Volvo unit, clearing one of the last remaining hurdles to the high-profile deal, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. | The deal could be complete...
Robots that can chat, play big hit in Japan The Times Of India TOKYO: Robots that can chat, find misplaced glasses, draw airplanes and play with your children are attracting thousands of visitors during an expo in Tokyo as Japan adapts to changes in society. | Robots, such as the sound-sensitive Chapit, answer s...
Oldest man in Tokyo been mummified for 30 years NZ Herald 7:40 AM Friday Jul 30, 2010 Email Print | TOKYO - A man listed as the oldest living male in Tokyo in fact died some 30 years ago, city officials said after his body was found mummified in his bed. | Police visited the home of Sogen Kato at the reques...
Russia has 'reset' its relations elsewhere, why not with Japan? Daily Star Lebanon | By Yuriko Koike | Commentary by | Friday, July 30, 2010 | - Powered by | The recent smooth exchange of spies between Russia and the United States appeared to demonstrate that the “reset” in relations between the two countries has worked...
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U.N. ends Kyoto CO2 offset drought ahead of key meet The Star | LONDON (Reuters) - The United Nations' climate secretariat on Thursday issued 228,400 Kyoto Protocol carbon offsets to three Asian clean energy projects, ending a two-week issuan...
Japan supertanker probe reveals smashed hull The Star | FUJAIRAH/TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese supertanker that reported suffering an "explosion" near the Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route may have hit a submarine or a mine, UAE port...
Comeback Heralded for Japan Giants in Electronics The New York Times | TOKYO — Buoyed by a long-awaited turnaround in its television and video game businesses, Sony said Thursday it swung to a net profit of ¥25.7 billion, or $293.9 million...
Sony returns to profit on demand for PS3, TVs The Times Of India TOKYO: Sony bounced back to profit last quarter and raised its full-year earnings forecast, fueled by stronger demand for its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, personal computers and televisions. | The Tokyo-based electronics and entertainment giant sai...
Volkswagen Q2 earnings jump on China show The Times Of India BERLIN: Sales at Volkswagen motored ahead in the second quarter thanks in part to strong demand from China, pushing the automaker’s earnings sharply higher to 1.25 billion euro ($1.6 billion), the company said Thursday. The company, based in Wolfsb...
Twenty-nine dead in China floods The Daily Telegraph Australia | AT least 29 people have been killed and seven are missing after floodwaters swept through north-east China, state media says, as the death toll from the worst floods in years nears 1000. | More than 254,000 people were evacuated and 21,875 building...
Questions Swirl About Damaged Japanese Tanker The New York Times | Shipping officials said Thursday that they were examining the hull of a Japanese oil tanker that was mysteriously damaged this week as it traversed a strategically vital waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. The ship’s owner has said that it may have been attacked. | With the tanker docked in the United Arab Emirates, the owner a...
Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China The New York Times | FRANKFURT — Germany continued to show surprising strength Thursday as a drop in unemployment, coupled along with better-than-expected profit at two of the country’s biggest manufacturers, underscored how Europe’s largest economy is benefiting from a weaker euro and surging exports to emerging markets. | German unemployment fell ...
