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Asia-Pacific - Asean to study impact of trade liberation on health

Manila, Southeast Asian health ministers Friday called for a study on the impact of trade liberalisation on health to ensure that people are protected from harmful products that are easily distributed across borders.

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Asia-Pacific - North Korea, US close to nuclear compromise: Report
Seoul, North Korea and the United States are closer to a compromise in a last-ditch effort to salvage a nuclear disarmament deal, South Korean media said Friday. Both sides were ... - more news

Asia-Pacific - Thai protest leaders surrender to police
Bangkok, Top leaders of an anti-government movement that has occupied Thailand’s seat of government since August surrendered Friday to police, a day after treason charges were dropped agains... - more news

Asia-Pacific - Singapore’s founding father outlines route for India’s development
Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, the man behind the Singapore success story, Friday outlined his vision of the route that India should take to fast track it... - more news

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Asia-Pacific - Tokyo markets continue descent; Nikkei plunges below 9,000
Stocks in Tokyo continued their downward course Friday, with the Nikkei plunging below the psychologically significant mark of 9,000 points, for the first time in more than five years. Minutes after trading started, the benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock - more news

Asia-Pacific - Hong Kong shares plunge 8 percent in early trade
Hong Kong stocks plunged by 8 percent to below 15,000 points in early trading Friday as fears over a global economic meltdown heightened. After the first half hour of trading Friday morning, the blue-chip Hang Seng Index was down 7.97 percent, or - more news

Asia-Pacific - China's 30 years of reform and opening up
This autumn was a season of revelry and national pride for the Chinese. Still basking in the glory of spectacular summer Olympics in August, the whole nation had something else to celebrate as its astronaut became the first Chinese to perform a space - more news

Asia-Pacific - Nikkei plunges below 9,000 after five years

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Asia-Pacific - Shah Rukh Khan to be star attraction at Singapore carnival
Bollywood's King Khan, Shah Rukh, will be the star attraction of the Zee Carnival - a two-day entertainment and lifestyle extravaganza to be held in Singapore next weekend. Already the Shah Rukh fever is catching on. Apart from his fans among the 200,000-strong Indian expat... - more news

Asia-Pacific - Plans for Hong Kong Bruce Lee museum in danger
The billionaire owner of kung fu legend Bruce Lee's last home warned Monday he would scuttle plans for a museum at the site if Hong Kong's government did not allow him to build a tribute cinema, library and fan shops. Chinese property developer Yu Panglin said in an intervi... - more news

New Zealand Israel accuses New Zealand of anti-Semitism
An Israeli diplomat has accused New Zealand of "acceptance of anti-Semitic behaviour" following controversial billboard advertisements for a television programme, a Dutch newspaper reported Friday. "We have been shocked and dismayed by the wrongful action of people using Je... - more news

Asia-Pacific - Juries for 10th Osian’s-Cinefan film fest announced

Asia-Pacific - Cricket fever grips Canada for T20 Cup
After all the visa hassles for foreign players, Toronto is all excited about staging its biggest-ever cricketing show Friday when Pakistan and Sri Lanka join Zimbabwe and hosts Canada to fight it out for the first Al-Barakah T20 Canada Cup. Cricke - more news

Asia-Pacific - Learning judo with Vladimir Putin
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has presented his judo tutorial video, ’Learning Judo with Vladimir Putin,’ here. The instructional video released Tuesday is a supplement to a judo manual, co-authored by Putin, with the same title that has s - more news

Asia-Pacific - Kim Jong-il at football match
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il is reported to have made his first public appearance since rumours surfaced that he had suffered a stroke. Mr Kim attended a student football match in Pyongyang, state media said. The 66-year-old leader had no - more news

Asia-Pacific - Germany keeper Enke out of World Cup qualifier

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