Countries in the Asia-Pacific region are bracing for a possible tsunami following a massive earthquake in Chile.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii issued a warning for the Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia and many island nations in the Pacific. A lower-level advisory was issued for the northern Pacific region.
Many countries along the Pacific Rim are [...]
HANOI—Communist Vietnam was until recently a highly moralistic society in which men looked for virgins to marry and unmarried couples were fined for living together, but that now seems to be changing.
Traditionally, an unmarried woman who became pregnant could have her head shaved and smeared with lime as punishment in Vietnam’s traditional rural societies.
But increasingly, [...]
India’s economy is expected to grow by 7.2 per cent this year. The latest forecast indicates that economic recovery is on track in Asia’s third largest economy.
Government estimates released Monday indicate strong growth in the industrial and services sector is helping the economy rebound after slowing in the wake of the global financial crisis.
The forecast [...]
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions after a meeting with his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner in Paris, 03 Feb 2010
Iran’s key allies, China and Russia, are sending divergent messages on whether to pursue further sanctions against Iran for its nuclear program.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi warned Thursday that talk of additional sanctions is complicating [...]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il has constructed a military command centre in a hollowed-out mountain close to the Chinese border from where he plans to fight a guerrilla campaign should his nation be invaded or engulfed in civil unrest.
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Beneath a lavish palace used by the North Korean supreme leader, the interior of Mount [...]
Time has changed, over 60 years ago general Macarthur used to be the Overlord of Japan after second world war, but now Obama showed his respect to Japanese emperor in an unusual way — he bows to Japanese emperor. The photos tell everything.
Douglas Macarthur is pictured with Emperor Hirohito. Macarthur “treated Emperor Hirohito respectfully but, [...]
