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N.Korea absent from China summit declaration - Channel News Asia
"Of course there was agreement on issues such as avoiding escalation and further North Korean provocation," said the official, who was accompanying Noda and refused to be named. "But on the exact phrasing of the paragraph and how it should be included ...
Poisonous gas prevents rescue of 17 Chinese miners - Channel News Asia
"At the scene, there is still no way for rescue," a Liaoning provincial mine safety official, who declined to be named, told AFP. "The carbon monoxide level is very high," he said. Carbon monoxide is a poisonous but undetectable gas produced by burning ...
Race to rescue 17 trapped in China coal mine - Channel News Asia
BEIJING: Chinese rescue workers battled on Friday to free 17 miners trapped for more than 48 hours in a northeast colliery after a gas blast that left five dead, a government official said. The explosion on Thursday, in a coal mine in Liaoning province ...
India eyes new Vodafone tax demand - Channel News Asia
NEW DELHI: India is planning a fresh tax demand on Vodafone in the wake of the Supreme Court's dismissal of a $2.2-billion bill imposed on the British mobile phone giant, a government official said Thursday. New Delhi intends to issue the claim after ...
Race picks up to head World Bank - Channel News Asia
... (Treasury Secretary Timothy) Geithner, (one of his predecessors Larry) Summers, or someone from the private sector like (Pimco chief executive) Mohamed El-Erian," said a person close to the World Bank, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
EU mulls lifting sanctions against Myanmar in February - Channel News Asia
... intense debate worldwide on potential policy change and in Brussels intensive discussions have been under way all week to overcome "differences of opinion and decide how to encourage Myanmar" ahead of Monday's ministerial talks, a source said. ...
NUS honours JY Pillay - Channel News Asia
Some donors chose to remain anonymous. The two JY Pillay Distinguished Professorships will bring leading academics to teach and carry out cutting-edge research at the Yale-NUS College. Professor Sir Peter Crane, a renowned evolutionary biologist and ...
Families welcome New Year babies - Channel News Asia
Her mother, who declined to be named, delivered by Caesarian section after seven hours in labour. Just a minute after midnight, Kyron Goh was born at KK Women's and Children's Hospital. His mother, Ms Ashlyn Soh, said she didn't expect him to arrive ...
Japan buys 13% of eurozone rescue fund sale - Channel News Asia
TOKYO: Japan has purchased 13 percent of the eurozone rescue fund's latest bond sale, a government official said Wednesday, as the region continues fundraising to help contain its sovereign debt crisis. The Japanese government bought 260 million euros ...
China starts yuan trading against two more currencies - Channel News Asia
But the introduction of the two new currencies attracted little trading interest on Monday, said a foreign bank dealer, who declined to be named. "There was only one deal for both of the two," the dealer told AFP. The yuan weakened against both ...
Jailed Gaddafi supporters demand freedom - Channel News Asia
I had no choice," he said, speaking on a condition of anonymity. "Thank God I have not killed anybody. We are awaiting investigation. I have not committed a crime. I don't know why I'm here," said the father of four, adding that his family has visited ...
Illegal fuel station discovered in Tampines - Channel News Asia
The operator of the station, who did not want to be identified, told Channel NewsAsia that the station is illegal, and it usually services lorries from nearby industrial areas and delivery vans. He said: "We are doing business here and have nowhere ...
Iran suffers under sanctions, faces threat of more - Channel News Asia
"The oil bounty has allowed it to mitigate the effects of the Western embargo," a European economist in Tehran said on condition of anonymity. "Trade circuits have become more complicated because of the sanctions against the main Iranian banks, ...
France, Britain seek exit from Libya - Channel News Asia
"The only possible way out for Gaddafi is feet first," dead, said one French diplomat who asked not to be named. A British diplomatic source denied any change to its strategy on Libya after Foreign Secretary William Hague suggested Gaddafi could be ...
US warning of airline plot to implant bombs in people - Channel News Asia
A US security official, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "This is new intelligence about a possible technique that could be used, however there is nothing to indicate an imminent threat." White House spokesman Jay Carney confirmed that officials ...
About 1000 more Syrians flee to Turkey - Channel News Asia
ANKARA: About 1000 more Syrians have fled to Turkey, bringing to some 1600 the number of people taking refuge in the country amid unrest in their homeland, a government official said on Thursday. "According to information from local authorities, ...
Martelly names entrepreneur as prime minister - Channel News Asia
A member of Martelly's cabinet, who did not wish to be identified, had previously said that Martelly had "written to the presidents of the two chambers of Parliament to let them know he has chosen Mr Daniel Rouzier as his prime minister. ...
Thai firm bids 250 million euros for Italian retail chain - Channel News Asia
Maurizio Borletti, a descendant of La Rinascente's founders, said he had "launched an appeal" but a source said he will not be able to block the sale. The offer from Thailand's Central Retail Corporation, which came in before Monday's bid deadline, ...
Israel 'very concerned' over plans to open Gaza border - Channel News Asia
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the Israeli official said Gaza's Hamas rulers had already build up a "dangerous military machine" in northern Sinai which could be further strengthened by opening the border. "We are very concerned about the ...
Euro slumps, markets roiled by US debt downgrade - Channel News Asia
One analyst in Paris, who asked not to be named, said the S&P action was a timely reminder that there was a debt crisis in all the Western countries, not just in the eurozone. Gold meanwhile soared to fresh record highs just short of $1500 dollars as ...
Moderate quake rocks India-Nepal border - Channel News Asia
"It was a moderate quake... with a shallow to moderate focal depth," said the official, who asked not to be identified. The tremor was also felt in two towns in far western Nepal, Dhangadi and Mahendranagar, Nepal's private Avenues Television reported.
Eiffel Tower 'package' sparks evacuation - Channel News Asia
Police were still canvassing the area two hours later, the source said. This is the fourth bomb scare and evacuation at the historic monument since September. The previous three incidents were all false alerts. In late February, around 1700 people were ...
Bahrain faces uncertain future - Channel News Asia
The man, who declined to give his name, said checkpoints also still control the roads to Shiite villages on the outskirts of Manama. Human Rights Watch on Sunday urged Manama to "end its campaign of arrests of doctors and human rights activists," after ...
Libya no-fly zone 'almost in place' - Channel News Asia
A senior US official, who asked not to be named, told journalists the Obama administration expected to see a transition to the next phase soon. "Within the next few days, you will see a transition to the next phase, to the actual enforcement of a ...
Son of N.Korea leader 'attends Clapton concert' - Channel News Asia
The official, who declined to be identified, confirmed news reports in Seoul of the visit by Kim Jong-Chol, second son of the leader of the hardline communist state. Jong-Chol, wearing black pants and a T-shirt, was seen cheering and swaying among fans ...