Tuesday 9th February, 2010
Costa Rica elects first woman president
The Asia News.NetSan Jose, Feb 9 (IANS) fifty-year-old Laura Chinchilla became the first woman president of Costa Rica after she won 64.7 percent votes in the country's general election this weekend.
Yanukovych wins Ukraine presidential vote
The Asia News.NetKiev, Feb 9 (DPA) Viktor Yanukovych has effectively won Ukraine's presidential election with a 3.14 percentage-point margin of victory over his opponent, and practically all ballots counted, a senior election official said Monday.
Multi-nation exercise Milan concludes successfully in Andaman
The Asia News.NetPort Blair, Feb 8 : The multination naval exercise hosted by the Indian Navy at Andaman and Nicobar islands with an aim to build mutual confidence between the navies of the Asia Pacific region successfully concluded with a passage exercise at sea on Monday.
Sikh kids should be allowed to wear kirpans, karas in public: Brit Asian judge
The Asia News.NetLondon, Feb 8: Britain's first Asian judge, Sir Mota Singh, has said that Sikh schoolchildren should be allowed to wear their ceremonial daggers at all times in all public places.
Iran to build 10 nuke enrichment sites within one year
The Asia News.NetTehran, Feb 8 (DPA) Iran claimed that it would build 10 new enrichment sites within one year, the state media reported Monday.
China closes 'biggest hacker site', arrests three
The Asia News.NetBeijing, Feb 8 (DPA) Police have shut down China's biggest website for hackers and arrested three people suspected of selling malicious software and other hacking services, state media said Monday.
Malaysia resents foreign critics of Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial
The Asia News.NetKuala Lumpur, Feb 8 (IANS) Malaysia has asked foreign governments to 'respect' its legal system and processes after Australian parliamentarians criticised the ongoing trial of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges.
Judges should declare assets: Bangladesh chief justice
The Asia News.NetDhaka, Feb 8 (IANS) Bangladesh's new chief justice, Mohammad Fazlul Karim, has said all judges should declare their assets in the interests of transparency.
Asian Markets Overview of February 9
MENAFN(MENAFN) A review recently released by Thomson Reuters said that top executives in the Middle East expect another tough year for capital markets as they gathered in Dubai to discuss the financial...
Police urge Asian community to identify Indian taxi driver's killer
Earth TimesWellington - New Zealand police investigating the murder of an Indian taxi driver in Auckland appealed Tuesday to the city's Asian communities for help in identifying the passenger who stabbed him to ...
PREVIEW: Asian love story to open 60th anniversary Berlinale
Earth TimesBerlin - A love film story set against the tensions of the conflict between Taiwan and mainland China is to open the 60th anniversary Berlin Film Festival on Thursday. The world premiere of Chinese di...
Governors meet at White House about Asian carp
Christian Science MonitorFederal authorities are proposing to control, but not close, Illinois shipping locks in an effort to prevent the Asian carp from infiltrating the Great Lakes. Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm did not a...
Korea should be nuclear-free, Kim tells China envoy
Channel News AsiaBEIJING: North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il restated Pyongyang's goal of ridding the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons when he met a visiting senior Chinese envoy, Chinese state media reported Tuesday....
China quake activist jailed for subversion
Channel News AsiaBEIJING: A Chinese activist who was investigating whether shoddy construction caused school collapses in the massive 2008 Sichuan earthquake was jailed Tuesday for five years for subversion, his lawye...
NKorea accuses SKorea of plot amid push for nuclear talks
Channel News AsiaSEOUL: Pyongyang accused Seoul on Monday of plotting to topple its regime as relations again soured, while a top Chinese official met North Korea's leader to bring the country back to nuclear disarmam...
Sri Lanka under fire over opponent's arrest
Channel News AsiaWASHINGTON: Sri Lanka was hit by sharp international criticism after troops arrested the defeated opposition candidate, just two weeks after an election that had raised hopes of turning a new page. Th...
For Japan's cellphone novelists, proof of success is in the print
Los Angeles TimesReporting from Tokyo - She likes Care Bears, doesn't wear makeup yet, and took her nom de plume from a character in the Disney classic "Bambi."And last year, 15-year-old "Bunny" became one of Japan's...
Research and Markets: Orphan Drugs in Asia-Pacific: from Designation to Pricing, Funding & Market Access
Earth Timeshttp://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/87cd5e/orphan_drugs_in_as ) has announced the addition of the "Orphan Drugs in Asia-Pacific: From Designation to Pricing, Funding & Market Access" report...
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