Who will support aging Japan? Japan Times | Under the leadership of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore more than a decade ago adopted the growth strategy of making the medical industry the core of the nation's industrial development. | Lee, the eldest son of the city state's founding father Lee Kuan Yew, known for his "developmental ...
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Obama on Afghanistan: 'Great challenges ahead' BBC News | US President Barack Obama has said there are "great challenges ahead" but that he is confident Kabul and Nato are on "the right track" to bring security to Afghanistan. | In response, Afghan President Hamid Karzai reaffirmed his commitment to the Strategic Partnership Agreement...
NATO meet starts without deal on Pak supply lines Indian Express | A NATO summit meeting here to discuss long-term security for Afghanistan opened on Sunday in the shadow of continuing tension between the US and Pakistan over an unfinished deal to reopen supply routes for the war. | US and Pakistani officials had ...
Coming, a tourist visa to Pak, easier travel for businessmen, elderly, kids Indian Express | India and Pakistan are set to issue, for the first time in their histories, tourist visas to each other's citizens. New Delhi and Islamabad will also ease visa conditions for families of individuals with spouses in the other country, and issue visa...
Chinese activist Chen lands in US Indian Express | A blind Chinese legal activist who escaped house arrest, endured a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle and a hurried daylong flight paused ever so briefly upon his arrival in New York City before taking up a familiar fight. | Taken from a hospital ...
Two Strategic Ties Contrast for Obama at NATO Meeting The New York Times | CHICAGO — President Obama was struggling to manage key shifts in the relationships with his two South Asia counterparts on Sunday, as a deal to reopen supply lines through Pakistan to Afghanistan appeared stalled just as Mr. Obama began talks...
New Zealand’s most unusual place to stay Scoop Monday, 21 May 2012, 8:50 am | Press Release: Word of Mouth Media | Media Release - May 21 2012 | The Boot near Nelson named as New Zealand’s most unusual place to stay | The Boot B and B. Photo credit: Veronec Cornelle. | The Boot near Nelson...
Australian business news digest - May 21 Canberra Times | THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) | Stephen Johns, chairman of international service provider Leighton Holdings, said yesterday that it should never have established a joint venture operation with the Al Habtoor Group in Asia. "With hin...
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Taliban: NATO nations should leave Afghanistan now Atlanta Journal | KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban is urging all NATO nations in Afghanistan to follow France's lead and pull their international forces from the war this year. Election 2012...
Lady Gaga arrives in Philippines amid protests Gulf News | Manila: Pop singer Lady Gaga arrived in the Philippines on Saturday to cheers from fans and protests from young Christians calling for the cancellation of her upcoming conce...
The wonders of fruits and vegetables Sun Star | “THERE were no fast food, pizza, junk food or microwaves 50 years ago, our diet were much healthier with fresh meat and vegetables, fish, grass-fed pasture, fruit, roots, and n...
Afghanistan post-war strategy dominates NATO summit The Australian | US President Barack Obama has warned of "hard days" ahead in Afghanistan as world leaders opened a NATO summit confronted by questions about the country's post-conflict future. | Meeting in Mr Obama's home city of Chicago, leaders in...
NZ dollar holds near 5 1/2-mth low; G8 divided over Greece Scoop Monday, 21 May 2012, 8:42 am | Article: BusinessDesk | NZ dollar holds near 5 1/2-mth low as G8 make little headway on Greece | By Hannah Lynch | May 21 (BusinessDesk) - The New Zealand dollar held near a five and half month low after leaders from th...
Search resumes in Auckland dinghy tragedy Otago Daily Times | A helicopter has joined the search this morning for a man and a seven-year-old boy, missing after a family trip turned to tragedy when a dinghy capsized under the old Mangere Bridge in Auckland. | The man, 45, and four young children were in the bo...
Google gets China OK for Motorola deal Herald Tribune | NEW YORK - Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. Enlarge | FILE - In this May 11, 2011 file photo, attendees chat at the Google IO Developers Conference in San Francisco. Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid t...
Wheat, gold make stunning runs in nervous markets The Times Of India Tweet | NEW YORK: Wheat charged higher on Friday to post its biggest weekly gain in 16 years and gold continued its recovery from four-month lows as commodity markets saw selective buying amid lingering worries about the euro zone. | Prices of crude oil and copper -- two of the biggest industrial commodities -- remained weak amid uncertainties pose...
