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Japan near deal with U.S. on Iran oil, wary of China on defense
Mar 05, 2012 07:12 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States are close to an agreement on cuts in Japanese imports of Iranian oil that will allow Tokyo to avoid U.S. sanctions, and may conclude a deal this month, Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba told Reuters on Monday.
China lead pollution poisons 160 children: report
Mar 03, 2012 23:26 EST
BEIJING (Reuters) - Lead emission from factories and the natural environment in China's manufacturing heart of Guangdong has poisoned 160 children, Xinhua said on Sunday in the country's latest case of unfettered industrial toxins.
China boosts defense budget by 11.2 percent for 2012
Mar 03, 2012 22:53 EST
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will boost military spending by 11.2 percent this year, the government said on Sunday, unveiling Beijing's first defense budget since President Barack Obama launched a "pivot" to reinforce U.S. influence across the Asia-Pacific.
China lays out stance on Syria, rejects "interference"
Mar 03, 2012 12:48 EST
BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned other powers on Sunday not to use humanitarian aid for Syria to "interfere" in the strife-torn Middle Eastern country, while urging unity in the U.N. Security Council after a split with Western powers over the crisis.
Chinese village unites for symbolic poll in bid
Mar 03, 2012 08:42 EST
WUKAN, China (Reuters) - Residents of a southern Chinese village on Saturday elected a reformist leader to run a new administrative authority that many hail as a model for greater grassroots democracy following an uncompromising standoff over land grabs and abuse of power.
Chinese village unites for symbolic poll in bid to end graft
Mar 03, 2012 08:42 EST
WUKAN, China (Reuters) - Residents of a southern Chinese village on Saturday elected a reformist leader to run a new administrative authority that many hail as a model for greater grassroots democracy following an uncompromising standoff over land grabs and abuse of power.
Thousands protest against Hong Kong's outgoing leader
Mar 03, 2012 06:23 EST
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of people marched to the offices of the Hong Kong city government on Saturday, demanding that outgoing chief executive Donald Tsang stand trial following allegations of ethics violations in his dealings with businessmen.
Japan PM: no plan for snap vote; still hopeful on tax bill
Mar 03, 2012 05:51 EST
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on Saturday he had no intention to call an early election any time soon and saw some promising signs that an elusive agreement with the opposition on his tax hike proposals was still possible.
China to promote cultural identity to Taiwan's youth
Mar 03, 2012 04:22 EST
BEIJING (Reuters) - A senior Chinese official pledged on Saturday to reach out to the youth of Taiwan to get them to identify more closely with China, as Beijing frets about pro-independence sentiment on the self-ruled democratic island it claims as its own.
Afghan army says Taliban infiltration very sophisticated
Mar 03, 2012 03:01 EST
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban have a sophisticated system in place to infiltrate Afghanistan's security forces and vetting of recruits must be severely tightened, an Afghan army general said on Saturday.
Afghan forces face threat from within, says official
Feb 29, 2012 04:54 EST
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan must act quickly to tackle infiltration of its security forces or another fatal attack on Western forces could undermine ties with NATO, a senior Afghan defense ministry official said on Wednesday, in a rare admission of the threat within.
South Korean opposition to pursue closer ties with North
Feb 28, 2012 02:47 EST
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's main left wing opposition party, which polls say is headed for a victory in an April parliamentary election, vowed on Tuesday closer ties with North Korea and will end a sanctions regime imposed by the current conservative government.
Gunmen open fire on bus in Pakistan, 18 killed
Feb 28, 2012 01:42 EST
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus in the northern Pakistani district of Kohistan in an apparent sectarian attack on Tuesday, killing 18 people, police officials said.
Detained Tibetans stage hunger strike in Nepal
Feb 27, 2012 04:48 EST
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Thirteen Tibetans, detained last week for protesting against China in front of the United Nations office in Nepal, started an indefinite hunger strike on Monday to press for their release, the president of the Tibetan Youth Congress in Nepal said.
China says ready to improve U.S. military ties
Feb 23, 2012 07:30 EST
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is ready to work with the United States to advance military ties, a defense ministry spokesman said Thursday, following a U.S. trip by China's vice president that featured a visit with top Pentagon officials.
Cyclists risk life and limb to beat Jakarta jams
Feb 23, 2012 04:53 EST
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Traffic in Indonesia's capital snarls so badly during rush hour that even motorbikes face gridlock and to get ahead a group of commuters have taken up an extreme sport: cycling to work.
Afghan soldier kills two NATO troops at protests
Feb 21, 2012 02:41 EST
KABUL (Reuters) - An Afghan soldier joined protests on Thursday against the burning of copies of the Koran at a NATO base and shot dead two foreign troops, Western military sources said, as the Taliban urged security forces to turn their guns on foreigners.
Stumbling Afghan peace talks need re-think: advisor
Feb 19, 2012 08:29 EST
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan government efforts to bring the Taliban into peace talks are stumbling and bold steps were needed to ensure that a council spearheading the reconciliation process can win the trust of insurgents, said a presidential advisor Sunday.
Sewage dumping disrupts water supply in China city
Feb 19, 2012 07:38 EST
BEIJING (Reuters) - About 50,000 residents in a southern Chinese city had their water supplies disrupted after a fish farm discharged sewage into the local water source, state media said Sunday, in the country's latest pollution incident.
North Korea threatens retaliation over South's war games
Feb 19, 2012 04:55 EST
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea warned South Korea on Sunday that it would shell islands close to their disputed sea border if the South violates its territorial waters during a military drill reported to begin in the Yellow Sea this week.
