China Nuclear Official Faces Corruption Charges
Another top executive in China is facing corruption charges.
China: Plague Quarantine Lifted in Ziketan
We reported last week that the town of Ziketan, in a remote region of China’s Qinghai province, was put under quarantine.
Market Report - Asia Up on Data
Asian stocks rose today after better-than-expected U.
Netherlands: Farming Robots Have a Field Day
Tractors and other large, motorized machines are a common site on today’s farms.
Taiwan: Expedition to Matsu Island
This more than a century old building belongs to the Treasury of ROC, and it is rarely seen by the public due to its isolation.
China: Starvation Used as Torture in a Chinese Prison
Heilongjiang Province has acquired a reputation as one of the deadliest provinces in China for Falun Gong practitioners.
Australia: Sixty Feared Dead in Tonga Ferry Sinking
The search for survivors is continuing after the Princess Ashika sent a distress call at about 11p.
Asian Markets Report - Markets Largely Unchanged
Asian markets didn't have any drastic changes.
China: Boy Beaten to Death at Chinese Internet Rehab Camp
A 15-year-old boy has died in southern Guangxi province less than 24 hours after going to an internet addiction rehabilitation camp.
Ukrainian Gipsy Holocaust Victims Remembered
When Nazi Germany attacked Babui Yar, Ukraine between 1941 and 1943, about 250 thousand people were killed — most of them were Jewish, Ukrainian nationalists, prisoners of war, and gypsies.
Funeral for Last Surviving British WW1 Veteran
With a life spanning more than a century, veteran Harry Patch was the last Briton to survive the trenches of World War One.
“Molecule” House Made of Tubes
An Argentine man designs a futuristic house with a unique construction technique using aluminum tubing.
Turkey and Russia Close Pipeline Deal
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan announced on Thursday that Turkey granted permission to Russia to go ahead with the South Stream gas pipeline project.
Indien: „Affenkönig“ amüsiert Touristen
Jyoti Raju hat eine außergewöhnliche Fähigkeit, mit der er Touristen an der Festung Chitradurga im Staat Karnatake in Südindien unterhält.
Simulated Mars Traveler Returns to Earth
Oliver Knickel has come back down to earth.
Japan Remembers Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
The Japanese city of Hiroshima held its annual peace memorial ceremony Thursday to remember the first atomic bomb ever used against human beings on this day 64 years ago.
India: Three Death Sentences over 2003 Mumbai Blasts
A Mumbai court handed down a death sentence for three Indians found guilty of conspiring with a Pakistan-based militant group to carry out serial blasts in Mumbai in 2003.
Chinese Activist Huang Qi Awaiting Court Ruling
The three-hour secret trial of Chinese activist Huang Qi ended on Wednesday with no immediately ruling.
Taiwan: Taipei Prepares for Typhoon Morakot
Taiwan's weather bureau issued land and sea warnings today for a mid-strength typhoon.
Market Report - Japan Up, China Down
Japan's Nikkei neared a 10-month high, buoyed by gains in Honda and other carmakers, while stocks in Shanghai declined on speculation China may take steps to tighten credit policy.
China: Überschwemmung in Südwestchina fordert mindestens 10 Tote
Der starke Regenfall in Südwestchina führte zu Überschwemmungen.
Politkovskaya Murder Case Retried in Russia
The media interest was intense as Russia's Supreme Court began a retrial in the murder case of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
Nuclear Fusion: Power Source of the Future?
According to a team of international scientists, the same reaction that powers the sun can also power the earth.
