Promoters Circling One Another as M.M.A. Takes Root in Asia
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Organizations like the U.F.C. and One Fighting Championship are hoping to mine an untapped population with a long history in martial arts.
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Indonesia FM seeks new Asia treaty to curb conflict
Indonesia’s foreign minister called Thursday for a new treaty spanning across Asia to help build trust, warning of the potential for conflict in the fast-changing region if tensions fester.
On a visit to Washington, Foreign Minister Marty [...]
Japan rout UAE 93-3 in Asia Five Nations
Japan continued their brilliant run in the Asia Five Nations with a 15-try, 93-3 rout of hosts UAE on Friday.
Japan, who have already clinched a sixth straight Asian title, were held to just seven points in the first 20 minutes, but the spirited [...]
Chinese star calls on Asia to help end elephant slaughter
Ivory jewelry and carvings are prized by some in Asia, but people should know they come from the massacre of elephants whose survival is threatened by rampant poaching, popular Chinese film star Li Bingbing has warned.
“I want to spread [...]
China makes proposals to ADB for promoting Asia development
[unable to retrieve full-text content]China made on Saturday proposals to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for promoting Asia development, at a time when Asian countries are face with internal structural problems and weakening external demand.
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Asia facing daunting challenge in financing infrastructure projects: Indian official
NEW DELHI, May 4 (Xinhua) — Asia is facing a daunting challenge in financing physical infrastructure projects in the next decade, where a funding of from 8 to 10 trillion U.S. dollars is needed, said a senior Indian official on Saturday.
Indian [...]
China Is Likely to Challenge U.S. Supremacy in East Asia, Report Predicts
[unable to retrieve full-text content]But the report, by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said American-Chinese interdependence would prevent China from trying to force the United States out.
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Ferrari LaFerrari Has Asia Premier in Shanghai
If you don’t understand the hype around Ferrari’s latest car, let us tell you. The new Ferrari, codenamed F150 (much like Ford’s truck) is a hybrid performance vehicle which makes use of F1′s KERS technology to boost power to the 6.3L [...]
US warship in Southeast Asia gives punch to Asian ‘pivot’
AFPApril 19, 2013, 12:02 am TWN
SINGAPORE–A U.S. warship designed to fight in coastal areas arrived Thursday in Singapore for its Southeast Asian deployment, underlining President Barack Obama’s new strategic focus on Asia.
The [...]
Organized crime worth US$90 bil. a year in E. Asia: UN
By Martin Parry, AFPApril 17, 2013, 12:01 am TWN
SYDNEY–Organized crime gangs dealing in fake goods, drugs, human trafficking and the illicit wildlife trade earn nearly US$ 90 billion annually in East Asia and the Pacific, a U.N. [...]
China White Paper Criticizes U.S. Asia Pivot
Just days after U.S. secretary of state John Kerry wrapped up his first official visit to Beijing, China’s defense ministry accused the U.S. of exacerbating tensions in the Asia-Pacific by increasing its military presence and reinforcing [...]
N. Korea threatens South as Kerry ends Asia tour
North Korea’s military Tuesday threatened retaliation against the South over anti-North Korean protests as US Secretary of State John Kerry ended his Asian tour aimed at trying to defuse tensions.
The warning came after protestors in [...]
Kerry Heads to Asia to Reassure Allies of U.S. Support
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Secretary of State John Kerry arrives in South Korea on Friday in an attempt to reassure American allies that the United States remains committed to their defense.
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Developing Asia rebound to be fragile: ADB
By Beh Lih Yi, AFPApril 10, 2013, 12:03 am TWN
HONG KONG–The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Tuesday the region’s emerging economies would pick up this year but warned that the recovery remained fragile due to the eurozone [...]
Boao Forum for Asia to conclude
Switzerland has offered to mediate with the DPRK as tensions continue to rise on the Korean peninsula.
Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary General, performed the ceremonial kickoff before the Real Madrid-Levante match at the Santiago [...]
Boao Forum for Asia 2013 opens
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2013 in Boao, south China’s Hainan Province, April 7, 2013. [Xinhua]
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Xi stresses stability, cooperation in Asia
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday stressed the importance of mutual trust and understanding in Asia in order to ensure regional stability and deepen cooperation.
Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2013 opens Sunday [...]
Xi Jinping addresses Boao forum, stresses dev’t for Asia & world
By CCTV reporter Xia Ruixue
Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia 2013 in the coastal town of Boao, in southern China’s Hainan Province. President Xi expressed his wish [...]
Pentagon chief reassures Singapore leader of rebalance toward Asia
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Xinhua) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Monday reassured Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the U.S. commitment to rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region.
That happened when Hagel hosted Lee for [...]
Let FTA catalyze prosperity in East Asia
A first round of Free Trade Area (FTA) talks among China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) ended on Thursday with small but significant progress.
After 10 years of preparation, the three neighboring countries are embarking on the road [...]
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