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Sunday, 19 October 2014
Daum Kakao snooped on citizens, pledges to stop after users protest
For better or for worse, Korea is one of the world’s most connected nations, with about 85 percent of their population on the internet as of last year. Local KakaoTalk users – who make up three-quarters of the almost 50 million monthly active users – recently found out the downside...
Read moreThe silence of a bomb: China's first nuclear test
(Xinhua) -- Fifty years on, Du Xueyou still hears the deafening sound of China's first nuclear bomb in a remote northwestern desert on Oct 16, 1964. He was there. He helped create it.
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The story begins with the film "Gold-Silver Sands," or "Jinyintan" in Chinese....
Read moreSaturday, 18 October 2014
Philippine militants free 2 kidnapped Germans
(AP) — Two Germans freed after being held for six months in the southern Philippines by a militant group that threatened to behead one of them if ransom was not paid were flown to Manila on Saturday under the care of their embassy, a Philippine military spokesman said.
Following...
Read moreHong Kong activists regroup; police chief warns safety at risk
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(Reuters) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activists recaptured parts of a core protest zone from police early on Saturday after hours of turmoil that the city's police chief warned undermined order and jeopardised public safety.
Dozens of people were injured in the skirmishes, including...
Read moreFriday, 17 October 2014
16 dead in accident at South Korean concert
(AP) — Sixteen people watching an outdoor pop concert in South Korea fell 20 meters (60 feet) to their deaths Friday when a ventilation grate they were standing on collapsed, officials said.
Photos of the scene in Seongnam, just south of Seoul, showed a deep concrete shaft under...
Read moreMonday, 13 October 2014
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un makes first appearance since September 3
(Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a newly built residential district and a scientific establishment, state media reported early on Tuesday, his first public appearances since Sept. 3.
The 31-year-old Kim's prolonged absence from public view had fuelled speculation...
Read moreSunday, 12 October 2014
No firm indication of transfer of power in North Korea
(Reuters) - The United States has not seen any definitive indication of a transfer of power in North Korea, where state media have not mentioned leader Kim Jong Un's activities in weeks, a top U.S. official said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.
Kim's absence from the public...
Read moreChina detains scholar on charge of troublemaking
(AP) — A Chinese scholar and rights advocate who founded an influential non-governmental think tank has been detained on the criminal charge of provoking troubles, his lawyer said Sunday.
Guo Yushan is the latest of dozens of people who have been detained at a time when Hong...
Read moreSaturday, 11 October 2014
Kim Jong-un 'no show' increases N Korea speculation
On Friday his name was not on a list of those who visited a mausoleum to mark the ruling party's anniversary.
Mr Kim has not been seen for more than a month, the longest hiatus since he came to power in 2011.
State television last month said he had an "uncomfortable physical condition"...
Read moreIndia, Pakistan in new gunfire in Kashmir
(Reuters) - India and Pakistan exchanged gunfire across the Kashmir frontier on Saturday, Indian military officials said, ending a pause in fighting that has already killed 17 civilians in the two countries in the worst skirmishes in a decade.
After nine days of attacking each...
Read morePitching tents, Hong Kong democracy protesters dig in for long haul
(Reuters) - Hundreds of student activists camped overnight at major protest sites in Hong Kong as the democracy movement sought to regather momentum after the government called off talks with its leaders aimed at defusing unrest in the global financial hub.
Protests escalated...
Read moreNorth Korean state media warn talks with the South in danger
(Reuters) - North Korea's state media said on Saturday that expected talks with the South to try to improve ties between the rivals were in danger of being canceled because authorities in Seoul allowed a group to send leaflets hostile to Pyongyang.
North and South Korea exchanged...
Read moreMonday, 6 October 2014
86-year-old Thai king has gallbladder surgery
(AP) — Thailand's 86-year-old king underwent surgery to have his gallbladder removed, and doctors said the procedure went well and the monarch's overall condition had improved since he was hospitalized three days ago, a palace statement said Monday.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej,...
Read moreSaturday, 4 October 2014
North and South Korea to hold 2nd round of talks
(AP) — South Korean media say North Korean officials visiting the South in a surprise trip have agreed to a second round of high-level talks with the South in late October or early November.
There were no other immediate details in the reports by Yonhap and YTN on Saturday.
The...
Read moreThursday, 2 October 2014
Hong Kong leader offers talks with protesters
(AP) — Hong Kong's embattled leader refused to step down Thursday, as pro-democracy protesters have demanded, and instead offered talks to defuse a week of massive street demonstrations that are the biggest challenge to Beijing's authority since China took control of the former...
Read moreWednesday, 1 October 2014
Taiwan throws support behind HK democracy demands
(AP) — Taiwan, an island that China's ruling Communist Party has long sought to bring into its fold under the same "one country, two systems" arrangement it has for Hong Kong, has thrown its support behind Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.
Taiwanese leaders also have urged...
Read moreTuesday, 30 September 2014
Lightning, rain fail to deter resolute Hong Kong protesters
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(Reuters) - Thousands of pro-democracy protesters thronged the rain-soaked streets of Hong Kong early on Wednesday, ratcheting up pressure on the pro-Beijing government that has called the action illegal and vowed to press ahead with National Day celebrations.
On the sixth day...
Read moreMonday, 29 September 2014
5 More Bodies Found At Japan Volcano; Toll Now 36
(AP) — Toxic gases and ash from still-erupting Mount Ontake forced Japanese rescue workers to call off the search for more victims Monday as dozens of relatives awaited news of their family members.
Rescuers found five more bodies near the summit of the volcano, bringing the death...
Read moreRecovery Of Bodies Suspended At Japanese Volcano
(AP) — Japanese soldiers managed to bring down eight more bodies by helicopter from the ash-blanketed peak of a still-erupting volcano on Monday, before toxic gases and ash forced them to suspend the recovery effort in the early afternoon.
At least 31 people are believed to...
Read moreAfghanistan swears in new leader amid dispute, violence
(Reuters) - Afghanistan inaugurated its first new president in a decade on Monday, swearing in technocrat Ashraf Ghani to head a power-sharing government just as the withdrawal of most foreign troops presents a crucial test.
The first democratic handover of power in Afghan history...
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