Chinese Vice President Xi begins White House talks m&c | Washington - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping began a series of meetings with US officials in Washington Tuesday with talks with US Vice President Joe Biden at the White House. | Xi, who is expected to ascend to the presidency in 2013, is to later meet with US President Barack Obama at the White ...
Chinese press says US visit test for vice-president BBC News Chinese papers see as Vice-President Xi Jinping's trip to the United States as an important test for the man expected to be the country's future leader. | Some also see the potential for consolidating relations between the two powers, with one commentator pointing out that the visit coincides with V...
Tony Negus backs his officers over Australia Day riot The Australian | AUSTRALIAN Federal Police Commissioner Tony Negus has defended the handling of the Australia Day riot in Canberra, saying there was no indication anything was likely to go "awry" in the hours leading up to Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott being rescue...
Apple testing iPad with smaller screen The Australian | APPLE is working with component suppliers in Asia to test a new tablet computer with a smaller screen, people familiar with the situation said, as it looks to broaden its product pipeline amid intensifying competition and maintain its dominant mark...
Tablet sales skyrocket in Australia The Australian | THE number of Australians using a tablet computer is fast approaching 3 million, with around half the population expected to use one by 2016. | Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Mobile device analyst firm Telsyte said 2.6 millio...
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Defense asks Senate to void subpoena on bank records Sun Star | MANILA -- Lawyers of Chief Justice Renato Corona has asked the impeachment court to void subpoenas it issued for records of his accounts at two commercial banks, saying they are ...
Chinese company to seek ban on iPad import, export Atlanta Journal | BEIJING — A Chinese company said Tuesday it will ask customs officials to ban imports and exports of Apple's iPads due to a dispute over ownership of the trademark. More bu...
Asia stocks mixed after Europe credit downgrade Breitbart BANGKOK (AP) - Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after ratings agency Moody's slapped credit downgrades on six European Union countries due to the region's weak economic outlo...
Triple blasts rock Bangkok; 2 Iranians held Zeenews Zeenews Bureau | Bangkok: Triple explosions boomed through a busy neighborhood in the Thai capital on Tuesday injuring at least five people, police said. | The injured included the bomber himself who blew off his own legs in the process of throwing a...
Retail Therapy NZ Herald | So tasty | There are certain things you can always rely on: the sun rising, a new issue of Vogue being released each month, and a daily announcement of a new fashion collaboration. One that caught our eye recently was the partnership between Japane...
Curran makes new man squirm over NZ On Air job NZ Herald | When the most pressing items before the House include racecourse safety, the long-term state of the balance of payments and David Cunliffe's new beard, you know it could be a dreary afternoon. | MPs were no doubt relieved to hear that new Racing Mi...
Surfing the Web in Safety Jakarta Globe Safe Internet is a broad term, but often refers to online privacy, security and, in Indonesia, a prohibition of sexually explicit material. More than a decade ago, the European Commission initiated the Safer Internet Program, promoting safe and responsible online activity among young users in Europe. | In 2009, the commission introduced a variation...
China tightens limits on imported shows on TV Buffalo News | BEIJING (AP) - China's television broadcasters will be limited in the number of imported series they can show, the government has announced, as China continues to try to rein in foreign influence. | Under the new rules, no foreign TV series may be shown during the prime-time hours of 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and overseas-produced shows "could take ...
