BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — China’s inflation accelerated to a 37-month high in July, putting the government in a tough position as its tightening efforts have yet to bear fruit. Worsening global liquidity is also likely to bring more uncertainties for the Chinese economy. Read More
China’s foreign minister is to arrive in South Sudan – the first high-level visit since independence in July. Yang Jiechi is expected to urge the government in Juba to develop a better relationship with Sudan. Read More
The thing about Italy’s proposed law to ban women from wearing veils that cover their faces is that it’s not clear what difference it would make. Just like in France or Belgium, which have introduced similar measures, Italy does not have a large population of women who wear the burqa […]
Reuters) – The confessed killer of 76 people in Friday’s bomb and gun attacks in Norway described Japan as a model country in a document he distributed on the Internet, praising it for shying away from multiculturalism, Kyodo news agency reported. In a rambling 1,500-page manifesto posted online shortly before […]
Everett, Washington (CNN) — The Boeing 787 Dreamliner sparkled Saturday in rare Pacific northwest sunshine as the plane made its long-awaited debut. Three years overdue and billions of dollars over the budget, Boeing will finally deliver the 787 Dreamliner to Japan’s All Nippon Airways next month in Tokyo. Read more
The British Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken to French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss eurozone finances and the US credit rating being downgraded. Downing Street said that, in a phone conversation, they agreed on “the importance of working together”. Meanwhile, Chancellor George Osborne, who is on holiday, spoke to […]
Met police commander Adrian Hanstock says situation in north London suburb ‘escalated out of all proportion’. The Metropolitan police has admitted it “had not anticipated” the extreme violence that saw police attacked and buildings and vehicles set alight during sustained rioting in Tottenham, north London. As questions were asked about […]
TOKYO — A new robot using high-precision tactile sensors and flexible motor control technology has taken Japan one step closer to its goal of providing high-quality care for its growing elderly population. Developed by researchers at RIKEN and Tokai Rubber Industries (TRI), the new robot can lift a patient up […]
China has scolded the US over its “addiction to debt” after rating agency Standard & Poor’s downgraded the US’ top-notch AAA rating to AA+. State news agency Xinhua said unless the US cut its “gigantic military expenditure and bloated welfare costs,” another downgrade would be inevitable. Read More
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — China’s National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center issued a red alert for sea waves on Saturday as the powerful Typhoon Muifa is sweeping across the southeastern part of the East China Sea. Read More
OSLO —The confessed killer in Norway’s twin terror attacks that claimed 77 lives has asked that his mental condition be evaluated by a Japanese psychiatrist, his defense lawyer said Tuesday. Geir Lippestad said that although 32-year-old Anders Behring Breivik has agreed to be examined by local psychiatrists, he also wants […]
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. leader Ban Ki-moon sets out Saturday on a trip to Japan, where he will become one of the most senior foreign leaders to enter the Fukushima nuclear disaster zone. Read more
Kat Banyard, founder of UK Feminista and author of The Equality Illusion. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian When Kat Banyard held her first feminist event in 2004, she spent months struggling to attract 90 people. For this year’s event, which will take place in Birmingham next weekend, 200 had […]
China has arrested 2,000 people and shut down nearly 5,000 businesses in a clampdown on illegal food additives, after a series of food safety scares. Read More
China has criticised Japan for a report warning against China’s growing naval power, calling it “irresponsible”. China’s foreign ministry expressed its “strong dissatisfaction” with the annual paper from Japan’s defence ministry, released on Tuesday. Read More
NEW YORK: Karen Asare, Composing half of the nation’s population, Egyptian women constituted a major force in the 2011 Revolution; however, though more than half of the ministers were replaced in the cabinet that was announced yesterday, Read more
FUKUSHIMA — American entrepreneur and philanthropist Elon Musk, through his Musk Foundation, has donated $250,000 to build a solar power system in Soma City, in Fukushima Prefecture. Last week, Musk—who co-founded PayPal and Tesla Motors—visited an area of Soma City that was devastated by a tsunami earlier this year, for […]
TOKYO — Japan intervened in the foreign currency market Thursday and its central bank eased monetary policy, landing a one-two punch to knock the yen from export-sapping highs. Read more
Too many countries have not woken up to the scale of east Africa’s drought, the International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell has said. He spoke as planes with UK-backed aid arrived in Somalia and convoys reached Kenyan and Ethiopian refugee camps. Britons have donated £42m – and the UK government £95m […]
Anders Behring Breivik carried out his heinous Oslo, Norway attacks in the name of Europe, claiming that he was starting a war against Islam on the continent. Read more