• Wal-Mart draws ire even in poor parts of Brooklyn 

    02/02/2011 05:00

    Wal-Mart’s lengthy struggle to open in New York City has hit fresh problems — a controversial report that said America’s biggest discounter does not just sell cheap, it makes neighborhoods poorer. The...

  • Relief as Australia mops up from giant cyclone 

    02/02/2011 05:00

    A satellite image obtained from the US Naval Research Laboratory shows Cyclone Yasi approaching the coast of Australia on February 2, 2011. Australians voiced relief and surprise after one of the world’s most powerful cyclones...

  • International “crocodiles” waiting to swallow Vietnamese businesses: expert

    International “crocodiles” waiting to swallow Vietnamese businesses: expert

    27/01/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – International “crocodiles” are waiting for Vietnamese businesses to weaken and are ready to “take actions” to buy the businesses at a reduced price, said Professor Phan Van Truong, a world renowned economist and businessman....

  • Moscow on alert after its second terrorist attack within a year

    Moscow on alert after its second terrorist attack within a year

    25/01/2011 05:00

    Moscow saw its second suicide attack within less than 12 months, as about 30 people were killed and some 170 injured in an explosion at the Domodedovo airport on Monday, according to the latest figures released by Russian authorities....

  • Training session for Egyptian Chinese language teachers launched in Cairo

    Training session for Egyptian Chinese language teachers launched in Cairo

    24/01/2011 05:00

    The first training session for Egyptian Chinese language teachers to improve their teaching ability started on Sunday in Cairo. Egyptian teachers attend the opening ceremony of a training class for local teachers teaching...

  • S.Korea navy ‘kills Somali pirates, saves crew’ 

    20/01/2011 05:00

    This undated handout photo released by South Korea’s military shows S.Korean soldiers aboard a helicopter aiming a machine gun at a pirate boat in waters off Somalia. South Korean navy commandos stormed a ship hijacked by Somali...

  • Giffords taken outside for first time 

    20/01/2011 05:00

    University Medical Center’s Peter Rhee (L) and Michael Lemole (R) join Mark Kelly, husband of US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, as he speaks during a news conference at the University Medical Center. Representative Gabrielle...

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