International

Peru, Japan start free trade talks
25/05/2009 05:00
Peru and Japan began here Monday the first round of negotiations on the Free Trade Agreements (FTA), Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Mercedes Araoz said. This six-day talks mainly included 13 topics, such as market access,...
Mexican A/H1N1 flu deaths rise to 83, infections now at 4,541
25/05/2009 05:00
Mexico’s Health Ministry has now confirmed a total of 83 deaths from the A/H1N1 flu in the country, three more from the previous report, the ministry said in a Monday statement. Mexico’s Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova talks during an...
Chinese mainland reports ninth A/H1N1 influenza case
24/05/2009 05:00
Beijing’s municipal health bureau reported a confirmed A/H1N1 influenza case late Sunday, the ninth in the Chinese mainland. Deng Ying (2nd R), director of the Beijing municipal center of disease control and prevention, speaks during a press...
IPOs need bold reforms
24/05/2009 05:00
The China Securities Regulatory Commission is right to restart fund raising in the domestic stock market even if investors do not welcome it so much at the moment. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index has rebounded by about 1,000 points since...
DPRK conducts successful nuclear test: state media
24/05/2009 05:00
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on Monday it has successfully conducted “one more” underground nuclear test earlier in the day. South Korea’s nuclear envoy Wi Sung-lac (R) speaks during an emergency meeting at the foreign...
Former S Korean president’s family asks to hold funeral in Seoul
24/05/2009 05:00
Late former President Roh Moo-hyun’s family asked the government to hold the funeral of the late president in Seoul, instead of his hometown in the country’s southeast, the family’s spokesman said Monday. Aides and relatives of former South...
Trilateral summit calls for cooperation in region
24/05/2009 05:00
The declaration issued by trilateral summit of Iranian, Afghan and Pakistani presidents held here Sunday called on the three neighbors to enhance security, political and economic cooperation in the region. Presidents Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan...