International

Polls show Obama winner of U.S. presidential debate
08/10/2008 05:00
A new poll suggests Wednesday that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the second U.S. presidential debate with Republican opponent John McCain Tuesday night in Nashville, Tenn. Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (L) shakes...
Thai PM insists no resignation to solve chaos
07/10/2008 05:00
Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat insisted Tuesday afternoon that he would not resign as are sort to solve the current political chaos as anti-government protesters have demanded after their clashes with police resulted many injuries. Thai Prime Minister...
Man, 121, tops list of oldest people in China
07/10/2008 05:00
A list of China’s 10 oldest people was announced for the first time by the China Gerontology Association on Monday, ahead of the Seniors Day yesterday. The 121-year-old Sadiq Sawut from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region topped the list as the oldest man,...
Study:Occasional smoking might also impair arteries
07/10/2008 05:00
Even occasional cigarette smoking might impair the functioning of human’s arteries, according to a recent study by the University of Georgia. Previous studies have shown damages of the arterial function among people who smoke regularly, said Kevin McCully,...
American, Japanese scientists share 2008 Nobel Prize in physics
07/10/2008 05:00
Yoichiro Nambu of America and Japan’s Makoto Kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics for reaching on symmetry at the microscopic level, the Nobel committee announced Tuesday. A combination photograph shows (L-R) Yoichiro Nambu of...
Wall Street plunges on recession concerns
07/10/2008 05:00
Wall Street plunged again Tuesday on recession concerns with all the major indexes sliding more than 5 percent. Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, the United States, Oct. 6, 2008. (Xinhua/Hou Jun) Federal Reserve Chairman Ben...
ASEAN agrees on common standards for cross-border securities offerings
07/10/2008 05:00
Singapore’s central bank said Wednesday that the 10 Southeast Asian nations has introduced a standards scheme for cross-border offerings of securities. Map of the 10-nation ASEAN group. The scheme is applicable to issuers who wish to offer plain equity...