DPRK top leader inspects fish farm
2010-11-22 15:24:37
Kim Jong Il, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has recently inspected the Ryongyon Seaside Fish Farm and the Ryongjong Fish Breeding Ground, the official KCNA news agency reported Monday.
Japanese Justice Minister resigns over gaffe
2010-11-22 08:52:20
Japanese Justice Minister Minoru Yanagida is resigning from his Cabinet post to take responsibility for his recent comments widely seen as deriding his duty to respond to Diet questioning, public broadcaster NHK said Monday.
India to spend heavily on new stealth fighter
2010-11-21 17:30:03
India will spend $2 billion in the next 18 months to indigenously develop its new generation stealth fighter, said an Indian defense official.
With Afghan control by 2014, Obama sees combat end
2010-11-21 14:12:47
NATO leaders on Saturday set 2014 as the date for moving Afghans into the lead role in fighting the Taliban, with President Barack Obama saying for the first time he wants US troops out of major combat in Afghanistan by the end of that year.
Two Koreas to talk on family renuions next week
2010-11-19 16:27:26
The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will hold Red Cross talks on family reunions next week in a ROK border town, the Seoul government said Friday.
Iran test-fires advanced air defense system
2010-11-18 22:26:26
A senior Iranian commander said Thursday that Iran successfully test-fired indigenous advanced air defense system dubbed "Mersad" which was launched by a drone aircraft, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported.
Iran begins 3rd day of air defense drill
2010-11-18 19:55:42
Iran began testing radar systems on the third day of its air defense drills, the local satellite Press TV reported on Thursday.
Iran fires domestic S-300 missile successfully
2010-11-18 17:03:39
Iran has designed and tested successfully an air defense system that has the same capability as the Russian-made S-300 missile system, the local satellite Press TV reported on Thursday.
Seoul: Six-Party talks outrank ship sinking spat
2010-11-09 15:48:39
Reconciling with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over its alleged attack on a warship of Republic of Korea (ROK) is not a precondition for resuming stalled multilateral talks over ending Pyongyang's nuclear programs, local media quoted an official in Seoul as saying on Tuesday.
ASEAN welcomes general election in Myanmar
2010-11-09 13:38:15
Vietnam, the rotating chair of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) this year, said on behalf of ASEAN that it welcomed the general election in Myanmar
Indonesian students protest against Obama's visit
2010-11-08 17:07:17
Prior to the visit of US President Barrack Obama to Indonesia, a number of student groups staged demonstrations to protest the visit.
Indian left-wing rebels blow up railway track
2010-11-08 14:35:58
India's Naxal rebels struck again Monday by blowing up a railway track in the eastern state of Bihar, which led to the derailment 10 wagons of a freight train, a senior police official said.