Archive for May 6th, 2008

Philippines seeking new modes for rice importation

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

The Philippine agriculture chief on Tuesday said the country will find new ways to ensure foreign rice supply shortly after the government failed to attract bidders for a scheduled tender for 675,000 metric tons of rice. The governm ...

S. Korea’s trade deficit with Japan rises sharply

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

South Korea's trade deficit with Japanhas risen sharply this year due to expanding domestic demand for Japanese autos, steel and precision chemical products, said a government report on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Knowledg ...

Singapore to provide $200,000 aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Singapore announced Tuesday that it will provide 200,000 U.S. dollars in humanitarian aid to Myanmar where Cyclone Nargis has killed at least 15,000 people over the weekend. Singapore's Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the ...

Senior U.S. official to visit Seoul

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte will conduct a two-day visit to South Korea on Thursday as part of his Asian tour, said South Korea's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. According to the ministry, Negroponte is set to meet w ...

Myanmar stepping up relief work after cyclone strike

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Myanmar is stepping up relief and resettlement work after a deadly tropical cyclone Nargis swept the country's five divisions and states over the weekend, said Information Minister Brigadier-General Kyaw Hsan Tuesday. In a press bri ...

S.Korea to provide emergency assistance to Myanmar

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

South Korean Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it will provide Myanmar with emergency aid materials worth100,000 U.S. dollars to help the people affected by a powerful cyclone last weekend. "The government plans to provide aid materials ...

Two attacks claim 6 lives in NW Pakistan

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Three policemen and three other people were killed in two separate attacks on security forces in Northwest Pakistan on Tuesday. A police man and two civilians were killed in a suicide attack on a police check post in the city of Ban ...

Thailand to give $100,000 to cyclone-devastated Myanmar

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

The Thai government approved an aid fund of 100,000 U.S. dollars to help relief the disaster in its neighbor Myanmar after hit by Cyclone Nargis over the weekend, Thailand's Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama said Tuesday. Thailand w ...