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Eastern Asia

U.S. trade deficit declines in August

The U.S. trade deficit edged down slightly in August, reflecting a drop in foreign oil from record levels. But the politically sensitive deficit with China increased as imports from that country hit an all-time high.

IBM opens Forbidden City: Beyond Space & Time

IBM opens Forbidden City: Beyond Space & Time US based tech giant IBM has announced the launch of Forbidden City: Beyond Space & Time. Forbidden City: Beyond Space & Time is the virtual version of the Forbidden City in China....

G-7 Nations Agree on Financial Action Plan

Finance ministers and central bank governors from seven major industrial economies met Friday in Washington and agreed on a five-point plan to stabilize global financial markets that this week experienced their biggest declines...

U.S. seeks support before delisting N. Korea

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bush administration is trying to build consensus among its negotiating partners before removing North Korea from a terrorism blacklist in hopes of salvaging nuclear disarmament talks, U.S. officials said...

Recalls: Dried radishes, milk drinks, cookies

The following recalls have been announced: _Packages of Kyosai Sengiri Daikon dried radishes due to the presence of undeclared sulfite. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sulfite run the risk of a...

AMS Annual Meeting Starts January 11.

The AMS’ 89th Annual Meeting gets underway, January 11, 2009 in Phoenix. The program is still being finalized but some preliminary details are online at http://www.ametsoc.org/MEET/annual/index.html Check back often for...

Ochoa hits halfway in Longs Drugs Challenge two behind leader Kim

DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) -- South Korea's In-Kyung Kim shot a 3-under 69 on Friday to take a one-stroke lead over Mollie Fankhauser in the Longs Drugs Challenge, while top-ranked Lorena Ochoa was two shots behind. The 20-year-old...

China sets plan to settle 470,000 Tibetan herders

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Authorities in the Chinese province of Sichuan plan to spend 5 billion yuan ($732 million) to settle 470,000 Tibetan herders in permanent houses, state media said, as part of efforts to promote the...

Cytokinetics Announces Clinical Trials Data Relating to CK-1827452 to Be Presented at the 12th...

Cytokinetics, Incorporated (NASDAQ: CYTK) announced today that data relating to a Phase IIa clinical trial for CK-1827452 are scheduled to be presented during a Special Program at the 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the...

US controls bird flu vaccines over bioweapon fears (AP)

AP - JAKARTA, Indonesia — When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates...

               

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China , Japan , North Korea , South Korea , Taiwan , Mongolia