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Australia says no to Guantanamo detainees
3 Jan 2009 at 12:57pm
Australia has told the United States for a second time that it will not resettle detainees freed from the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba. (Jan. 3)
Australia rejects Guantanamo plan
3 Jan 2009 at 5:42am
Australia rejects a request from the United States to resettle Guantanamo detainees. The request to resettle a group of detainees was made by the United States last month in Cuba. It was the second request of its kind and was rejected by Canberra on Friday (January 2nd). Around 255 men are still being held at Guantanamo. The suggestion that detainees would be returned to Australia has horrified many citizens. Canberra was one of the strongest supporters of Bush's war on terror under Prime Minister John Howard.
Raw Video: Far East welcomes 2009
31 Dec 2008 at 1:14pm
From Australia to Hong Kong, one side of the world welcomes 2009 with fireworks displays. (Dec. 31)
New Year celebrations begin
31 Dec 2008 at 11:41am
New Zealand and Australia begin the new year with a magnificant display of fireworks.
Aussies, Kiwis Ring in 2009
31 Dec 2008 at 11:03am
Fireworks explode over Auckland, New Zealand and Sydney's Harbour Bridge in Australia as crowds celebrate 2009. Auckland was the first major world city to welcome the New Year with a pyrotechnic display. (Dec. 31)
Summer storms pound east Australia
30 Dec 2008 at 4:41am
Severe storms along the east coast of Australia have left at least 30,000 homes and businesses without power.
Protests condemn Israeli action
29 Dec 2008 at 6:43am
Thousands of people in Australia and Indonesia gather to protest Israel's military offensive against the Palestinians.
Australian 'taken by shark'
27 Dec 2008 at 8:56am
Searchers off Western Australia hold out little hope of finding a snorkeller who's thought to have been attacked by a shark. The man, 51-year-old Brian Guest, was snorkelling for crabs with his son when he disappeared. Witnesses speak of seeing something "violent" and blood in the area where Guest went missing.
Shark attack in Australia
27 Dec 2008 at 6:35am
Rescuers in Australia continue to search for a man feared to have been taken by a shark while snorkeling with his son. The 51-year-old was swimming early Saturday when he suddenly disappeared. (Dec. 27)
Raw Video: Zoo animals open gifts in Australia
23 Dec 2008 at 3:23am
Christmas came early to some of the animals at the animal kingdom at Taronga Park zoo in Sydney, Australia. Some of the zoo residents woke up to some merry treats. (Dec. 23)
Protests over Australia climate plan
16 Dec 2008 at 5:52am
Environmental campaigners demand tougher action on greenhouse gases. A wave of symbolic demonstrations has taken place in major cities across the country over Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's pledge to curb emissions by at least five per cent and possibly up to 15 per cent by 2020.
Rower rescued just short of crossing Pacific
13 Dec 2008 at 1:17pm
A solo Italian adventurer who tried to row from Peru to Sydney safely arrives in Newcastle, Australia, after being rescued by a tug boat. (Dec. 13)
Asian markets tumble after auto bailout collapse
12 Dec 2008 at 5:05am
Asian stocks tumbled in trading on Friday after word of the collapse of a bailout bill for Detroit's ailing automakers. Stocks in Japan fell more than five percent, while stocks in Hong Kong sank nearly seven percent. (Dec. 12)
Planes, passengers finally leaving Thailand
1 Dec 2008 at 6:17am
Flights are finally leaving Bangkok's international airport, nearly a week after protesters took it over. Airlines are now able to move their planes to other parts of the country, so that passengers can get to their final destination. (Dec. 1)
Snow bonanza for Australian skiers
23 Nov 2008 at 5:00pm
New South Wales in Australia has experienced unseasonable heavy snowfall, as summer approaches on the continent.
Financial crisis dominates APEC
23 Nov 2008 at 2:24pm
Global financial crisis remains at the forefront of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima. As the APEC meeting draws to a close 21 leaders from Pacific Rim economies backed free trade to help ease the economic crisis. The leaders are meeting at a time when economies around the world are taking a slamming from the crisis. The group includes Russia, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Mexico and the U.S. The member states account for more than half of global output.
Raw Video: Spring Snowfall in Australia
23 Nov 2008 at 12:40pm
The Australian ski fields have recorded one of their best snow falls of the year just a week before the Australian summer. The weekend cold snap also provided good rainfall across south-eastern Australia. (Nov. 23)
Australians return 11 stranded whales to sea
23 Nov 2008 at 11:20am
Rescuers returned 11 pilot whales to sea Sunday, a day after a pod of 64 mothers and calves were found stranded on a beach in southeastern Australia, wildlife officials said. (Nov. 23)
Severe flooding hits Australia
20 Nov 2008 at 12:30am
Torrential rains caused flooding and left thousands of homes without power in Queensland, Australia, just days after cyclonic storms lashed the region.
Australian farms fear locust attack
18 Nov 2008 at 10:48am
Authorities in eastern Australia on standby as large swarms of locust are spotted in farming areas.
Locust swarms plague Australia
18 Nov 2008 at 12:30am
New South Wales Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald on the locust swarms affecting Australia.
Raw Video: Australian storms create damage
17 Nov 2008 at 2:40am
A series of violent storms ripped through Australia's east coast on Sunday. The storms tore down trees, and dropped golf ball sized hail. The storms are blamed for one death. (Nov. 17)
Asian stocks rally after fed drops interest rate
30 Oct 2008 at 7:45am
Relieved investors stormed back into global markets Thursday, sending stock indices in Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan surging by double digits, after the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to help revive the world's largest economy. (Oct. 30)
Asian markets continue to fall
27 Oct 2008 at 5:53am
Asian stock markets have resumed their downward slide, with Japan's Nikkei index falling to a 26-year-low. (Oct. 27)
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9 Dec 2008 at 7:06pm
East Asia and the Pacific: Evening Walkthrough at the Six-Party Talks
8 Dec 2008 at 7:00pm
East Asia and the Pacific: Evening Walkthrough at the Six-Party Talks Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:00:00 -0600 Evening Walkthrough at the Six-Party Talks Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs China World Hotel Beijing, China De...
East Asia and the Pacific: Daily Press Briefing - December 8
7 Dec 2008 at 7:00pm
East Asia and the Pacific: Daily Press Briefing - December 8 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:55:01 -0600 Daily Press Briefing Sean McCormack, Spokesman Washington, DC December 8, 2008 INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Rice Travel to Panama, December 9-10 PAKISTAN/INDIA Paki...
Joint U.S.--China Fact Sheet: The Fifth U.S.--China SED
4 Dec 2008 at 7:00pm
Joint U.S.--China Fact Sheet: The Fifth U.S.--China SED December 5, 2008 HP-1317 Joint U.S.--China Fact Sheet: The Fifth U.S.--China Strategic Economic Dialogue The United States and China held the fifth Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) at the Beijing Dia...
Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: Global Transformations and the U.S.-...
4 Dec 2008 at 5:04pm
U.S. Trade Policy in Transition - Council on Foreign Relations
4 Dec 2008 at 9:54am
Some trade advocates worry that the financial crisis and Democratic gains in Congress and the White House spell a move toward protectionism, while others believe the electoral results offer a chance for reforms in U.S. trade policy.
U.S. Fact Sheet: Energy and Environment Accomplishments
3 Dec 2008 at 7:00pm
U.S. Fact Sheet: Energy and Environment Accomplishments December 4, 2008 HP-1310 U.S. Fact Sheet: Energy and Environment Accomplishments During the first day of the fifth Cabinet-level meeting of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED), 15 U.S. Cabinet offic...
Background Notes : New Zealand (12/08)
3 Dec 2008 at 7:00pm
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs December 2008 PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: New Zealand Geography Area: 270,500 sq. km.; about the size of Colorado. Cities (December 2006): Capital--Wellington (450,600). Other cities--Auckland (1,237,239...
East Asia and the Pacific: Remarks on Six-Party Talks
3 Dec 2008 at 7:00pm
East Asia and the Pacific: Remarks on Six-Party Talks Thu, 04 Dec 2008 Remarks on Six-Party Talks Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs St. Regis Hotel Singapore December 4, 2008 QUESTION: What are you hoping to achiev...
East Asia and the Pacific: Trilateral Press Availability With Director Genera...
3 Dec 2008 at 7:00pm
East Asia and the Pacific: Trilateral Press Availability With Director General Akitaka Saiki and Special Representative Kim Sook Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:00:00 -0600 Trilateral Press Availability With Director General Akitaka Saiki and Special Representative Ki...
Global Transformations and the U.S.-Japan Partnership - Council on Foreign Re...
3 Dec 2008 at 4:55pm
Kazakh film Tulpan adds more trophies to festival haul
3 Dec 2008 at 3:42pm
The lighthearted Kazakh film Tulpan, about a young man's search for romance and his dream of becoming a shepherd, has picked up the top prize at the close of the International Film Festival of India. Though writer-director Sergey Dvortsevoy has four docume...
U.S. grant will help China's new buildings go green
2 Dec 2008 at 1:32pm
WASHINGTON - A $518,000 grant that will be awarded to the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on Wednesday could have potentially important consequences in the effort to control global warming amid the continuing political fallout from the Kyoto climate change treaty. By 2015, the World Bank estimates, half the world's building construction will be in China. Over the next 20 years, China will build 430 billion square feet of floor space, or the equivalent of 20,000 to 50,000 new skyscrapers, according to the McKinsey Global Institute, the research arm of New York-based McKinsey & Co., a global management consulting firm.
KF1: Rob Foster's Chinese Meritocracy
2 Dec 2008 at 5:43am
Like Guns 'n' Roses' new album 'Chinese Democracy' - Robert Foster-Jones' KF1 debut at Macau also rocked. The CIK Asia-Pacific Championship has established itself as the season-closing event for the premier class and draws an entry composed of European professionals and Asia's most talented drivers.
Press Releases: Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate: Pr...
1 Dec 2008 at 7:00pm
Press Releases: Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate: Promoting Building Energy Efficiency in China Mon, 01 Dec 2008 Notice to the Press Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC December 2, 2008 Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Developm...
East Asia and the Pacific: Remarks Upon Arrival in Japan
1 Dec 2008 at 7:00pm
East Asia and the Pacific: Remarks Upon Arrival in Japan Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:00:00 -0600 Remarks Upon Arrival in Japan Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Press Stakeout at Narita Airport Tokyo, Japan December 2, 200...
East Asia and the Pacific: Joint Press Availability With Director General Aki...
1 Dec 2008 at 7:00pm
East Asia and the Pacific: Joint Press Availability With Director General Akitaka Saiki Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:00:00 -0600 Joint Press Availability With Director General Akitaka Saiki Christopher R. Hill, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs...
2nd-Ld: Stranded Chinese tourists safely return home from Thailand
29 Nov 2008 at 5:37pm
The first Chinese flight bringing home stranded Chinese tourists after the closure of Thailand's main international airport in Bangkok, arrived at eastern Shanghai before dawn on Sunday.Aboard the China Eastern MU Flight 548 were 246 of less than 3,000 Chi...
Indonesia faces with international terrorists threat: military chief
29 Nov 2008 at 5:32pm
Global and regional terrorists have started to expand their threat to Indonesia, Antara news agency Sunday quoted National Defense Forces (TNI) Chief Gen Djoko Santoso as saying."We have to admit that the threat of terrorism is already in Indonesia ," Anta...
1st-Ld: Stranded Chinese tourists safely return home from Thailand
29 Nov 2008 at 4:32pm
The first Chinese flight bringing home stranded Chinese tourists after the closure of Thailand's main international airport in Bangkok, arrived at eastern Shanghai before dawn on Sunday.Aboard the China Eastern MU Flight 548 were 246 of less than 3,000 Chi...
Stranded Chinese tourists safely return to Shanghai from Thailand
29 Nov 2008 at 3:42pm
The first Chinese flight bringing home stranded Chinese tourists after the closure of Thailand's main international airport in Bangkok, arrived here before dawn on Sunday.Aboard the China Eastern MU Flight 548 were 246 of less than 3,000 Chinese tourists b...
Buyers hesitant to take the plunge
29 Nov 2008 at 9:24am
A weak sentiment and constant negative commentary have aggravated the problems of affordability and high mortgage rates in real estate, according to Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.A report by the company, based on an interaction with international pr...
News items from Asia-Pacific Desk of Xinhua
29 Nov 2008 at 9:02am
Nov. 2931 literatus win literature house manuscript awards in Myanmar4 Taliban rebels including commander killed in E. AfghanistanOver 30 militants killed in S. AfghanistanMajor news items in leading Singapore's newspapersMajor news items in leading Afghan...
Domestic news items from Xinhua -- Nov. 29
29 Nov 2008 at 6:47am
Nov. 29Weather forecast for world cities -- Nov. 29Weather forecast for major Chinese cities -- Nov. 29URGENT: Chinese police shoot dead hostage-taker in Carrefour outlet153 students sick in NE China after eating at school cafeteria2nd Ld: 5 planes to retr...
Weather information for Asia Pacific cities -- Nov. 29
29 Nov 2008 at 3:53am
Following is temperature and weather forecast of Nov. 30 for 22 Asia-Pacific cities dispatched by the Hong Kong Observatory Saturday:CITY MINIMUM MAXIMUM FORECASTHONG KONG 15 21 FINEMACAO 13 21 FINEGUANGZHOU 10 21 FINESHANGHAI 3 13 CLOUDYBEIJING -2 9 FINET...
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