• Central Asia

    Major news in Kazakhstan on July 3 : Kazakhstan people have got about four hours of leisure time daily

    Major news in <Tengri news> : Kazakhstan people have got about four hours of leisure time daily The Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan has conducted a research named Time budget implementation by population of Kazakhstan, Tengrinews.kz reports, citing the press-service of the Agency. The Agency has found out that Kazakhstan citizens…

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  • Society

    UNESCO adds 26 new sites on World Heritage List

    PARIS, July 2 (Xinhua) — A total of 26 new sites have been inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List this year, with Russia’s Lena Pillars Nature Park being the last to join in on Monday, the Paris-based UNESCO said in a statement. The inscriptions were approved during the 36th…

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  • South East Asia

    IHH Healthcare Goes Public

    IHH Healthcare Chairman Abu Bakar Suleiman delivers his opening remarks during the launch of its initial public offering prospectus in in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday, July 3, 2012. IHH Healthcare, Asia’s top hospital operator, said Tuesday it plans to raise 6.4 billion ringgit ($2 billion) from an initial public offering in…

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  • West Asia

    Syrians Stage Protest Chanting Slogans

    This citizen journalism image provided by Kafarsouseh Revolt, taken on Sunday, July 1, 2012 purports to show Syrians chanting slogans during a demonstration in Kafar Souseh, Damascus, Syria. The head of the Arab League called Monday for the fragmented Syrian opposition to unite and said a U.N.-brokered plan for a…

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  • Business

    Samsung feared to face sales ban on Galaxy S3

    SEOUL, July 3 (Xinhua) — Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest handset maker, was feared to face sales ban on its flagship Galaxy S3 smartphone in the United States following the ruling that blocked sales of the Galaxy Nexus model, market watchers here said Tuesday. On Apple’s request, the U.S. District…

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  • Iran begins missile firing tests

    Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) began on Monday a missile exercise codenamed Great Prophet 7, Press TV reported. The three-day drill will test Iran’s newest surface-to-surface missile systems in the central Iranian province of Semnan. An assortment of long, medium and short-range missiles will target “aggressor airbases” in the…

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  • East Asia

    Water Sprayer Turned To Keep People Cool In China

    Passengers queue under spraying equipment at the Lingyin bus station in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, July 2, 2012. The spraying equipment of the station was turned on to create a comfortable waiting condition for passengers in hot weather. <Xinhua/Wu Huang> news@theasian.asia

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    Power Failure Makes People Take Shelter In U.S.

    Andrew Tillman, 12, bottom left, Alan Tillman, 9, middle, and Caithlin Tillman, 7, lay on a cot in a Red Cross overnight shelter at the Roanoke Civic Center Special Events Center on Monday, July 2, 2012, in Roanoke, Va. The family was spending the night at the cooling center after…

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  • Foreigners face tougher criminal, health checks

    The government will tighten entry rules for foreign workers as part of its efforts to keep out immigrants with criminal records or infectious diseases The Korea Immigration Service (KIS) said Monday that it will require low-skilled foreign workers, sailors and short-term employees to submit criminal and health background checks from…

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  • Raise minimum wage

    People who work full time shouldn’t incur debt A trilateral panel of government, labor and management has set next year’s minimum wage at 4,860 won ($4.2) an hour. This is not enough to buy a bowl of cold noodles, or even a Big Mac set, including a coke and French…

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