• Mainland, HK police destroy online blackmailing companies

    BEIJING, July 1 (Xinhua) — The police from the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong have cracked down on a group of hackers blackmailing Hong Kong’s securities companies online, six suspects all arrested, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said Sunday. The MPS said in a statement that from February to…

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  • UN meeting on Syrian crisis starts in Geneva

    The talks on a way to resolve the increasingly bloody conflict in Syria started in Geneva hosted by the United Nations at its European headquarters. Representatives of global and regional powers along with legions of diplomats from five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council – Britain, China, France, Russia…

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  • Five million drug addicts in Bangladesh

    DHAKA– While Bangladesh has been facing a worst form of drug menace, a senior official of the government disclosed that the number of drug addicts in the country would be around five million at this moment.   Khandaker Mohammed Ali, Director General (DG) of Narcotics Control Directorate of the government…

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  • West Asia

    Civil Unrest in Bahrain

    Protestors clash with riot police following an anti-government demonstration in Sitra, Bahrain, June 28, 2012. Protestors have marched in the streets daily since authorities turned down the request submitted by a Bahraini political association to stage a rally in the area. A protestor holds home-made burning bombs during clashes with…

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  • East Asia

    Major news in China on Jun 29: Leftover men to be a big problem

    Top news in <People Daily>: Leftover men to be a big problem The sex ratio at birth has been rising in the past 30 years The sex ratio at birth is also known as newborn infant sex ratio. Under natural circumstances, the ratio of every 100 newborn girls to 103…

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  • South East Asia

    Major news in Singapore on Jun 29 : S’pore’s private sector wages up 6.1% in 2011: report

    Top news in <The Business Times> : S’pore’s private sector wages up 6.1% in 2011: report The Ministry of Manpower’s Research and Statistics Department jointly released the annual report on wages in Singapore for 2011 on Friday, reporting that total wages (including employer CPF contributions) in the private sector rose by…

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  • IT-Science

    Nexus 7 is Google’s official tablet

    Asus produced Nexus 7 is Google’s official tablet, the internet search giant unveiled it at its Google I/O Conference 2012 in San Francisco. The 7 inch tablet comes with a high definition resolution of 1280×800 pixels and supports 1080p video playback. The tablet will run Google’s latest mobile operating system…

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  • Politics

    New HK gov’t vows to improve people’s livelihood, maintain stability

    HONG KONG, June 28 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong Chief Executive-elect Leung Chun-ying and his newly appointed governing team made debut on Thursday, vowing to improve people’s livelihood, seek changes while preserving stability of the city in the coming five years. “It is our common wish to devote ourselves to changing…

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  • IT-Science

    Google officially previews Android Jelly Bean; 1 mln Android activations daily

    Google yesterday officially pulled off the covers of its latest in its mobile operating system Android labelling it Jelly Bean at its annual Google I/O conference in San Francisco this year. “Jelly Bean builds on top of Ice Cream Sandwich. It makes everything smoother, faster and more fluid,” said Hugo…

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  • Society

    Turkish troops, anti-aircraft guns on Syrian border

    A convoy of about 30 military vehicles, including trucks loaded with missile batteries, arrived in Turkey’s coastal town of İskenderun and deployed near the Syrian border 50km (30 miles) away, Turkish agencies said. Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan announced after Syrian air defenses shot down a Turkish warplane last Friday…

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