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East Asia
Japanese Gov’t Approves Reactivation of Nuclear Plants
Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano reacts during a news conference at prime minister’s office in Tokyo, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Japan’s government on Saturday approved bringing the country’s first nuclear reactors back online since last year’s earthquake and tsunami led to a shutdown of reactors nationwide. <AP/NEWSis>…
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Culture
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Turkey’s top court: Gül’s tenure 7 years, could be re-elected
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has said regarding an appeal filed by the main opposition party to annul a law on presidential elections that incumbent President Abdullah Gül’s tenure is seven years and that he is eligible for re-election. The court heard an opposition plea on Friday that sought to bring President…
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East Asia
Hu’s visit fosters closer political and economic ties with Denmark
COPENHAGEN, June 15 (Xinhua) — Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao undertook a number of official engagements here Friday during his first state visit to Denmark. The visit, the first by a Chinese head of state since the two countries established diplomatic ties 62 years ago, served to further advance the…
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World
Egypt Presidential Election 1 Day Ahead
An Egyptian man holds up his shoe, a sign of insult, at a poster of presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik during a protest in Cairo, Egypt on Friday, June 15, 2012. Shafik is broadly perceived as an extension of the regime of Hosni Mubarak. On Thursday, Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court dissolved…
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East Asia
Dali’s Masterworks in Taiwan
A girl watches Salvador Dali’s work “Adam and Eve” in Taipei, southeast China’s Taiwan, June 15, 2012. One hundred works of Spain surrealism artist Salvador Dali would be shown on an exhibition here since June 16. <Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng> news@theasian.asia
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Dairy giant exposed over mercury in baby formula
BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua) — China’s consumer quality regulator on Thursday said it has found an “unusual amount” of mercury in baby formula produced by Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., one of China’s biggest dairy companies. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said in a…
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Obama-Saudi King discuss mutual interest
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday called Saudi King Abdullah to discuss “a range of issues of mutual interest.” “The two leaders reaffirmed the strong and enduring bilateral relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia, and discussed a range of issues of mutual interest as part of their ongoing…
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China Focus: Forced abortion case investigated amid nationwide outrage
XI’AN, June 14 (Xinhua) — Authorities in northwest China’s Shaanxi Province have launched an investigation into an instance of forced abortion, pledging that anyone found responsible will be punished according to relevant laws and regulations. Feng Jianmei, 27, was forced to terminate her pregnancy at seven months in a hospital…
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Egypt court clears way for Shafiq to contest run-off
The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt has formally ruled that former Mubarak-era Prime Minister, Ahmed Shafiq, can go ahead and compete in the upcoming presidential run-off election against Muslim Brotherhood candidate, Mohammed Mursi. The court’s decision was made after judges considered the controversial Political Disenfranchisement Law, which could have seen…
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