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South Asia
Major news in Pakistan on June 11: PM urges CJ to consider Musa Gilani his own son
Top news in <Dawn> : PM urges CJ to consider Musa Gilani his own son LAHORE: The Pakistani premier has said that if the Chief Justice cannot hear the case against his own son due to legal barriers, he should take up the case against the PM’s son Ali Musa…
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South East Asia
Major news in Indonesia on Jun 11: Ex-RI`s richest tycoon Liem Sioe Liong passes away
Top news in <Jakarta Post>: Ex-RI`s richest tycoon Liem Sioe Liong passes away The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 06/10/2012 4:52 PM Former Indonesian richest tycoon Lim Sioe Liong, or widely known as Soedono Salim, the founder of the Salim Group of Indonesia and one of the key business figures…
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Society
Missing Koreans presumed dead in chopper crash: officials
Eight Koreans who went missing after their helicopter crashed into a mountain in Peru last week are presumed to have been killed, officials said Saturday. The Peruvian military and police conducted an aerial search and discovered the wreckage of the helicopter at about 4,950 meters above sea level near Coline…
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Politics
Lee Hae-chan elected new chairman of main opposition party
Former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan was elected new chairman of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) in its national convention on Saturday. In the DUP leadership election held at the KINTEX convention center in Goyang, north of Seoul, Lee defeated his archrival Rep. Kim Han-gil and six other contenders.…
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Ruling party to stick to current presidential primary process
Korea’s ruling Saenuri Party will stick to its current presidential candidate selection process, but will check to see if there are shortcomings that can be addressed, the party’s chairman said Saturday. At the end of a workshop event for lawmakers, Hwang Woo-yea said meeting the primary election timetable set by…
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Japan claims statue in front of Seoul embassy violates int’l convention
The Japanese government has officially claimed that the “peace statue” in front of its embassy in Seoul violates international convention on diplomatic relations, a report submitted to the Diet showed Saturday. According to the daily Sankei Shimbun, the report compiled in response to questions raised by lawmakers said the bronze…
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Mini golf course to be introduced in S.China kindergarten
ZHUHAI, June 9 (Xinhua) — A golf course is expected to be introduced to a kindergarten in south China’s booming coastal city of Zhuhai in Guangdong Province from Sepmtember, local authorities said Saturday. The mini golf court is a round green carpet with a diameter of two meters. Children can…
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Politics
Japan’s Noda urges nation to go nuclear
TOKYO, June 9 (Xinhua) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has made a nationwide appeal to the people of Japan to understand that two idled nuclear reactors in western Japan must be restarted to protect people’s livelihoods and the economy in general. The No. 3 and 4 reactors at the…
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Politics
Eurogroup confirms up to 100-bln-euro aid ready for Spain’s banks
BRUSSELS/MADRID, June 9 (Xinhua) — Eurozone finance ministers confirmed on Saturday that the single-currency area is ready to offer up to 100 billion euros (about 125 billion U.S. dollars) in financial aid to rescue Spain’s ailing banking sector. “The loan amount must cover estimated capital requirements with an additional safety…
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China Focus: Lackluster data point to further stimulus
BEIJING, June 9 (Xinhua) — A string of economic data released on Saturday showed China’s economy has not yet bottomed out from domestic and external jitters, fuelling calls for more stimulus measures to secure sound growth. China’s industrial output grew at a slower-than-expected 9.6 percent year-on-year in May, rebounding 0.3…
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