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China-made clothes pose health risks : Greenpeace CNA December 18, 2013, 12:08 am TWN TAIPEI--The environmental group Greenpeace yesterday warned consumers of “unpredictable health risks” associated with China made garments and footwear, saying that it had found dangerously high level of...

Taiwan refuses to free spy general Lo Hsien-che in prisoner swap Staff Reporter 2013-12-17 12:26 While a military attache in Thailand, Lo Hsien-che entered into a relationship with a woman via whom he passed secrets to China in return for money. (Photo/CNA) In secret talks between...

Habitual tax defaulters increase Published: 2013-12-16 19:50 Updated: 2013-12-16 19:50 The government on Monday unveiled the personal information of 14,500 high-profile tax delinquents including former President Chun Doo-hwan. The Ministry of Security and Public Administration disclosed...

Man attempts to jump to his death after murdering ex-wife By Katherine Wei , The China Post December 16, 2013, 12:16 am TWN A man tries to jump to his death near National Highway 3, yesterday. The man, surnamed Lee, had killed his ex-wife two days ago and was suspected of trying to commit...

Over 600 arrested in crackdown on sex, gambling crimes Published : 2013-12-16 11:16 Updated : 2013-12-16 11:17 The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency arrested 650 people related to brothels on Sunday, exposing 231 illegal gambling houses and brothels. “We will reinforce the criminal penalty...

Police launch clampdown as strike fallout worsens Published: 2013-12-16 19:59 Updated: 2013-12-16 19:59 A man uses an automated ticketing machine at Seoul Station on Monday amid an ongoing rail strike. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald) A passenger was killed Sunday in a subway accident...

Chinese businessman ‘murdered family in Britain over financial dispute’ PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 13 November, 2013, 10:16am UPDATED : Wednesday, 13 November, 2013, 10:43am Agence France-Presse University lecturer Jifeng “Jeff” Ding, his wife Ge “Helen” Chui, and their two daughters...

Taiwan VP teases China for short list of countries granting citizens visa-free access PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 13 November, 2013, 8:02pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 13 November, 2013, 8:06pm Chris Luo [email protected] Developed countries are taking steps to streamline visa application processes...

Extinct 'Godzilla' platypus found in Australia AFP November 6, 2013, 1:34 am Sydney (AFP) - A giant extinct species of the platypus with powerful teeth has been discovered in Australia, with a scientist on Tuesday describing the duck-billed water animal as a "Godzilla" like monster. The new...

Germany offers third gender option, but advocates say not enough AFP November 2, 2013, 5:01 am Berlin (AFP) - Germany on Friday became the first European country to allow babies born with characteristics of both sexes to be registered as neither male nor female, but advocates urged further...

Published: Thursday October 31, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Thursday October 31, 2013 MYT 8:10:54 AM Ex-Immigration D-G jailed for graft BY QISHIN TARIQ PUTRAJAYA: Former Immigration Depart-ment director-general Datuk Wahid Md Don has been convicted by the same Sessions Court judge who had...

Savile's convicted paedophile BBC driver found dead on day he was due to stand trial for sex crimes uncovered in Yewtree probe David Smith, 67, was chauffeur to Savile and other celebrities in 1980s Apparent suicide on the eve of his court appearance Officers found him dead at his home in...

He got a kidney, she got a new last name: Couple weds three years after groom received life-saving organ donation from bride who was a 'friend of a friend' By ASHLEY COLLMAN PUBLISHED: 01:20 GMT, 25 October 2013 | UPDATED: 01:21 GMT, 25 October 2013 A lot of married couples talk about being...

Canadian cannabis a popular export in Vietnam Western-grown cannabis appearing in Vietnam, Japan and South Korea PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 23 October, 2013, 4:26pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 23 October, 2013, 4:26pm Associated Press in Hanoi A man rolls a joint with Canadian-grown marijuana at his...

Freed Chinese cartoonist refuses to be cowed by Internet crackdown Reuters October 23, 2013, 5:13 pm Chinese cartoonist Wang Liming uses his computer inside his apartment before an interview with Reuters in Beijing, Ocotober 22, 2013. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic By Sui-Lee Wee BEIJING...

British ‘drug mule’ faces 10 years’ jail in Japan Japan’s Supreme Court upheld decision to overturn acquittal of Robert Geoffrey Sawyer PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 23 October, 2013, 3:55pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 23 October, 2013, 3:55pm Agence France-Presse in Tokyo Robert Geoffrey Sawyer says he...

Police Rescue Kidnapped Yogyakarta Entrepreneur By Bayu Marhaenjati on 12:26 pm October 20, 2013. Yogyakarta entrepreneur Endro Atmoko, who police said was kidnapped by loan sharks on Monday after he failed to repay some 4.5 billion rupiah ($400,000) in alleged regional election bribes, was...

Woman slain for buying alcohol KANCHANABURI – A man arrested for murdering his wife claimed he did so because she took his money to purchase liquor after they had promised each other to abstain from alcohol, police said on Sunday. Published: 20/10/2013 at 05:47 PM Newspaper section...

38 bodies recovered from Mekong, 14 identified The Sunday Nation, Agencies October 20, 2013 1:00 am A Lao woman, left, is comforted by a Thai woman yesterday at a Chinese temple in Pakse Some 38 bodies of victims from the Lao Airlines crash have been retrieved from the Mekong River, which...

Disturbing video shows Chinese mother whipping her daughter in public after she catches her skipping school By DANIEL MILLER PUBLISHED: 20:00 GMT, 17 October 2013 | UPDATED: 12:09 GMT, 18 October 2013 A furious mother beats her daughter in public after she catches her skipping school. The...