By Michael A. Riley and Sophia Pearso China-based hackers looking to derail the $40 billion acquisition of the world’s largest potash producer by an Australian mining giant zeroed in on offices on Toronto’s Bay Street, home of the Canadian law firms handling the deal. Over a few months beginning in September 2010, the hackers rifled … Continue reading
The Orange County Register The death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il presents both dangers and opportunities for America. The dangers come from the instability in the North Korean regime, which with Cuba is the last of the old, hard-core communist regimes. Every other communist regime — China, Russia, Vietnam, etc. — has switched to … Continue reading
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain and leaders of other political parties on Saturday condemned the Nato air raids on Pakistani border security posts in Mohmand Agency. In a statement, the minister said that the act would sabotage the ongoing efforts against terrorism in the region.
By AUDREY McAVOY , The Associated Press HONOLULU – A few hundred protesters marched in Waikiki on Saturday as leaders of Pacific Rim nations gathered for a summit to discuss free trade agreements and other issues. People pounded on drums and chanted slogans as they peacefully walked on sidewalks from a Honolulu park to reach … Continue reading
Taiwan’s desire for TPP membership gets positive reactions (Taiwan News)
By Takashi Hirokawa and Daniel Ten Kate (Adds details on previous dispute in fourth paragraph.) Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) — Japan’s Coast Guard yesterday arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat for refusing inspection, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said. Japan informed the Chinese government, which has yet to react to the incident, Fujimura told … Continue reading
LONDON: China has stressed it will not be a ”saviour” to Europe as the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, embarks on an official visit to the continent that will take in Thursday’s crucial Group of 20 summit in Cannes. The warning came as the European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, and the European Council President, Herman … Continue reading
Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy came under fire from opposition leaders for seeking China’s help to resolve the euro area’s debt crisis. “It’s shocking,” Martine Aubry, the general secretary of the Socialist Party, said in the Sunday newspaper, Journal du Dimanche. “The Europeans, by turning to the Chinese, are showing their weakness. … Continue reading
India needs to keep East China Sea Lanes Open (Frontier India News Network)
Obama is calling for the world to unite in getting tough on Iran over its nuclear program and alleged assassination plot in the U.S. Where will this lead? Best Opinion: Weekly Standard, Haaretz, Baltimore Sun President Obama is urging United Nations inspectors to release new classified evidence that Iran has been testing nuclear weapons technology, … Continue reading