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Obama welcomed in South Korea as trip nears end

World
2009-11-19

TREATED to friendly roadside crowds and an elaborate welcome, President Barack Obama sped into the last round of his diplomacy tour in Asia today, a visit in South Korea. Obama joined President Lee Myung-bak at...

Fire in S.Korea shooting range kills nine

World
2009-11-14

FIRE raced through a South Korean indoor shooting range today, killing at least nine people, including a Japanese visitor, local media reported. Yonhap news agency said the blaze broke out on the second floor...

Cambodia, Thailand expel senior diplomats

World
2009-11-13

CAMBODIA and Thailand moved a step further in their sharp dispute over fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, expelling each other's senior serving diplomats after already ousting ambassadors on both...

Hitler ad causes furore in Thailand

World
2009-10-19

A HIGHWAY billboard using a saluting Adolf Hitler to advertise a Thai wax museum has been covered up after complaints from the Israeli and German ambassadors, the museum's manager said yesterday. "The idea came...

China, Japan, S. Korea vow stronger ties

National
2009-9-29

CHINA, Japan and South Korea agreed yesterday in Shanghai to deepen their partnership to promote regional peace and cooperate on economic development, climate change and other important issues. Also yesterday,...

Thailand wins praise for AIDS vaccine trial

World
2009-9-28

AN experimental AIDS vaccine that appears to be the first to protect people was mired for years in deep controversy, and credit for its success must go to Thailand where the trial was conducted, experts said. The...

Thai anger over attack on student by teacher

World
2009-9-23

A TEACHER in Thailand was captured on film beating a 14-year-old student and bashing his head against a blackboard, sparking national outrage and pledges yesterday from education officials to crack down on corporal...

Thailand's 81-year-old king sent to hospital

World
2009-9-21

THAILAND'S 81-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-serving monarch, has been hospitalized after suffering from a fever and fatigue, the palace announced yesterday. A statement from the Royal...

Stateless boy flies flag for Thailand

World
2009-9-21

A BOY with no official nationality who lives in Thailand captured third place in a Japanese paper airplane contest yesterday after his tearful pleas to compete prompted authorities to grant him a rare temporary passport...

4,000 yellow-shirts protest along Thai-Combodian border

World
2009-9-19

ABOUT 4,000 supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) late morning today headed for Preah Vihear national park to protest there before they were blocked halfway by about 1,000 policemen, Thai media reported....