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Sudan rebels ask Beijing to pressure Khartoum
AFP, Published on 01/02/2012
» Sudanese rebels holding 29 Chinese workers have asked Beijing to use its influence on Khartoum to help badly-needed aid reach the country's war zone, a spokesman for the insurgents said on Wednesday.
All 25 Chinese workers kidnapped in Egypt freed
AFP, Published on 01/02/2012
» China said Wednesday that 25 Chinese workers kidnapped by Egyptian Bedouins demanding the release of their Islamist relatives had been freed.
Air raids on Qaeda in south Yemen kill 15
AFP, Published on 01/02/2012
» Air raids in southern Yemen overnight blasted Al-Qaeda targets and killed some 15 people, including a long-hunted militant leader, tribal and military sources said on Tuesday, claiming US planes were involved.
Much to look forward to in Myanmar
News, Krissana Parnsoonthorn, Published on 01/02/2012
» Every road is leading to Myanmar and a number of Thai and foreign companies are joining the bandwagon as they don't want to miss the golden opportunities opening up next door.
Divers abandon search on Italy cruise ship wreck
AFP, Published on 31/01/2012
» Italian divers on Tuesday gave up their search on the wreck of the Costa Concordia, in which 32 people are feared to have died, as workers prepared to start pumping out fuel to avoid an oil spill.
Khmer Rouge court unable to pay Cambodian salaries
AFP, Published on 31/01/2012
» Cambodia's UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has run out of money to pay the wages of hundreds of workers as contributions from donor countries have dried up, a court spokesman said on Tuesday.
China lodges protest with Sudan over workers capture
AFP, Published on 31/01/2012
» China on Tuesday lodged a formal protest with Sudan over the capture of 29 Chinese workers by rebels, after dispatching a team to the African nation to help secure their release.
Software parks combine to share technology, skills
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/01/2012
» Operators of four software parks have allied to form the Thailand Software Park Alliance in a bid to strengthen the local sector ahead of the advent of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015.
Sudan rebels still hold 29 Chinese: Chinese media
AFP, Published on 30/01/2012
» Rebels still hold 29 Chinese workers in Sudan, Beijing's official news agency reported on Monday, after the Sudanese military said it had freed a number of other Chinese.
Chinese workers in good shape: Sudan rebels
AFP, Published on 30/01/2012
» Twenty-nine Chinese workers described as hostages by Sudan's military are in good shape and will be released when the security situation allows, their rebel captors told AFP on Monday.