N. Korea holds onto S. Korean fishermen (MSNBC)
North Korea’s military said Friday that four South Korean fishermen seized a day earlier after their boat strayed into North Korean waters remained under investigation.
Cannes-honoured Philippine film gets censors’ nod (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Censors here have belatedly approved a Philippine film honoured at the Cannes festival that graphically depicts the rape, murder and dismemberment of a prostitute, officials said Friday.
North Korea quiet on seized South Korean fishermen (AP via Yahoo! News)
North Korea was silent Friday about four South Korean fishermen seized off the east coast after their boat strayed into northern waters a day earlier at a time of tension on the divided peninsula.
Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino dead at 76 (CNN)
Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino, whose “People Power” movement pushed out longtime strongman Ferdinand Marcos less than three years after her husband’s assassination, has died at age 76, her family announced Saturday.
North Korea Seizes South Korean Ship – Report (Nasdaq)
PYONGYANG, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) — DPRK seized a ship of South Korea on July 30 when “it illegally intruded deep into the DPRK territorial waters in the East Sea of Korea,” the KCNA reported Saturday.
Corazon Aquino, Philippines president, dead at 76 (The San Francisco Examiner)
In this Sunday Aug. 17, 2008 file picture, cancer-stricken former Philippine President Corazon Aquino smiles to friends inside the church at the Ateneo de Manila University in suburban Quezon City, Philippines.
Ma Says Taiwan-China Economic Embrace Is Just ‘the Beginning’ (Bloomberg)
Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou says he’s only getting started in opening new economic links with China, after doing more than any of his predecessors to improve relations since the two sides split in 1949.
N.Korea says South Korean boat seized for intrusion (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
North Korean authorities seized a South Korean fishing boat this week because the vessel illegally intruded into the North’s territorial waters, Pyongyang’s state media said on Saturday.
Ma Says Taiwan-China Economic Embrace ‘the Beginning’ (Correct) (Bloomberg)
(Corrects name of Ma’s opponent in sixth paragraph.) Aug. 1 (Bloomberg) — Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou says he’s only getting started in opening new economic links with China, after doing more than any of his predecessors to improve relations since the two sides split in 1949.
Former Philippine leader Aquino passes away (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Former Philippine leader and democracy icon Corazon Aquino died Saturday of cardiac arrest after battling colon cancer for more than a year, her son announced. She was 76.
Cory Aquino dies, Philippine people power heroine (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Corazon Aquino of the Philippines, whose conquest of one of the 20th century’s most corrupt dictators made her a global icon of democracy, died on Saturday after a 16-month battle against colon cancer. She was 76.
Remarks by President Obama and President Arroyo of the Philippines in Joint Press Availability, 7-30-09 (The White House)
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, let me express my thanks and appreciation for the visit from President Arroyo. As we discussed during our meeting here and our delegations, the relationship between the United States and the Philippines dates back many years.
