Philippine shares rise 0.36% on light trading (ABS-CBNNEWS.com)
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine share prices closed 0.36% higher Monday on light trading with no major developments to drive the market, dealers said.
China’s Hu to unveil key Turkmenistan gas pipeline (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Chinese President Hu Jintao is set on Monday to inaugurate a landmark pipeline to transport Turkmen gas across Central Asia into China’s energy-hungry industrial centres.
2 Philippine soldiers killed in ambush staged by NPA rebels (People’s Daily)
Two soldiers were killed in an attack staged by the New People’s Army (NPA) in the province of Sorsogon, northern Philippines, the local media reported Monday. According to Inquirer.net, the website of local broadsheet Philippine Daily Inquirer, a group of soldiers who are part of the49th Infantry Battalion was inspecting project sites of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in the village of …
YEARENDER: Taiwan-China reconciliation paves way for building trust (EARTHtimes.org)
Taipei – The year is ending on a good note for Taiwan-China ties as Taipei and Beijing have agreed to put aside political disputes and focus on economic integration. The year 2010 should see expansion of cross-strait exch…
Solomon Islands demand action (BigPond News)
Seas could rise by one and a half metres by the end of this century as flooding low-lying islands.
Philippine Muslim rebels deny hand in jail break; official says it won’t affect peace talks (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
MANILA, Philippines – Muslim rebels who have resumed peace talks with the Philippine government said Monday they were not behind a deadly jail break in the country’s volatile south that freed 31 criminals and guerrillas, including militants accused of beheadings.
China Information Security Technology Ranked Among Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009 (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
China Information Security Technology, Inc., , a leading total solutions provider of digital security, geographic information, and hospital information systems in China, today announced that the Company has been ranked among the “Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific 2009 Award” for the second consecutive year.
Solomon Islands And NZ Gov’ts Sign Deal (Scoop.co.nz)
Today the Solomon Islands Government and Government of New Zealand signed a new three year funding arrangement of SBD165, 000,000 to improve the quality of basic education and to ensure all Solomon Islands children can go to school.
