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For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Vietnam Tribune.com http://www.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/10/id/303b19022816233b/ en-us Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:04:51 -0500 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:04:51 -0500 30 At least 13 people have been killed and 40 are believed missing after an earthquake struck the moutain village of Planas in the Philippines on Monday. http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203269784/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:50:09 -0500 ANI http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203269784/cs/1/ Pakistan has failed to announce a new date for its judicial commission to visit India to record statements of key officials linked to the investigation of the Mumbai terror attacks. http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203267029/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:20:02 -0500 ANI http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203267029/cs/1/ Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has asked opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar to apologise for his statements on the army. http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263944/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:01:01 -0500 ANI http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263944/cs/1/ Pakistan Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has taken suo moto notice of the target killing of Balochistan lawmaker Bakhtiar Domki's wife and daughter. http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263943/cs/1/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:00:51 -0500 ANI http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203263943/cs/1/ MANILA, Philippines - Rescuers dug with picks and shovels trying to reach dozens of people trapped under houses collapsed by a strong earthquake today that shook a central Philippine island and set ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268522/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:59:07 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268522/ JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia has come up with another bizarre plan to keep commuters from riding on the roofs of trains: Swat them with brooms drenched in putrid ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268523/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:58:36 -0500 Richmond Times-Dispatch http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268523/ A | The Search and Rescue team, along with dozens of college students, searched for a student at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). Angelina Yofanka has been missing since Sunday afternoon ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268513/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:54:08 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268513/ Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chief Abraham Samad said on Monday that the antigraft body would soon arrest suspended Democratic Party deputy secretary-general Angelina Sondakh, the latest ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268514/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:54:06 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268514/ An official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in Quezon points to a map showing the epicentre of the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit central Philippines on Feb. 6, ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268228/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:54:02 -0500 Globe and Mail http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268228/ State owned fixed and mobile operator Nepal Doorsanchar Company Limited (Nepal Telecom, or NT) has reported a 12.48% rise in net profit for its fiscal year 2010/11 ended Jestha 2068 (June 2011), ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268512/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:53:22 -0500 TeleGeography http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268512/ Lin Ah-zhu, 65, had one of the biggest scares of her life on Saturday when the elevator she was taking to her apartment on the seventh floor in Keelung malfunctioned and got stuck. Lin said the ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268519/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:53:13 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268519/ BANGKOK (AFP) - Thai police busted a grisly exotic wildlife slaughterhouse in Bangkok when officers caught four men in the act of chopping up a tiger in a residential home, officials said on ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268515/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:52:41 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268515/ BEIJING (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Chinese visitors will have a breezier and faster entry into Malaysia with the easing of the visa application process - a move that will increase the number of ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268516/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:52:37 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268516/ Three suspected armed robbers, including two Indonesians, were gunned down after they tried to shoot their way out of a police dragnet at KM160 of the North-South Expressway near the Jawi toll ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268517/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:52:34 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268517/ Umar Patek (wearing orange shirt), 41, could face death by firing squad if convicted of various terror-related charges, including bomb-making, premeditated murder, firearms possession and using ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268518/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:52:31 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268518/ Offspinner Saeed Ajmal and fast bowler Umar Gul led Pakistan's convincing charge toward a clean sweep against England, reducing the top-ranked team to 6-173 at tea on the fourth day of the ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268510/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:51:18 -0500 SBS http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268510/ FILE - In this Jan. 1, 1966 file photo, AP special correspondent George Esper poses with a Vietnamese boy in Quang Ngai Province, south of Da Nang. Esper, the tenacious Associated Press ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268191/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:51:10 -0500 San Diego Union-Tribune http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268191/ The death toll from a powerful quake that struck the central Philippines on Monday rose to 14 with as many as 29 feared missing, police officials ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268509/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:50:18 -0500 SBS http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268509/ A 6.7 magnitude earthquake off the central Philippine island of Negros has left at least 43 people dead. The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred a depth of 20km. Government offices and ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268507/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:49:45 -0500 RTE http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268507/ The riot by inmates at Trang prison came to a halt after the Governor met with representatives of the prisoners and reached a compromise. Trang Governor Senee Jitkasem met at 1pm with five ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268520/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:46:33 -0500 The Nation http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268520/ International News: MANILA, A strong earthquake measuring 6.8-magnitude in the central Philippines killed at least 13 people Monday as it destroyed buildings and triggered landslides that buried ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268504/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:43:19 -0500 KeralaNext http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268504/ Hanoi - Laos is investigating a retired justice ministry official for allegedly selling adopted babies to Americans, Canadians and Australians for thousands of dollars each, a report ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203267715/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:41:59 -0500 IOL http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203267715/ Pakistani rescue workers look for survivors in the debris of a building that collapsed in Lahore. AP photo Around 100 people, including women and children, were feared trapped today when a ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203267918/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:40:34 -0500 Turkish Daily News http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203267918/ The best images from the fourth day of the third and final Test at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, where England are chasing 324 to avoid a series whitewash. Extracts taken ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268511/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:40:12 -0500 The Guardian http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268511/ At least 13 people were killed today when a strong earthquake hit the central Philippines, destroying buildings and triggering landslides which buried dozens of houses, trapping their occupants.The ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268506/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:30:31 -0500 Breaking News.ie http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268506/ Pakistani security personnel and volunteers search for victims in the rubble of a collapsed factory in Lahore on February 6, 2012. A 12-year-old boy was killed and dozens of people, including women ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268498/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:22:38 -0500 Canada.com http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268498/ Residents run as they scamper to safety after a 6.8 earthquake that hit Cebu City on February 6, 2012. A 6.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the central Philippines on February 6, killing at ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268499/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:22:18 -0500 Canada.com http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268499/ Over the past two weeks, U.S. defense secretary Leon Panetta and his key officers, including Admiral Robert F. Willard, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, have actively explained details of ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268495/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:17:22 -0500 Yahoo http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268495/ Man-made air pollution from Southeast Asia causes the loss of 6.7 million tonnes of wheat and about 11.6 million tonnes of rice globally each year, while pollutants from North America reduce wheat ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268494/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:17:20 -0500 Yahoo http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268494/ The 26-year-old war the Tamil separatists had been fighting for a sovereign homeland within Sri Lanka ended on May 17/09 with their defeat and surrender. Calling themselves the Liberation Tamil ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268493/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:34:11 -0500 NCM http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268493/ Karnatik Revival about the revival of southern Indian Karnatik music in the US. Young children with a cleft palate get a second chance in India. Megan Mylan talks about her Oscar-winning ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268466/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:33:32 -0500 NCM http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268466/ DUBAI (Reuters) - Some poor fielding by Pakistan helped England keep alive hope of avoiding a series whitewash on the fourth day of the third and final test in Dubai on Monday. http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268501/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:32:37 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203268501/ Pakistan: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani left for Qatar on Monday to discuss Afghan peace efforts in the ultra-rich Gulf state where the Taliban and US officials have begun preliminary ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266231/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:56:58 -0500 Times of Oman http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266231/ A | The Romanian prime minister on Monday announced the imediate resignation of himself and his government, saying he wanted to protect the stability of the country.Emil Boc said he was resigning ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266413/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:56:12 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266413/ A | A sharp downturn in Europe could cut China's economic growth rate nearly in half, the International Monetary Fund said Monday, adding to warnings about a possible severe global slowdown ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266414/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:56:07 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266414/ Taiwan Today By Grace Kuo Eighty-three percent of those surveyed in two recent polls said corruption has decreased since ROC President Ma Ying-jeou took office in 2008, according to the Agency ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266415/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:55:49 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266415/ Taiwan Today By June Tsai Railway administrations in Taiwan and Hokkaido, Japan, are set to sign a letter of intent in March to promote tourism with old steam locomotives, Taiwan Railways ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266417/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:55:47 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266417/ Street snacks, like those available at Shilin Night Market, are set to play a frontline role in Taipei's UNESCO City of Gourmet bid. (Photo: Chang ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266420/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:55:39 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266420/ Energy Minister Arak Chonlatanon is seeking discussions with the ministries of Finance and Industry to boost ethanol exports and promote alternative energy development. He said on Monday that ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266421/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:47:33 -0500 The Nation http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266421/ MOSCOW, February 6 (Itar-Tass) -- Foreign Minister of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar will pay an official visit to Russia on February 7-9, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Hina Rabbani Khar ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266321/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:43:08 -0500 Itar Tass http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266321/ At least five people have been killed when a strong earthquake shook the central Philippines, destroying buildings and triggering landslides which buried dozens of houses, trapping residents.The ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266183/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:42:08 -0500 Independent.ie http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266183/ CEBU, Philippines - A strong 6.8 magnitude quake struck parts of Visayas in the Philippines on Monday at 11:00 a.m. State seismologists said the quake's epicenter was in the sea between Negros ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266429/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:41:54 -0500 IBTimes http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266429/ Dung Quat Bio-Ethanol Plant, located in the Dung Quat Industrial Zone in the central province of Quang Ngai, turned out its first batch of bio-ethanol E100 last week after 33 months of construction ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266422/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:34:37 -0500 Asia News Network http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266422/ Germany , said Do Thang Hai, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)'s Trade Promotion Department. Statistics from the ministry showed that last ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266336/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:33:25 -0500 Asia News Network http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266336/ The government's decision to exempt excise duties on hybrid cars below 2,000cc, a policy that has been extended until 2013, is expected to drive hybrid vehicle sales to record highs this year, ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203265817/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:32:43 -0500 Asia News Network http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203265817/ if you are interested in contributing. The Lily: Evolution, Play, and the Power of a Free Society by Daniel Cloud Reviewed by Mark A DeWeaver The latest book by Princeton University political ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266400/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:31:14 -0500 Asia Times http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266400/ Aung San Suu Kyi the green light to run for parliamentary by-elections, another step toward political openness in a country emerging from nearly a half-century of iron-fisted military rule. Suu Kyi ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266398/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:29:04 -0500 Times Of India http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266398/ Asian stock markets have climbed after US unemployment fell to its lowest in three years, suggesting a stronger recovery in the world's No 1 economy that could benefit the region's ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203265788/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:26:14 -0500 Belfast Telegraph http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203265788/ Indonesia said Monday its economy grew at the fastest rate for 15 years in 2011, spurred by strong household consumption and private investment in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. The ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266396/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:20:53 -0500 Yahoo http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266396/ - Asian stocks extended last week's rally as consumer companies led gains after higher-than-expected U.S. jobs growth. The euro weakened against most of its 16 major peers as Greek leaders ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203265796/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:14:44 -0500 FXstreet http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203265796/ A factory that previously collapsed in Lahore. According to a city official 'illegal commercial units are a big problem'. Photograph: Arif Ali/AFP/Getty ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266164/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:12:58 -0500 The Guardian http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266164/ 27/10/2011 17:39 CET At least three people have died and more than 100 others are feared trapped after a factory building collapsed in Pakistan. The explosion of a gas cylinder is thought to have ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266181/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:09:26 -0500 Euro News http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266181/ (CBS/AP) Updated at 3:18 a.m. Eastern MANILA, Philippines - A strong earthquake in the central Philippines killed at least seven people Monday as it destroyed buildings and triggered landslides that ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266149/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:07:26 -0500 CBS News http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266149/ Messages of support have been pouring in for India cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who is undergoing treatment for cancer in the United States. Sports Minister Ajay Maken said the government should, and ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266239/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:06:40 -0500 BBC http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266239/ Nepal girls marry the Sun God in ceremonies. Kathmandu (dpa) - Atithi Shrestha squints at the sun as her mother removes the shawl draped over her head, so the child can gaze up at the Sun God, ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266428/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:03:04 -0500 bikyamasr http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266428/ By Syed Tashfin Chowdhury DHAKA - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government last week showed its determination to maintain improved ties with New Delhi, defying public anger over the ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266394/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:33:06 -0500 Asia Times http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266394/ By Melody Kemp One of the first indications that change was afoot in Myanmar came when President Thein Sein announced last year the suspension of the China-backed, US$3.6 billion Myitsone dam ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266236/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:32:53 -0500 Asia Times http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203266236/ A PAKISTANI billionaire is reportedly behind a bid to buy failed fashion chain Peacocks from administration. Cardiff-based Peacocks, which has 563 stores and 48 concessions, collapsed under debts ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264093/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:07:03 -0500 IC Wales http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264093/ A | The Communications and Information Ministry claims that it had blocked nearly 1 million sites that carry pornographic content. Communication and Information Minister Tifatul Sembiring said ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264590/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:04:30 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264590/ A | Following the arrests of airline pilots and crew members for drug possession, the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) proposed a new policy to require pilots to submit to frequent drug ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264589/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:04:28 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264589/ A | The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) Tangerang chapter officially retracted its appeal against the provincial minimum wage for 2012 at the Serang Administrative Court (PTUN) on ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264588/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:04:27 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264588/ A | Indonesia's Bakrie Group has assumed full ownership of reigning A-League champion Brisbane Roar, becoming the first foreign company to take 100 percent control of a club in ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264591/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:04:22 -0500 The Jakarta Post http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264591/ Taiwan Today By Rachel Chan ROC Premier Sean C. Chen and his new Cabinet took office Feb. 6 with a clear mandate to tackle thorny issues such as the Taiwan-U.S. beef dispute, rising commodity ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264594/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:03:26 -0500 Taiwan Today http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264594/ KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - They trek for days through crocodile-infested swamps and up rain-lashed mountain jungles, but the members of the Malaya Historical Group are not seeking treasure or ancient ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264593/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:02:47 -0500 The Straits Times http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264593/ Crude prices were lower in Asia as concerns over the unresolved debt crisis in Greece outweighed worries about supply disruptions in the Middle East and ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264580/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:00:20 -0500 RTE http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264580/ The Constitution Court on Monday decided to review the constitutional status of two executive decrees. Pimol Thampithakpong, spokesman of the Constitution Court, said the court decided to ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264597/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:57:26 -0500 The Nation http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264597/ Over one hundred people including women and children got trapped under the debris of a three-storey building that collapsed following a cylinder blast in eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264143/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:50:53 -0500 Global Times http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264143/ MANILA, - One child died and a local tsunami alert was issued after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake followed by two aftershocks struck off the Philippines island of Negros on Monday, according to the ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264582/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:44:32 -0500 The China Post http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264582/ SYDNEY (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures declined in electronic trading Monday, part of a broader sell-off across commodity markets, while the U.S. dollar turned ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264095/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:24:46 -0500 CBS Marketwatch http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264095/ The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology rated the earthquake at between magnitude 6 and 7, while the US geological survey said it was magnitude 6.7. Photograph: Rolex Dela ... http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264355/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:23:42 -0500 The Guardian http://story.vietnamtribune.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/303b19022816233b/id/203264355/