June

June 13, 2008

China to Reconsider Tourist Boycott of France

LJUBLJANA ~ Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said he would look into a French request to end a boycott by – Read More...
June 13, 2008

Thailand Confident about Tourism

BANGKOK ~ Thailand is confident that its key tourism industry will keep growing despite soaring fuel costs and political protests – Read More...
June 13, 2008

Hong Kong’s Websites World’s Riskiest: Survey

HONG KONG ~ Hong Kong websites are the most likely to hit visitors with unwanted ads, viruses and spam, research – Read More...
June 13, 2008

World’s Top Labs Enter Search Engine Contest

SINGAPORE ~ Some of the world’s top laboratories have entered a Singapore contest for a next-generation multimedia online search engine, – Read More...
June 13, 2008

Internet Providers Agree to Block Child Porn Sites

NEW YORK ~ Three major internet provides have agreed to block access to websites and online discussion groups featuring child – Read More...
June 13, 2008

The Internet Log in Tokyo Stabbing Spree

TOKYO ~ A Japanese autoworker arrested for stabbing to death seven people in Tokyo’s Akihabara district left a chilling account – Read More...
June 13, 2008

Australian Police Arrest 70 in Global Child Porn Crackdown

SYDNEY ~ Seventy men in Australia have been arrested in a global crackdown on internet child pornography and more will – Read More...
June 13, 2008

NetNews

US Blogger Released on Bail in Singapore SINGAPORE ~ A US-based blogger who allegedly accused a Singapore judge of “prostituting – Read More...
June 13, 2008

UN Report Says Poor Suffer as Asia Beset by Petty Corruption

JAKARTA ~ A few hundred baht here, a few thousand rupees there… a major UN report released on Thursday said – Read More...
June 13, 2008

HIV/AIDS Cases Soar in South Sulawesi: Official

JAKARTA ~ The number of HIV/AIDS cases in South Sulawesi province has more than doubled since 2006 due to an – Read More...