BEIJING, June 17 (PNA/Xinhua) — China bought one fifth of the world’s industrial robot output in 2013, overtaking Japan as the biggest buyer of such technology, new data showed on Tuesday. Some…
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U.S. deploys aircraft carrier to Gulf amid escalating violence in Iraq
WASHINGTON, June 15 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday ordered the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush to move from the North Arabian Sea into the Gulf, amid escalating…
MH370: Malaysia remains committed to the search effort
KUALA LUMPUR, June 15 (PNA/Bernama) — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today reiterated Malaysia’s commitment to continue searching for the missing Malaysian jetliner MH370. “On this hundredth day since MH370…
ASEAN health experts cite importance of regional cooperation to control dengue
By Zorayda S. Tecson CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga, June 14 (PNA) –Health officials and experts from the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) converged here on Saturday for a regional…
No role for NATO in Iraq — Rasmussen
BRUSSELS, June 13 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) — NATO does not have a mandate on stabilizing the situation in Iraq, where militants from the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) seized several…
Asia important for United States — Hillary Clinton
By Manik Mehta NEW YORK, June 13 (PNA/Bernama) — Looking cheerful and confident, former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton underscored Asia’s importance for the United States as she reminisced on…
ASEAN+3 ministers call for enhancing information, media cooperation
NAY PYI TAW, June 12 (PNA/Xinhua) — The 12th Conference of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI) and the 3rd AMRI+3 meeting ended in Myanmar’s capital of Nay Pyi Taw Thursday with…
China launches national human proteome project
BEIJING, June 11 (PNA/Xinhua) — China has launched a country-specific human proteome project, a genome decoding initiative expected to bring forward new methods to prevent and treat major endemic diseases. The Beijing-based…
U.S. President Obama calls gun control “biggest frustration”
WASHINGTON, June 11 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday called for greater national effort against gun violence just hours after a latest school shooting happening in the U.S. State of…
China, Russia introduce new draft treaty to prevent arms race in outer space
GENEVA, June 11 (PNA/Xinhua) — China and Russia on Tuesday jointly submitted to a UN-sponsored disarmament conference an updated draft international treaty on banning the deployment of weapons in outer space. The…
South Sudan president, rebel leader agree to form gov’t in 60 days
MOSCOW, June 11 (PNA/RIA Novosti) — South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit and rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed to forge a transitional government within a 60-day deadline, Al Jazeera reported Wednesday…
Obama signs presidential memorandum on reducing student loan debt
WASHINGTON, June 10 (PNA/Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday signed a presidential memorandum on reducing student loan debt in a bid to ensure no young person be priced out of…
16 killed, 20 injured in Pakistan’s Karachi airport attack
By Jamil Bhatti, Saadia Seher ISLAMABAD, June 9 (PNA/Xinhua) — At least 16 people including 10 security personnel were killed and 20 others injured in the terrorist attack at the Jinnah International…
S. Korean ferry disaster death toll now 292
JINDO, South Korea, June 9 (PNA/Xinhua) — Death toll rose to 292 in the South Korean ferry sinking disaster as divers recovered one more body late on Sunday, the disaster response center…
Cameron: Russia needs to change stance on Ukraine or face isolation
BRUSSELS, June 5 (PNA/ITAR-TASS) — Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) most industrialized nations must sent a clear message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia faces further international isolation if…