Publication: Global Times

First reported 31 mins ago - Updated 30 mins ago - 1 reports

DPRK fires short-range missile into Sea of Japan

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched on Saturday three short- range missiles into the Sea of Japan, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing South Korea's defense ministry on May 18, 2013. This file photo taken on Nov. 23, 2012 shows the ... [Published Global Times - 31 mins ago]

Entities: Sea of Japan, missile, North Korea, South Korea, Military/Armed Forces

First reported 31 mins ago - Updated 31 mins ago - 1 reports

Communist Party of the Philippines

3 soldiers killed in clash with leftist rebels in N. Philippines

Three soldiers died while another was injured following an encounter with members of the leftist rebel group New People's Army (NPA) in the northern Philippine province of Albay on Monday morning.Maj. Angelo Guzman, spokesman of the Philippine Army's ... [Published Global Times - 31 mins ago]

Entities: Philippines, Camalig (Philippines), Communist Party of the Philippines, Land Mine

First reported 31 mins ago - Updated 31 mins ago - 1 reports

Vietnam plans to produce H1N1 flu vaccine in late 2014

Vietnam is stepping up preparations for production of a vaccine against H1N1 flu virus in late 2014 or early 2015, local Tuoi Tre newspaper reported on Monday, quoting sources from the Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MOH) as saying.Specifically, MOH's ... [Published Global Times - 31 mins ago]

Entities: Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Virus, Vietnam, Vaccine, Influenza

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 52 mins ago - 2 reports

Voice on China’s influence over North Korea in light of its recent short-range missile launches

"Although China has a certain influence upon North Korea, this impact is not as strong as is reported by the media."Cui Tiankai, China's ambassador to the US,on China's influence over North Korea in light of its recent short-range missile launches, quoted ... [Published Global Times - 15 hours ago]

Entities: North Korea, missile, China

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

International Security Assistance Force

7 insurgents killed in eastern Afghan operations

Seven insurgents have been killed in joint operations in eastern Afghan provinces, said the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) on Monday."Afghan National Security and Coalition Forces killed seven insurgents, detained four suspected ... [Published Global Times - 1 hour ago]

Entities: International Security Assistance Force, Taliban, Insurgents, Joint Operations, Bombing

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Boy killed in accidental blast in Indian-controlled Kashmir

A 15- year-old boy was killed after an explosive device he was fiddling with accidentally went off in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Monday.The blast took place at far flung village Bakerwal Khairi in Kither area of Kishtawar district, around ... [Published Global Times - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Land Mine, Sensitization, Jammu, Police

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

'Blind Detective' screened in Cannes

(L to R) Chinese Hong Kong director Johnnie To, actress Sammi Cheng, actor Andy Lau and screenwriter Wai Ka-Fai pose on the red carpet before the screening of their movie "Blind Detective" presented Out of Competition at the 66th edition of the Cannes ... [Published Global Times - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Sammi Cheng, Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai, Cannes (France), Andy LAU

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

NSW abuse survivors 'betrayed' amid new bill proposal

Human rights lawyers and women's organizations Monday have appealed to the UN about proposed changes to the NSW victims compensation scheme.A bill introduced into parliament earlier in May proposes a time limit for NSW victims of sexual assault, domestic ... [Published Global Times - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Abuse, Child Abuse, Human Rights, Crime

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

New Zealand to change tax rules of foreign superannuation, mining

The New Zealand government introduced a bill aiming to simplify the tax treatment of foreign superannuation and mining to the New Zealand Parliament on Monday, as part of a drive to rationalize its tax system."The current rules for taxing New Zealand ... [Published Global Times - 2 hours ago]

Entities: New Zealand, Taxes, Mining

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

SIA, SilkAir, Shenzhen Airlines inked codeshare agreement

Singapore Airlines (SIA), together with its regional wing SilkAir, said on Monday that it had inked a codeshare agreement with China's Shenzhen Airlines, aiming at enhancing cooperation between the two sides.According to the announcement, the SIA will ... [Published Global Times - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines Ltd, Shenzhen, Singapore, China

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Thai Red-shirts rally to mark deadly military crackdown

At least 20,000 supporters of the United Front for Democracy against the Dictatorship (UDD), or the Red shirts, gathered in Bangkok on Sunday to commemorate the third anniversary of the military crackdown on the anti-government protesters.The capital ... [Published Global Times - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Red Shirts, Military/Armed Forces, Anti-Government, Abhisit Vejjajiva

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

Nigeria attack on Islamists escalates in major city

Nigerian soldiers on Sunday sealed roads heading out of a key northeastern city, blocking supply routes to remote towns where Boko Haram Islamists have taken power as a massive offensive against the insurgents spreads across the region.The campaign against ... [Published Global Times - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Nigeria, Boko Haram, Escalation, Maiduguri, State of Emergency

Quotes

"North Korea (DPRK) fired one KN-02 short-range missile today. South Korean military will closely monitor the North Korean (DPRK) military in case of any further launch" Yonhap News Agency said quoting Seoul military official

DPRK fires short-range missile into Sea of Japan [Published Global Times - 31 mins ago]

...teenager Mohammed Yosuf was killed Saturday after an explosive device (possibly a grenade) he was fiddling with exploded," said a police official. "Reports said the explosive device was actually found by victim's aunt in forests. However, she later on handed it over to Yosuf, who fiddled with it in curiosity."

Boy killed in accidental blast in Indian-controlled Kashmir [Published Global Times - 1 hour ago]

"Making these cuts retrospective will deliver harsh and unjust cuts to some of the most vulnerable people who need support, not attacks, from the State government" Greens MP David Shoebridge told local media

NSW abuse survivors 'betrayed' amid new bill proposal [Published Global Times - 1 hour ago]

"Afghan National Security and Coalition Forces killed seven insurgents, detained four suspected insurgents, discovered two weapons caches and found and safely cleared eight improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours" the ISAF's Regional Command-East said in a press release

7 insurgents killed in eastern Afghan operations [Published Global Times - 1 hour ago]

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