Archive for the ‘Asia News’ Category

Bishop’s school in Pune to install bio metric system for security

TweetThe Bishop’s school in Pune is under preparation to install a bio-metric system on the gates of the school. The school has taken the decision due to security reasons.

The parents are called by…

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Posted by Samron Jude on January 17th, 2011 in India | No Comments

Mumbai Marathon 2011 photo gallery

TweetThousands of runners thronged at the Mumbai Marathon 2011 at the sea link on Sunday. There were participants from all over Mumbai and across the country as well for the, eight Standard Chartered …

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Posted by Samron Jude on January 17th, 2011 in India | No Comments

Brother of Chinese man sentenced to life for evading tolls confesses

TweetHenan Province, China
The brother of a man who was given a life sentence for evading highway tolls in China has come forward to confess that he was the actual culprit.
On Saturday evening, Shi Ju…

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Posted by Dave Landis on January 16th, 2011 in China | No Comments

China’s railway system will move 230 million during Spring Festival

TweetPassengers queue up to buy train tickets in Ningbo, Zhejiang, China. Source: Xinhua
The Chinese railway system will be put the test during the Spring Festival this year.  A staggering 230 millio…

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Posted by Dave Landis on January 16th, 2011 in China | 1 Comment

1.5 million Chinese take grad school entrance exam

TweetTeacher checking ID at Peking University prior to grad school entrance exam.
January 15 is the start of a two-day graduate school entrance exam.   This year 1.5 million students are taking the …

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Posted by Dave Landis on January 16th, 2011 in China | No Comments

Another suicide at Foxconn plant in Shenzhen, China

TweetShenzhen, China, location of another Foxconn suicide.
On Friday, Foxconn, a Taiwan owned high-tech manufacturing company which has a sizable presence in Shenzhen, China, disclosed that a factory …

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Posted by Dave Landis on January 16th, 2011 in China | 1 Comment

“Tiger Mom” stirs up controversy in the US

TweetAmy Chua, author of "The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom"
Amy Chua, author of the book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom”, has stirred up a hornets nest of controversy with her spe…

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Posted by Dave Landis on January 16th, 2011 in China | 1 Comment

US to prompt Hu on human rights during visit

TweetUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with China's President Hu Jintao. Getty Images
When President Hu Jintao arrives in the United States on January 18th,  one topic that come up will be C…

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Posted by Dave Landis on January 16th, 2011 in China | 1 Comment