Australia’s highest court has ruled that new laws requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging without company logos do not violate the country’s constitution. The court on Wednesday ruled against four tobacco companies that challenged the law, saying the measure violated their intellectual property rights. The companies include British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International, […]
Australian High Court Upholds Plain Cigarette Packaging
Posted August 15th, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
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Japan Ministers Visit Controversial War Shrine, Angering Neighbors
Posted August 15th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
Two Japanese cabinet ministers have visited a controversial war shrine seen by many as a symbol of Tokyo’s imperialist past, in a move likely to anger neighboring China and South Korea. National Public Safety Commission Chairman Jin Matsubara and Land Minister Yuichiro Hata on Wednesday paid homage at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan’s war […]
Australian High Court Upholds Plain Cigarette Packaging
Posted August 15th, 2012 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
Australia’s highest court has ruled that new laws requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packaging without company logos do not violate the country’s constitution. The court on Tuesday ruled against four tobacco companies that challenged the law, saying the measure violated their intellectual property rights. The companies include British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International, […]
Burma’s President Tells VOA He Will Open Schools for Rohingya
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 7:50 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein says his government will open schools to improve the education of minority Rohingya Muslims who accuse the majority Buddhist state of persecuting them. In an exclusive interview with VOA Burmese Service chief Than Lwin Htun, President Thein Sein said education is an important tool to help different communities live in harmony […]
Burma’s President Tells VOA He Will Open Schools for Rohingya
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein says his government will open schools to improve the education of minority Rohingya Muslims who accuse the majority Buddhist state of persecuting them. In an exclusive interview with VOA Burmese Service chief Than Lwin Htun, President Thein Sein said education is an important tool to help different communities live in harmony […]
Burma’s President Tells VOA He Will Open Schools for Muslims
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein says his government will open schools to improve the education of minority Rohingya Muslims who accuse the majority Buddhist state of persecuting them. In an exclusive interview with VOA Burmese Service chief Than Lwin Htun, President Thein Sein said education is an important tool to help different communities live in harmony […]
Burma’s President Tells VOA He Will Open Schools for Muslims
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein says his government will open schools to improve the education of minority Rohingya Muslims who accuse the majority Buddhist state of persecuting them. In an exclusive interview with VOA Burmese Service chief Lwin Htun Than, President Thein Sein said education is an important tool to help different communities live in harmony […]
S. Korea-Japan Dispute Could Affect U.S. Plans for Asia
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 7:25 am (UTC-5)
Analysts say a worsening territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea could jeopardize U.S. policy in the Asia-Pacific region. The dispute escalated last week, when South Korean President Lee Myung-bak visited a group of uninhabited islands claimed by both countries, prompting Japan to recall its ambassador. It was the first visit by a South Korean […]
Japan, North Korea Officials to Hold Talks
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 6:05 am (UTC-5)
Japan says it will hold government-level talks with North Korea this month for the first time in four years. The Japanese government says the talks will cover various issues between the two nations and will be held in Beijing on August 29. Tuesday’s announcement comes nearly eight months after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un […]
Beijing Denies Creating ASEAN Rifts over South China Sea
Posted August 14th, 2012 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
China is denying that it is attempting to create discord within the ASEAN regional bloc in an attempt to exert more influence in disputed areas of the energy-rich South China Sea. Some observers says Beijing does not want the 10-member Southeast Asian grouping to unify on the matter because China would rather deal with its […]
