http://en.redtram.com/ All news  in "Asia" Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:12:38 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 38482 | Israel up in arms over weapons seizure http://en.redtram.com/go/229209868/top100/ 229209868 Israel has spared no effort in bringing the world's attention to its seizure of a ship carrying tonnes of apparently Iranian-supplied weapons bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon, via Egypt and Syria. If history is any guide, the incident could be Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:18:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209868/top100/ 38482 | US gives Myanmar a tentative embrace http://en.redtram.com/go/229209867/top100/ 229209867 This week's landmark visit by senior United States officials to Myanmar featured meetings with military leaders, pro-democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic groups, but none led to any diplomatic breakthrough. Critics claim Washington's engagement gambit, far from being Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:18:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209867/top100/ 38482 | UNDER THE AFPAK VOLCANO, Part 2 : Breaking up is (not) hard to do http://en.redtram.com/go/229209866/top100/ 229209866 The Pentagon well knows that AfPak is the key land bridge between Iran to the west and China and India to the east; and that Iran has all the energy that both China and India need. The balkanization of AfPak Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:18:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209866/top100/ 38482 | Corruption bomb explodes in Indonesia http://en.redtram.com/go/229209865/top100/ 229209865 Allegations in a wiretapped conversation involving businessman Anggodo Widjojo, police and prosecutors, in which they appeared to plot against Indonesia's top anti-graft body, have also mentioned President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The shadow over Yudhoyono's hitherto squeaky clean image is darkened Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:18:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209865/top100/ 38482 | Facebook people power http://en.redtram.com/go/229209864/top100/ 229209864 In an echo of the protests that demanded the ouster of dictator Suharto more than a decade ago, Indonesians this month put pressure on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the arrest of two anti-corruption commissioners, subsequently released. This time around, Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:17:31 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209864/top100/ 38482 | Passing the buck on North Korea http://en.redtram.com/go/229209863/top100/ 229209863 Bilateral talks scheduled between Stephen Bosworth, the United States point man on North Korea, and the leadership in Pyongyang - purportedly over coaxing the North back into six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program - may just be a smokescreen Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:17:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209863/top100/ 38482 | Tennis diplomacy on the table in Bali http://en.redtram.com/go/229209862/top100/ 229209862 If the Mohammedans won't come to the mountain, then the mountain - or at least a stone from it - can come to the Mohammedans - or their closest neighboring compatriots. The visit of a female Israeli tennis player to Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:17:26 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209862/top100/ 38482 | BOOK REVIEW : China according to the Chinese http://en.redtram.com/go/229209861/top100/ 229209861 The Origin, Process, and Outcome of China's Reforms in the Past One Hundred Years by Enbao Wang Much of the English-language discourse on China's unpredicted rise is divided between those who are fascinated and those who are frightened. The author Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:17:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209861/top100/ 38482 | CHAN AKYA : Leverage not level http://en.redtram.com/go/229209860/top100/ 229209860 The picture is familiar - higher oil prices, a lower US dollar, and rising US stocks. Missing from the picture is the leverage taken in China and related to monetary expansion there - and what happens once that expansion is Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:17:15 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209860/top100/ 38482 | MARKET RAP : Appearances can be deceiving http://en.redtram.com/go/229209859/top100/ 229209859 A volatile week saw exchanges trimming their losses, but absent an upbeat Shanghai and a downbeat Tokyo the period is best described as nondescript, with no clear engine to drive markets stronger in the immediate future. R M Cutler runs Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:17:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209859/top100/ 38482 | IT WORLD : Apple not so sweet in China http://en.redtram.com/go/229209858/top100/ 229209858 Not quite the end of the world for Apple, but the introduction of the iPhone to China turned sour for the United States-based company and its mainland partner, China Unicom, with initial sales falling well short of forecasts. Doomsday, however, Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:17:09 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209858/top100/ 21916 | Kurdish lawmaker gets jail time in Turkey http://en.redtram.com/go/229209354/top100/ 229209354 Analysts say the court ruling will not endanger the government initiative to end the 25-year-old Kurdish conflict. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:00:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209354/top100/ 21916 | Bulgarian ambassadors to Turkey, US likely sacked http://en.redtram.com/go/229209353/top100/ 229209353 SOFIA, Bulgaria -- The Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday (November 4th) that the Council of Ministers will urge President Georgi Parvanov to di... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:00:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209353/top100/ 21916 | Turkish students throw eggs at Israeli ambassador http://en.redtram.com/go/229209352/top100/ 229209352 ANKARA, Turkey -- Police arrested around 20 students in the northeast city Trabzon on Wednesday (November 4th) for throwing eggs at the Israeli ambas... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:00:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229209352/top100/ 2741 | IBM unveils Lotus Center in Pune http://en.redtram.com/go/229204804/top100/ 229204804 IBM today unveiled the Lotus Center for Advanced Collaboration (LCAC). The center, which is claimed to be the only one of its kind in Asia Pacific, is located at the IBM Software Lab in Pune and will host dedicated technical Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:59:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229204804/top100/ 284987 | A Holistic Approach to Health Care Using Ayurveda http://en.redtram.com/go/229203873/top100/ 229203873 The advances of technology and medical science have led to the treatment of illnesses, distinct from other illnesses. This truth is the reason for the many specialized branches of medicine Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:16:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229203873/top100/ 284987 | How to Teach Your Children Manners http://en.redtram.com/go/229203872/top100/ 229203872 Good manners constitute the lynchpin of a civilized society. Manners not only build a strong first impression, but also pave the way to excellent jobs Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:16:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229203872/top100/ 284987 | Herbal Medicines: Cheap yet Effective http://en.redtram.com/go/229203871/top100/ 229203871 The use of herbal medicines has been around since the early times. They were used to treat ancient sicknesses, and have proven effective. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:16:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229203871/top100/ 284987 | The Natural Cure for Asthma http://en.redtram.com/go/229203870/top100/ 229203870 Many people have asthma and the condition varies from person to person. Oftentimes, the treatment for asthma is through steroids. This allows the airways to open Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:16:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229203870/top100/ 284987 | The relationship between sex and health http://en.redtram.com/go/229203869/top100/ 229203869 Apart from the biological action, sex is a union of minds and souls of the couples. It is one of the methods of expressing the love concern and affection of the couple Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:16:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229203869/top100/