http://en.redtram.com/ All news  in "Asia" Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:19:27 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 90007 | China willing continue participating in UN peacekeeping operations http://en.redtram.com/go/231101532/top100/ 231101532 China is willing to continue participating in UN peacekeeping operations and to contribute promoting United Nations peacekeeping for the maintenance of world peace and security, said Kui Yanwei, an official of Chinese Ministry of National Defense's Peacekeeping Affairs Office. Kui Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:17:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101532/top100/ 90007 | Broadcasters must pay copyright royalties http://en.redtram.com/go/231101526/top100/ 231101526 Broadcasters are required to pay royalties to copyright holders if they play music on the air, according to a new regulation approved by the State Council. The regulation to be effective January 1 stipulates that radio and television stations can Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:16:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101526/top100/ 90007 | Disgraced official angry he cannot buy way out of jail http://en.redtram.com/go/231101520/top100/ 231101520 An official in Anhui Province who was convicted of bribery in a corruption scandal said he was double-crossed by a judge who sentenced him to two years in prison despite a promise to drop all charges if he contributed to Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:16:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101520/top100/ 90007 | Child abuse cases a thorny issue http://en.redtram.com/go/231101514/top100/ 231101514 Days before the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child arrives, some children's advocates are shining the spotlight on vio-lence against children. In fact, it was revealed just on Wednesday that five children in four Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:16:25 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101514/top100/ 90007 | Chinese, UAE universities ink deal to boost cooperation, exchanges http://en.redtram.com/go/231101504/top100/ 231101504 A Chinese university delegation inked an agreement with Zayed University of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Wednesday, with the aim of pushing forward cooperation and exchanges between the two sides. The accord was signed by Yang Xueyi, chairman of the Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:16:17 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101504/top100/ 90007 | New Zealand PM decides not to meet Dalai Lama http://en.redtram.com/go/231101497/top100/ 231101497 New Zealand Prime Minister John Key said on Wednesday that he would not meet Dalai Lama when he goes to New Zealand early next month, according to German Press Agency. John Key said:"The reason simply is I've decided that I Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:16:11 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101497/top100/ 90007 | Tibetan farmer on road to better-off life http://en.redtram.com/go/231101493/top100/ 231101493 Wangdu, a farmer of Jilin Town, Rinbung County, Xigaze Prefecture, Tibet, was driving his walking-tractor to carry his highland barley from a threshing ground to his home yard. Palletized at one corner of the yard were a dozen of bags Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:16:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101493/top100/ 90007 | 2.7 bln yuan invested in Sanjiangyuan eco-protection http://en.redtram.com/go/231101489/top100/ 231101489 Photo shows a flock of sheep browsing in the Sanjiangyuan area on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ An investment totaling 2.7 billion yuan has been spent on China's largest eco-protection and construction project of the Sanjiangyuan area, according to Qinghai Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:15:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101489/top100/ 90007 | Tibetan farmers, herders to receive job qualification certificates http://en.redtram.com/go/231101480/top100/ 231101480 Skills of the Tibetan farmers and herdsmen who have received training in construction will be assessed next year, according to the Tibet Autonomous Regional Construction Department. Those meeting the job's qualifications will be granted the job qualification certificates. The department Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:15:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101480/top100/ 90007 | 83,000 rural Tibetans in Lhasa have access to biogas http://en.redtram.com/go/231101476/top100/ 231101476 A total of 83,000 farmers and herdsmen in the suburbs of Lhasa, capital of Tibet, have had access to biogas since Lhasa launched the pilot project to supply them with the clean energy in 2006. "Biogas is not only clean Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:15:15 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101476/top100/ 90007 | Doctors shocked as woman, 107, teethes again http://en.redtram.com/go/231101471/top100/ 231101471 A 107-year-old woman shocked her neighbors in Yichuan county, Henan province, when she recently started teething again. Jiao Zhenwa frequently shows off her two new teeth to curious friends, relatives and neighbors. Doctors said it was really rare that a Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:15:03 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101471/top100/ 90007 | 1.5M per day getting H1N1 flu vaccine in China http://en.redtram.com/go/231101469/top100/ 231101469 HAVANA: Chinese health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against A(H1N1) flu, part of a effort to reach nearly 7 percent of inhabitants of the world's most populous country by year's end. Chen Zhu Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:14:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101469/top100/ 90007 | Hollywood movie to be filmed in Harbin http://en.redtram.com/go/231101464/top100/ 231101464 Modern Hotel located in the Central Street of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province (chinadaily.com.cn)&$&$ American movie studio Hollywood Movieworks signed an agreement with Harbin government to shoot the movie Modern Hotel in the northern Chinese city on November 18. "We'd like to Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:14:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101464/top100/ 90007 | Freeze is causing power outages http://en.redtram.com/go/231101457/top100/ 231101457 Unusually cold weather and the resulting soaring energy consumption for heating have caused power outages and shortages of natural gas in parts of central and eastern China. The consumption surge, which began last week, is typical of the challenges the Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:14:28 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101457/top100/ 90007 | No intention to return to business after completing tenure: Macao chief http://en.redtram.com/go/231101454/top100/ 231101454 Chief Executive of Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) Edmund Ho Hau Wah has said he had no intention to return to business or work for any organizations after completing his tenure, the Macao Daily News reported Thursday. Ho was quoted Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:14:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101454/top100/ 90007 | One dead, five injured as bridge pier collapses in east China http://en.redtram.com/go/231101442/top100/ 231101442 A construction worker was confirmed dead and five others were injured when a bridge pier in east China's Zhejiang Province collapsed early Thursday, local authorities said. The collapsed pier was part of a railway bridge that was being built on Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:13:40 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101442/top100/ 90007 | Expert: Obama's China trip shows U.S.-China ties broad, deep http://en.redtram.com/go/231101431/top100/ 231101431 U.S. President Barack Obama's just-concluded trip to China once again demonstrated that U.S.-China relations are very broad and deep, president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, Stephen A. Orlins, said Wednesday. "I am pleased with the broad range of Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:13:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101431/top100/ 90007 | Movie carries message of Sino-US savior http://en.redtram.com/go/231101419/top100/ 231101419 Just like any other audience worldwide, I was stunned by the jaw-breaking visual impact how Los Angeles turns to ashes in the hands of Hollywood's disaster genius Roland Emmerich in his $200-million apocalyptic production 2012 released over the weekend. I Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:13:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101419/top100/ 90007 | Beijing closes gap with HK http://en.redtram.com/go/231101410/top100/ 231101410 While growing up in her snowbound village outside of Harbin in the extreme weather of northeast China, Yang Wan often dreamed of visiting Hong Kong. Then later as a five-year resident of the increasingly cosmopolitan Beijing, she continued to view Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:12:53 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101410/top100/ 90007 | CCTV host says sorry for fake ads http://en.redtram.com/go/231101395/top100/ 231101395 Zhao Zhongxiang, the 67-year-old veteran host for CCTV, China's national TV station, has apologized for starring in fake medicine commercials. Wang Bo, deputy secretary general of Professional Committee of Media Shopping (PCMS), said Zhao apologized in a meeting between the Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:12:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/231101395/top100/