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Asia-Pacific Daily News Summary - 16 May 2008

HAWAII

USS Missouri's Rent Waived

ASIA

India's Real Terrorists

AVIAN INFLUENZA (BIRD FLU)

[India] Bird Flu Outbreak In Darjeeling Hills

[Korea] Bird Flu Virus In S. Korea A Type That Caused No Human Infection: Report

INFLATION/FOOD SHORTAGES

[India] Inflation Hits 44-Month High At 7.83%

[Japan] Japan Fears Rice'n'pickle Diet As Food Supply Slows

[Japan] Rice Price Dives As U.S. And Japan Set To Unlock Grain Pact

[Philippines] Rice Prices Softening Amid Japan Offer, Bumper Crops

[Thailand] Thailand Offers To Sell 300,000 Tons Of Rice From Gov’t Stock

[Thailand] Thailand Assures S'pore That Rice Supply Can Meet Global Demand

CYCLONE NARGIS / BURMA RELIEF EFFORT

Adm. Keating: 'We're Anxious To Help'

ABC's Jon Karl Interviews Adm. Timothy Keating

Burma Death Toll Jumps To 78,000

Burma Says 78,000 Dead, 65,000 Missing After Cyclone Nargis

China Backs Myanmar in Resisting Demands to Take Aid

Cholera Cases Confirmed In Cyclone-Hit Myanmar

Cyclone Beggars Line Roads Of Myanmar Delta

Diplomats To View Cyclone-Hit Myanmar

Malaysia Gives US$1 Million To Nargis Victims

Myanmar Cyclone Death Toll Rises To 77,738

Myanmar Farmers May Miss Harvest

Myanmar Government Denies Hoarding Aid

Myanmar Television: Death Toll Surpasses 77,000; Another 56,000

Myanmar's Junta Confines Foreigners To Yangon

Myanmar's Killing Fields Of Neglect

No Breakthroughs In Myanmar Aid Crisis: EU Envoy

Norway Critical Of Sanctions Against Myanmar

Pentagon Calls On Burma's Junta To Accept Aid

Pentagon Planning For Long-Term Myanmar Aid

Rain Deepens Myanmar Misery; Casualty Tolls Jump

Relief Supplies Start Reaching Affected Area

S$700,000 Worth Of Relief Items Sent To Myanmar By Red Cross

Some Cholera Confirmed In Cyclone-Hit Myanmar

Aid For Burma

ASC Goes It Alone Again

Too Little Too Late, Warns Un; Rice Crops Threatened

UN Calls Meeting As Myanmar Stalls On Cyclone Aid

UN Humanitarian Chief Awaits Visa For Myanmar Mission

UN Says 1 Million Burmese Children At Risk After Cyclone

U.S. Spurns Myanmar's Referendum

SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO)

Chinese Defense Minister Stresses SCO's Vital Role In Safeguarding Regional Security

SHICHUAN PROVINCE EARTHQUAKE / RELIEF EFFORT

China Manipulates 15 Satellites For Quake Relief Services

China Makes Rare Call For Help In Quake Rescue Efforts

Japan's Rescuers Arrive In China Quake Site

670 Mln Yuan Allocated To Quake-Hit Sichuan

Aftershocks Cause Landslides As China Braces Itself For More Misery

Aircrew Overcome Harsh Conditions

British Daily Says China's Earthquake Rescue Efficiency "Impressive"

Canada To Provide Financial Aid To China

China Allows Foreign Teams As Quake Toll Rises

China Plans For Adoption Of Children Orphaned In Quake

China Quake Death Toll Rises To 22,069

China Rushes Funeral Workers To Quake-Hit Sichuan

China To Audit Use Of Funds, Goods In Earthquake Relief

Chinese Gov't Earmarks Another 1.17 Bln Yuan For Disaster Relief

Chinese Living Abroad Donate 160 Mln Yuan To Quake-Hit Regions

Chinese President Thanks HK People For Help To Quake-Hit Areas

Chinese President, Premier Urge Continued Efforts In Quake Rescue

Chinese Top Legislator: China To Conquer Earthquake Catastrophe

County Was Once 'Paradise On Earth'

Damaged Dams Bring Fears Of Deadly Torrents

Donations To Quake Zone Hit 3.175 Bln Yuan

Experts Jump On Claims Of Toad Omen

Filipino-Chinese Community Donating For Quake Relief Efforts In China

Gov't On Alert For Major Epidemics

Indonesian Red Cross Offers Donation To China's Quake-Hit Area

Japanese Rescue Team Starts Working In Qingchuan Of China's Quake-Hit Area

Japan's Soka Gakkai Donates 30 Mln Yen To China's Quake-Hit Areas

Jet Li To Send Relief Materials To Sichuan

KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan Donates For Earthquake Relief

Moderate Aftershock Jolts Lixian County On Friday

Much Distress Regenerates A Nation

New Zealand Donates $380,000 For China Earthquake

Premier Wen Calls For Nationwide Efforts In Rescue, Relief

President Hu Inspects Quake Battered Province

President Hu Inspects Quake-Hit Mianyang, Saying Saving Lives Top Priority

Quake Aftermath: 4,400 Aftershocks And More To Come

Racing Against The Clock In Shattered Town

Red Cross Society Of China Receives More Than 1 Bln Yuan In Donations

Russian, ROK Rescue Teams Arrive In China's Quake-Hit Sichuan

Singapore Rescue Team Arrives In China's Quake-Hit Areas

Spain To Deliver Emergency Aid To China

Taiwan Rescue Team Arrives In Quake-Hit Sichuan

Taiwanese Rescue Team Arrives In Quake-Hit Sichuan

Thai Foreign Ministry Donates $500,000 On Behalf Of Thais To Chinese Quake Victims

Cambodia Donates 160,000 Dollars For China Quake Relief

Feature: Cambodia Actively Donates For China's Quake-Relief Efforts

China Aftershock Triggers Landslides, Buries Cars

China Cracks Down On Quake-Related Rumors

China Launches Probe Into Collapse Of Schools In Quake

China Plays Down Dam Failure Concerns

China Quake Most Catastrophic Since 1949, Says Pm Wen

China Rescue Continues As Deaths Top 22,000

China Says Quake Death Toll Likely Above 50,000

China Warns Of Dam Collapses Due To Rain In Quake Zone

'Five Million' Homeless In Quake

Japanese Team Begins Relief Work In Quake-Hit Area In China

Foreign Rescuers Provide Unprecedented Help In China Quake Area

Quake Puts Gas Field Talks On Hold

Help For China Victims

Korean Rescue Team Leaves For Quake Zone

China To Accept Rescue Workers From Russia, S. Korea

MAS To Fly Malaysians Home From Quake-Hit Sichuan

PCCC To Donate Rm500,000 To Earthquake Victims In China

President Hu Calls For Stepped-Up Relief Efforts

Quake Coverage 'Testing China's Media Credibility'

Donations Continue To Pour In For Earthquake Victims In China

Singapore's Rescue Team Arrives In China

South Korea To Send Rescue Team To China

Time Running Out In Search For China Quake Survivors

U.S., China Cooperate On Disease Prevention In Quake Zone

In China, Experts On Alert For Quake Damage To Nuclear Facilities

Malaysia Gives US$1.5 Million To China Earthquake Victims

SIX PARTY TALKS

Six-Party Nuclear Talks To Resume Early June

NORTHEAST ASIA

CHINA

Mainland

China Manipulates 15 Satellites For Quake Relief Services

Experts Call For Putting Hu's "Warm Spring" Visit Benefits Into Practice

China-NZ FTA Bill Passes First Reading In Parliament

Olympic Venues Unaffected By Earthquake

Chinese Defense Minister Stresses SCO's Vital Role In Safeguarding Regional Security

Senior Official Calls On More China-U.S. Business Cooperation

Hong Kong

West Takes Credit For China's Emissions

Taiwan

Hsieh Says He Will Turn Down Invitation To Ma's Swearing-In

Ma Must Continue To Depoliticize The Military, Chen Says

Negroponte Backing WHO Bid

President, DPP Chairman Not To Attend President-Elect Ma's Inauguration

U.S. Looks Forward To Working With Taiwan's New Government: Official

U.S. Criticizes Chinese Missile Buildup

Other

Dalai Lama Says Not Seeking Independence From China

Massive Chinese Missile Site Uncovered

Deputy PM: Vietnam-China Relations Constantly Developed

Tibetans Protest Again In Nepal Capital

Tehran Hands Proposals To Russia, China On Nuclear Security

Taiwan Lobbyist Claims PM Leader Knew Of Scandal

JAPAN

Experts Call For Putting Hu's "Warm Spring" Visit Benefits Into Practice

Japan Fears Rice'n'pickle Diet As Food Supply Slows

Rice Price Dives As U.S. And Japan Set To Unlock Grain Pact

5 Crewmembers Injured When MSDF Patrol Plane Hit By Turbulence

Defense Minister Positive On Dispatching SDF TO SUDAN

Fukuda Voices Determination To Increase Foreign Aid Ahead Of Summit

Futenma Relocation Floundering As Sides Can’t Agree On Runways

GX Project May Cost 5 Times 1st Estimate

Koumura: N. Korea's Plutonium Logs Not Enough

S. Korea And Japanese Patrol Boats In Confrontation Over Fishing Boat

Marine Given A Suspended Sentence For Counterfeit Bills

Old Chemical Weapons Have MND, Urasoe City Worried

Prosecutor Demands Jail For 2 In Cab Robbery

Rowdy American GI’s Stir Neighbors’ Wrath

S. Korea, U.S., Japan in Fresh Nuclear Meeting

U.S. Forces To Swiftly Identify Deserters For Japanese Police Arrest

U.S. Marine Jailed For Sexually Abusing Japanese Girl

U.S. Marine Sentenced To 4 Years On Sex Charge With Japanese Teen In Okinawa

City Assembly Panel Rejects Referendum Plan On U.S. Carrier

MONGOLIA

Medvedev Begins Meeting In Kremlin With Mongolia President

ROK/DPRK

Navy Chief of Staff Receives Courtesy Call from South Korea Navy Chief of Staff

TNI considers South Korea Submarines Offers

Koumura: N. Korea's Plutonium Logs Not Enough

S. Korea And Japanese Patrol Boats In Confrontation Over Fishing Boat

Ko Suspects Spy Agencies For Space Mission Exit

Korea Given NATO Status For Weapons Sales

Seoul Considers Corn Aid For North Korea

U.S. House Votes To Certify N.K. Nuke Progress

U.S. House Passes Bill On N. Korea And Terror List

RUSSIA

Putin Announces New Mini-Cabinet

Tehran Hands Proposals To Russia, China On Nuclear Security

Medvedev Begins Meeting In Kremlin With Mongolia President

Russia To Join Large-Scale NATO-Led Naval Exercises

OCEANIA, SOUTH ASIA, AND SOUTHEAST ASIA

AUSTRALIA

Fiji Refuses Australian Police To Protect High Commission

Labor Promises Massive Increase In Migration To Lure Workers

Australia To Help Indonesia Reach Development Goals

Siliwangi Military Regional Commander Receives Courtesy Call from Australian Delegation

Surabaya Navy Main Base Commander Receives Courtesy Call from Australian Navy Attaché

BANGLADESH

Nearly 3 Lakh People In Sidr-Hit Areas Still Live In Polythene Hut, Tents

B'desh Says Group Named In India Attack Marginalized

Police Suspect Bangladeshi Hand In Jaipur Blasts

BHUTAN

PM Hopes Bhutan Will Remain Free From Anti-India Elements

PM Offers Economic Assistance Package To Bhutan

India Ready For Full Support To Bhutan's First Elected Gov’t

India Will Support Accelerated Development Of Bhutan

BRUNEI

India, Brunei To Sign Four Pacts Next Week

FIJI

Fiji Refuses Australian Police To Protect High Commission

Khan Stresses Reforms

GUAM

McCain Calls Guam 'Tip Of The Spear' For U.S.

INDIA

PM Hopes Bhutan Will Remain Free From Anti-India Elements

PM Offers Economic Assistance Package To Bhutan

India Ready For Full Support To Bhutan's First Elected Gov’t

India, Brunei To Sign Four Pacts Next Week

India's Real Terrorists

B'desh Says Group Named In India Attack Marginalised

Police Suspect Bangladeshi Hand In Jaipur Blasts

India Will Support Accelerated Development Of Bhutan

Indian Police Release More Sketches Of Blast Suspects

Inflation Hits 44-Month High At 7.83%

Army Moves 5000 Additional Troops Near LOC

Sri Lanka Navy Arrests 19 Indian Fishermen

Sri Lanka Welcomes India’s Decision To Extend Ban On LTTE

INDONESIA

Australia To Help Indonesia Reach Development Goals

Siliwangi Military Regional Commander Receives Courtesy Call from Australian Delegation

Surabaya Navy Main Base Commander Receives Courtesy Call from Australian Navy Attaché

House Speaker Invites President To Meet On Planned Fuel Price Hike

Navy Chief of Staff Receives Courtesy Call from South Korea Navy Chief of Staff

TNI considers South Korea Submarines Offers

RI, Philippines To Resolve Illegal Fishing In Border Areas

MALAYSIA

Malaysia Finds Evidence Of Judge-Fixing Conspiracy

Pulau Batu Putih Judgement Will Be Carried 'Live' By RTM

Malaysian Prince Arrives On Two-Day Visit

NEPAL

Tibetans Protest Again In Nepal Capital

NEW ZEALAND

China-NZ FTA Bill Passes First Reading In Parliament

PAKISTAN

Army Moves 5000 Additional Troops Near LOC

Malaysian Prince Arrives On Two-Day Visit

Pakistan Protests Suspected US Missile Strike

PHILIPPINES

Rice Prices Softening Amid Japan Offer, Bumper Crops

RI, Philippines To Resolve Illegal Fishing In Border Areas

5 PNP Officers Promoted To Star Rank, 2 Get More Stars

9 Pardoned Magdalo Officers Freed

General: ‘War Freak’ AFP May Miss 2010 Deadline Vs Rebels

GMA Set To Make Final Announcement On Revamp

Gov’t-NDF Talks Revived

Petronas Quits RP Due To Absence Of Oil

Philippines Govt, Maoist Rebels Resume Peace Talks

Report Doubts Dulmatin Death

Security Beefed Up Following MILF Attack

SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka Navy Arrests 19 Indian Fishermen

At Least 9 Dead, Scores Wounded In Tamil Tiger Suicide Attack

Sri Lanka Welcomes India’s Decision To Extend Ban On LTTE

Sri Lanka Former Tamil Tiger Becomes Provincial Chief Minister

Suspected Suicide Blast Kills 10 In Sri Lanka

THAILAND

Thailand Offers To Sell 300,000 Tons Of Rice From Gov’t Stock

Thailand Assures S'pore That Rice Supply Can Meet Global Demand

New House Speaker Vows To Perform His Best

Thai PM Says Cabinet Reshuffle To Change Three Seats Only

TONGA

U.S. To Open Consulate In Tonga


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