301 - 310 of 317 results for "official visit"

  1. 301. news | 23 Apr 2013

    Syria opposition chief 'seeking release of bishops'

    By AFP

    » Interim opposition chief George Sabra was Tuesday working to secure the release of two bishops kidnapped in a north Syria village, a Greek official said, as a fresh wave of violence hit the country.

  2. 302. news | 31 Mar 2013

    North Korea's joint industrial estate open

    By AFP

    » An inter-Korea joint industrial complex, which lies inside North Korea, was operating normally despite the North's threat to shut it down, a Seoul official said.

  3. 303. lifestyle | 31 Mar 2013

    These trees are simply to dye for

    By Normita Thongtham, Newspaper section: Brunch

    » Wang Takrai garden estate in Nakhon Nayok boasts many trees, but during a visit there recently my son was intrigued by one in particular. After one look at it, he pronounced it "ugly". When I asked why he thought so, he ...

  4. 304. news | 25 Mar 2013

    Syria rebel commander loses leg in blast: official

    By AFP

    » Riad al-Asaad, commander of the rebel Free Syrian Army, was wounded overnight in a blast that hit his car in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog said on Monday.

  5. 305. news | 02 May 2013

    Japanese-French led group to build Turkish nuclear plant

    By AFP

    » A Japanese-French consortium has won a $22 billion dollar contract to build a nuclear power plant on Turkey's Black Sea coast, a senior energy ministry official said on Thursday.

  6. 306. news | 30 Apr 2013

    Japan jobless rate hits multi-year low

    By AFP

    » Japan logged a modest pickup in factory output in March as the nation's unemployment rate hit a multi-year low, official data showed, with the government pointing to brighter times ahead.

  7. 307. news | 07 Apr 2013

    China to open disputed islands to tourism: official

    By AFP

    » China is to open disputed South China Sea islands up to tourism this month, state media reported Sunday, a move likely to inflame a long-running territorial row with its neighbours.

  8. 308. news | 07 Apr 2013

    S. Korea says North's missile launch may be imminent

    By AFP

    » A top South Korean security official said Sunday that North Korea may test-launch a missile this week, as the United States delayed its own missile test due to soaring tensions on the peninsula.

  9. 309. news | 16 Apr 2013

    Taiwan to ban killing of live poultry in markets

    By AFP

    » Taiwan is planning a permanent ban on the killing of live poultry in traditional markets amid concerns over the spread of the H7N9 avian flu virus in China, an official said Tuesday.

  10. 310. tech | 29 Mar 2013

    Sri Lanka auctions airwaves for 4G mobile network

    By AFP

    » Sri Lanka auctioned a block of airwaves to become the first country in South Asia to roll out a full nationwide mobile fourth-generation (4G) network, a top official said Friday.

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