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Volume XX, Number 157 9th Waxing of Tawthalin 1374 ME Monday, 24 September, 2012
Myanmar designates Yatanarpon Cyber City as“A City of Charm”, invites FDI from China to the city to invest in
field of science and technology
NAY PYI TAW, 23Sept—President U TheinSein addressed openingsession of China-ASEANBusiness and Investment
To attract foreign investments, related laws amended, rules and regulationsrelaxed and incorporation process could be completed in a day
Summit and opening sessionof Seminar on China-ASEANFree Trade Area atInternational ConferenceCentre of Liyuan Guest House
in Nanning on 21 September.The ceremony was also
attended by Vice-Presidentof China Mr Xi Jinping,Laotian Prime Minister Mr
Thongsing Thammavong,Vietnamese Prime MinisterMr Nguyen Tan Dung,deputy prime ministers ofMalaysia and Thailand,ministers, deputy ministersand high-level officials ofChina and ASEAN membercountries, officials ofASEAN Secretariat,businessmen from Chinaand ASEAN membercountries includingMyanmar and internationaljournalists.
Vice-Chairman ofChina Council for thePromotion of InternationalTrade Mr Yu Pingannounced the opening ofthe summit.
Secretary of GuangxiZhuang AutonomousRegion Committee ofCommunist Party Mr GuoShengkun and Chinese Vice
Commerce Minister Mr GaoHu Cheng gave accounts onimprovement of economiccooperation with ASEAN.
The Chinese Vice-President delivered anaddress on regionaldevelopment throughmutual cooperation betweenChina and ASEAN.
President U Thein Seinsaid in his address that thetrade between ASEAN andChina has improved rapidlysince comprehensiveeconomic cooperation dealwas signed in Cambodia inNovember, 2002. Theframework is the foundationfor China-ASEAN Expo,China-ASEAN Economicand Investment Summit andChina-ASEAN Free TradeArea. Development ofChina-ASEAN Economicand Investment Summit side
by side with China-ASEANExpo is welcomed. Theannually held event bridgespublic and private visionson economic cooperationbetween ASEAN and China.Views would be exchangedat the summit under thetheme “StrengtheningConnectivity for Win-WinCooperation”.
Connectivity is the thingthat ASEAN values. Boostingconnectivity throughimproved communicationsand development betweenthe peoples in trade,investment and tourism fieldswould profit all the members.Affirming this faith, theASEAN leaders adoptedASEAN connectivitystrategic plan in Hanoiof Vietnam in October,2010.
(See page 8)
PresidentU Thein
Seinaddressesopening of
China-ASEANBusiness
andInvestment
Summitand
Seminar onChina-ASEAN
Free TradeArea.—MNA
NAY PYI TAW, 23 Sept—President U Thein Sein ofthe Republic of the Unionof Myanmar and party leftShenzhen by air on 20September evening andarrived at Nanning at 6 pmlocal time.
President U Thein Seinand party were welcomed atNanning Airport byGuangxi ZhuangAutonomous RegionCommunist Party StandingCommittee Member andHead of InformationDepartment Mr Shen BeiHai and Myanmar Consul-General U Myint Swe fromNanning.
President U Thein Seinmade a speech at 9th
China-ASEAN Expo heldat Nanning InternationalConvention & ExhibitionCentre in Nanning on 21September morning.
Present at the openingceremony of the expo wereVice- President Mr XiJinping of the People’sRepublic of China, PrimeMinister Mr ThongsingThammavong of People’sDemocratic Republic of LaoPrime Minister Mr Nguyen
Tan Dung of the SocialistRepublic of Vietnam, deputyprime ministers from Malaysiaand Thailand, ministers, deputyministers and high rankingofficers from China andASEAN, officials from ASEANSecretariat, entrepreneurs andjournalists.
At the openingceremony, Union Minister forCommerce U Win Myint fromthe Republic of the Union ofMyanmar, the Country ofHonour, announced theopening of the ceremony andacted as MC.
Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous RegionGovernor Mr Ma Biao andChinese Vice CommerceMinister Mr Gao Hu Chengextended greetings.
At the ceremony,President U Thein Sein saidthat being the Country ofHonour, he was happy to say
that the pavilion of Myanmaris displayed three times largerthan those of the previousyear. Information oneconomic development inpromising sectors ofMyanmar was exhibited inthree –part pavilion.
(See page 7)
President U Thein Sein,Chinese Vice-PresidentMr Xi Jinping, Laotian
Prime MinisterMr Thongsing
Thammavong andVietnamese Prime
Minister Mr Nguyen TanDung attend China-ASEAN Expo.—MNA
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NATIONAL2 Monday, 24 September, 2012
NAY PYI TAW, 23 Sept—The findings of the workshopcannot be regarded as a complete solution and it is requiredto continue making efforts for more complete workprogrammes. The effective implementation of those workprogrammes calls for cooperation among the governmentbodies, local organizations, social organizations andinternational organizations, said Union Minister for BorderAffairs Lt-Gen Thein Htay at the two-day workshop on theprogress of relief, rehabilitation, the rule of law and sustainabledevelopment in the Rakhine State held at the InternationalConvention Centre here this morning.
The Union Minister continued to say that being a long-
NAY PYI TAW, 23 Sept—The thrid-day meeting ofthe fourth regular session ofthe first Sagaing RegionHluttaw was held at theHluttaw Hall in Sagaing on20 September.
It was attended by ChiefMinister of Sagaing RegionU Tha Aye, Speaker of the
Long-term work programme calls for patience,adaptability, flexibility, perseverance and bold decision
term work programme, it calls for patience, understanding,realization of prevailing situations and incidents, adaptability,flexibility, perseverance, bold decision; that it is safe to saythat the workshop made remarkable progress due to activeparticipation of various organizations and people; andstressed the need for those present to join hands for successof the work.
UN Resident Representative Dr Ashok Nigan made aspeech, pledging to cooperate in development work ofRakhine State.
Ambassador U Khin Maung Win (Retd) chaired the themorning session at which four resource persons held
discussions on sustainable socio-economic developmentand replied to queries of those present.
The afternoon session was divided into five topics—security, rule of law and stability, relief, regional temporarycamps and rehabilitation, reconciliation and emergence ofharmonized society and sustainable socio-economicdevelopment. Those present sought the best ways tocontinue implementing each of the topics. A participantexpressed his outlook, saying that work programmes to becarried out need to be in line with national policy, which canlead to a good system for the nation and the people. Onlythen, will the work make progress based on mutual trust andunderstanding. The government needs to provide fullsupport while the two communities need to ease tensions.Otherwise, it can be detrimental to the reform process.
This was followed by a general round of discussions.Buthidaung Township Pyithu Hluttaw Representative
U Shwe Maung in his participation said that it is thesignificant milestone of the workshop in which both leadersof the two communities were able to hold discussions in acordial manner; that reconciliation, social harmonizationand rehabilitation are a turning point; that recommendationthat could enhance mutual understanding and respects,and without mutual understanding, there can be no peace.
Expressing his view, Director-General U Soe Ko Ko ofRural Development Department said that he hoped for theemergence of a framework capable of bringing about peaceand rehabilitation for the two communities. The resultscame out from the discussions would ensure peace andstability, rule of law, humanitarian aids and financialassistance for the Rakhine State.
Also present on the occasion were Union level persons,those from government bodies, Hluttaw representatives,those from both communities, members of Myanmar NationalHuman Rights Commission and Investigation Commission,UN agencies, international organizations, NGOs and expertstotaling 374—305 locals and 69 from abroad.—MNA
Sagaing Region Hluttaw holds second,third meeting of its 4th regular session
Sagaing Region Hluttaw UThin Hlaing, the vice-speaker, regional ministersand Hluttaw representatives.
During the meeting, ninerepresentatives raisedquestions and relavantregional ministers replied thequestions.
The proposals and bills
were also discussed andapproved during themeeting.
The second-daymeeting was also held on 20September. Representativesraised nine questions andrelevant ministers of theregion answered them.
MNA
KAWHMU, 23 Sept—A ceremony to donate quality paddystrains and other equipment for flooded paddy fields washeld at the hall of General Administration Department inKawhmu Township on 11 September. On the occasion,Township Administrator U Nyi Nyi Win made a speech.Head of Township Agricultural Department U Moe Khaingexplained cultivation of paddy in flooded farms in time.
In Kawhmu Township, there are 4998 acres of floodedpaddy fields. Of them, 333 acres of land has been put underpaddy. A total of 1777 acres of paddy are being cultivated.A total of 902 acres of land are difficult to be regrown. Theremaining 1986 acres of land are waiting for cultivation ofpaddy when floods subside.
Wellwishers donated 1072.5 baskets of paddy seeds forfarmlands, 28 boxes of One Tea Cake and 29 packages of YamYam instant noodle to the farmers.—Kyemon
Quality paddy seeds provided forflooded farmlands
YANGON, 23 Sept—CECmember Daw Khin Thet Mawof Myanmar YouthEntrepreneurs Associationleft here by air on 19September to attend theChinese and Southeast
Two-digit lottery seizedin Yuzana Garden City
YANGON, 23 Sept—TheWorld School Milk Day willbe observed in Nay Pyi Taw,Yangon and Mandalay on26 September simulta-neously.
Although the globalcountries observe thecommemorative dayannually, Myanmar willmark the day this year, saidan official of MyanmarLivestock BreedingFederation.
The primary level essayand poster contests will beheld in commemoration ofthe World School Milk Day.The first prize winner will
World School Milk Day in NayPyi Taw, Yangon, Mandalay
secure K 50,000, the secondK 40,000 and the third K30,000. Each consolationwinner will bag K 10,000 each.
At present, 11 BasicEducation Primary Schoolsincluded in the school milkproject of Yangon Region areorganizing the essay contest.The winners will be awardedin the commemorativeceremony.
“Yangon Region willobserve the World SchoolMilk Day at BEHS No. 3 inAhlon Township in aceremony,” said an officialof Myanmar LivestockBreeding Federation. Theceremony will be organizedby MLBF under LivestockBreeding and VeterinaryDepartment with thesponsorship of FAO andCFC.—Kyemon
YANGON, 23 Sept—Asquad comprising membersof Dagon Myothit (Seikkan)Township Police Forcewaiting at back way between
1st street and 2nd street in BBlock seized eight sheets ofpaper with two-digit lotteryfrom U Zaw Zaw Aung, 31,son of U Thein Tun of Ward94 and Maung Tin Htut, 23,son of U Thaung Shwe ofWard 93, two voucher book,two ball-pens, four carbonpapers and K 133,800 ofproceeds at 3 pm on 21September in Ward 94 inYuzana Garden City in DagonMyothit (Seikkan)
Youth entrepreneur leaves for ChinaAsian NGOs ExchangeProgram to be held in Beijingof China from 19 to 30September at the invitationof Chinese People’sAssociation for Peace andDisarmament (CPAPD) of
China. She was seen off atYangon InternationalAirport by Vice-Chairman ofthe association U Aung SoeThan and Joint Secretary DawThin Thin Hset.
Myanma Alin
Township.The township police
station opened a file oflawsuit against thegamblers.—Myanma Alin
Dr Aung Kyi- Dr YinMay Than and family
in KyimyindineTownship donated
K 500,000 toHninzigon Home for
the Aged throughJoint TreasurerU Chit Myaing
recently.NLM
Workshop
on the
progress
of relief,
reha-
bilitation,
the rule of
law and
sustainable
development
in the
Rakhine
State in
progress.
MNA
DistrictNews
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WORLD Monday, 24 September, 2012 3
Top Chinese security official makes surprisevisit to Afghanistan
KABUL, 23 Sept—TopChinese security official onSaturday made a surprise visitto Afghanistan, the first oneby a Chinese leader in nearlyhalf a century.
Zhou Yongkang, amember of the StandingCommittee of the PoliticalBureau of the CommunistParty of China (CPC) CentralCommittee, arrived at Kabulairport late in the afternoon.
Afghanistan
Zhou Yongkang (2nd L), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureauof the Communist Party of China Central Committee, is welcomed by Afghan
Commerce and Industry Minister Anwar Ul-haq Ahady upon his arrival in Kabul foran official goodwill visit on 22 Sept, 2012.—XINHUA
The four-hour visit hadnot been announced byBeijing due to securityconcerns. It followed a two-day trip of Zhou to Singapore,where he met Singaporeanleaders on bilateral ties.
Zhou, who is in chargeof security and justiceaffairs, had planned to go toTurkmenistan.
It marked the first time in
46 years that a Chinese leaderset his foot on the soil ofAfghanistan, a war-torncountry neighbouring China.
The last visit was madeby late Chinese leader LiuShaoqi in 1966 when he wasthe President of China.
During the past halfcentury, Afghanistan wasafflicted with series of militarycoups and two major warscommenced by the former
Soviet Union and the UnitedStates respectively. Thecountry is still the front line inthe US-led war againstterrorism and undergoingdaily bombing and bleeding.
In Kabul, Zhou held ameeting with AfghanPresident Hamid Karzai.
“It is in line with thefundamental interests of thetwo peoples for China andAfghanistan to strengthen astrategic and cooperativepartnership, which is alsoconducive to regional peace,stability and development,”Zhou was quoted as saying ina written statement releasedby the Chinese delegationupon his arrival.
Zhou said the Chinesegovernment fully respects theright of the Afghan people tochoose their own path ofdevelopment and willactively participate inAfghanistan’s reconstruction.
China and Afghanistanestablished diplomaticrelations in 1955.
The two countriesdecided in June to upgradetheir ties to the level of astrategic and cooperativepartnership at a meetingbetween Chinese PresidentHu Jintao and Karzai inBeijing, marking a new stepfor the development ofbilateral relations.—Xinhua
Seven local Taleban leaderskilled in airstrike in
S AfghanistanLASHKAR GAH,
(Afghanistan), 23 Sept—Seven local Taleban leaderswere killed and a shadowydistrict governor detainedfollowing an air raidoperation in southernAfghan Province of Helmandovernight, a provincial policespokesman said on Sunday.
“Based on intelligence,a warplane with the NATO-led coalition forces carriedout an airstrike against aTaleban hideout in TrikhNawar area of Naway-i-Barakzai district in the weehours on Sunday, killingseven insurgents’ leadersincluding Mullah Hazrat andMullah Yasin,” policespokesman Farid AhmadFarhang told Xinhua.
He said a joint Afghanand coalition forces unitlaunched a post-strikeassessment operation,
detaining the Talebanshadowy governor for thedistrict named Mullah AhmadMubarak, who got injured inthe attack in the province 555km south of Afghan capitalKabul. The Talebaninsurgents, who have beenwaging an insurgency of morethan one decade, have yet toconfirm the death of theinsurgent commanders.
Notorious for growingpoppy and militancy, theHelmand Province has beenbranded as Taleban hotbed inthe restive southern part ofinsurgency-hit country.
The last of 33,000 USadditional forces, which weredeployed to Afghanistan inearly 2010 with the aim ofpushing back the Taleban-led insurgency, havewithdrawn from Afghanistan,the US military announcedon Friday.—Xinhua
Panetta’s Asia visit shows balancingrole US hopes to play
ABOARD A US MILITARYAIRCRAFT—Defence SecretaryLeon Panetta’s week-longvisit to the Asia-Pacific regionhelped deepen the USmilitary’s strategic shift to thearea, even as it illustrated thebalancing role thatWashington may have to playto maintain peace andstability.
The trip, which con-cluded on Saturday, tookPanetta to Japan, China andNew Zealand and coincidedwith a flare-up in tensionsbetween Tokyo and Beijingover a disputed island groupin the East China Sea. Anti-Japanese protests took placein dozens of cities acrossChina while Panetta was inthe region.
During his visit, Panettaannounced a decision to putan additional missile defenceradar in Japan to counter thethreat from North Korea. He
US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta and New Zealand’sPrime Minister John Key (C) walk with New Zealand’sDefence Minister Jonathan Coleman (L) at the VillaMaria Estate in Auckland on 22 September, 2012.
REUTERS
also said Washington hadlifted a 26-year-old ban onvisits to US military ports byNew Zealand’s navy.
Both steps further thePentagon’s goal of expandingthe military capabilities ofpartners in the region as part
of a shift in strategic focus tothe Asia-Pacific announcedearlier this year.
Panetta also helpedsecure a decision to permitflights of the Marine Corps’tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey in Japan,a restriction that had been an
US
Fake Italian pilot travelled incockpit, police say
ROME, 23 Sept—A manwho posed as an airline pilotand travelled in the cockpitof at least one plane wasarrested in Turin Airport usingforged identity cards andwearing a pilot’s uniform,Italian police said onSaturday.
The 32-year-old, whosereal name was not released,allegedly created a fakeidentity as a Lufthansa pilotnamed “Andrea Sirlo,”complete with a Facebookpage that included fake flightattendant friends.
Police said they werealerted several months agoafter “Sirlo” introducedhimself as a captain to a CivilAviation lieutenant, whobecame suspicious becausehe seemed too young for thejob. The national militarypolice tracked down thesuspect from photos on hisFacebook profile, in which he
Rescuers and security officials examine the blast site innorthwest Pakistan’s Peshawar, on 19 Sept, 2012. Atleast ten people were killed and 22 others injured as abomb hit a passenger van in Pakistan’s northwest cityof Peshawar on Wednesday afternoon, said hospital
sources.—XINHUA
is shown posing in uniformand sunglasses in front ofairplanes. He was arrested inthe check-in area of TurinAirport on Friday.
Police said “Sirlo” hadtraveled for free on at least oneflight as a “third pilot” sittingin the cockpit. They wereinvestigating whether he hadflown as an imposter at othertimes.
Lufthansa declined tocomment on whether one oftheir flights had been involvedand said it was a matter for thepolice. At a Press conference,police displayed a white shirtwith epaulettes and a blackdouble-breasted jacket withpilot stripes sewn on the cuffs.They said they also seizedfake resumes, airline badgesand an airport staff parkingpermit. Turin Airport said in astatement it had not issuedany permits in the name of theperson involved.—Reuters
irritant to US-Japaneserelations and a hindrance toUS efforts to restructure itspresence in Japan.
But in the days leadingup to his visit, the disputebetween Beijing and Tokyoover an island grouping in theEast China Sea forced its wayhigh onto the agenda.
The dispute worriesWashington because Japanis a treaty ally and the UnitedStates could be pulled into theconflict should it disintegrateinto violence, a point Panettanoted in his meetings withleaders in both countries.
He reaffirmed the UScommitment to its treatyobligations, but urged Japanand China to settle theirdifferences diplomatically andpeacefully, saying responsibleleadership on both sidesshould avoid further inflamingthe issue.
Reuters
French, Swiss experts to investigate Arafat’s deathRAMALLAH, 23 Sept—French and Swiss experts will jointly
investigate the circumstances behind the death of formerPalestinian leader Yasser Arafat, an official said on Saturday.
In November, the experts will arrive in the West Bank city ofRamallah, where Arafat’s body has been lying since his death in2004, said Abdullah Al-Basheer, a doctor in a Palestinian committeethat oversees the investigation into Arafat’s death.
Italy
Arafat passed away at a French hospital for an undisclosedor unknown reason. In July, a report by Qatar-based Al-Jazeerasatellite TV channel said a Swiss lab tested Arafat’s personalbelongings and found significant traces of radioactive polonium-210 on his clothes and toothbrush. The report revived debatesabout the possibility that Arafat was poisoned after two years ofIsraeli siege on his Ramallah compound.—Xinhua
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Monday, 24 September, 20124
Apple seeks US Samsung sales ban, $707 mlnmore in damages
SEOUL, 23 Sept— AppleInc has asked for a court orderfor a permanent US sales banon Samsung Electronicsproducts alleged to haveviolated its patents along withadditional damages of $707million on top of the billion-dollar verdict won by theiPhone maker last month.
Samsung has respondedby asking for a new trial.
The world’s top twosmartphone makers are lockedin patent battles in 10
countries as they vie for topspot in the lucrative, fast-growing market.
Apple (AAPL.O) scored
a legal victory over Samsung(005930.KS) in late Augustwhen a US jury found that theKorean firm had copied criticalfeatures of the iPhone andawarded the US firm $1.05billion in damages.
In a motion filed lateFriday US time, Apple soughta further $400 million damageaward for designinfringement by Samsung;$135 million for willfulinfringement of its utilitypatents; $121 million in
supplemental damages basedon Samsung’s product salesnot covered in the jury’sdeliberation; and $50 million
of prejudgment interest ondamages through 31December. The requeststogether come to $707 million.
Apple wants theinjunction to cover “any ofthe infringing products or anyother product with a featureor features not more thancolorably different from anyof the infringing feature orfeatures in any of theInfringing Products.”
Such a wide-rangingsales ban could result in theextension of the injunction tocover Samsung’s brand-newGalaxy S III smartphone.
‘RECTANGLES WITHROUNDED CORNERS’
Samsung, in a filing tothe US court, asked for a newtrial to be held.
“The Court’s constraintson trial time, witnesses andexhibits were unprecedentedfor a patent case of thiscomplexity and magnitude,and prevented Samsung frompresenting a full and fair casein response to Apple’s manyclaims,” Samsung said.
“Samsung thereforerespectfully requests that theCourt grant a new trialenabling adequate time andeven-handed treatment of theparties.”
In a separate statement,Samsung lamented the fact
Apple’s iPhone (L) and Samsung Galaxy Note aredisplayed at a shop in Tokyo on 31 August, 2012.
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Tech
Facebook tightens privacy tosatisfy Irish regulator
DUBLIN, 23 Sept—Facebook Inc has tightenedup its privacy controlssufficiently to satisfy a reviewby the body that regulates thesocial networking companyoutside North America,removing the immediate threatof legal challenges.
The world’s biggestsocial network makes most ofits money from advertising,but has to walk a fine line toavoid giving its over 950million users the impression itis invading their privacy toboost revenue.
It was told by Ireland’sData Protection Commissionerlast December to overhaulprivacy protection for its usersoutside the United States andCanada after a probe found itsprivacy policies were toocomplex and lackedtransparency.
The regulator said it wasparticularly encouraged by thedecision to turn off a piece offacial recognition technology,the so-called “tag suggest”
The Space ShuttleEndeavour mountedatop a 747 lands at
Los AngelesInternational Airport,the United States on
21 Sept, 2012.Endeavour will be
moved to itspermanent home at
the California ScienceCentre mid-October.
XINHUA
Space shuttle Endeavor makes last landing afteraerial tour
Japan government mulls Renesas rescue withToyota, others
TOKYO, 23 Sept— AJapanese government fundis considering a bailout ofRenesas Electronics as partof a consortium includingToyota Motor Corp,countering a 100 billion yen($1.3 billion)bid for the chipmaker by private equity firmKKR, two sources said onSaturday.
The taxpayer-fundedInnovation Network Corp’splan may include an offer ofmore than 150 billion yen inreturn for a controlling stakein Renesas, the two sourcesfamiliar with the discussionsaid on condition they not beidentified.
The offer may bedelivered to Renesas’sshareholders, NEC Corp,Hitachi Ltd and MitsubishiElectric Corp next month, theNikkei business dailyreported earlier. The groupwants to acquire a majoritystake in Renesas before theend of the year, the Nikkeisaid.
A spokesman for Toyotadeclined to comment on thereport. Renesas in a statementsaid it had not released theinformation.
Being customers of
A receptionist passes by a logo of Renesas ElectronicsCorp at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on 3 July,
2012. —REUTERS
that patent rulings shouldcover issues such as the shapeof the product in addition totechnological points.
“It is unfortunate thatpatent law can be manipulatedto give one company amonopoly over rectangleswith rounded corners, ortechnology that is beingimproved every day bySamsung and othercompanies,” it said.
The Korean firm earlierthis week said it plans to addApple’s new iPhone 5 to theexisting US patent lawsuits,stepping up its legal challengeas the two companies seek toassert rights to keytechnologies. Apple said itwanted the court to award itdamages that reflect “arational and fair effort toaddress Samsung’s willfulmisconduct that has and willimpose lasting harm onApple.”
The Korean firm was theworld’s top smartphonemaker in the second quarterof this year, shipping morethan 50 million phones, nearlydouble Apple’s 26 millioniPhone shipments. Bothcompanies are raising theirmarketing spending topromote their latest productsahead of the year-endshopping season.—Reuters
feature, for new users in theEuropean Union and by nextmonth, existing users as well.
The Irish watchdog,which oversees Facebook’sactivities because the group’snon-US business isheadquartered in Dublin, saidon Friday most of itsinstructions had beenadopted, with progress still tobe made on others over thenext four weeks.
“We would hope that theprogress reported in the reviewwill have dealt with the variouscomplaints we have receivedin relation to FacebookIreland,” Ireland’s DataProtection CommissionerBilly Hawkes told a conferencecall.
Privacy cases can provecostly for social networkingsites like Facebook, which wasthe first American companyto debut with a value of morethan $100 billion in its initialpublic offering in May, beforeits share price slumped on anuncertain outlook.—Reuters
Renesas, Toyota and otherJapanese manufacturersmight be persuaded to helpthe chip maker in order tosecure their supply chains,an industry source toldReuters on condition he wasnot identified.
KKR “just wants tobreak it up and make money.They don’t care about thesupply chain,” he said.
Officials at the threeowners, who asked not to beidentified, said they wereunaware of the bid. Onesource at a financial firm saidthe plan that counters KKRcould take several months todevise.
Joining Toyota and thegovernment fund will bePanasonic Corp, Nissan
Motor Co Honda Motor Co,Canon Inc, Fanuc Corp andauto parts makers Denso Corpand Keihin Corp, the Nikkeireported.
The group may alsoinvite German industrial groupBosch GmbH and otherforeign firms to join it, theNikkei added.
KKR is also in talks tobuy control of Renesas,which would be its largestinvestment in Japan, sourcestold Reuters last month. Thatdeal would give KKR morethan 50 percent of cash-strapped Renesas, and couldspeed the pace of itsrestructuring in the face ofsinking prices and aggressiveoverseas rivals.
Reuters
In this photoillustration, a
Facebook logo ona computer screen
is seen throughglasses held by a
woman in Bern on19 May, 2012.
REUTERS
ScienceLOS ANGELES, 23 Sept—
Space shuttle Endeavorsafely touched down at theLos Angeles InternationalAirport on Friday after awhirlwind aerial hurraharound California landmarks,marking its final landing aftera three-decade career inspace.
“On top, on top,” a two-year-old boy screamed as theshuttle strapped to the backof a modified 747 aircraftpassed overhead at LAX.
The pair landed around12:50 pm local time (1950GMT) after a nearly five-hourflyover. Endeavor willremain at an airport hangarfor several weeks and will betowed through the streets toits new home at California
Science Centre neardowntown.
“It’s a very specialmoment for Endeavor tocome bake home to Californiawhere it was built,” MichaelCurie, public affairs specialistof NASA Headquarters toldXinhua.
NASA’s shuttle fleet,which retired last year, wasassembled in Palmdale nearEdwards Air Force Basewhere Endeavor took offFriday morning and beganits California aerial tour.
The flyover tookEndeavor over Golden GateBridge, the Hollywood Signand other landmarks en routeto the Los Angeles airport.
“It’s fantastic! We arevery excited... I bring my
grandson here and I wanthim to see it. And he saw itand he waved to the shuttle,”LA citizen Jesse Oliver toldXinhua at the Los AngelesInternational Airport.
Endeavor replacedChallenger which blew upduring liftoff in 1986.Endeavor flew its finalvoyage in May, 2011, havingtraveled 115 million miles (184million km) during 25missions and carried 139people into orbit.
It flew some of the mosticonic payloads in the spaceshuttle programme history,including “The Camera ThatSaved Hubble” and “TheMission That Mapped theWorld.”
Xinhua
Tech
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BUSINESS & HEALTH Monday, 24 September, 2012 5
Merkel, Hollande pledge to consult on EADSLUDWIGSBURG,(Germany)
23 Sept—France andGermany pledged onSaturday to consult closelyon plans by Airbus parentEADS (EAD PA) anBritain’s BAE Systems(BAES L) to forge a newaerospace and defencegiant, but announced nojoint decisions on the $45billion merger plan
The tie-up would createthe world’s largestintegrated defence andaerospace company withannual sales of $93 billion,but is fraught with nationaleconomic and securityconcerns.“We didn’t make
any decisions... it wasn’texpected that we would, butGermany and France willstay in close contact on thisissue,” German ChancellorAngela Merkel said aftertalks with French PresidentFrancois Hollande.“Weagreed that we willinvestigate the necessaryissues intensively with thenecessary care, and inagreement with thecompanies involved,” sheadded.
Barring an extension,EADS and BAE have until10 October under UKtakeover rules to set outdetailed plans for the merger.
Merkel said the two leaderswere aware of the deadlines.
Asked what conditionsthe two governments hadimposed on the deal goingahead, Hollande said: “Youcan imagine them ... It’sabout employment,industrial strategy, defenceactivities, the interests ofour respective nations.”
A source close to BAESystems said: “I don’t thinkthat (Hollande’s comment)is any great surprise toanyone. We are stilldiscussing those sorts ofthings with the governmentsconcerned.”
A spokesman for EADSsaid, “We will continue ourconstructive dialogue withthe three governments.”
Hollande appearedcareful to avoid committingto forging a united positionwith Merkel on the future ofEADS, in which the Frenchstate owns 15 percentwhereas Berlin has no directstake. However, he pledgedthat the European partnerswould remain in “closeconsultation” on EADS,which is controlled by a coregroup of French and Germanpublic and industrialinterests. German carmakerDaimler (DAIGn DE), Frenchmedia firm Lagardere (LAGAPA) and the French state allhold stakes.—Reuters
France’s President Francois Hollande (L) andGermany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive for the
50th anniversary ceremony of the reconciliation speechof France’s President Charles de Gaulle to the Germanyyouth after World War II, in castle Ludwigsburg on 22
Sept, 2012.—REUTERS
Wall St Week Ahead: US stocks face earningsand data hurdles
Traders work on the floor of the New York StockExchange on 20 Sept, 2012. —REUTERS
NEW YORK , 23 Sept—US stocks could struggle tostay close to nearly five-yearhighs next week as worriesmount about third-quarterearnings and the marketappears primed for a pullbackfrom recent stimulus-drivengains.
A bevy of economicreports, including durablegoods orders, will grabattention, particularly afterthe Federal Reserve unveiledits plan on 13 September fora third round of aggressivestimulus to help revive theflagging US economy.
While the action igniteda rally in stocks, analystshave worried that it maysuggest the US economy isin worse shape than manyhad feared.
To be sure, stocks are atlofty levels and are likely toattract investors hoping themarket will ride out the yearon a positive note. The DowJones industrial average andthe benchmark Standard &Poor’s 500 index remain closeto highs not seen sinceDecember 2007. The S&P500 is up 16.1 percent sincethe end of 2011.“I think themarket certainly is ripe for apullback. But whatever thepullback, it’s going to berather shallow,” said Peter
Cardillo, chief marketeconomist at RockwellGlobal Capital, in New York.
“Any disappointment inkey economic data thatwould reverse the market’sfeeling the economy hasstabilized, I think couldtrigger a 2 to 4 percentpullback,” he added.
Some of that move wasseen this week in stocks,which posted slight lossesfor the week. The S&P 500
slipped 0.4 percent for theweek.
The Dow industrials andthe Nasdaq each finished theweek down 0.1percent.Besides Augustdurable goods orders, dataon personal income andspending is due next week,as well as new home salesand the final read on US GrosDomestic Product for thesecond quarter.
Reuters
Doping is now a public health issue, conference told
Some doping pills are pictured in the headquartersof Austria’s special anti doping police task force in
Vienna on 27 March, 2009.— REUTERS
STOCKHOLM, 23 Sept—The use of performance-enhancing drugs is now apublic health matter rather thansimply a sporting problem,delegates said at a top anti-doping conference.
“If we believe that aroundthree percent of high schoolboys in the US are taking asteroid or growth hormone,then that’s a public healthissue,” said Dr TimothyArmstrong of the WorldHealth Organisation (WHO).
“Substance abuse in anyshape or form has a physicaland mental health aspect to it.The WHO, being the lead UN(United Nations) agency onhealth matters, takes this issuequite seriously.”
Armstrong was speakingat the conference organizedby the Arne LjungqvistFoundation, named after theSwedish anti-doping officialwho is also chairman of theInternational OlympicCommittee (IOC) medicalcommission.
Ljungqvist, who invitedthe likes of the WHO andWorld-Anti-Doping Agencyto the meeting, sharedArmstrong’s opinion.
“This is a first attempt tohighlight this matter as a public
GE plans medical technologyacquisitions in Germany
FRANKFURT, 23 Sept— General Electric plans to makeacquisitions in Germany to raise its market share in CATscan and MRI technology, the company’s new Germanychief told a magazine.
“Especially in the high-end segment we want todouble, in some areas even triple, our market share,”Volker Wetekam told Wirtschafts Woche weekly, accordingto an excerpt of an article to be published on Monday.
He said the company plans to spend a “considerable”sum on acquisitions, without elaborating.
“We are looking for companies that move us forwardin terms of technology, not just in Germany but globally.We are currently holding talks,” he said.
General Electric employs about 1,800 people at itsmedical technology business in Germany. It plans to hireabout 100 more staff to expand its research department inthe country and form new partnerships with universityclinics, the article said.—Reuters
Volkswagen drops appeal in“GTi” dispute with SuzukiFRANKFURT, 23 Sept—Volkswagen (VOWG_p DE) has
dropped its appeal of a court ruling in a brand infringementcase against estranged partner Suzuki (7269.T), aspokesman for the German carmaker said on Saturday,confirming an earlier report.
In 2004, Volkswagen contested an application grantedto Suzuki allowing the Japanese company to use thevehicle nameplate “SWIFT GTi” as a trademark for aderivative of its small car.
The General Court of the European Union said inMarch that the Suzuki version could not be confused withits own high-performance Golf GTI, which it hadtrademarked in Germany and other international markets.
The ruling came when the two companies wereembroiled in a separate arbitration battle over whetherVolkswagen may be forced to divest its near-20 percentstake in Suzuki, bought for 1.7 billion euros ($2.2 billion)as part of a broad alliance agreed more than two years ago.
German daily Die Welt earlier said Volkswagen haddropped its appeal several weeks ago already.—Reuters
health issue, which in myview it is,” he said at a pressbriefing.
“Elite sport plays anobvious role. They are therole models of youngsters andif they are drug takers, that isnot the right role model for thecoming society.
“I am so happy today tosee these internationalauthorities coming togetherand sharing these concernsthat are being expressed andI hope that we can findcommon ways to deal withthem,” he added.WADADirector General DavidHowman told the briefing thatwhat happens in elite sporthas an effect on wider societyand that the sharing ofinformation was crucial totackling the problem ofdoping.“What we havelearned in the last 10 years isthat there is a trickle-downeffect into recreational sportsand into the high schools,”said Howman, adding thathealth and law enforcementauthorities had their part toplay.“In Australia now, thecustoms people share theirinformation with theAustralian Sports Anti-Doping Agency (ASADA),and already 40 percent of their
anti-doping rule violationscome from that sort ofinformation. “That’s a verygood example of how it canwork when people worktogether.”Howman said asimilar effort prior to July andAugusts’ London Olympicshad led to “several cases” ofdoping beingdiscovered.“The UK Anti-Doping Agency had a similararrangement with customsand police and they were ableto give information to the IOC.The anti-doping programmethat was run during the Gameswas based on that intelli-gence. “My understanding isthat it led to several cases thatwere discovered in the out-
of-competition phase.”Dr Armstrong agreed that
such co-operation wasessential for dealing withdoping, adding that more datawas needed to assess the scaleof the problem.“Each of ourorganizations has a piece ofthe pie and can only work inthe areas where we have amandate to work. But we canjoin with our sister agenciessuch as UNESCO and otherpotential partners such asWADA and the IOC.“We allrequire better data to informprevalence - how many peopleare taking what substances andthe adverse social and healtheffects as a consequence ofthat.”—Reuters
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Rescuers search forsurvivals at the accident
site in Macao, southChina, on 22 Sept, 2012.A fishing boat sunk aftercolliding with a cargo
ship in Macao onSaturday evening. Five
persons have been rescuedand other three are still
missing. XINHUA
Iran Navy seeks to expand presence toAntarctica
TEHERAN, 23 Sept—Iranian Navy Commander RearAdmiral Habibollah Sayyarisaid that Iran’s Navy plans toextend its presence in theinternational waters nearAntarctica, Press TV reportedon Saturday.
“We have the capabilityto hoist Iran’s flags in differentregions from the North Pole tothe South Pole and we are
“Ghetto Chavez” and the battle forVenezuela’s youth vote
CARACAS, 23 Sept—InVenezuela’s biggest slum, agraffiti artist stencils apainting of President HugoChavez dunking a basketball.
Another has him rappingto hip-hop music, and anotherdoing a wheelie on amotorcycle.
“Chavez el mio” (“MyChavez”) reads a slogan onone of the series of strikingcampaign images ahead ofthe 7 October election.
It is a new look for the 58-year-old president, who isseeking another six-year termin a tight race despiteundergoing cancer surgerythree times since June 2011.
Partly, it is an effort tocounter the appeal of hismuch-younger rival,Governor Henrique Caprilesof Miranda state, but alsosomething deeper: themarketing of the socialistleader for a new generationafter 14 years of his self-styledrevolution.
A boy stands in a cornerof a boxing ring duringa tournament organizedby the group “Chavez esOtro Beta” at a slum in
Los Teques in thesuburbs of Caracas on 1
Sept, 2012.REUTERS
Ann Romney’s plane makesemergency landing, all safe
WASHINGTON, 23 Sept—Ann Romney’s airplane madean emergency landing inColorado on Friday after itscabin filled with smoke, thecampaign of her husband,Republican presidentialchallenger Mitt Romney, said.
Everyone on board theprivate plane was safe, acampaign spokesman said.
US Republican presidential nominee and formerMassachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (R) listens to his
wife Ann speak at a campaign fundraiser in Dallas,Texas on 18 Sept, 2012.—REUTERS
Both sides are trying toattract young voters who, asin many countries, are oftenbored by politics. In thetoughest Caracas “barrios,”crime and violence are muchbigger daily concerns.
The group that made thepictures, “Chavez es OtroBeta,” was formed earlier thisyear by a loose collection ofdance and sports groups,graffiti artists and motorcycletaxi drivers.
At a recent event inPetare, a shantytown to theeast of the capital that is hometo nearly half a million people,the group organized a girls’soccer tournament, a dance-off, and then a shockinglydangerous “motorcyclepirouette” contest, spectatorscheering as riders roared pastthe life-size murals of “ghettoChavez.”
“It’s our way of showinghim support and identifyingourselves with him,” founderand spokeswoman Daryelis
Gonzalez, a 21-year-old hip-hop dancer better known asBamby, told Reuters. “It’s away in which, using your own
‘code,’ you can relate and getinvolved in politics.”
Petare, a sprawl ofclosely packed homesbisected by winding roadsand alleyways plungingdown steep ravines, is one ofLatin America’s biggestslums and a crime hot-spot inone of the most murder-plagued cities in the world.
The event was part ofefforts to keep youngsters
away from drugs and guns bygetting them involved insports, music and culturalactivities.
But after Otro Betamedals were handed to thewinners, while smiling childrendanced to a performance by alocal reggaeton singer, a fewblocks away one of the dozenor so teenage motorcyclistswas shot dead in the street.
Reuters
Turkish soldier killed, fourwounded in PKK attack
ANKARA, 23 Sept— Onesoldier of Turkish securityforces was killed and fourothers wounded in an attackstaged by the bannedKurdish Workers’ Party(PKK) in eastern Turkey onSaturday, private Dogannews agency reported.
A large group of PKKmilitants raided SehitMehmet Gendarmerie Stationin Nazimiye town of Tunceliprovince from three differentpoints with rocket launchersand long barreled weaponson Saturday evening, leaving
Egypt to remain civil, constitutional,democratic country: President
CAIRO, 23 Sept— Egyptwill remain a civil,constitutional anddemocratic country,President Mohamed Morsisaid in an interview with stateTV aired on Saturday night.
President Morsi said theright of expressing opinions,provided that it does not harmpublic or private properties,is warranted for all citizens.
He said the governmentwill carry out measures toachieve social justice, raiseincomes and alleviateburdens on citizens.
Morsi said that he willimplement RenaissanceProject to help realizeEgyptians’ aspirations andimprove their living
Venezuela
Iran
Turkey
US
standards, expressingconfidence that “Egypt iscapable of achieving progressand become among theindustrialized countries.”
The president recalledmany challenges during thetransition period, claiming“the situation is now movingtoward political stability afterthe (presidential) elections.”
As regards foreignpolicies, President Morsi saidEgypt is ready to have goodrelations with all countries ofthe world, confirming thatEgypt does not antagonizeanyone and stands at equaldistance from all parties.
Referring to the Syriancrisis, Morsi said “we areseeking to stop the
bloodshed in Syria, and theSyrian regime should knowthat continuing bloodshedviolates all laws and norms.”
The Egyptian presidentnoted that the next meetingof the quartet committee onSyria, to be held in New Yorkon 25 Sept on the sidelines ofthe UN General Assemblysession, is likely to beattended by leaders of thefour countries: Egypt, Iran,Turkey and Saudi Arabia.During the interview, Morsialso talked about the outcomeof his recent visits abroad,Egypt’s relations with theNile Basin countries,Egyptian-Iranian relationsand the Palestinian issue.
Xinhua
Egypt
preparing plans for presencenear the South Pole,” Sayyariwas quoted as saying onFriday.
“However, we will neverenter the maritime borders ofthe others,” he said.
In September, 2011,Sayyari said that Iranian navyhad plans to deploy vessels inthe Atlantic Ocean near theUS sea borders.
Just like the US andwestern powers “are presentnear our marine borders, wealso plan to have strongpresence near US marineborders,” Sayyari was quotedas saying by state TV. Iran hasdispatched its fleet of warshipsto the Gulf of Aden as part ofefforts to provide security forIranian vessels and oiltankers.—Xinhua
one Turkish soldier dead andfour others wounded,according to the report. Manyambulances were dispatchedto the region, said the report,adding that a clash betweenthe PKK members andTurkish security forces iscontinuing.
A total of 330 PKKmilitants were killed in 974military operations fromFebruary to August this year,according to a statementissued by the General Staff ofthe Turkish Armed Forces.
Xinhua
Mrs Romney and herhusband spoke shortly afterthe landing, Rick Gurka, aRomney campaign press aide,told reporters traveling withthe candidate in Las Vegas.
The cause was believedto be an electrical fire, Romneycampaign press secretaryAndrea Saul said in a tweet.
Xinhua
HARBIN, 23 Sept—Eleven people were left trapped aftera fire broke out on Sunday in a coal mine in northeast China’sHeilongjiang Province. The incident happended afterflooding in another mine in the same province on Saturday,which trapped six miners. The latest accident occurred ataround 8 a.m. at the Longshan coal mine in Youyi County ofShuangyashan City, the county government said in astatement. An initial investigation showed that a total of 13people were working underground. Two were lifted out afterthe accident.
The government said the county’s coal managementbureau had ordered the mine to suspend production on Sept.3, after its license expired a day earlier.
Illegal production was being blamed for the accident,the government said. The incident on Saturday, saw floodingat a coal mine in Jidong County, also in HeilongjiangProvince, trapping six miners. Rescue efforts of the miners inboth mines are under way.—MNA/Xinhua
17 trapped in two coal mineaccidents in NE China China
17 trapped in two coal mine accidents in northeastChina's Heilongjiang Province.
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(from page 1)When ASEAN and
China established relationsin 1991, it focused mainlyon economic cooperationand trade. Throughout thedecades the relationship hasbeen strengthened and it hasbrought mutual benefits.
ASEAN Member Statesattach great importance tothe CAEXPO whichencompasses friendlyexchanges between ASEANand China, trade andeconomic promotion andmulti-sectoral cooperation.The CAEXPO has nowbecome one of the mainvehicles for the fullrealization of ASEAN-China Free Trade Area.
It is very timelyappropriate that this year’sChina-ASEAN Expo hasselected its theme as“Science and TechnologyCooperation”. Myanmarhas designated YatanarponCyber City as “A City ofCharm” and President UThein Sein invited FDI fromChina to the city to invest inthe field of science andtechnology.
The high qualityagriculture products andtechnologies at the
MyanmardesignatesYatanarponCyber City...
CAEXPO will surely benefitto all agro-based countries.
China has becomeASEAN’s largest tradingpartner in 2009. The volumeof trade between China andASEAN has an increase of20.9 per cent in 2011 from2010.
ASEAN is China’s thirdlargest trading partner andbalance of trade amountingUS$ 11.0 billion in favour ofASEAN was realized for thefirst time in 2011.
FDI from China toASEAN has also increasedsignificantly over 100 per
cent in 2011 compared to2010. It is a good trend andall should keep thatmomentum.
He highly appreciatesChina’s support forASEAN’s centrality in theevolving regional ar-chitecture, and for ASEANintegration process inbuilding the ASEANCommunity by 2015.
The market of ASEANand China is indeed a hugeone. All have its owndistinguished characteri-sticsand are endowed with naturaland human resources. Aboveall, ASEAN is situated in arapidly growing Asia-PacificRegion. The present Asia-
Pacific Region has becomethe centre of gravity in theinternational relations andtrade. Hence, it is importantfor all to work together topromote peace anddevelopment of the region.
President U Thein Sein,Chinese Vice President MrXi Jinping, Laotian PrimeMinister Mr ThongsingThammavong, VietnamesePrime Minister Mr NguyenTan Dung and leaders ofASEAN took on the dais andChinese Vice President MrXi Jinping pressed the buttonto open China-ASEAN Expoand the opening ceremonycame to an end.
The launching of
National pavilion of theRepublic of the Union ofMyanmar was held at theground floor, attended byPresident U Thein Sein,Chinese Vice President MrXi Jinping, ministers, deputyministers, high rankingofficers, entrepreneurs andguests from Myanmar andChina.
The President andChinese Vice Presidentpressed the button to openthe Myanmar nationalpavilion.
President U Thein Sein,Chinese Vice President MrXi Jinping and party lookedround the Myanmar nationalpavilion.—MNA
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President of the
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Vice-President Mr
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President U TheinSein addresses
opening session of9th China-ASEAN
Expo.—MNA
LOIKAW, 23 Sept—A carthat took over themotorcycle onKandayawady Road near theclock tower in Loikaw. Inthe incident on 17September, the car towed themotorcycle driven by oneman and one woman on backseat.
Traffic accident leavestwo dead District News
At 7 pm, Mark II Saloondriven U Myint Thein Phyu,60 of Minsu Ward in Loikawdrove from the south to thenorth along KandayawadyRoad in Loikaw. The Saloontook over the Wambo 125motorcycle near the clocktower by towed it and thenthe car stopped on the
pavement in front of the cityhall.
Motorcyclist MaungThet Phyo Win, 22 ofDawtama Ward in Loikawand Ma Kyu Kyu HlaingSoe, 22 of Minsu Ward inLoikaw on the back seatwere seriously injured.While being undergonemedical treatment at LoikawHospital, the two weredead.—Myanma Alin
pm to 3 pm on 29 September(Saturday).
Members of theassociation, local andinternational organizationsactively taking part inuplifting of Myanmarwomen’s role, intellectualsand intelligentsia and
Talks on environmentalconservation on 29 Sept
YANGON, 23 Sept—Myanmar WomenEntrepreneurs’ Associationwill give the talks on rightsof women, and importantrole of women inenvironmental conservationat Sedona Hotel on Kaba AyePagoda Road, here, from 1
enthusiasts may attend thetalks.
For further information,contact No. 401, MWEATower, ShwedagonPagoda Road, here, Tel: 01-389376, 254400 and389380.
Myanma Alin
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Monday, 24 September, 2012
It takes only small steps to make a bigdifference.
Dealing with a climate change is a dauntingtask. But in reality, small steps by many peoplewill change the world and protect the planet.
The damage to our environment is alarming.Although foresters, government and non-governmental organizations have been harpingon the importance of conserving theenvironment, all the countries in the worldincluding Myanmar are experiencing challengessuch as climate change, decrease in bio-diversity,depletion of forests, air, soil and water pollution.
Droughts and floods are recurring,destroying homes, crops and infrastructure.Such destruction has been going on for so longunder the noses of authorities responsible forconservation.
According to Myanmar Rice IndustryAssociation, the country’s over 13 acres of rain-fed rice field, around 100,000 were wrecked bythe floods.
The recent disasters are reminding us thatwe all need to do more and can do more toprotect and conserve our environment.
It is about time we all took environmentalconservation more seriously, enhancing theefficieny of the employees of the relevantministries and the people on the use of naturalresources for development and forestconservation.
Conserve Environment
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YANGON, 23 Sept— APyidaungsu Hluttawdelegation led by, on behalfof Pyidaungsu HluttawSpeaker, Chairman ofAmyotha Hluttaw ASEANPolitical and SecurityCommunity Committee U
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw delegation arrivesback from Indonesia
Nyunt Tin, who attendedthe 33rd AIPA held from 16to 22 September inLombok, Indonesia, arrivedback here this morning byair.
They were welcomedback by Pyithu Hluttaw
Deputy Speaker U NandaKyaw Swa, Yangon RegionHluttaw Deputy Speaker UTin Aung and officialsconcerned from the Hluttawoffice at YangonInternational Airport.
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To attract foreigninvestments, related…
(from page 1)The strategic plan
would connect ASEANthrough improved in-frastructural connectivity,organizational connecti-vity with effectiveorganizational managementand connectivity amongempowered peoples.
ASEAN infrastructuralfund had been establishedto support ASEANconnectivity strategic plan.The ASEAN infrastructuralfund which will headquarter
in Labuan of Malaysia willexplore and tap availableresources.
Outside partners andprivate sector have beeninvited to participate in theproject. Dialogue partnerscould be lured to supportASEAN integration strategicproject and promises wereextracted from them.Workshops, seminars andpaper-reading sessions wereheld to seek valuablesuggestions and informationto speed up ASEANintegration strategic plan.
ASEAN and China areworking in cooperation totranslate the project asuccess. The 20th anniversaryASEAN-China dialoguepartnership was celebratedat 14th ASEAN-ChinaSummit held in Bali of
Indonesia in the previousyear. ASEAN welcomed thepromise to support ASEANintegration strategic projectfrom China. Negotiations forimplementation ofresolutions of 14th ASEAN-China Summit has started.
Favourable conditionsfor physical, organizationaland people-to-peopleconnectivity betweenASEAN and China havebeen created.
As ASEAN and Chinahave pleasant environment,the peoples are exchangingvisits. The exchange ofvisits of the peoples wouldtouch 15 million in 2015.The designation of 2012 asASEAN+3 tourism year andSiam Reap as the culturalcity for 2012 was welcomed.The development of tourismindustry would generatemore incomes for thepeoples of ASEAN andChina and facilitatedevelopment of othersectors such as trade andinvestment.
As cooperationbetween ASEAN and Chinafor implementation ofASEAN integrationstrategic project, the themeof this year’s summit“Strengthening Conne-ctivity for Win-WinCooperation” would befully supported. Concertedefforts would earn win-wincooperation.
The trade betweenMyanmar and China andinvestment prospects inMyanmar would beinformed. The trade volumebetween ASEAN and Chinain 2010 reached US$ 232billion, of which US$ 5.3billion, only two percent,
was the trade volumebetween Myanmar andChina. As Myanmar andChina are neighbouringcountries, there are prospectsfor promotion of trade. Theborder trade betweenMyanmar and China isdeveloping and annual tradefair is held alternatively inMuse of Myanmar andShweli of China as of 2001.This year’s trade fair will behosted by Myanmar incoming December. Chinesebusinessmen have beeninvited to display booths atthe exhibition.
Myanmar is opening upto and luring foreigninvestors. To attract foreigninvestments, related laws areamended, rules andregulations are relaxed andincorporation process couldbe completed in a day. Theparliament recently passedForeign Investment Bill,Important Commodity andService Law, ForeignCurrency Management Law.
To facilitate economicdevelopment, Dawei SpecialEconomic Zone is beingimplemented in southernpart of the country. There isa mega project to implementThilawa Special EconomicZone and Kyaukpyu SpecialEconomic Zone would beimplemented in RakhineState in the western part ofMyanmar.
In conclusion, thepledge to establish closercooperation betweenASEAN and China in peacemaking, stability anddevelopment measuresinside and outside the regionwas reiterated.
The summit then cameto an end.—MNA
Chinese Vice-President Mr. Xi Jinping speakingon the occasion.—MNA
Chairman of Amyotha Hluttaw ASEAN Political and SecurityCommunity Committee U Nyunt Tin, who attended the 33rd AIPA, beingwelcomed back by Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker U Nanda Kyaw Swa
and officials concerned at Yangon International Airport.—MNA
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NAY PYI TAW, 23 Sept—President of the Republic ofthe Union of Myanmar UThein Sein receivedSecretary of the CommunistParty of Guangxi ZhuangAutonomous Region Mr GuoShengkun and Governor ofthe Autonomous Region MrMa Biao and party at LiyuanGuest House in Nanning at 2pm on 21 September.
They discussedinvestment of entrepreneurs
President U Thein Sein receives Communist PartySecretary, Governor of Guangxi Zhuang
Autonomous Region
beneficial tasks of the twocountries.
At 5.30 pm, President UThein Sein receivedReporter Sally Chen (a) MaMoe Thuzar of China RadioInternational at LiyuanGuest House, and replied toquestions on political,economic and culturalsectors.
Likewise, the Presidentreceived Chairman of ChinaNon-ferrous Metal Mining
YANGON, 23 Sept—Chairman of MyanmarNational Sports CommitteeUnion Minister for Sports UTint Hsan presentedtraining suits, athleticsshoes, T-shirts andtracksuits to tentativelyselected athletes andmanagers numbering 119who are undergoingtraining at MyanmarRowing Federation on InyaRoad here yesterdaymorning.
Union sports minister meets with athletes undergoingtraining at sports federations
Next, the Unionminister looked into thetraining of men and womenathletes with the use ofargometer and traditionalboats.
Afterwards, the Unionminister attended theopening of MyanmarNational Sports CommitteeChairman’s Cup (Bando)Martial Arts Competitionheld at the Aung SanStadium and made a speechon the occasion.
Later, he proceeded toMyanmar Track and FieldFederation where heinspected the training ofathletes and presentedtraining suits, shoes, T shirtsand tracksuits.
Next, the Unionminister viewed the trainingof athletes at MyanmarKaratedo Federation,Snooker and BilliardsFederation, MyanmarTaekwondo Federation,Myanmar Volleyball
Federation and MyanmarWeightlifting Federationand presented athletics suitsand equipments.
Afterwards, the Unionminister attended theconclusion of theInternational BoxingReferee at the ThuwunnaBoxing Training Centre andmade a speech, and presentedtraining suits, T shirts,tracksuits and shoes toathletes who are undergoingtraining there.—MNA
Slight earthquake hits 45miles west of Myitkyina
News in BriefVillagers urged toform cooperative societies
Deputy Minister for Cooperatives U Than Tun metofficials of Ngaputaw Township Cooperative Departmentand cooperative societies at the township department on20 September. The deputy minister organized formationof cooperative societies in 234 villages of 50 village-tracts in the township.
Meeting to mark Kayah State DayA coordination meeting on holding 61st Kayah State
Day was held at the hall of Kayah State Government inLoikaw on 20 September afternoon. The Chief Minister ofthe state instructed officials to observe the commemorativeday on a grander scale.
Performing Arts Competition kicksoff in Sagaing Region
The 19th Myanmar National Races TraditionalPerforming Arts Competition of Sagaing Region wasopened at the city hall in Monywa on 20 September.Region Music Association presented the song entitledtraditional heritage and Township Theatrical DramaAssociation the classic dances at the opening ceremony.
MCWA officials explains functionsof association
CEC member Daw Thet Thet Swe of MyanmarMaternal and Child Welfare Association, Secretary-1Daw Tin Tin Win and the Chairperson of AyeyawadyRegion MCWSC and party met members of District andTownship MCWSCs at Hinthada Township GAD Officeon 12 September. They explained tasks of the associationand attended to the needs.
Fingerlings released into AyeyawadyRiver
Bhamo District focuses on development of fishresources and poverty alleviation at 8.30 am on 11September. Head of District Fisheries Department DawNyunt May, Township Administrator U Aung Lin anddepartmental officials, NGOs members and staff released300,000 fingerlings into Ayeyawady River.
Stationery distributed to offspring ofvendors
Mawlamyinegyun Township Development AffairsCommittee provided stationery and various schoolequipment to offspring of vendors and slow-movingvehicle drivers on13 September.
NAY PYI TAW, 23 Sept—A slight earthquake ofmagnitude 4.7 Richter Scale with its epicenter insideMyanmar, about 45 miles west of Myitkyina, about 245miles north of Mandalay seismological observatory wasrecorded at 0.3 hrs 14 min 13 sec M.S.T on 23rd September,2012, Meteorology and Hydrology Departmentannounced.—MNA
President U Thein Sein receives Secretary of the Communist Party of Guangxi ZhuangAutonomous Region Mr Guo Shengkun and Governor of the Autonomous Region Mr Ma
Biao and party at Liyuan Guest House in Nanning.—MNA
PresidentU Thein Sein and
Chinese VicePresident
Mr Xi Jinpingholding discussion
at Liyuan GuestHouse of
InternationalConference
Centre (ICC) inNanning.
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from Guangxi ZhuangAutonomous Region inspecial economic zones anddeep sea ports being built inMyanmar, sharing ofexperiences ofentrepreneurs from GuangxiZhuang AutonomousRegion to Myanmarentrepreneurs in agriculturesector, cooperation inculture, education, healthand tourism industries,and cooperation in
Co Ltd (CNMC) of ChinaMr Luo Tao and party atLiyuan Guest Houseyesterday.
The President receivedChief Executive Officer MrHenry H Zhang of AVICInternational HoldingCorporation at 9.45 am.
Later, President U TheinSein and party left Nanningin the morning and arrivedback here at 11.40 am.
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Congo could allow oil exploitation in parks — minister
said, adding that explorationcould take up to three years.
Block 5 is part of theAlbertine Graben, an areawhich has already attractedoil major Total, which alsoholds stakes in both DRCand Uganda.
Earlier this monthUganda upped its estimatedoil reserves to 3.5 billionbarrels, and Atama Tabe saidthe Graben remains the mostattractive area for oilexploration in Congo,despite also lying at the heartof recent instability whichhas seen government troopsclash with rebels, forcinghundreds of thousands ofpeople to flee.—Reuters
KINSHASA, 23 Sept—TheDemocratic Republic ofCongo will allow explorationwork inside Africa’s oldestnational park if significantoil deposits are found there,the country’s hydrocarbonsminister said on Saturday.
Congo is keen to expandits underdeveloped oil sector,which currently producesonly 26,000 barrels a daydespite oil-rich areas in boththe east and west of thecountry.
British oil companySoco International was earlier
this year given permission tocarry out aerial surveys onBlock 5, a block of land nearthe border with Uganda,but the move has facedfierce opposition fromenvironmental groups.
Most of the concessionlies within Virunga NationalPark, one of Africa’s mostbiodiverse areas, and a lastrefuge for the region’s famousmountain gorillas.
“The DRC has the rightto know what resources it hasunder the earth, even if it’s inthe park or the forest,
anywhere,” minister CrispinAtama Tabe told Reuters inan interview.
It is currently againstCongolese law to prospect orexploit minerals inside thecountry’s national parks, butAtama Tabe said thelegislation could bereviewed.
“We’re going toevaluate the quantity of thedeposit. If it’s very significantwe’ll compare the value ofthe park with the oil... We’llsee whether we’ll respect thepark or not. It’s up to us,” he
Gaza worker killed insmuggling tunnel collapse
GAZA, 23 Sept—APalestinian worker was killedand another injured when anunderground smugglingtunnel underneath the GazaStrip’s southern borders withEgypt collapsed, medicalsources said on Saturday.
The medics said thatRamadan Abu Ermana, 32,died in the accident andanother worker was injuredafter the tunnel collapsed.
The tunnel’s cave-inwas natural and caused thesuffocation of the workers,according to medics at AbuYousef al-Najjar in the townof Rafah, who added that theinjured worker’s condition isunstable.
Somali MP shot dead bygunmen
MOGADISHU, 23 Sept—A member of the new Somaliparliament was shot dead by unknown gunmen on Saturday.
According to the state radio in Mogadishu, Mustaf HajiMohamed, a member of the new legislature of Somalia, wasmurdered as he left a mosque in Mogadishu’s Waberi District.
The assassinated MP is in the new 275-membersparliament. Police arrived at the scene and started searchingfor the perpetrators of the killing who escaped after carryingout the attack.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for thekilling. But the armed group of Al-Shabaab has vowed totarget the members of the new legislature when it was formedlast month.
The Al-Shabaab movement is under pressure from alliedSomali government forces and African Union peacekeepingtroops who are poised to capture the Southern port city ofKismayo, the last major city under the al Qaeda-affiliated Al-Shabaab group’s control.
The killing of the lawmaker comes only two days aftertwin suicide attack against a restaurant in Mogadishufrequented by government civil servants and journalists. Theattack left nearly 20 people dead and 30 others injured.
Xinhua
A man shows anewly-harvestedChinese mitten
crab of theYangcheng
Lake in Suzhou,east China’s
JiangsuProvince, on 22Sept, 2012. Thefishing and sale
of Chinesemitten crabs of
YangchengLake this
autumn wasofficiallystarted onSaturday.
XINHUA
US open to having troops inNew Zealand
WELLINGTON, 23 Sept—The United States said it wouldbe open to having troops based in New Zealand if that wasacceptable to the New Zealand Government.
Speaking on TVNZ’s Q+A programme broadcast onSunday, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said his countrywas keen to help New Zealand improve its defence capability.
Panetta said having American troops based in NewZealand could be part of that.
“If New Zealand feels that that’s something they wouldsupport and want, we certainly are more than ready to engagethem in that kind of relationship. I think it would be veryhelpful; we do exercises together,” Panetta said.
“My approach to this as Secretary of Defence is, whateverwe can do to try to help New Zealand develop its capabilitiesand build a stronger friendship, I’m prepared to do,” headded.
Panetta said if New Zealand’s defence capability isimproved, it will be better for security in the Asia-Pacificregion.
The US Defence Secretary announced on Friday duringhis visit to New Zealand that America had lifted a ban on NewZealand Defence Force vessels visiting American ports,further thawing relations after a 26-year stand-off on nuclearissues.
Panetta met Prime Minister John Key and DefenceMinister Jonathan Coleman during his brief visit, the first in30 years by the most senior person in the Pentagon.
Xinhua
Jose Graziano da Silva, Director-General of the UnitedNations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),
speaks in an exclusive interview with Xinhua from hisoffice at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, on 21 Sept,
2012. Graziano said he is confident that the MillenniumDevelopment Goal of halving the number of worldwidesuffering from hunger by 2015 can be reached, but he
said that volatile food prices remained a major obstaclein that quest.—XINHUA
CzechRepublic to
send chemicalwarfare
experts toJordan
PRAGUE, 23 Sept—Czechmilitary plans to sendchemical warfare experts toJordan to help setting up theirown chemical warfare units,Czech Defence Ministryspokesman Jan Pejsek saidSaturday. “Now we arepreparing the sending of someexperts to Jordan where theywill train the local chemicalwarfare unit,” Pejsek said.
He said Jordan had askedthe Czech Republic for helpafter the riots started in Syria,as the Czech chemical warfareunits has a good reputation inthe world. As requested, theCzech Republic will soonsend four experts to Jordan.
Xinhua
Actresses performduring the openingceremony of the2012 “798 ArtFestival” held atthe 798 Art Zone inBeijing, capital ofChina, on 22 Sept,2012. Nearly one
hundredactivities,including
exhibition,performance
and symposium,will be held in theone-month-long
festival thatkicked off on
Saturday.XINHUA
Seven killed when car strikes crowd atMoscow bus stop
MOSCOW, 23 Sept—A carcrashed into a crowded busstop in western Moscow onSaturday, killing sevenpeople at the scene,municipal police said.
The allegedly drunkdriver lost control of his car
and knocked down a groupof pedestrians at the bus stop,a municipal policespokesman said.
Preliminary informationsaid that several passengerswere injured in the bus stopon the Minskaya street,
Interfax news agency quotedthe spokesman as saying.
The speeding carreportedly veered off the streetand drove into a crowdwaiting at the bus stop inwestern Moscow, local mediareported.—Xinhua
Russia
Czech
US
GazaThe smuggling
business flourished whenIsrael imposed a closure onGaza in June 2007, butdeclined after Israel easedthe sanctions in 2010.
Hundreds ofPalestinians have been killedwhile working in the tunnels.
Sobhi Radwan, Rafahmayor, told Xinhua that morethan 80 percent of theunderground tunnels hadcompletely stoppedoperating following theintensifying of Egyptiansecurity measures after theattack in Sinai on 5 Aug,during which 16 Egyptiansoldiers were killed and sevenothers wounded.—Xinhua
Somali
Congo
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China, Singapore holdinaugural social management
forumSINGAPORE, 23 Sept—A high-level forum involving some
80 senior officials from China and Singapore concluded hereon Saturday, marking a milestone in the bilateral cooperationin social management. Bilateral cooperation have beenexpanding fast over the past decades, but it was the first socialmanagement conference involving many senior officialsfrom China’s central government and CPC Central Committeeas well as the Singapore government.
Chen Xunqiu, minister at the Office of the CentralCommittee Office for Comprehensive Social Managementof China, and Singapore ‘s Acting Minister for CommunityDevelopment, Youth and Sports Chan Chun Sing exchangedletters on the sharing of knowledge and experiences in socialmanagement at the opening ceremony on Friday.
Zhou Yongkang, a member of the Standing Committeeof the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China(CPC) Central Committee, and Singapore’s Deputy PrimeMinister Teo Chee Hean witnessed the ceremony.
The two sides agreed to make social management oneof the areas covered by the China-Singapore Joint SteeringCouncil for Bilateral Cooperation and establish regularexchange mechanisms.
Sun Zhigang, vice minister at China’s NationalDevelopment and Reform Commission, said the world’slargest developing country will continue to push forwardreforms in income distribution in pace with the practicalconditions of China, Sun said.
Chan said Singapore and China share some of thechallenges. “Over the past few decades, both China andSingapore have achieved strong economic growth and jobcreation. This has created jobs and raised living standards forour citizens. But it has also brought about social issues that
Zhou Yongkang (R, front), a member of the StandingCommittee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Partyof China Central Committee, inspects a populace club in aHDB (Housing Development Board) flat community in Toa
Payoh as he visits Singaporean Housing DevelopmentBoard in Singapore, on 22 Sept, 2012.—XINHUA
are typically associated with more developed economies,”he said at the forum on Saturday.
The senior officials from China and Singapore sharedknowledge and experiences and exchanged views on socialmanagement under the ever changing social environment.
Some of the officials highlighted the issue of wideningincome gap amid the trend of globalization. Chinese officialsshared how China has effectively lifted hundreds of millionsout of poverty in recent years.
A senior official from the Suzhou Industrial Park sharedhow authorities had gradually come to realize the significanceof labour unions in social management over the years.
The Chinese delegation also includes senior officialssuch as Shen Weichen, vice minister of the Central PublicityDepartment of the CPC. They had visited Singapore’s Ministryof Community Development, Youth and Sports, as well asthe National Trades Union Congress and its flagshipsupermarket chain FairPrice.—Xinhua
Vietnam to host WHO regional meeting on health issuesregional countries willattend the meeting, besidesreprese-ntatives from localand intern -ational andnongovern-mental healthorganizations.
The Western PacificRegion comprises 37countries and areas, and apopulation of 1.8 billionpeople. Its regional committeeheadquartered in Manila, thePhilippines, is WHO’sgoverning body in the region.
Xinhua
HANOI, 23 Sept—TheWorld Health Organization(WHO) Regional Committeefor the Western Pacific willhold its 63th session inVietnam’s capital Hanoi from24-28 Sept to review WHO’s works of the past year anddiscuss future directions.
The announcement wasmade by Vietnamese Ministerof Health (MOH) Dr NguyenThi Kim Tien at a newsconference here on Sunday,which is jointly held by MOHand WHO regional office forthe Western Pacific region.
This is the first timeVietnam hosts such kind of
regional meeting on healthissues, which will mark amilestone in cooperationbetween Vietnam and WHOand international healthorganizations, said theVietnamese health official.
WHO Regional Directorfor the Western Pacific, DrShin Young- soo told mediareporters that among the 20agenda items up fordiscussions at the RegionalCommittee meeting will bethe high prevalence of non-communicable diseases,violence and injuryprevention, the neglectedtropical diseases, tobacco
control, malaria andartemisinin resistance, HIVprevention and treatment, thehealth-related MillenniumDevelopment Goals, theInternational Health Regula-tions, health financing,measles elimination andhealth settings approaches.
There will be side events,notably one about universalhealth coverage held byMOH, which will presentVietnam’s experience ofnational health insurancedevelopment, said Dr Shin.
Three hundred and fiftydelegates, including 22ministers of health, from
Vietnam becomes China’slargest coffee supplier
NANNING, 23 Sept— Vietnam has become China’s largestcoffee supplier as China has seen an increase in coffee importin recent years, according to a Chinese official at the ongoingninth Expo of China and the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) on Saturday.
China mainly imports coffee from ASEAN countries,especially from Vietnam and Malaysia, said Wang Lei,deputy secretary-general of the ASEAN Secretariat at theexpo which opened on Friday in Nanning, capital of southChina’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Customs data shows that China had imported 137,000tonnes of coffee from 2007 to 2011, totaling 365 million USdollars. In 2011, China imported a total of 43,000 tonnes ofcoffee, a year-on-year increase of 41.9 percent.
China imported 103,900 tonnes of coffee from Vietnamfrom 2007 to 2011, which amounted for 195 million USdollars, accounting for 90 percent of the total coffee importsfrom ASEAN countries, Wang said.
China imported a total of 15,000 tonnes of coffee fromVietnam, amounting for 31.88 million US dollars in the firsthalf of 2012, which accounted for 96.2 percent of the totalcoffee imports from ASEAN countries, Wang said.
Moreover, statistics from China Coffee Associationshows that there are about 13,600 cafes and 2,200 coffee-related enterprises in China with a total of 500,000 employeeinvolved in the industry.
At present, China’s annual coffee consumption standsbetween 30,000 to 40,000 tonnes with annual growth rate of10 percent to 15 percent. It is estimated that China’s coffeeconsumption will continue to rise and reach 120,000 tonnesin 2012, Wang said.—Xinhua
A model poses next to the trophy of FIFA World Cup2014 at Morumbi shopping centre in Sao Paulo,
Brazil, on 22 Sept, 2012. The trophy was brought firsttime to Brazil by former Brazilian football player Cafu
from FIFA headqueaters in Switzerland.XINHUA
Fiji urges for implementing Pacific IslandsCountry Trade Agreement
SUVA, 23 Sept—Fiji iscalling on the Pacific IslandsForum Secretariat to step upits efforts in implementingthe Pacific Islands CountryTrade Agreement (PICTA) tobenefit all. The call comesfrom Permanent Secretary forTrade Shaheen Ali whileopening the Fiji ExportSeminar in Fiji on Saturday.
Ali says with PICTA, thechallenges were almostinsurmountable and that theagreement should beimplemented or it will besubsumed by other tradeagreements such as theEconomic Partnership withthe EU or PACER Plus withAustralia and New Zealand.
The Forum’s IslandCountries (FICs) agreed tofoster and strengthen trade inthe Pacific region through
Five killed in Sri Lankan boat tragedy
the (PICTA).They had believed that
an expansion of trading linksamong the FICs will bringeconomic and social benefitsand improve the livingstandards of all the peoplesof the Pacific region andrecognising the desirabilityof a clearly established andsecure framework of rules fortrade under conditions of faircompetition in the Pacificregion, the FICs have overthe years progressed theimplementation of PICTA.
The objectives of theParties to PICTA are tostrengthen, expand anddiversify trade between theFICs through the eliminationof tariff and non-tariff barriersto trade between the Partiesin a gradual and progressivemanner, under an agreed
timetable, and with aminimum of disruption.
The overall objective isto promote and facilitatecommercial, industrial,agricultural and technical co-operation between the Partiesand further the developmentand use of the resources of thePacific region with a view tothe eventual creation of asingle regional marketamong the Pacific Islandeconomies in accordancewith the respective social andeconomic objectives of theParties.
Ali told Fijian media thatthe country still values PICTAas an essential tool forregional integration and iswilling to work with memberstates and the ForumSecretariat to overcome thechallenges.—Xinhua
COLOMBO, 23 Sept— Fivepeople were killed when theboat they were travelling incapsized in southern SriLanka on Saturday, the policesaid. The boat was taking alocal group to visit alighthouse in Beruwala underovercast evening conditions
when it was hit by a strongwave.
The police said that theboat capsized at sea and ittook time for people in thevicinity to reach the site usingother boats. Of the 11 peoplewho onboard when the boatcapsized five had drowned,
including four women, thepolice media unit said. Theremaining people wererescued and some were saidto be in a state of shock. Localpolice have launched aninvestigation into theaccident.
Xinhua
People in traditionalBavarian clothes take partin the opening Parade of
the 179th Oktoberfest at theTheresienwiese in Munich,Germany, on 22 Sept, 2012.
Millions of beer drinkersaround the world come to
the Bavarian capital for the179th Oktoberfest which
started on Saturday.XINHUA
Singapore
China
Fiji
Sri Lanka
Vietnam
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Dance drama “Mongolian legend” is staged in EjinHoro Banner of Ordos City, north China’s Inner
Mongolia Autonomous Region, on 22 Sept, 2012. Thedance drama tells a love story of a young man and
showcases the unique culture of the Mogolian ethnicgroup. —XINHUA
Iran’s president off to NewYork for UN General
Assembly meetingTEHERAN, 23 Sept —
Iranian President MahmoudAhmadinejad left Teheranfor New York on Saturday toattend the 67th Session of theUN General Assembly in laterthis month, Press TV reported.
“We will attend the UN(meeting) to be able toconvey the message of theIranian nation for theoverhaul of the globalmanagement system,”Ahmadinejad told reportersat the airport before hisdeparture.
On the sidelines of thesession, Ahmadinejad said,he will also hold talks withsenior officials from theparticipating countries, anti-war groups and peaceactivists, religious leaders,and Iranian nationals in theUnited States as well as UN
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
He said he will also takepart in interviews withdifferent internationalmedia.
The Iranian presidentpointed to Iran’s rotationalpresidency of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)for the next three years andnoted that as therepresentative of themovement, he will discussNAM’s proposals with regardto restructuring the UnitedNations and resolving theregional crises, such as theongoing violence in Syria,according to Press TV.
It will be Ahmadinejad’seighth trip to New York for aUN General Assembly sessionsince he became the Iranianpresident in 2005.—Xinhua
7 mutilated bodiesfound in Mexico
Photo taken on 21 Sept, 2012 shows dishes of “food”made of different stones at an exhibition showcasing
rare stones in Nanyang, central China’s HenanProvince.—XINHUA
A floral gun ismade to mark
theInternationalPeace Day at
Trafalgarsquare incentral
London,capital of the
UnitedKingdom, on
21 Sept, 2012.XINHUA
MEXICO CITY, 23 Sept —Seven dismembered andburned bodies have beenfound on a highway in westMexican state of Michoacan,local media reported onSaturday.
The bodies werediscovered in plastic bags in apickup truck near the borderbetween Michoacan and Jaliscostates. The area is contestedbloodily by rival drug cartels.The killings had all thehallmarks of a drug gang attack,a local official said.
Seventeen mutilatedbodies were found last Sundayalong the same highway inJalisco. Since Mexico’soutgoing President FelipeCalderon launched the war ondrugs in 2006, more than50,000 people have beenkilled in drug-relatedviolence.— Xinhua
Senate passes funding bill to avoid 1 Octobergovernment shutdown
WASHINGTON, 23 Sept—Adeeply divided andunproductive Congresswrapped up its final businessbefore November’s electionsearly on Saturday as the USSenate passed a stopgapmeasure to fund federalprogrammes and avoid an 1October governmentshutdown. The 62-30 vote onthe funding bill, which nowmoves to President BarackObama’s desk to be signedinto law, was delayed by daysof partisan bickering overvotes on unrelated measuresaimed at boosting bothDemocrats’ and Republicans’political fortunes.
For the new fiscal yearwhich begins on 1 October,the $524 billion measureslightly raises discretionaryspending, which fundsgovernment agencies andeverything from defence tonational parks, from currentlevels.
It was needed becauseCongress’ normal process ofappropriating money forgovernment operations broke
down amid disagreementsbetween Democrat andRepublicans over spendinglevels and funding was due torun out after 30 September.
“It is an inefficient wayto fund the federal governmentbut it is better than shutting itdown next week,” saidDemocratic Senator DanielInouye, the Democraticchairman of the SenateAppropriations Committee.
Congress’ bitter fightsover spending cuts and raisingthe debt limit last year led tothreats of several shutdownsas temporary fundingmeasures expired. The lasttime government fundingactually ran out was late 1995and early 1996, forcing then-president Bill Clinton to shutdown non-essential servicesand furlough non-essentialgovernment workers for 28days. Saturday’s vote allowslawmakers to return to theirhome states for a final re-election campaign push, butthey leave a huge to-do list fortheir return after the 6November election.
By keeping thegovernment funded through27 March, Congress hassomewhat lightened its post-election workload, whichcenters on dealing withexpiring tax cuts, automaticspending cuts, a debt limitincrease and other fiscaldeadlines.
With relative peace overthe budget, lawmakers will beable to tackle more difficultdifficult questions — how toavoid $109 billion inautomatic budget cuts thatstart on 2 January, and whetherto extend some or all of the taxcuts enacted under formerPresident George W Bush,which expire 31 December.
Moody’s InvestorsService has threatened todowngrade the US creditrating if Congress’deliberations do not reducebudget deficits in a meaningfulway. Economists warn that theUnited States will slide backinto recession if Congress failsto take action to mute themassive impact of tax hikesand spending cuts.—Reuters
Pakistani President heading to New York to attendUNGA
ISLAMABAD, 23 Sept— Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has left for the United Statesto attend the UN General Assembly session officials said on Saturday. The president isscheduled to arrive in New York on Sunday to lead the Pakistan delegation to the 67th sessionGeneral Assembly.
The president will address the 193-member Assembly on Tuesday when the high-leveldebate begins. Some 120 world leaders are expected to participate.
During his four-day stay, President Zardari will hold meetings with world leaders onthe sidelines of the session, officials said. He will meet among others, with US Secretaryof State Hillary Clinton, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Chinese Foreign MinisterYang Jiechi and NATO Secretary-General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The president will alsospeak at a high-level event on polio eradication, sponsored by the United Nations and theBill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The topic for the session, which will be presided overby Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, is: Our Commitment to the Next Generation.—Xinhua
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ENTERTAINMENT
Asin Thottumkal onEuropeanholiday
AvunuFilmmaker Ravi Babu alwayspresents something new in his filmsand true to his earlier works, thedirector has tried to adopt a uniquestoryline for this horror film too.
Avunu revolves around newly-married couple Mohini (played byPoorna) and Harsha (HartshvardhanRane) who shift to their new homecalled Classic Homes.
Right from the time they movein, supernatural incidents take placeand a spirit stalks Mohini.
Cast: Poorna,HarshavardhanRane, Ravibabu,Chalapati Rao,Rajeswari
Director: Ravi Babu
Meanwhile their neighbourVicky, who can interact with spirits,claims that the house is possessedby an evil spirit.
The success of the entire filmlies on Poorna’s shoulders. Herexpressions and acting areoutstanding. Harshvardhan Ranedid not have anything new to offerin terms of acting.
Ravi Babu’s narrative is smoothand gripping.
His screenplay keeps theaudience the edge of their seats.The suspense element is maintainedtill the climax of the film.
Cinematographer SameerReddy’s camerawork is alsocommendable as the entire film isshot with a static camera.
Overall, definitely worth awatch for all horror movie lovers.
PTI
The rest of the story consistsof how the couple get rid of theghost.
The success of the entire film lieson Poorna’s shoulders.
Movie Review
Gwyneth Paltrow reveals heremotional side
LONDON, 23 Sept—The actress—who has an eight-year-old daughter,Apple and six-year-old son Moses with her rocker husband Chris Martin—revealed she sees a therapist and is a highly emotional person whocries all the time.
She told America’s InStyle magazine: “I cry all the time. I cried halfan hour ago. I’m a crybaby! [I cry] maybe out of sadness or uncertainty.”
When asked why she works so hard, Gwyneth Paltrow candidlyreplied: “You can call my shrink on that one. The positive thing that drivesme is a curiosity and momentum. The negative is a need to validatemyself or feel special. Like a childhood need to differentiate myselfor...”
The 39-year-old star also admitted she has extra empathy for Mosesbecause she suffered from postpartum depression when he was born.
She explained: “When Apple was born, she had the hugest blueeyes. I looked into them, and she was looking at me, and I felt like, Youare here to teach me everything. After [Moses] was born I had postpartumdepression. It was a difficult time, and because of that I believe I have anextra empathy for him, and he for me.”
PTI
Gwyneth Paltrow admits that she is an highly emotional person
MUMBAI, 23 Sept—Afterdelivering back-to-back hitsHousefull 2 and Bol Bachchan thisyear, actress Asin Thottumkal hasdecided to take a short break, anddecided on Europe as the venue forher sojourn.
“She had hardly got any timefor herself as she was busy shootingfor Bol Bachchan and then got intopromotions for Housefull 2, and laterwith the promotions of BolBachchan. She even started workon Khiladi 786 post that. So nowthat she has got some time off fromher packed schedule, she decidedto go to Europe for a quick vacationand will resume shooting for Khiladi786 as soon as she gets back,” saida source close to the actress.
PTI
Kate Winslet is desperateto go into space
LONDON, 23 Sept—The Oscar-winning actress is keen to brieflyleave planet Earth to go into anotherstratosphere, according to SirRichard Branson.
The entrepreneur—who runsthe Virgin Galactic programme,which is planning to launch spacetours of Earth in 2014—told Life &Style magazine: “She wants to goto space.
“I’m not sure she wants to goon a one-way trip to Mars, but shewants to go to space.”
Asin Thottumkaltakes some time offfrom work
Kate Winslet is dating SirRichard Branson’s nephew NedRocknroll, after meeting on thebusinessman’s Necker Island last
August when a fire broke out, andRichard is thrilled things workedout between them.
He said: “Fortunately, the onegood thing that came out of the firewas this romance.
“They’re both very outwardgoing and seem extremely happytogether.”
Earlier this week, Sir RichardBranson revealed he wants to starta colony on Mars and thinks it is anachievable dream.
He said: “In my lifetime, I’mdetermined to being a part of startinga population on Mars. “I think it isabsolutely realistic. It will happen.I think it is absolutely realistic. Itwill happen.”—PTI
Britney Spears battling skin condition?LOS ANGELES, 23 Sept—Singer
Britney Spears is reportedly battlingskin condition psoriasis.
The singer’s return to thespotlight with The X Factor hascaused Spears to break out inpsoriasis, reports showbizspy.com.
“Britney has had the skincondition for a long time, but it onlyflares up when she’s under extremepressure,” showbizspy.com quoteda source as saying.
“Now she can’t seem to stopscratching and picking at the sores.She has a psoriasis skin cream, butshe says it burns, so she stoppedusing it,” added the source.
Meanwhile, Spears, 30, isworried people are making fun of heron the sets of The X Factor.
The pressure of being a judge
is already getting to the pop diva.“Britney had a chance to watch
herself judging The X Factor and
she’s really self conscious about it.“She’s terribly nervous and
thinks people are laughing at herand makingfun of the wayshe talks.She’s tryingher best not tobe so nervous,but she can’thelp it,” saidthe source.
She hasgot a lot ofsupport. Herfiance, JasonTrawick, isconstantly byher side and
backstage at many of therecordings.—PTI
Singer Britney Spears
Justin Bieber went through tough timesLOS ANGELES, 23 Sept—Singer
Justin Bieber’s mother PattieMallette says they weren’tfinancially sound earlier and at onestage of their lives, they couldn’tafford eating out luxuriously.
“We’d go out for dinner, butwe could only do it if we splitsomething to eat and orderedwater,” InTouch weekly magazinequoted Mallette as saying.
However, now the 18-year-oldhas become a teen sensation andtakes care of the bills when they goout to dine together.
“Now, when we go out todinner Justin says, ‘Don’t worryMom, I’ve got the cheque’,” shesaid.
“Watching him every day, I’m
so inspired, I’m in awe,” Malletteadded.
Bieber was born and brought inLondon, by his mother single-handedly. His father Jeremy JackBieber married another woman.
PTI
Now JustinBieber takescare of thebills when theygo out to dinetogether.
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SPORTSBarca late show puts
pressure on RealMADRID, 23 Sept— Barcelona’s Xavi crashed a shot into
the top corner three minutes from the end and Lionel Messiforced a stoppage-time own goal as the hosts overcamestubborn Granada 2-0 to maintain their perfect La Liga start onSaturday.
Lowly Granada were organised and dangerous on thebreak and it was only after Victor Valdes had saved a one-on-one with Fabian Orellana in the 86th minute that Barca finallyfound a way past inspired visiting goalkeeper Tono.
Xavi cracked a shot in off the underside of the bar in the87th and Messi’s persistence saw him squirm into the area andstrike a low cross that was turned into his own net by BorjaGomez in time added on.
Barca moved on to 15 points from five games, openingan 11-point gap over champions Real Madrid who visit cityrivals Rayo Vallecano on Sunday looking for their first awaywin this term.
“Every victory is important. Maybe we struggled morethan on other days but we have to know how to get throughthese games,” Barca fullback Dani Alves told Spanishtelevision.
“It wasn’t that we didn’t play well, a lot of credit must goto our rivals. Their keeper has been superb and I have tocongratulate him.”
Barca coach Tito Vilanova opted to play midfielders AlexSong and Javier Mascherano at centre-back with GerardPique and Carles Puyol injured and the defence looked shakyat times.
With Andres Iniesta also injured and Xavi on the bench,Barca were not as fluid as usual and it was only after Xavi cameon in the second half that they really got into their stride.
The pressure grew on the visitors’ goal with Messi, CescFabregas and David Villa, on his first start since breaking hisleg last December, all going close.—Reuters
Barcelona’sXavi Hernandez
celebrates agoal against
Granada duringtheir SpanishFirst Divisionsoccer league
match at CampNou stadium inBarcelona on
22 Sept,2012.—REUTERS
Britain’s Laura Robson returns a shotto Romania’s Sorana Cirstea during
the women’s semifinal at theGuangzhou Open WTA tournament inGuangzhou, capital of south China’s
Guangdong Province, on 21 Sept,2012. Laura Robson won
the match 2-0.XINHUA
Liverpool v Manchester United: Sir AlexFerguson calls for discipline
LONDON, 23 Sept—Manchester United managerSir Alex Ferguson has warnedhis players they must keeptheir cool at Anfield on Sundaywhen his side take onLiverpool.
Clashes between the twosides are usually heated affairswith six red cards in the last 11meetings. “We’ve had a lot ofplayers sent off at Anfield. ButI don’t think the games haveever got out of hand,” he said.
“It’s going to be meaty,competitive, and we expectthat. But I just hope ourdisciplinary record is good.”
There is also the addedspice this time as Luis Suarezand Patrice Evra are likely togo up against each other againfollowing last season’s fall-out between the pair.
The Uruguayan failed toshake the French defender’shand before United’s 2-1 win
ManchesterUnited
manager SirAlex
Ferguson
Mourinho refuses to discuss Ramos atpre-game press conference
MADRID, 23 Sept — RealMadrid coach Jose Mourinhodefended his decision to leavecentral defender SergioRamos out of the side thatdefeated Manchester City onTuesday night and hinted thathe was prepared to do thesame when his side visit RayoVallecano on Sunday.
Ramos was left out onTuesday and replaced byRafael Varene after Mourinhohad criticized his side for lastweekend’s defeat to Sevillaand many saw the move as apunishment for the defender,who is one of the strongestvoices in the dressing room.
The move has also beenseen as defending thePortuguese players in theMadrid squad, such asCristiano Ronaldo and Pepeagainst the Spanish block,which also includes XabiAlonso and Iker Casillas, butwhen asked about thedecision, Mourinho wasbullish in his reply.
“Doesn’t Varene havethe right to play?” he askedwhen questioned aboutRamos. “Pepe and Varene,
Real Madrid coach JoseMourinho
who played in the last game,did very well, they played iteasy and simple and did wellin the air. We conceded twogoals, but neither was fault ofthe central defenders.”
“Why did nobody talkabout Varene being sadbecause he had not playedand his talent has not beenused,” he continued, before
refusing to say whether ornot Ramos would play inVallecas.
The Madrid coach alsodenied rumors of bad relationsbetween the Spanish and thePortuguese players at theclub. “There is no conflicthere,” he insisted. “Everyonereacts how they react, butthere is nothing more to itthan that.—Xinhua
FIFA toannounce 2018
World Cuphost cities next
SaturdayMOSCOW, 23 Sept— The
International Federation ofFootball Associations (FIFA)confirmed on Friday it wouldannounced the host cities ofthe 2018 World Cup in Russianext Saturday.
During a live broadcaston Russia’s Channel One TVstarting from 9:20 pmMoscow time (1720 GMT) on29 September, FIFA PresidentSepp Blatter and RussianSports Minister Vitaly Mutkowill jointly unveil the final 11host cities among 13candidates. “I can say withpride that whichever hostcities are finally selected, webelieve that the entire countrywill win,” Mutko said.
Officials from FIFA andRussia, as well as Russianathletes, football stars andcelebrities will also attend theannouncement ceremony.
Russia was awarded theright to host the 2018 WorldCup in December, 2010. Atotal of 13 Russian cities,including Kaliningrad, St.Petersburg, Moscow,Yaroslavl, Kazan, NizhnyNovgorod, Saransk, Samara,Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Krasnodarand Sochi are vying to hostWorld Cup matches.
Xinhua
over their rivals.The incident came
following Suarez’s eight-gameban for racially abusing theUnited player.
Liverpool and Unitedclashes have been famed fortheir atmospheres, which can
warned his players they mustbe able to keep their focus onthe pitch despite what may behappening in the stands.
“There’s a greatatmosphere, fantastic, and thekind of atmosphere you wantto be involved in.
lead to players getting carriedaway on the pitch.
Nemanja Vidic has beenUnited’s biggest culprit withthree red cards againstLiverpool in the last four years—including two at Anfield.
Ferguson praised theatmosphere at Anfield but has
“It does get emotive, butyou just have to handle that,”he said. The United managerwill want his side to keepeleven men on the pitch asthey go in search for their firstwin at Anfield since 2007,when they beat Liverpool 1-0.
Reuters
2012 LadiesEuropean GolfTour to openin November
SANYA, 23 Sept— The2012 Ladies European GolfTour will be open in Sanyafrom 2-4 Nov.
There will be 114 athletesfrom 27 countries and regionsto compete in the tournamentfor 2.5 million euro awards.
Australian FrancesBondad, the last year EuroWomen Golf champion, willplay South African Lee-AnnePace, the 2010 champion thisyear.—Xinhua
China’s Li Na silent over island rowTOKYO, 23 Sept—
China’s Li Na stuck to thebusiness of tennis before herappearance in this week’s PanPacific Open in Japan,refusing to comment on adeepening political crisisbetween the two countriesover disputed islands.
Li sat stony-faced at apress gathering on Sunday asan official from the women’sWTA tour said repeatedlylast year’s French Openchampion would not answerquestions on the row.
“After the US Open I gota little bit sick,” said Li, stillstruggling with a cough,before the questions turnedto a more political nature.
“My book was out so Iwas busy for three dayssigning autographs.”
Any inquiry about thediplomatic flare-up betweenChina and Japan wasimmediately shot down byWTA officials.
China had withdrawn itsbadminton players from lastweek’s Japan Open as tempersflared over a group ofuninhabited islands in theEast China Sea.
Japan pulled out of thesecond leg of the AsianSevens Series in Shanghai,while a Japanese cycling werebooted out of a race in China.
The Japanesegovernment’s decision tonationalise some of theislands — known as theSenkaku in Japan and Diaoyuin China — triggered angryprotests across China, manyturning violent.
The political rowescalated on the anniversaryof Japan’s pre-war invasionof its giant neighbour, withrelations between Asia’s twobiggest economiesdeteriorating rapidly.
Li, who has had her shareof run-ins with Chineseauthorities, kept silent whenasked if she had come underpressure from Beijing for
taking part in Tokyo.The 30-year-old insisted
she will be fighting fit at the$2.16 million Tokyotournament, and credited newcoach Carlos Rodriguez forher more positive attitude.
“I want to stand upagain,” said Li. “My ex-coach (husband Jiang Shan)didn’t do a good job.”
Reuters
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Workshop on developmentof technology held
PAKOKKU, 23 Sept—With the aim of enhancing industryand technology in Pakokku District and upliftingproficiency of skilled workers, the workshop on regionaltechnology development was held at the hall of DistrictGeneral Administration Department on 22 September,with an address by Deputy Commissioner U Khin MaungYi. Deans of the departments from Technological University(Pakokku) participated in discussions of the workshopand replied to queries raised by those present.
MYANMA ALIN
7:25 am 2. To Be Healthy Exercise7:50 am 3. Nice & Sweet Song8:05 am 4. Cute Little Dancers8:20 am 5. Songs Of National Races8:30 am 6. Selected Songs For 19th
Myanmar TraditionalCultural Performing ArtsCompetitions (2012)(Classical Song)(Basic Education)(Level Men & Women)
8:45 am 7. Musical Programme12:20 am 8. How It’s Works
4:10 pm 9. Dance Variety4:45 pm10. Songs For Upholding
National Spirit4:50 pm11. Musical Programme (The
Radio Myanmar ModernMusic Troupe)
5:45 pm12. Sweet Songs For You6:55 pm13. Road to 27th SEA
GAMES (Sepah Pharaw)7:15 pm14. TV Drama Series8:00 pm15. News16. Cartoon Series17. TV Drama Series18. India Drama Series
MANILA, 23 Sept—Almost 4,000 passengers werestranded in a number of ports in central Philippines due toTyphoon Jelawat, the National Disaster Risk Reduction andManagement Council (NDRRMC) said on Sunday.
The stranded passengers came from Matnog in Sorsogonprovince, Balwarterco and Dapdap in Northern Samar province.At least three flights were also cancelled due to bad weather.Storm Signal No 1 has been hoisted in Samar provinces. Thestate weather forecast bureau said that Jelawat was at 310kilometres east of Catarman, Northern Samar by 4 pm onSunday with maximum sustained winds of 140 kilometre perhour near the centre and gustiness of up to 170 kph. “Southwestmonsoon enhanced by the typhoon will continue to bringmoderate to heavy rains in Western Visayas and Mindanao,”the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and AstronomicalServices Administration said.—MNA/Xinhua
4,000 passengers stranded in CPhilippine ports due to typhoon
Brunei’s newly wedroyal couple,
Princess HajahHafizah SururulBolkiah and hergroom Pengiran
Haji MuhammadRuzaini (L) sit
during the sitting-in-state on royaldais ceremony at
Istana Nurul Imanin Brunei’s capital
Bandar SeriBegawan on 23
Sept, 2012.Daughter of
Brunei’s sultan andher groom were
officially presentedto the royal court in
a colourfulceremony in the
tiny oil-richmonarchy.—XINHUA
Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso ofSpain competes during the third practice session ofthe Singapore F1 Grand Prix in Singapore on 22Sept, 2012.—XINHUA
Colourful ceremony of royal wedding in Brunei
BEIJING, 23 Sept—Chinaaims to become a worldtechnological power by 2049and strives to be a leadingnation in innovation andscientific development,
China aims to become world technological power by 2049according to a governmentdocument released onSunday. The document,released by the CommunistParty of China CentralCommittee and the State
Council, or the Cabinet,namely opinions on“deepening technologicalsystem reform and acce-lerating national innovationsystem con-struction,” setsthe goal for the country to be“in the ranks of innovativenations” by 2020.
The document urgedefforts to deepen the reformof scientific andtechnological system andstep up the building of anational innovative systemso to lay a foundation for thecountry to become atechnological power whencelebrating the centennialanniversary of New China in2049.
China’s R&D fundsnationwide should reach 2.2percent of GDP during the12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) period, and more than2.5 percent by 2020, it said.
The average R&D inputfor large- and medium-sizedindustrial enterprises shouldincrease to 1.5 percent of theirrevenues during 2011-2015period, the document said.
For every 10,000employees, there should beat least 43 R&D personneleach year, it said.
The development ofstrategic emerging industries,such as energy preservationand environmental pro-tection, new-generationinformation technology,biology, advanced equip-ment manufacturing, newenergy and material as well asgreen vehicles, should beaccelerated, it said. The grossvalue added of the strategicemerging industries shouldmake up about 8 percent ofGDP by 2015 and 15 percentof GDP by 2020, thedocument said.—Xinhua
BAGHDAD, 23 Sept—Four people were killed and sixothers injured on Sunday in bomb and gunfire attacks in theIraqi capital city of Baghdad, an Interior Ministry sourcesaid.
A sticky bomb attached to a minibus went off near al-Mudhafar Square in the Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City ineastern Baghdad, killing two passengers and wounding sixaboard, the source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.
In a separate incident, a Brigadier General in the IraqiInterior Ministry was killed with his driver when gunmenusing silenced weapons attacked their car in Baghdad’swestern district of Yarmouk, the source said.
Violence in Iraq has ebbed from its climax in 2006 and2007, when sectarian conflicts pushed the country to thebrink of a civil war, but tensions and sporadic shootings andbombings are still common across the country.—Xinhua
Four killed, six injured inbomb attack in Baghdad
RIO DE JANEIRO, 23 Sept—Former Lyon striker Fred scoredhis 12th championship goal of the season on Saturday asFluminense extended its lead at the top of Brazil’s Serie Astandings with a 2-1 victory over Nautico.
Fred struck just before half-time with a powerful shotafter a pinpoint Thiago Neves cross at Rio’s EngenhaoStadium.
Leandro Euzebio had earlier handed the home side a 1-0 lead by prodding into an unguarded net after goalkeeperGideao ventured off his line following a Deco corner-kick.
Striker Kim gave Nautico hope with an 81st-minutestrike but Fluminense held on to move five points clear ofAtletico Mineiro in the championship standings.
“We predicted it was going to be a tough game and itproved that way,” Fluminense coach Abel Braga said afterthe match.
Xinhua
Fluminense extends championshiplead with 2-1 win over Nautico
China
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Monday, 24 September, 20129th Waxing of Tawthalin 1374 ME
NAY PYI TAW, 23 Sept— President U Thein Seinof the Republic of the Union of Myanmar met Vice-President Mr. Xi Jinping of the Republic of Chinaat International Conference Centre (ICC) of LiyuanGuest House in Nanning on 21 September.
Firstly, the President and party were cordiallywelcomed by Vice-President of China Mr. Xi Jinpingat the meeting hall.
They discussed about promotion of cementingrelationships between the two countries, which hadbeen built by China and Myanmar leaders, drawingaction plan for ongoing implementing
President U Thein Sein meets ChineseVice-President Mr. Xi Jinping
Myanmar invites foreign direct investment avoidingfactors that harm national interests, dignity and
sovereignty of country and environmentNAY PYI TAW, 23 Sept — President of
the Republic of the Union of Myanmar UThein Sein attended a ceremony to clarifythe economy and investment opportunitiesin Myanmar and held a meeting with chiefexecutive officers of the Chinese companiesat the People’s Congress Hall in NanningCity, Guangxi Zhuang Province, on 21September.
First, Mr Yu Ping, Vice-Chairman ofChina International Trade PromotionAssociation, and Mr Shen Beihai, Memberof the Communist Party of Guangxi ZhuangAutonomous Region, briefed on matters onfurther economic cooperation betweenChina and Myanmar.
Addressing the ceremony, President UThein Sein said Myanmar attached greatimportance to the summit and expo, addingthat China is one of the most importanteconomic partner of Myanmar.
The investment and trade volumebetween the countries have increased andChina is the second largest trading partnerof Myanmar, he added.
The border trade volume between theChina as well. Six ASEAN countries and China havealready reduced the trade tax by 97 per cent and theremaining ASEAN countries including Myanmarwere taking steps to reduce the trade tax in accordancewith the China-ASEAN Free Trade Agrement, headded.
ASEAN countries have become platformsbetween the main ASEAN and China, he added.
For example, Myanmar have become a bridgebetween ASEAN and the world’s most populatedcountries China and India, he added.
The government of Myanmar has beenembarking on political, economic and social reformsfor the improvement of the socio-economy of thepeople, he said.
The reforms has led to lifting of the sanctionsimposed on Myanmar and the cooperation betweenMyanmar and the World Bank, InternationalMonetary Funds, Asia Development Bank hasresumed, he added.
Myanmar is rich in natural resources and it hasgood potentials for investment opportunities toattrack foreign countries, he said.
Myanmar has invited foreign direct investmentavoiding factors that harm national interests, dignityand sovereignty of the country and environment, hesaid. During the meeting, Union Minister U WinMyint replied the questions on investment inMyanmar raised by chief executive officers of theChinese companies.— MNA
President U Thein Sein welcomed by Vice-President Mr. XiJinping of the Republic of China.—MNA
President U Thein Sein delivers an address atceremony to clarify Myanmar's economy and
investment opportunities and meeting with CEOsof Chinese companies.—MNA
Chinese players in Japan despitetensions
TOKYO, 23 Sept—China’s topthree tennis players have arrived forthe Pan Pacific Open women’stournament in Japan even as ablazing political row between thetwo countries continues to rage.
China had withdrawn itsbadminton players from last week’sJapan Open as tempers flared overdisputed islands, putting bothnations on red alert.
However, former French Openchampion Li Na, Zheng Jie and Peng
Shuai were all scheduled to play,Zheng and Peng in first-roundmatches in Tokyo on Monday.
None of the trio hit a ball inanger on Sunday’s opening day,when torrential rain halted play onthe outside courts with centre courtmatches played under a closed roof.
Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkovaprogressed to the second round, the12th seed beating Spaniard AnabelMedina-Garrigues 6-3 7-6.Fourteenth seed Roberta Vincistruggled against Czech BarboraZahlavova Strycova before the Italiancame through 6-4 4-6 7-5.
Nine of the world’s top 10 aretaking part in the $2.16 million PanPacific tournament, with only U.S.Open champion Serena Williamsmissing the WTA premier fiveevent.—Reuters
Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnershipbetween the two countries, cooperating in flourishingpeace and stability and improving development inthe border areas of the two countries, urging bigChinese companies to make investments in varioussectors in Myanmar for economic and socialdevelopment of the country including accepting thehelp of China in enhancing agricultural developmentand rural development to alleviate poverty rate, andexchanging views on bilateral cooperation incommunicating with local and internationalcommunity.—MNA
The Space Shuttle Endeavour mountedatop a 747 lands at Los Angeles
International Airport, the United Stateson 21 Sept, 2012. Endeavour will bemoved to its permanent home at the
California Science Centre mid-October.
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Top Chinese securityofficial makes surprise
visit to Afghanistan
A floral gun is made to markthe International Peace Day at
Trafalgar square in centralLondon, capital of the UnitedKingdom, on 21 Sept, 2012.
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two countries has reached US$ 2.9 billion in 2011-2012, acounting for 89 per cent of Myanmar’s totalborder trade volume.
The export value from Myanmar to Chinareached US$ 1.82 billion while the import valuefrom China reached US$1.16 billion, he said.
China ranked top of investor in Myanmar,reaching its total investment volume of US$14.14billion until August 2012, he added.
He continued to say that ASEAN-China FreeTrade Area has become one of the major milestonebetween ASEAN and China and has played animportant part in relations between Myanmar and
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