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 | New sharks found off Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Scientists said Monday they found two types of shark, exotic "flasher" fish and corals among 52 new species in seas off Indonesia, confirming the western Pacific as the richest marine habitat on earth. |
 | South Korea offers to share atomic energy technology
SEOUL, Korea -- South Korean government has expressed its will to share atomic energy technology and know how on running nuclear power facilities with other countries, the South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported Monday. |
 | Playboy Indonesia publishes second edition
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- The second edition of the controversial Playboy Indonesia magazine was published in Indonesia on Wednesday. The first edition of the magazine had been strongly opposed by Muslim community in the world's most populous Muslim country for it was accused for eroticism and western lifestyle. |
 | APEC Committee mulls support for trading system
HCM City, Vietnam -- The conference of the Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) under the APEC meetings discussed its work plan on support for the multilateral trading system and considered how the CTI and its sub-fora could assist in advancing the Doha Development Agency (DDA) negotiations in the WTO during yesterday's session. |
 | Film crew criticized for damaging environment
BEIJING, China -- China's environmental watchdog recently confirmed damages made by the shooting crew of "The Promise" on a scenic spot in southwest China's Yunnan Province. |
 | Vietnamese government proposes suspension of transport minister
HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has proposed the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to suspend the transport minister over wrongdoing of his subordinates, local media reported Monday. |
 | Vietnam nears WTO door
HANOI, Vietnam -- The multilateral and bilateral negotiation rounds in Geneva on Vietnam’s entry to WTO have finished, Vietnam’s Trade Representative Office in Geneva said. |
| Macao's gaming receipts dips during Lunar New Year
The gross receipts of Macao's 18 casinos dropped 3.1 percent year-on-year during the Chinese lunar New Year holiday, local media reported Tuesday. |
| China ranks 1st in world IC consumption in 2005
China became the world's largest integrated circuit (IC) market in 2005, exceeding the traditionally dominant American and Japanese markets.
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 | 2005’s top ten political events
VietNamNet – Politically, Vietnam made some great achievements in 2005. Here are the top political events of the year. |