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US presidential hopefuls
seek closer links with Asia
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WASHINGTON: Barack Obama spent part of his childhood in Indonesia,
John McCain was a prisoner of war in Vietnam and Hillary Clinton
joked she was delighted to be a “Senator from Punjab.” All three
US senators jostling to win the White House have striking
connections to Asia.
They have pledged to strengthen US ties in the
region through partnerships, which experts said could help repair
the badly undermined US reputation following incumbent President
George W. Bush’s 2003 decision to go to war in Iraq.
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China sees grain supply
pressure up, spurs production
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BEIJING: Beijing saw the third rainfall of this spring on Tuesday
morning, but the shower did little to relieve the city’s
thirst—and economist Wen Tiejun’s worries.
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Thai PM warns against rice hoarding
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BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Sunday urged the
public not to hoard rice, promising for the second time in three
days there would be enough for everyone in the kingdom.
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Indonesian teenager dies
of suspected bird flu–doctor
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JAKARTA: A 16-year-old Indonesian girl has died of suspected bird
flu, a doctor said Sunday.
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SEOUL: South Korea is investigating its third possible bird
flu outbreak in less than a week, with 280,000 chickens and ducks
being culled to contain the virus, officials said Sunday.
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