WASHINGTON: China may be an economic and military giant in
Asia, but it still trails the US and Japan in exercising “soft
power” influence in the region, a new study revealed Tuesday.
The US in particular remains
highly regarded in all five key areas of “soft power” addressed
in the survey namely economics, culture, human capital, diplomacy,
and politics, said the report by The Chicago Council on Global
Affairs and the East Asia Institute of South Korea.
WASHINGTON: Democrat Barack Obama,
bidding to shut down scornful attacks on his White House credentials
by Republican rival John McCain, on Monday said he plans a
pre-election trip to Iraq and Afghanistan.
AMMAN, Jordan: Twenty-nine Nobel
laureates and other prominent figures are to meet Wednesday in
Jordan’s ancient city of Petra to discuss the global food crisis,
economic development and education.
KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian
gynecologist accused of running a baby-selling racket has been
charged with cheating and forgery over the creation of false
identities for the newborns, a report said Tuesday.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani scientist
Abdul Qadeer Khan on Tuesday denied selling blueprints for an
advanced nuclear weapon to Iran or North Korea, telling the Agence
France-Presse that Western countries were to blame.
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