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Mideast diplomacy shifts to Asia as Rice flies in

Mideast diplomacy shifts to Asia as Rice flies in Efforts to end fighting in Lebanon move to Asia on Thursday as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flies to Malaysia for a regional security meeting. Rice, arriving from Wednesdays one-day conference in Rome where world powers called for an urgent ceasefire in Lebanon but offered no plan to end the fighting between Israel and Hizbollah guerrillas, will also have talks on North Koreas nuclear plans. Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded southern Lebanon early on Thursday, with the death toll in the 16-day conflict rising to 433 Lebanese, mostly civilians, and 51 Israelis. Washington

Europe and Asia Distrust Sending Troops to Lebanon

Europe and Asia Distrust Sending Troops to Lebanon Some European countries seem to be more cautious to decide the number of soldiers for a mission in Lebanon, and are less willing to send troops to that nation to participate in a new conflict. After 33 days of Israeli bombing by sea, air, and land against Lebanon, with almost 1,200 deaths, mostly civilians, a fragile truce came into force on Monday, supported by the UN Security Council resolution 1701. France, one of the main driving forces of that controversial resolution, which leaves an open space for Tel Aviv to return to its warlike actions,

Attorney general says nothing criminal about Lingle Asia trip

Attorney general says nothing criminal about Lingle Asia trip State Attorney General Mark Bennett says he's found nothing criminal in how Governor Lingle's administration selected a nonprofit to handle donations to fund a trade mission to China last year. Bennett looked into the issue after questions were raised by House Majority Leader Marcus Oshiro. He asked for a summary of steps Bennett's department would take to investigate possible violations of procurement laws by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. The nonprofit Pacific and Asia Affairs Council was hired to handle finances for the China trip. It paid about

Malaysia’s Air Asia plans flight to Kolkata

Malaysia's Air Asia plans flight to Kolkata SINGAPORE: Air Asia, the Malaysian low-cost carrier promoted by Tony Fernandes, may soon start flights to Kolkata, a place which shares an emotional chord with Goan-Portugese entrepreneur. Speaking to TOI, Fernandes, Air Asia's group CEO said, "The question is no longer if, it's when. In fact I'm planning a trip early next year to India, during which I hope to firm up the details." Fares, as expected from Fernandes, who in three years has turned around a government-owned loss-making carrier with 3 planes into one of Asia's most competitive low-cost airlines, will be very

Ark. gov says Asia trip offering guidance on auto plant

Ark. gov says Asia trip offering guidance on auto plant Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Tuesday said his trade mission to Asia is helping the state learn what questions the state needs to answer to land an auto plant. On a conference call with reporters Tuesday, Huckabee said he planned to meet with Toyota Corp. executives Wednesday and said he hoped to gain more insight on what the company is looking for in a potential auto plant site. Huckabee has said his nearly two-week long trip to Japan, Korea and Taiwan demonstrates Arkansas is on a short list for the companys newest plant.