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Lost at sea in East Asia

Lost at sea in East Asia There are handshakes and there are handshakes. When Richard Nixon and Zhou Enlai clasped hands in Beijing on a cold winter day in 1972, the symbolic reaching split asunder once and for all the Sino-Soviet communist monolith and heralded the end of the Cold War. It brought two erstwhile enemies full circle from the day when US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles refused Zhou Enlai's outstretched hand at a meeting in Geneva in 1954. At the East Asia Summit held in Kuala Lumpur this week, host Malaysia tried to finesse a rapprochement between East Asian

Willoughby off to Asia

Willoughby off to Asia Well almost...... Willoughby City Band interrupted their preparations for the upcoming NSW state championships to record a track to be used at the Asian Games, to be held in December in Doha, Qatar. The first Asian Games took place in Delhi in 1951 and had a mere 11 countries participating in 6 sports. Now they are the second largest sporting event in the world (behind the Olympics) and the countries involved make up over half the worlds population. Willoughby have been given the honour of recording the Olympic Council of Asia Hymn to be used during the closing ceremony

Fake Tamiflu from Asia seized by US customs agents

Fake Tamiflu from Asia seized by US customs agents SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - Authorities have intercepted more than 50 packages of fake bird flu vaccine shipped to the US in recent weeks, evidently from China, federal officials said. Scientists are analyzing the ingredients in capsules sold as 'generic Tamiflu' to online customers, Dave Elder, director of the Food and Drug Administration's office of enforcement, told Agence France-Presse. 'First of all, there is no such thing as generic Tamiflu,' Elder said, noting that Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche is the only legitimate maker of the vaccine. Preliminary testing confirmed the capsules did not

Indian team gets ready for Asia Cup qualifier

Indian team gets ready for Asia Cup qualifier The Indian football team was slugging it out in a practice match against the Air Force team, but its skipper, Baichung Bhutia was sweating it out by jogging on the adjacent athletic track. "Straight running is not a problem,'' says Bhutia to the doctor P. S. M. Chandran who queries about his recovery. Bhutia suffered a cut on his thigh during East Bengal's national league encounter against JCT recently and thus has been reduced to the sidelines so far during the national team's preparation for the Asia Cup qualifier to be played

Omnicom bullish on Asia Pacific region; appoints Dumont as president

Omnicom bullish on Asia Pacific region; appoints Dumont as president Omnicom Group Inc. has appointed Serge Dumont as Omnicom Group Inc senior vice president and Omnicom Asia-Pacific president. Dumont will report directly to Omnicom Group Inc vice chairman and Omnicom Asia-Pacific chairman and CEO Michael Birkin. He will help spearhead Omnicom's strategic expansion in Asia, initially focusing on Greater China. "Omnicom is extremely ambitious in the Asia-Pacific region. We continue to grow our brands to meet the increasing needs of our clients in this vital region. Serge has a brilliant reputation, a proven track record and extensive experience in Asia. We see his