Reuter BEIJING-The government said Monday that it will begin a crackdown on compact disc piracy during the Chinese New Year festival that kicks off Jan. 31, addressing a concern of the United States that has threatened to unleash a trade war. A senior U.S. trade official said in Hong Kong that a new Chinese…
Reuter HONG KONG-North Korea said Monday that any plan to supply it with South Korean-style reactors could jeopardise its nuclear deal with the United States. According to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), monitored by the British Broadcasting Corp., a North Korean foreign ministry spokesman quoted “foreign news reports” saying the United States,…
Both the ruling party and the main opposition party are embroiled in leadership disputes that could lead to party splits. Reuter SEOUL-South Korea’s main opposition party, locked in intense factional strife, was on the verge of a split Monday with its leader threatening to quit and form a new political group. The battle in the…
Reuter TAIPEI-Taiwan’s 7-Eleven chain store, friend to late-night shoppers and darling of foreign investors, is seeking to transfer its winning ways to a potentially huge market in China. President Chain Store Corp., a subsidiary of President Enterprises Corp., plans to list on Taiwan’s stock exchange in 1996 to raise money for its envisaged rapid growth,…
Reuter BEIJING-Chinese President Jiang Zemin used Monday’s visit by former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to rebuke Washington for interfering in internal Chinese affairs concerning Taiwan and Tibet. But Jiang, who is also Communist Party leader, also praised unspecified “important and positive progress” in bilateral ties over the past year, the Xinhua news agency…
Reuter LONDON-It must be one of the biggest regrets of Prince Charles’ life. He lost his chance for happiness with one woman, married the wrong one and now has an uphill struggle to get the public to accept his one-time girlfriend, the only real love of his life. Fresh out of university in 1970, the…