China Post Online - Asia Pacific News Copyright (c) 2007 The China Post All rights reserved. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia Taiwan's leading English-language newspaper since 1952. The China Post Online is the leading online provider of news and business and entertainment information on Taiwan. Sat, 7 Nov 2009 22:35:00 +0800 zh-TW China Post > Asia-Pacific News http://www.chinapost.com.tw/rss/images/china_post.gif http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia No U.S. base deal before Obama visit: Japan PM http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2009/11/07/231803/No-US.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday said he does not plan to make a decision on the relocation of a controversial U.S. military base before President Barack Obama visits Tokyo next week. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2009/11/07/231803/No-US.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:25:00 +0800 Japan PM pledges US$5.5 bil. for Mekong region http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2009/11/07/231801/Japan-PM.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday pledged more than 500 billion yen (US$5.5 billion) in loans over three years for five Southeast Asian Mekong River nations, an official said. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2009/11/07/231801/Japan-PM.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:23:00 +0800 Australia to discuss boat people with Sri Lanka http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/australia/2009/11/07/231799/Australia-to.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Australian and Sri Lankan officials will hold high-level talks on Monday in Colombo on ways to combat people smuggling and illegal immigration, a foreign ministry official said. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/australia/2009/11/07/231799/Australia-to.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:22:00 +0800 Japan gunman kills himself after shooting three: report http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2009/11/07/231800/Japan-gunman.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - A Japanese man who claimed to be a member of an organized crime gang killed himself after shooting and wounding three people, Kyodo News said, citing police. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2009/11/07/231800/Japan-gunman.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:22:00 +0800 Remote Indian state readies for Dalai Lama's visit http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/india/2009/11/07/231798/Remote-Indian.htm (ChinaPost.com.tw) - Buddhist monks and nuns spruced up their monasteries and hung up welcome banners Friday in anticipation of the Dalai Lama's contentious visit to this remote Indian town near the Tibetan frontier. http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/india/2009/11/07/231798/Remote-Indian.htm Sat, 7 Nov 2009 12:20:00 +0800