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China summons U.S. ambassador over cyber-spying accusations: Xinhua

(Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry summoned the U.S. ambassador to China on Tuesday and urged him to cancel charges against five Chinese military officers accused of hacking into American companies to steal trade secrets, state news agency Xinhua said. In a separate statement, China’s defense ministry said the government and the military have never engaged in cyberspying on businesses. It called on the United States to immediately stop spying on China, saying that the charges […]

‘This is not a coup’ says Thai army, as martial law declared

(Reuters) – Thailand’s army declared martial law nationwide on Tuesday to restore order after six months of street protests that have left the country without a proper functioning government, but denied that it was staging a military coup. While troops patrolled the streets of Bangkok, the caretaker government led by supporters of self-exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was still in office, military and government officials said. Ministers were not informed of the army’s plans before […]

2014 J-pop Anime Sing and Dance Contest Deadline of Submission of Entries Extended

Interested applicants to the 2014 J-pop Anime Sing and Dance Contest may still submit their entries until June 27, 2014. The contest is open to all amateur singers and dancers of all ages.  Applicants may choose from the following categories: SINGING CATEGORY 1.)   Participants may perform solo or form a singing group not exceeding 4 members. 2.)   Participants may choose any J-pop or anime songs in Japanese by a Japanese artist for their performance. 3.)   […]

Monday’s sizzling Metro Manila temperature at 36.6C, hottest this year says PAGASA

By Philippine News Agency MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Monday recorded the highest temperature in Metro Manila this year. In an interview, PAGASA weather observer Nelson Goli said Metro Manila experienced its hottest weather when the temperature sizzled to 36.6 degrees Celsius on Monday afternoon. ”Monday’s maximum temperature was recorded at 3:50 p.m. in PAGASA’s Science Garden in Diliman, Quezon City,” Goli told the Philippines News Agency […]

France’s Strauss-Kahn to sue over Cannes sex addict film

(Reuters) – Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has instructed lawyers to sue the makers of a movie in which veteran French star Gerard Depardieu plays a sex addict who commits a sexual assault on a hotel maid, his lawyer said on Monday.     “Welcome to New York” by Abel Ferrara, which had a private screening on the sidelines of the Cannes film festival at the weekend and has been on pay-per-view in France, is billed […]