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US State Department-Funded BBC World Service “Jammed” in China

US State Department-Funded BBC World Service “Jammed” in China

by Tony Cartalucci February 26, 2013 (TSR) - Headlines across the Western corporate-media read, “BBC says ‘extensive, coordinated efforts’ to jam world service frequencies in China” (Fox News), “BBC blocked…

Game Changer: Railway linking China, ASEAN becomes operational

Game Changer: Railway linking China, ASEAN becomes operational

February 24, 2013 (TSR) - A railway that links southwest China’s Yunnan Province with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries became operational on Saturday after seven years of…

Cheaper than iPhone 5: Transparent mobile phone developed in Taiwan

Cheaper than iPhone 5: Transparent mobile phone developed in Taiwan

February 23, 2013 (TSR) - In this modern age, labelled as the Phone Era, one may wonder what trend will follow after smart phones. We may just have the answer.…

China: 98% rural population covered by medical insurance, introduces “No Advance Deposit” Payment

China: 98% rural population covered by medical insurance, introduces “No Advance Deposit” Payment

February 23, 2013 (TSR) - A total of 805 million people — 98 percent of the rural population — were covered by the rural medical insurance system by the end…

In Depth: Iran-Pakistani Pipeline and Largest Iranian Refinery in Pakistan Inches From Reality

In Depth: Iran-Pakistani Pipeline and Largest Iranian Refinery in Pakistan Inches From Reality

Presented by Lady Michelle-Jennifer Santos, Founder & Publisher February 21, 2013 (TSR) - Iranian Tadbir Energy began its construction on the Pakistani section of Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline, also known…

Malaysia-Singapore “Game Changer” high-speed rail link planned by 2020

Malaysia-Singapore “Game Changer” high-speed rail link planned by 2020

February 21, 2013 (TSR) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak have agreed to build a High Speed Rail Link between Kuala Lumpur and…

South China Sea: China rejects Philippines’ arbitral request to United Nations

South China Sea: China rejects Philippines’ arbitral request to United Nations

February 19, 2013 (TSR) - The Chinese government has rejected a Philippine move to take their dispute regarding sovereignty issues in the South China Sea to the United Nations for…

Iran, Japan Broaden Political Cooperation

Iran, Japan Broaden Political Cooperation

February 18, 2013 (TSR) - Head of Iran-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group Nasrollah Pezhmanfar said on Monday that expansion of parliamentary cooperation between the two countries would help bolster political and…

North Korea: Our Nuclear Test is just a Self-Defense Step Against U.S. Blackmail on our Sovereignty

North Korea: Our Nuclear Test is just a Self-Defense Step Against U.S. Blackmail on our Sovereignty

by Choe Chol Sun, Chae Il Chul, Kim Hyang Mi February 18, 2013 (TSR) - The 3rd underground nuclear test was carried out successfully on February 12 in the field…

China to pursue renminbi internationalization on market-oriented basis: Central Bank Vice Governor

China to pursue renminbi internationalization on market-oriented basis: Central Bank Vice Governor

January 27, 2013 (TSR) - China is determined to pursue the internationalization of the renminbi on a market-oriented basis, and will closely watch the spillover effects of Japan’s ultra-loose monetary…

South Korean bank borrows first RMB (Yuan) fund from swap deal with China

South Korean bank borrows first RMB (Yuan) fund from swap deal with China

January 27, 2013 (TSR) - The Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) borrowed the first Reminbi (RMB) fund that came from the currency swap deal between Seoul and Beijing, heralding a brisk…

U.S. slaps sanctions on DPRK entities, individuals

U.S. slaps sanctions on DPRK entities, individuals

January 25, 2013 (TSR) - The U.S. government said on Thursday that it has slapped sanctions on several entities and individuals in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), following…

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