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  1. China declines to say how many kids sick in milk scandal

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    China declines to say how many kids sick in milk scandal

    AFP - 29 minutes ago

    HOHHOT, China (AFP) - - China on Tuesday declined to release updated figures revealing just how many children have been affected by the tainted milk scandal, as it insisted it was working hard to boost confidence. More »

  2. Thai police fire tear gas on protesters, 65 injured

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    Thai police fire tear gas on protesters, 65 injured

    AFP - 1 hour 52 minutes ago

    BANGKOK (AFP) - - Police fired tear gas Tuesday on protesters massing outside parliament in the Thai capital, injuring 65 people as months of political turmoil boiled over, police and a medical official said. More »

  3. Asia Pacific

    China vows overhaul of "chaotic" milk industry

    AP - 2 hours 43 minutes ago

    BEIJING - China's Cabinet vowed a complete overhaul of the scandal-ridden dairy industry Monday, pledging to inspect every link from the farm to the dinner table to try to restore public trust in Chinese-made food products. More »

  4. Asia Pacific

    Police fire tear gas on Thai parliament protesters

    AFP - Tuesday, October 7

    BANGKOK (AFP) - - Thai police fired tear gas to try and disperse thousands of anti-government protesters massing outside parliament on Tuesday, injuring at least ten people, police and medical officials said. More »

  5. Asia Pacific

    Indonesian volcano erupts, spews flame and smoke

    AP - Tuesday, October 7

    JAKARTA, Indonesia - A volcano in central Indonesia erupted Monday, shooting clouds of smoke and flames into the night sky. More »

  6. Asia Pacific

    Some 11,000 people throng Singapore Day event in Melbourne

    Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, October 7

    MELBOURNE: Some 11,000 people thronged the Singapore Day event on October 4 in Melbourne, Australia — double the turnout at last year’s event in New York. More »

  7. Asia Pacific

    Malaysia Astro seeks $260m in compensation over jv

    Reuters - Tuesday, October 7

    KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Malaysia's sole pay-TV operator, Astro All Asia Networks <AAAN.KL>, said on Monday it was seeking 905 million ringgit ($259.8 million) in compensation from Indonesia's PT Direct Vision over its failure to conclude a deal. More »

  8. Asia Pacific

    Ministry of Sound closes; venue to be turned into another nightspot

    Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, October 7

    SINGAPORE: The curtains have come down on Singapore’s Ministry of Sound (MOS). Lifebrandz Limited, which brought the popular club to Singapore in 2005, announced in a statement that it was ceasing MOS’ operations from October 6. More »

  9. Asia Pacific

    Tharman says global economic crunch could impact job market

    Channel NewsAsia - Tuesday, October 7

    SINGAPORE: Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Sunday that the global economic crunch could impact Singapore’s job market, but he is confident that the country has the right fundamentals to sail through the rough patch. More »

  10. Asia Pacific

    2 Thai soldiers wounded by land mines

    AP - Tuesday, October 7

    BANGKOK, Thailand - Land mine explosions wounded two Thai soldiers Monday near the border with Cambodia, army officials said, three days after both sides exchanged gunfire near a disputed 11th century temple. More »

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