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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this materialhttp://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/Pages/20110804181643.aspxA rehearsal for a six-meter tsunami will be carried out in the central region's city of Da Nang this October, officials said a city meeting on Wednesday.Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:58:00 +0200thanhniennewsenthanhniennews-1014063f009c01f8027a32a05018899016.0714791415292 108.090386832068http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2011/08/03/Japan-warns-of-Beijings-maritime-policies/UPI-14271312366560/TOKYO, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- China's maritime activities are now "overbearing" and arouse "anxiety about its future direction," according to Japan's annual Defense Ministry white paper.Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:57:00 +0200upienupi-a0e179d7f3e2b0ffe251e6bfc996122535.6831 139.809http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/kirin-purchase-of-brazilian-brewer-meets-opposition-on-both-sides-of-pacificA $2.53 billion bid by Japan's Kirin Holdings Co for a controlling stake in Brazilian brewer Schincariol Group is failing to win over investors in either company. Schincariol minority shareholders have vowed to block the sale in an apparent family feud over the fate of the company, and investors....Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:51:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-6e7dd281be65b29810ffa4260aab99c4http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2011-08-02-AS-Japan-Kirin-Brazil/id-5a46a721101847b8a30be6942be3026bTOKYO (AP) — A $2.53 billion bid by Japan's Kirin Holdings Co. for a controlling stake in Brazilian brewer Schincariol Group is failing to win over investors in either company. Schincariol minority shareholders have vowed to block the sale in an apparent family feud over the fate of the company, and....Wed, 03 Aug 2011 05:39:00 +0200APenAP-4724220dbe8a0904d219fa0c2c6e4bfa-5.83333 -37.45http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/f70471f764144b2fab526d39972d37b3/Article_2011-08-02-AS-Japan-Kirin-Brazil/id-5bf409364c5e4fbc964218e1ae467de9TOKYO (AP) — Kirin Holdings Co. said Tuesday it bought a controlling stake in Brazilian brewer Schincariol Group for $2.53 billion in one of the biggest overseas takeover deals by a Japanese company this year. The purchase is part of the Japanese drinks company's efforts to find new growth overseas to offset a shrinking, aging population at home.Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:27:00 +0200APenAP-e32a28db9dea8fdadb8bf74bb4b23922http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/08/106516.htmlSINGAPORE - Economic ministers from Japan and the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations will agree to devel...Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:44:00 +0200kyodonewsenkyodonews-07cee46cb0285db4a395da4f6bd5f18935.6831 139.8091.298828 103.824898http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=21790People in eastern Shan State are still fighting to recover from the devastation of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked the region in March. And while the majority struggle to survive, several hundred families have migrated to Thailand seeking refuge or better job opportunities.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:54:00 +0200irrawaddyenirrawaddy-ef84bffb57367e7fd31c3e74775b782313.7308 100.521http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/panasonic-to-sell-10-sanyo-operations-to-chinas-haier-groupJapanese electronics giant Panasonic plans to sell subsidiary Sanyo Electric's washing machine and refrigerator operations in Asia to China's Haier Group, a report said Thursday. Sanyo will sell all its shareholdings in about 10 subsidiaries and affiliates in Japan and Southeast Asia, the Nikkei business daily reported.Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:05:00 +0200japantodayenjapantoday-d45eabbe01879a86a87fd6a7af572ce435.6831 139.809http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2011/07/105059.htmlTOKYO - ---------- Osaka exchange to list Dow Jones Industrial Average futures TOKYO - The Osaka Securities ...Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:45:00 +0200kyodonewsenkyodonews-c626ca0b32f90e8782afe73d93582ddbhttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-07/26/c_131008827.htmMANILA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit parts of Metro Manila and Central Luzon on Tuesday at 1:15 a.m. according to the Philippine Volcanology and Seismology Institute ( Phivolcs).Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:41:00 +0200xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-d19c4d680c9bd8dad86a6f5b701241056.517152 126.0933996.837358 125.4167.320878 126.55210112.45519 121.050598http://www.nst.com.my/articles/ModeratequakehitsPhilippinecoast/Article/MANILA: A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines’ northern island of Luzon on Tuesday, sending objects shaking, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:39:00 +0200nstennst-ef49ba107eaaf56e5bf446b1194a967b6.517152 126.093399http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107250336.htmlThe image of an international police investigator may be a dashing agent crossing national borders with the latest weaponry to hunt down criminals. But when we visited Interpol headquarters in France, we found neither stealthy secret agents nor armed investigators.Tue, 26 Jul 2011 03:45:00 +0200asahienasahi-a92c38e72bcd4afc8dd87abf9c88446c48.8521 2.34899http://www.smh.com.au/world/us-china-trade-blows-but-dispute-strategy-still-at-sea-20110722-1ht07.htmlA summit of key regional foreign ministers has ducked the tough questions posed by China's growing assertiveness in East Asia, taking the easy road to promise better cooperation after natural disasters.Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:26:00 +0200smhensmh-de6608d00a9087ed99f00590e9939e4935.2086 110.727