Asianews.it Ultime notizie dall'Asia INDIA - PAKISTAN - Tension rises in Kashmir, nine dead in two different attacks 23 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm A bomb exploded in the middle of a group of migrant workers in Srinagar. According to the police, the objective was a paramilitary squad on patrol, but a witness says that the target was a group of Hindu pilgrims. A former leader of the mujahedin ...   CHINA ? ITALY - Chinese carmaker found guilty of copying Italy?s Panda car 23 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm Many Western and Japanese companies accuse Chinese car companies of plagiarism. For some experts China still lacks the necessary experience to make original cars.   TURKEY - Trabzon in an uproar over lighthouse in the form of a cross 23 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm The building is part of a commercial complex reminiscent of the sea. The design wounds "the sensibilities" of the city where the assassination of Fr Santoro was carried out, and that of Dink planned.   CHINA - Business visas "blocked" for Olympic cities 23 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm Businessmen panicked. Protest demonstrations will be possible, but only if they are authorized, and held in precise locations far from Olympic sites. On August 2, there will be a general rehearsal for the inaugural fireworks display, with a few ab...   PHILIPPINES - Lay and religious Filipinos against ?pro-abortion? law 23 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm Bishops? appeal in defence of life is heard by 45 associations which call on the government to kill proposed bills. Tomorrow bells will ring across Manila at the same time to remember the 40th anniversary of the promulgation of Pope Paul VI?s ency...   CAMBODIA - THAILAND - Dispute over Preah Vihear temple goes to Security Council 23 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm The meeting will be held within the next week. There is concern over the potential "state of war". Meanwhile, the two countries are increasing military forces at the temple.   NORTH KOREA - For Rice talks with Pyongyang on nuclear issue ?positive? 23 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm In her first meeting with North Korea?s foreign minister US secretary of state reiterates the need for verification of the atomic disarmament process.   INDONESIA - Final preparations for the execution of Bali bombers 23 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm Two attorneys from the Bali Attorney?s Office visit the location where terrorists are waiting their execution, which should take place next month before the start of the holy month of Ramadan.   CHINA - Last town to be submerged for Three Gorges Dam is evacuated 23 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm Altogether about 1.4 million people have been relocated. The 2,309-metre-long, 175-metre-high dam is expected to generate 84.7 billion kilowatts per year. Many experts fear though what its environmental and geological consequences may be.   LEBANON - A tool for reconnecting with Lebanese emigrants 23 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm Patriarch Sfeir emphasizes how the "Maronite foundation in the world" is intended to reach expatriates, and encourage them to enroll their children in the national registers, so that they may recover Lebanese citizenship.   PHILIPPINES - Davao del Sur: bomb explodes on a bus, three dead 25 wounded 23 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm A homemade device planted on a bus in Digos has left several people seriously wounded. Reports speak of 3 victims, but police have yet to confirm the deaths. Still unknown who was behind the attack.   VIETNAM - In Hanoi, inflation could wipe out 20 years of economic growth 22 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm Inflation is near 20% and on the rise, one sixth of the population lives on less than half a euro per day. Now Vietnam wants to develop its coastal oil fields, but China is "threatening" the companies in question, to force Hanoi to recognize its r...   SAUDI ARABIA - Riyadh considers written laws for use in Islamic tribunals 22 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm Currently the judges have tremendous latitude, which sometimes leads to bewildering verdicts. Now the council of ministers announces a special commission that will report to the king.   PAKISTAN - AFGHANISTAN - Pakistan, government meeting to stop Islamic threat 22 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm At the center of the discussions are anti-terrorism measures against fundamentalists, who control entire areas of the northwest border with Afghanistan, and have set up permanent courts there. In Quetta, the Pakistani army arrests the local comman...   CHINA - Olympics: factories and mines shut down to reduce smog 22 Jul 2008 at 6:00pm Hundreds of factories are shut down or forced to operate below capacity to contain pollution. Despite the fact the country is facing its worst energy crisis in power cutbacks are imposed across China because of the Olympics years, except for Beijing.