Le marché chinois pourrait s’avérer porteur pour l’Armagnac, cette célèbre eau-de-vie distillée depuis plus de 700 ans dans le sud-ouest de la France. En 2010, il s’est vendu…
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Thousands send money to China’s Ai for tax bill
BEIJING (AP) — Thousands of people have donated more than $800,000 to Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, some tossing cash folded into airplanes over his gate, he said…
L’UE salue l’ouverture en Birmanie
L'Union européenne a salué, lundi, les réformes politiques en Birmanie, où le nouveau régime multiplie les gestes d'ouverture. "D'importants changements sont en cours dans ce pays", affirme David…
North Korean ‘defectors’ found by southern coastguard
Twenty-one North Koreans, some of them children, have been found adrift in a boat off the west coast of South Korea, the authorities there say.
Japan detains China boat captain off Goto Islands
Japan's coast guard has arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing boat after his vessel strayed into Japan's waters.
Chinese firms to increase censorship of online content
China has been keeping a tight vigil on online content as internet usage gains popularity in the country
More than 500 die in Thai floods
The death toll from Thailand's worst floods in decades jumped above 500 on Sunday as the seemingly unstoppable waters crept deeper into Bangkok, swamping main roads and threatening…
Afghanistan suicide bomber ‘kills six’ near Baghlan mosque
A suicide bomber has killed at least six people near a mosque in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province, say officials.
Bhutto murder: Pakistan police and Taliban charged
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has charged two senior police officers over the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
Birmanie: maltraitance sur des prisonniers politiques malgré quelques signes d’ouverture
En Birmanie, les signes d'ouverture se multiplient depuis la mise en place d'un gouvernement civil il y a un an. Mais il reste encore beaucoup à faire: Amnesty…