Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lambasted “parasitic” US monetary policies today at a press conference in Beijing. “The US is not a parasite, but the US dollar’s monopoly is a parasite,” he said, backing Chinese calls for an alternative global reserve currency in light of the economic crisis crippling the developed world. Mr Putin said his comments were “constructive... 

A spokesman with China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday called on the U.S. government, its congress and various communities to firmly oppose domestic legislation meant to pressure China’s currency, the Renminbi or yuan, into rising further. “China calls on the U.S. government, its congress and various communities to oppose the pressure put on the RMB exchange rate by domestic legislation... 

Strontium 90 was measured in Yokohama, Kouhokuku. In the simplest put, it’s over. The amount was 195 Bq/kg, detected by a university staff teaching engineering, so the measurement is trustworthy. It has nothing to do with the historical world-wide nuclear test, because it was measured on the roof of and apartment, which was built only 5 years ago. Now the test result was sent to Yokohama city government. Yokohama... 

WallStreet Journal reports that Sony Corp. is on its way to finish off the deal with Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson, which would make Sony the sole and primary shareholder of the Sony Ericsson joint venture. Created back in 2001, the Sony Ericsson 50-50 joint venture is one of the world’s leading mobile phone manufacturers (the 6th, actually) and has attracted many brand-loyal users through the years. Sony’s... 

The emergence of China as the world's fastest-growing major economy has led to often strained relations with the United States. The passage of a bill intended to make Beijing let its currency rise could lead to a trade war between the world’s top two economies, Chinese officials have warned. Both China’s central bank and ministries of commerce and foreign affairs are accusing the U.S.... 

A shocking new Federal Security Services (FSB) report on Prime Minister Putin’s meeting this past week with one of China’s top military leaders is warning that the United States and its Western allies are in “active preparation” for the unleashing of a series of catastrophic events over the coming year designed to throw the world into chaos from which they hope global economic and social order... 

Yoichi Shimatsu, former editor of the Japan Times Sixteen tons and what you get is a nuclear catastrophe. The explosions that rocked the Fukushima No.1 nuclear plant were more powerful than the combustion of hydrogen gas, as claimed by the Tokyo Electric Power Company. The actual cause of the blasts, according to intelligence sources in Washington, was nuclear fission of. warhead cores illegally taken... 

A child of a salt pan worker plays on the parched dry bed in the Khadaghoda Sector in the Little Rann of Kutch. Devastated by one of the worst droughts in decades, farming does not get much tougher than in India where thousands left with poor harvests and big debts have been driven to take their own lives. ­Sadly, the government has turned a blind eye to the growing problem. The farmlands in Telangana... 

China on Tuesday said it backs Palestine’s efforts to seek recognition by the United Nations. “China understands, respects and supports Palestine’s bid for UN membership,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said at a daily press briefing on Tuesday. Hong’s comments came after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Monday that he will formally apply... 

Sneaky Samsung is supposedly preparing a patent suit against Apple that should ban the next-gen iPhone sales in Korea. This was shared by a senior Samsung executive, wishing to remain anonymous, with The Korea Times. The soon-to-be patent suit will involve Samsung’s wireless technology patents, which will supposedly be used by Apple in the iPhone 5 (or 4S). Apparently the Korean manufacturer... 

Gamers at the Tokyo Game Show use Xbox 360's motion sensor to 'dance' in a game - but a spokesman said new titles could 'project' game worlds into the living room. The latest 3D televisions let images ‘leap out’ of the screen – provided you’re wearing a pair of geeky glasses. But new ‘holographic’ technology might project images right into your... 

Beijing: Visitors have their photos taken at Tiananmen gate in Beijing on August 17, 2011. China has allowed its currency to hit a series of record highs against the USD over the past week in a move analysts say may signal a new strategy to combat the growing threat of inflation. With Italy second only to Greece in the Eurozone in terms of its debt-to-GDP ratio, the Italian government is eyeing China... 

China’s military is developing electromagnetic pulse weapons that Beijing plans to use against U.S. aircraft carriers in any future conflict over Taiwan, according to an intelligence report made public on Thursday. Portions of a National Ground Intelligence Centerstudy on the lethal effects of electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and high-powered microwave (HPM) weapons revealed that the arms are part... 

Firefighters and rescue workers search through debris in Tanabe, Wakayama prefecture, western Japan on Sunday, September 4, 2011. Heavy rains and mudslides from Typhoon Talas have left at least 15 people dead and more than 43 others missing in Japan, local media reports. Evacuation orders and advisories have been issued to 460,000 people in western and central Japan, Kyodo News agency reported. The... 

Sets up collision course over issue of Palestinian statehood. In a further jolt to U.S. influence in the Middle East, China is expected to vote in favor of Palestinian statehood when the 66th United Nations General Assembly takes up the issue next month, according to Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin. Chinese President Hu Jintao told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in an exchange of notes last...