Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR - PRIME MINISTER Abdullah Badawi says several mega development projects are being reviewed, while also announcing a delay in the second Penang bridge due to rising building costs.
China
BEIJING - FRANCE appears to have torpedoed its own public relations mission to mend souring ties with China after officials in Paris conferred honorary citizenships on the Dalai Lama and jailed Chinese activist Hu Jia.
Asia
SEOUL - THE world's first cloned sniffer dogs have begun training and will be ready to report for duty in two months, according to South Korean Customs officials.
