BEIJING - THOUSANDS of people attacked Chinese police in the southern city of Shenzhen from Friday afternoon to early Saturday morning, state media reported.
BEIJING - CHINESE Premier Wen Jiabao said rich nations must abandon their 'unsustainable lifestyle' to fight climate change and expand help to poor nations bearing the brunt of worsening droughts and rising sea levels.
Mr Wen told the opening of a conference on Friday the financial crisis was no reason for rich nations to delay fighting global warming.
SEOUL - NORTH Korea is ready for dialogue or confrontation with the United States following Mr Barack Obama's election to the presidency, a Pyongyang diplomat said as talks over dismantling the nation's nuclear weapons programme continued.
The remarks by nuclear negotiator Ri Gun are the communist nation's first public reaction to Mr Obama's election.
HONG KONG - INVESTORS in financial products tied to failed Wall Street investment firm Lehman Brothers have sued in a Hong Kong court, claiming they were duped by the local banks who sold the now worthless products, according to a media report on Friday.
Lawsuits filed on Thursday by five elderly investors in small-claims court are among the first legal actions taken against local banks in the territory's ongoing dispute over Lehman-linked products, the South China Morning Post reported.
