TAIPEI - A TAIWAN district court on Monday began reviewing its decision to release former president Chen Shui-bian ahead of his trial on corruption charges after the ruling was twice overturned by the high court.
BEIJING - NINE people went on trial on Monday in connection with China's tainted milk scandal, state media reported, following the announcement of steps to compensate the families of hundreds of thousands of children harmed by contaminated infant formula.
WHEN you first land in Abu Dhabi, it is the smooth wide roads, the tree-lined boulevards, the water fountains and the finely manicured roundabouts that make an impact. Is this really a desert? On a winter night, it looks like a city that has it all, yet it is oddly quiet. The quietness continues when night turns into day.
BEIJING - AN EXECUTIVE at a major Chinese state-owned mining company was sentenced to death for taking bribes and embezzling more than US$10 million (S$14.4 million), state media reported on Monday.
