SEOUL - NORTH Korea said on Tuesday it will hold onto its nuclear arsenal until it is satisfied the US is not hiding atomic weapons in South Korea and Washington establishes diplomatic relations with the regime.
BEIJING - CHINA hopes ties with Europe will improve now the Czech Republic holds the European Union presidency, but France remains out of favour with Beijing, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
BEIJING - CHINA wants to remake its stodgy state news agency and television into a globally respected voice that will match its economic clout, media sources said, and may pour up to 32 billion yuan (S$7 billion) into the project.
MACAU - THE head of Melco Crown Entertainment, Lawrence Ho, said on Tuesday he expected China to ease visa curbs on tourists to Macau in the next few months, a move that could boost ailing casino firms.
