BEIJING - CHINA and Peru on Tuesday signed a free trade agreement, state media here said, as Beijing continues to seek new markets and reserves of raw materials to fuel its economy.
PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIAN and Thai defence ministers on Tuesday teed off in a spot of golf diplomacy ahead of talks aimed at resolving a deadly territorial dispute, officials said.
HONG KONG - QUEUES formed outside pharmacies in Hong Kong Tuesday as residents, spurred by memories of the deadly Sars virus, stocked up on medical supplies to counter any potential swine flu outbreak.
While there have been no reported cases of the latest swine flu strain in Hong Kong, housewives and domestic helpers were taking no chances and joined the scramble for face masks and anti-flu drugs.
MUMBAI - MEDICAL tests conducted on a Pakistani man on trial in India for last year's Mumbai attacks show that he is an adult, doctors said on Tuesday, disputing his claim that he was younger than 17 years old.
