HUMNEWS HEADLINES July 21, 2010 (Asia and the Pacific)
BHUTAN
Dewan Negara President receives Bhutan delegation
Doubled by 2022 – Bhutan is among 13 tiger nations pledged to do so
From Bhutan to America, a family finds freedom
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Anti-Corruption talk highlights dangers of graft
Annual general meeting 2010 f the Brunei Darussalam National Olympic Council
CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Pakistan police want access to asylum seekers
Boat with 40 people aboard intercepted off Christmas Island
COOK ISLANDS
Green ties link UAE to Pacific region
EAST TIMOR
East Timor leads the way in transparency in Asia
GUAM
66 years later, Guam remembers its liberation day
Military pledges not to stick Guam with cost of utilities upgrade
Guam waterworks authority launching campaign against “FOG”
LAOS
Russian foreign minister to discuss ties with Laos in Vientiane
Vietnam-Laos power line ready by 2015
MALDIVES
US Assistant Secretary Robert Blake to mediate Maldives deadlock
Parliament ceases to function, while HRCM calls on government to release MP Yameen
NEW CALEDONIA
New Caledonia adopts second flag in compromise over French rule
NORTH KOREA
Clinton announces new sanctions against North Korea
Ex-North saboteur Kim spotted others on abductees list
America ups ante in Korean standoff by sending carrier to naval exercises
‘Iran, N Korea share common goals’
PALAU
Palau seeks Taiwan’s help in breeding groupers
Palau airliner considers CNMI link
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Port looks for new opportunities in Papua New Guinea
PNG opposition look into forcing an early recall of Parliament
SAMOA
Samoa’s leader says corruption hurts the poor the most
TUVALU
Fiji leaders expecting positive support from Pacific countries at Engaging Fiji meeting
Singapore base for Tuvalu OIFC
VANUATU
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