TOKYO -- The steep decline in U.S. stocks sent Asian stock markets tumbling sharply Tuesday as investors were rattled by concerns over an expanding global financial crisis. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index fell 4.8 percent to 11,632.
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has carried out an engine ignition test for a long-range missile capable of striking the western United States, a South Korean newspaper reported Tuesday.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 15 -- Chinese officials made their first arrests in connection with an investigation into contaminated milk powder and said two infants have died after drinking it, while 1,253 are known to have fallen ill.
The Yomiuri Shimbun Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa said Saturday he would scrap the selection of outside board members and auditors that his predecessor Kitanoumi had gone ahead with, and work out a new selection process.
Visiting Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang met here on Monday with Macedonian President Branko Crvenkovski with both sides vowing to boost cooperation between the two countries.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 15 -- Chinese officials made their first arrests in connection with an investigation into contaminated milk powder and said two infants have died after drinking it, while 1,253 are known to have fallen ill.
