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China ready to join search for missing AsiaAir flight
The Chinese government is offering its assistance in the search for the missing AirAsia flight.
The Chinese foreign ministry says it's been in contact with Indonesian authorities with an offer of both aircraft and ships to help in the search for the missing jetliner.
Indonesian authorities are acting under the assumption the flight from Indonesia to Singapore went down in bad weather.
There are 162 people listed on the flight manifest.
One is said to be a Hong Kong resident.
Indonesia to review AirAsia safety
The Indonesian government has ordered a review of all AirAsia planes operating in Indonesia.
Indonesia's Transport Minister has launched the review in the wake of the disappearance an AirAsia flight headed from Indonesia to Singapore on Sunday.
AirAsia is based out of Malaysia.
The company has had a spotless record until this point, having no fatal accidents in the 12-years its been in operation.
AirAsia flys numerous routes out of China.
Beijing construction site accident kills 10, injures 4
Municipal authorities in Beijing are setting up a special team to investigate an industrial accident which has left 10-people dead.
Steel bars used to reinforce concrete came crashing down on a group of workers renovating Tsinghua High School, which is attached to prestigious Tsinghua University.
Four managed to survive.
It's unclear what caused the rebar to come down.
Authorities say they've detained a number of people "directly responsible for the accident."
Greece facing election after parliament fails to elect new president
Voters in Greece are going to be headed back to the polls.
The Greek parliament has failed to elect a new president in a decisive final round of voting.
The only candidate, the hand-picked choice of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, Stavros Dimas, fell short of the 180 votes needed.
Under Greek law, a general election now has to be called.
The latest polling is suggesting Greece's Syriza party would maintain the advantage over the ruling New Democracy party.
Syriza has vowed to keep Greece within the eurozone but wants to roll back some of the reforms imposed as part of its bailout with Europe.
S.Korea offers talks with DPRK on issues of mutual concern
South Korea has offered to hold a dialogue in January of next year with the North about issues of mutual concern.
Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae made the remarks at a surprise press briefing on Monday.
Ryoo acts as one of the vice chairmen of the Preparatory Committee for Reunification. President Park Geun-hye is the committee's chairman.
The South Korean top policymaker in charge of inter-Korean relations said South Korea has sent a notice for the dialogue offer, expressing hopes for the North to actively respond to the proposal.
S.Korea, Japan, U.S. intelligence-sharing pact takes effect
A trilateral pact to share military intelligence among South Korea, Japan and the United States has been officially launched.
The three countries have agreed to share intelligence on nuclear and missile "threats" posed by North Korea.
Under the deal, South Korea and Japan will exchange intelligence through the United States after consent is given from both nations.
This means Seoul and Tokyo will not share intelligence directly.
201 villagers infected with HIV in northwest Cambodia
Over 200 people in a rural village in northwestern Cambodia have tested positive for HIV.
Its believed the members of the village commune have been infected by a doctor using unsterilized needles.
A 74-year old man was the first to test positive for the virus.
The doctor has since been arrested.
He's facing a charge of "murder with cruel act," which carries life in prison if convicted.
Japanese man being tested for possible Ebola infection
Japanese health authorities are testing to see whether a man who recently returned from Sierra Leone has contracted Ebola.
Local officials in Tokyo say the man is not believed to have had direct contact with an infected person.
However, they do say he did have contact with a bag containing the body of an Ebola victim.
The man, said to be in his 30's, has been voluntarily quarrantined since returning to Japan on December 23rd.
China to set up circuit courts in Shenzhen, Shenyang
The Supreme court here in China has set up two sub-branches in the cities of Shenzhen and Shenyang.
The new circuit courts will begin handling cases this coming year.
The Supreme People's Court says the establishment of the new sub-branches of the court will help the government in its quest to formalize the rule of law.
All judgements made by the courts in Shenzhen and Shenyang will be final.
Tax violators to face overseas travel ban and flying ban
China's central authorities are moving to punish this country's tax cheats by limiting their access to travel.
Anyone hit with a court order for tax evasion is going to be barred from taking flights or high-speed trains.
The new rules will also bar tax evaders from travelling overseas.
Their lines of credit at banks will also be suspended once the court order is issued.
Shenzhen joins big three to introduce car purchasing caps
New restrictions on vehicle purchases have been enacted in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
The city is the last of China's four first-tier cities to impose the cap.
The municipal government of Shenzhen is only going to issue 500-thousand new license plates in the coming 5-years.
Four-fifths of the licenses will be decided by a lottery or through auction.
The remaining plates are being set aside specifically for electric vehicles.
Shenzhen is home to Chinese electric car maker BYD.
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