Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Brunei published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 32
» View latimes.com items only
1
2
3
•
Next >
-
In a disputed reef, Philippines sees face of Chinese domination
MASINLOC, Philippines — The fishermen were sailing the azure waters off the Philippine coast when Richard Caneda saw the morning sunlight glinting off a vessel "bigger than the biggest ship in the Philippine navy." Caneda could see a red Chinese...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Fishing, China, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Taiwan
-
The Week Ahead: Baiting Iran, briefing Brussels, a call to Brunei
Azerbaijan taunting Iran with Azerbaijani confab, Israel visit Through Tuesday, April 23 — Azerbaijan has sent its foreign minister to Israel this week for the first time since the former Soviet republic re-embraced its Islamic heritage 22 years...
Tags: European Union, Bashar Assad, Central Intelligence Agency, Azerbaijan, Beijing (China)
-
Clinton draws criticism from Chinese ahead of talks
World NowSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton flew into a storm of criticism in Beijing on Tuesday in the midst of a six-nation tour perceived by China as aimed at curbing its influence in Asia.... -
Southern California Close-up: Westside of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFirst published on Sept. 25, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. You're an outsider heading to the Westside of Los Angeles -- not the beach cities, but Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Westwood and the nearby well-heeled neighborhoods south of the Santa...Tags: Artists, Walter Matthau, Jeopardy!, Barney's New York Incorporated, Culture
-
Miss USA scandals and highlights
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterKudos to Donald Trump for finding ways to make the Miss USA pageant seem almost relevant again. This year the show (airing tonight on NBC) got a buzz infusion thanks to the selection of Heather Mills as a judge, and (perhaps a little less so) because...Tags: Rosie O'Donnell, Halle Berry, Miss Teen USA, Entertainment, Marie Osmond
-
More Brunei students ranked top 10 in world this year
The Brunei Times, Bandar Seri Begawan / Asia News NetworkBANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (The Brunei Times/ANN) -- The number of students from Brunei ranked among the top ten highest in the world according to their individual subjects have increased this year, said Isabel Nisbet, Cambridge regional director of Education...Tags: Arts and Culture, England, Awards and Prizes, Germany, Education
-
China signals desire for closer ties with SE Asia
The Straits TimesBEIJING (The Straits Times/ANN) -- For the first time in 15 years, a new Chinese foreign minister will make Southeast Asia his first overseas destination, a move signalling Beijing's renewed desire for closer ties with its neighbours, say observers....Tags: Travel, China, Germany, Thailand, Singapore
-
Job trade-off: No night life for Filipinos in Brunei
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkBandar Seri Begawan (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- They pay much, much less for gas, and get subsidies from the government. But they don't have a night life. For the 21,000 Filipinos, there are trade-offs for the "privileges" they enjoy in this rich...Tags: Medical Specialization, Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), Petroleum Industry, Media Industry, Germany
-
VIEW: Political will - not haste or squabbles - is Asean's main need
The Nation, Bangkok, Thailand / Asia News NetworkBANGKOK (The Nation/ANN) -- When all is said and done, Asean needs a missile-like political will for its ambitious plan of economic integration. Simply gathering together, hands locked and dressed in the host's designed costumes and issuing a joint...Tags: DOC: The Documentary Channel (tv network), Summits, Petroleum Industry, Lee Hsien Loong, Germany
-
Aquino to push for code of conduct in Asean meet
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila / Asia News NetworkMANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) -- The two-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) opened here Wednesday night with the Philippines looking to Brunei to push for an early conclusion of talks with China on a code of...Tags: Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei), China, Germany, Government, Beijing (China)
-
Howard H. Seliger, Hopkins biology professor
Howard H. Seliger, a retired Johns Hopkins University biology professor who fulfilled a childhood fascination with fireflies by later investigating the science behind their light-making properties, died of coronary artery disease Dec. 20 at his Mount...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Purdue University, Johns Hopkins University, Tuberculosis, Applied Physics
-
A Woman’s Place: Qatar, Brunei and Saudi Arabia send female athletes to the London games.
Channel Guide MagazineIt’s hard to imagine the Olympics without the ladies. In fact, for lots of us — especially us fellow females — our first, or best, Olympic memory is entirely girly. Nadia Comaneci. Mary Lou Retton. Dorothy Hamill. Kristi Yamaguchi. Flo-...
May 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 22, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Sep 4, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
Jun 5, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 11, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 12, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 30, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Dec 26, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jul 23, 2012
| Zap2It
Original site for Brunei topic gallery.
