http://www.channelnewsasia.com Latest Channel NewsAsia Asia Pacific News http://www.channelnewsasia.com/images_v1/top_mcnilogo.gif http://www.channelnewsasia.com 129 137 2008 MediaCorp Pte Ltd. All rights reserved. en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT www.channelnewsasia.com http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1016702/1/.html TAIPEI : Taiwanese breeders said Saturday they are hoping to make huge profits from a rare species of ornamental shrimp after a pair sold for 8,500 US dollars at auction. AFP Asia Pacific Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:25:37 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1016681/1/.html COLOMBO : A top French envoy on Saturday asked Sri Lanka to end its state of emergency and probe war crimes ahead of a key European Union ruling on trade concessions to the troubled island. AFP Asia Pacific Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:15:35 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1016678/1/.html CAIRO : Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiaobao sought to reassure the world's Muslims about his country's goodwill towards them in Cairo on Saturday, at a time when Beijing is criticised for the treatment of its own Muslim minority. AFP Asia Pacific Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:09:12 GMT