Asia commits to coatal, ocean sustainability

East Asian countries pledged to promote sustainable management and develpment of East Asia's seas at a conference in China this December.

A ministerial forum will be held from December 14 to 15 at the second East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress in Haikou City, Hainan province, China.

Participants will agree on policy changes in coastal and ocean sustainablity throughout the region. Environment ministers and senior officials from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, North Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam are expected to attend.

The theme of the congress is 'One Ocean, One People, One Vision.'

India names terror suspects

Indian officials named two suspects Thursday in Tuesday's Mumbai bombings.

The Anti-Terror Squad identified Sayyad Zabiuddin and Zulfeqar Fayyaz as suspects and released photos of two young, bearded men.


Commuters pay tribute to train blast victims at a memorial site at the Andheri railway station in Mumbai. AFP/Ralphson David photo via Yahoo News.

Police said that about 350 people had been detained for questioning during investigations into the bombing.

On another front, even Hindu fundamentalist parties were surprised and pleased with the response of Muslims and mosques during blood drives for the victims of the attacks.

Sony still top brand in U.S.

Sony ranked as the top brand for U.S. consumers for the seventy year in a row despite increasing competition, a new survey shows.

Harris Poll's 'best brand' survey shows Sony holding its lead over number two Dell and Coca-Cola at the third spot.

Toyota climbed rapidly from the 10th spot last year to the fourth position. in this year's poll.

Sony has been struggling with competition from Apple after the release fo the latter's popular iPod device.


Sony headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. AFP/File/Yoshikatsu Tsuno photo via Yahoo News.