SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- Local governments have cancelled cultural festivals scheduled for this year as part of efforts to prevent the spread of H1N1 influenza.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The new Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF)
chief, General Azizan Ariffin, has set himself to maintaining continuity

(ATTN: RECASTS lead; ADDS details with Fitch's statement and government response
from 3rd para)
By Koh Byung-joon

Today in Korean history

Sept. 3

1948 -- The U.S. military in South Korea hands over police authority to the South
Korean government.

By D. Arul Rajoo

(ATTN: UPDATES with background, no plan to resume cargo train service)
By Kim Hyun
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South and North Korea reopened their military hotline

By P. Vijian

Tiruchirapalli (Tami Nadu), Sep 1 (PTI) The modalities
for developing hypersonic missile BrahMos-II to be carried out
by the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos Aerospace, are on

By Alias Puteh

By P. Vijian