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Thai Webmaster Found Guilty of Computer Crimes : BANGKOK, Thailand - A court in Thailand has declared a website operator guilty of computer crimes for not quickly removing a posting by a blogger deemed offensive to the monarchy. The court suspended the sentence, but the verdict has been condemned by ... Voice of America

Thailand: Internet Trial a Major Setback for Free Speech | Human ... : (New York) – The conviction of a prominent website manager on computer crimes charges highlights the Thai government's growing misuse of laws intended to protect the monarchy.

In North Korea, No One Knows Michael Jackson Is Dead And The Burgers Are Terrible Amazingly though, none had heard of John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney or George Harrison. The only other western star they had heard of was Michael Jackson — but were shocked to discover that he was dead. North Korea .

S. Korean Livestock Production Costs Climb on Higher Feed Prices : By Sungwoo Park on May 29, 2012 Livestock production costs in South Korea , Asia's second-biggest buyer of grains, increased last year after feed prices rose, according to a government survey. Pork production costs rose 22 percent to 302000 won ($256) ...

Sweden pushes North to release S. Koreans : SEOUL, May 30 (UPI) -- Sweden agreed Wednesday to work with South Korea to press for the release of three South Koreans believed to have been held in North Korea since 1987. Sweden's commitment came in response to South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's ...

North Korea on Track For Worst Drought in 50 Years; U.S. Aid ... : Photo via AP. North Korea is bracing for its worst drought in five decades ahead of the critical planting season, according to news reports. May is on track to be North Korea's driest on record since 1962, with less than a quarter-inch of rainfall ...

World ups pressure on NK human rights : North Korea is coming under greater international pressure over human rights issues as the US and European Union are stepping up calls on the oppressive regime to free political prisoners and stop punishing repatriated defectors. 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

AU students, local teachers head to South Korea : A South Korean elementary school class is shown during the 2011 Global Initiative in Education project. Credit: Courtesy Auburn University Auburn University graduate students and educators from Auburn City Schools observe elementary school classes in ...

Controversy Follows Comments on Military Operations in N. Korea : The US military is denying reports that the head of US special operations in South Korea acknowledged that American and South Korean commandos operate covertly in North Korea . There are concerns about the ramifications of what the leader of the US ...

Seoul stocking up on Iranian crude SEOUL , May 30 (UPI) -- South Korean imports of crude oil from Iran for April were at their highest levels since late 2011, government figures indicate. South Korea imported more than 7.5 million barrels of oil from Iran in April, the highest level ...

Lee family scraps over some of Samsung riches : By Miyoung Kim | SEOUL (Reuters) - Lawyers for Lee Kun-hee said on Wednesday the chairman of Samsung Electronics had been chosen by his father, the Samsung Group's founder, to lead the conglomerate and so was free to transfer shares of group companies ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

SKorea teens flock online, snitch pro-North posts : The young activists are a "manifestation of misleading patriotism," said Park Lae-goon, director of Human Rights Foundation Saram. "Under the anti-communism environment, South Korean society has denied diverse values," Park said. FederalNewsRadio.com

Young South Korean patriots turn to Internet to weed out pro-North Korean views SEOUL, South Korea — Google is not just a search engine for 26-year-old South Korean Ma Han-joo. Nor is Twitter merely a fun way to share pics of K-pop stars. For Ma and thousands of other young conservative activists — many of them teenagers — they ...

Don't Take China at Face Value : He was particularly interested in Falun Gong persecutions in China . He had several Chinese friends associated with the Chinese human rights group located in California. There he met a bright Chinese girl whom he later married.

World Council of Churches to hold first meeting in China : This will include a seminar on “Understanding China ,” invoking diverse perspectives on market reforms and development in socialist systems, poverty eradication and environmental sustainability, China's religions and religious policies, and churches in ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Netizen Voices: U.S. Consulate Hong Kong “Acts Cute” with ... : On May 25, the official Weibo account of the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong published its “Thoughts on Reading the U.S. Human Rights Report in the Style of the People's Daily.” The humorous and sarcastic tone of the comments caused large ...

Transformation is the key challenge: Summers : By George Liao / Staff reporter Lawrence Summers, former US secretary of the Treasury, gives a speech during the “The United States, China, and Taiwan: Roles and Responsibility in a Global Economy” forum in Taipei yesterday. In a speech delivered at ...

Culture minister quizzed on rights museum issue : ... whether Minister of Culture Lung Ying-tai would accurately represent dictator Chiang Kai-shek's role in the 228 Massacre at a proposed human rights museum during a meeting of the legislature's Education and Culture Committee in Taipei yesterday.

Hong Kong shares give up gains : By Reuters Hong Kong shares snapped a three-day winning streak on Wednesday after media reports dampened expectations that Beijing is considering another massive stimulus program, dragging down Chinese railway, bank and energy stocks. Independent Online

The Human Rights Record of the US in 2012 : The USA loves to criticize the human rights record of China and all sorts of other countries, while pretending to be the land of the free. The USA loves to harangue various countries about treatment of dissidents, while acting as if it has no problems ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Aid still matters once growth begins : Others, like China and India, with promising rates of growth and poverty reduction, need aid less and less." The implication is clear – aid has done its job and is no longer needed. But the idea that Chile, China or India ever needed aid is fairly ...

2011 'Tumultuous Year' For Human Rights : by Paul Canning The US State Department has released its annual human rights report, a couple of months later than usual. It describes 2011 as a “tumultuous and momentous year” and amidst the usual suspects, detects some positive trends.

Taipei may be rethinking fighter jet needs : The TRA, enacted in 1979 when Washington and Taipei severed diplomatic ties, obliges the US to help Taiwan defend itself. In September last year, the US approved the sale of a retrofit package for F-16A/B aircraft and related training at an estimated ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Pair get hands-on experience of child poverty in Thailand : RAVE reviews by his wife of the charitable work for the vulnerable and poor youngsters of northern Thailand's hill tribes persuaded a Warwickshire worker to visit the country and take part himself. And what he saw has prompted Andrew Whicher and his ... Leamington Courier

We owe history a true record of May 2010 : Three decades after the May 18, 1980 Gwangju Uprising which paved the way for democracy to eventually blossom in South Korea , the collective memories of what occurred in Gwangju continue to be contested. This despite the fact that for the past two ...

Curtains open wide in Myanmar, a crack in North Korea : DAVID GUTTENFELDER / ASSOCIATED PRESS In this April 13, 2012 photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stands next to senior military leaders during a ceremony in honor of his father, Kim Jong Il and grandfather, Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang. NorthJersey.com

North Korea's brutal prisons threaten political dissidents, religious believers : Writing for Catholic World Report, Brian O'Neel reports on the kwalliso system in North Korea : the system of prison camps that house an estimated 200000 people under brutal conditions. Any criticism of the North Korean regime can result in a long ...

Disabled N. Korean Defector Finds Hope in Seoul : SEOUL - For North Korean refugees, the journey to freedom can be physically grueling. Many swim across a river into China and then travel undercover, avoiding authorities before they reach Southeast Asia and head to South Korea.

2 ex-athletes accused of Seoul kidnapping : SEOUL - A former South Korean national soccer team player and a former pro baseball player were arrested after allegedly kidnapping a woman, police said. Yonhap news agency said the 28-year-old former soccer team member was identified ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

North Korea ready to carry out nuclear test at any moment, Seoul says : North Korea appears to be ready to conduct a nuclear test whenever leaders of the reclusive state give the green light, the South Korean Defense Ministry says.

The Military Denies US Special Forces Have Parachuted Into North ... : When The Diplomat reported that Army Brigadier General Neil Tolley said U.S. and South Korean forces have been parachuting into North Korea to search out a vast array of hidden tunnels, it seemed an unusual sliver of openness in a very ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

UN tells NK to release South Korean family : The working group “requests the ( North Korean ) government to take the necessary steps to remedy the situation, which are the immediate release of, and adequate reparation to, these persons,” it said. The group is under the UN Human Rights Council ...

For a nation of non-conformists it feels like we're in North Korea Appalled by the massacres carried out by militias loyal to the Assad regime, Nick Clegg declares that "if there is evidence that you have abused human rights you will not be able to come to this country [for the Olympics]"; this was in response to the ...

China Need Not Be That Apologetic On Human Rights : By Hemraj Jain, 28 May 2012 This year China has created lots of news in rest of the world through - currency exchange rate controversy, Yellow Sea controversy, involvement in North - South Korea dispute, Philippines controversy, veto against UN ...

North Korean officials killed in staged accidents, says Amnesty International North Korean soldiers salute during a military parade to mark 100 years since the birth of the country's founder Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images) The human rights organization Amnesty International claimed on ...

Curtains open wide in Myanmar, a crack in N. Korea : North Korea , run by the same family as a Stalinist dictatorship since the 1940s, simply sealed itself off. Outsiders were rarely allowed to visit, tourists were long unknown and the only way ordinary people could escape the country's extreme poverty ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

South Korea helps develop Sabaragamuwa : Team leader Jim said several poverty alleviation and rural economic uplifting programmes carried out in South Korea can be introduced to Sri Lanka. "Our team is keen on sharing experiences of the New Village Movement Programme with Sri Lankans.

Hong Kong Billionaire Vincent Lo's Shui On Land Soars 7% On Spinoff Plan Shares in Shui On Land, the real estate developer controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Vincent Lo, soared 7% on Tuesday after the company said it had applied to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to spin off and list a commercial property unit, ...

New DPP boss rings in changes : Su is expected to announce his appointment of the party's secretary-general today, after taking over the chairmanship from outgoing interim chairperson Chen Chu (陳菊) in an official handover ceremony in Taipei . Media reported that Su's close aide Lin ...

Windows 8 showcased at Computex : By George Liao / Staff reporter, with CNA A model demonstrates award-winning headphones made by OBO Seahorn Electronic Co at a promotional event in Taipei yesterday for Computex Taipei , which will be held at the Taipei World Trade Center from June 5 to ...

10 police officers detained in alleged insurance swindle : By Rich Chang / Staff reporter The Agency Against Corruption and Taipei prosecutors yesterday arrested 10 police officers from different units on suspicion of fabricating documents for car accidents to claim benefits from insurance companies. 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Asia's Mad Arms Race : Asia is currently in the middle of an unprecedented arms race that is not only sharpening tensions in the region but also competing with efforts by Asian countries to address poverty and growing economic disparity. The gap between rich and poor ...

New global arms treaty must set tough rules -Oxfam : Britain and the United States, for example, have been criticised for arms sales to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, Gulf states with poor human rights records. AMMUNITION KEY Speaking at an Oxfam event, photographer Paul Conroy, whose colleague Marie Colvin ...

Chinese VP Talks Charity with Bill Gates : He also applauded the foundation's commitment to eliminating poverty and preventing and treating diseases globally, as well as its cooperation with Chinese partners in areas including health care, agriculture and technology. The Vice President said he ...

Lantern Festival Transforms Missouri Botanical Garden : ... the great historical Chinese military advisor and the father of strategic studies. Lü Shang detested the tyrannical and corrupted Shang ruler, so he abandoned his post and left the palace with his wife. He suffered many years in poverty , ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Lukoil targets Hong Kong listing, eyes Shanghai : By Charlie Zhu and Alison Lui | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Russia's No.2 oil producer Lukoil (LKOH.MM) plans a secondary listing in Hong Kong within a year, a company executive said on Tuesday, as it seeks to attract Asian investors.

China promotes world's human rights cause : By Zhong Sheng (People's Daily) Anyone taking an objective look at the real changes in China would see clearly that China has made solid progress in human rights protection, and contributed significantly to the development of the international human ...

How can Thailand escape the populist policies trap? : Unfortunately, it seems that Thailand is now entering a vicious cycle of populism. Can we do anything to avoid it, and if not, live with it? Many people voted for the Pheu Thai Party in last year's general election because they believed it would ...

How can Thailand escape the populist policies trap? : Unfortunately, it seems that Thailand is now entering a vicious cycle of populism. Can we do anything to avoid it, and if not, live with it? Many people voted for the Pheu Thai Party in last year's general election because they believed it would ...

THAILAND: The Impossible Dreams : This is not easily done, as the main problem there is low economic development and the resulting poverty . Even before the current Islamic terrorist activity began eight years ago, widespread criminal gang activity down there discouraged major economic ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

First stop Thailand, then Europe for democracy icon : At the last minute she has decided to make Thailand her first destination, having previously planned to go to Norway and pick up her Nobel Peace Prize _ a long-held dream. Almost every world leader is anxious to host Mrs Suu Kyi on her first visit ...

Guinea interested in Cambodian rice : The Republic of Guinea plans to import 40000 tonnes of milled rice from Cambodia , Alpha Condé, the president of the West African nation, said during a recent visit to the Kingdom. The two countries will also look to follow up on agricultural technology ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

In Cambodia, a Start-Up Uses the Web to Sell Hair : By RON GLUCKMAN Ron Gluckman for The New York TimesJanice Wilson, founder of Arjuni, shows a finished hair extension, ready for shipping from Phnom Penh, Cambodia . PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — For an Internet start-up, Arjuni faces more challenges than ... New York Times

Cambodian, Chinese defense ministers ink military cooperation pact : PHNOM PENH, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tea Banh and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie on Monday signed a military cooperation agreement in Phnom Penh. Under the deal, signed after a one-hour meeting ...

Korea trying to dodge EU sanctions against Iranian oil shipments : Seoul `s aggressive efforts to prevent damage from suspension of such imports are thus bearing fruit. Watchers say Korea has suffered unexpected damage from the "hidden obstacle" of the EU`s sanctioning of reinsurance in that the Korean government ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Chinese Regime to Crack Down Harder on North Korean Refugees : Many North Koreans flee the isolated, communist state to escape poverty and rights abuses. There is also a burgeoning smuggling trade near the border of China, where many North Korean traders bring DVDs and other items back into the country. The Epoch Times

Pres. Lee Calls on Pro-N. Korea Groups to Change Way of Thinking : The South Korean president talked about visiting and paying respects at the Aung San martyrs' mausoleum, where 17 South Korean officials were killed by a North Korean bomb attack in 1983. At the time, two North Koreans were arrested for having ...

Defectors describe horror, heartbreak in North Korea's labor camps : By Paula Hancocks, CNN Amnesty says North Korean authorities have detained hundreds of officials since Kim Jong Un came to power. S. Korea's National Human Rights Commission documenting abuses in N. Korean labor camps Seoul (CNN) -- Watching the public ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Obama's foreign policy flubs : China's military and economic aggression are on the upswing; its human rights abuses are more widespread. Russia's thugocracy's brutality is increasing, and its leaders sound like a bad parody of their Communist predecessors.

China targets illegal immigration at North Korea border : China is known to routinely repatriate North Koreans who often slip across the border undetected. Human rights groups say many face punishment when they return. "Foreigners who illegally enter, work and overstay are hidden troubles, and they might pose ...

Australia's Woodside plugs and abandons first well off South Korea : Australia's Woodside Petroleum has failed with its first exploration well offshore South Korea , the company's executive vice president exploration, Peter Moore, said Monday. The Jujak-1 well has been plugged and abandoned, Moore told an annual ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Activists to ask for Lee's help on 4 detainees : “We may either try to meet President Lee or launch a petition asking him to intervene for Kim Young-hwan and his three colleagues,” said Han Ki-hong, president of the Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights during a telephone interview. Korea Times

South Korean smokers finally start to feel the heat : A public information guide (left) standing by a sign ( right ) highlighting a non-smoking zone at a plaza in Seoul. SEOUL, May 27 — After decades of indifference, big businesses and the government are turning up the heat on smokers in South Korea , ... The Malaysian Insider

Between Loneliness And High Wages : By JONATHAN M. HICAP MANILA, Philippines --- To many Filipinos, South Korea beckons as the new land of opportunity. And the key to the gate of that land is the Employment Permit System (EPS). The EPS is the South Korean government's program that allows ...

Carlyle-Led Group Shelves Plan to Sell Stake in Taiwan Bank : By ARIES POON TAIPEI —A Carlyle Group LP-led consortium shelved its plan to sell a controlling stake in Taiwan's Ta Chong Bank Ltd. because offers from two potential buyers didn't meet expectations, according to people familiar with the situation, ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

ASUS Teases The 'Next Transformations' For CompuTex 2012 In Taipei : In typical ASUS fashion, the Taiwanese company has released a teaser video for its upcoming showcase at CompuTex 2012 in Taipei , Taiwan. As usual, the video is about as vague as it gets, only making a brief reference to the cloud and the "next ...

Parties prepare for vote on stocks tax : By Chris Wang / Staff reporter Fair-tax and anti-poverty activists protest in front of the legislature in Taipei yesterday, complaining that the legislature's Finance Committee invited only business representatives to attend a public hearing on the ...

Fraud puts research grants under scrutiny : In an investigation, Taipei prosecutors found that an Academia Sinica researcher and professors at several renowned universities had claimed reimbursements from the council last year with the use of fake invoices. Prosecutors charged 22 professors and ...

'Double standard' applied by the US : By Li Xiaokun and Zhao Shengnan (China Daily) Beijing on Friday swiftly hit back at Washington's annual report on China's human rights , saying in a report that the US government's crackdown on protesters in the Occupy Wall Street demonstration is the ...

Chen Guangcheng is gone, but his village stays locked down : Chinese security is tight around the area where the blind human rights activist lived under house arrest. It's symptomatic of a paranoid security apparatus that invested heavily in his imprisonment. Plainclothes security personnel monitor the entrance ... Los Angeles Times

Cycle of generational poverty: Young mother has big dreams, but education ... : She exposes them to the world through lessons and tells them stories about Mexico, China and Santa Fe. That's the part that De Dios can control. But economic-based decisions, she can't. She cited the case of a student who will not be attending the ...

Progress of China's human rights cause cannot be eliminated : By Zhong Sheng (People's Daily) Recently, the US State Department issued the Human Rights Report 2012 and said that China's human rights situation is “worsening.” Criticizing China blindly, the report ignores the huge progress of China's human rights ...

Two Tibetans self-immolate outside Lhasa holy temple : It's the first time anyone has self-immolated inside the Tibetan capital, and only the second time the act has been carried out inside the Tibetan Autonomous Region, according to the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD).

Vietnam vet to finish mission after 45 years : This Memorial Day week, former Windham resident Jim Schweickert is going to complete a mission that started 45 years ago in Vietnam . He hopes to return a family heirloom gold watch to an Army buddy he hasn't seen since they served together in the 1960s ...

Senior legislator in Cambodia to boost ties : In Siem Reap, Lu was welcomed and accompanied by Chheang Von, Chairman of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Commission at Cambodia's National Assembly, and Chinese ambassador to Cambodia Pan Guangxue. Arriving at the Phnom Penh ...

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First stop Thailand, then Europe for democracy icon : At the last minute she has decided to make Thailand her first destination, having previously planned to go to Norway and pick up her Nobel Peace Prize _ a long-held dream. Almost every world leader is anxious to host Mrs Suu Kyi on her first visit ...

Home brands rely on foreign imports : THE supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths are relying on cheap labour in countries such as South Africa and Thailand to deliver their burgeoning home brand lines at the lowest prices. A Fairfax investigation has found Coles and Woolworths issue ...

Cambodian forest campaigners fight against rampant logging – Forest cover ... KOH KONG: This photo shows Cambodian villagers from other provinces next to piles of timber. - AFP KOH KONG: Frustrated by government inaction, Cambodian citizen patrollers are risking their lives to take on the country's illegal loggers in a bid to ...

30 North Korean officials involved in South talks die 'in traffic accidents' Thirty officials of the North Korean regime who were involved in talks with South Korea have been executed or died in "staged traffic accidents," according to a human rights report. By Julian Ryall in Tokyo In its annual study, Amnesty International ...

Activists to ask for Lee's help on 4 detainees : “We may either try to meet President Lee or launch a petition asking him to intervene for Kim Young-hwan and his three colleagues,” said Han Ki-hong, president of the Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights during a telephone interview. Korea Times

N. Korea's human rights condition 'extremely poor,' US gov't : By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, May 24 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's human rights conditions remain "extremely poor," the US State Department said Thursday. In an annual report on political freedom and civil liberties in 199 nations, the department again ...

BBC News China targets illegal immigration at North Korea border : The campaign in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province mainly focuses on North Koreans fleeing poverty and persecution at home ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

China targets illegal immigration at North Korea border : China has launched a drive against illegal immigration in a north-eastern region bordering North Korea . The campaign in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin province mainly focuses on North Koreans fleeing poverty and persecution at home.

US lawmaker urges China not to persecute dissidents : The event was also attended by Republican congressman Thaddeus McCotter who urged China to stop sending refugees back to “the barbaric regime in North Korea ”. Tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled poverty or repression in their homeland, ... AsiaOne

Explaining Economic Inequality Between Nations : CONAN: Well, you can see other examples like that right across borders - North and South Korea , of course, the old East Germany and West Germany. The question becomes: Can that be extrapolated to places that aren't so similar? DIAMOND: That's right. 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

China targets immigrants on North Korean border : BEIJING: China has launched a crackdown on illegal immigration in its northeast region bordering North Korea , state press said on Friday, in a campaign apparently targeting both North and South Koreans. The crackdown will run in the Yanbian Korean ...

North Korea suffering severe drought—state media : By Park Chan-Kyong In this May 13, 2012, photo, a North Korean family rests on a grassy spot near the skyline of a newly developed area of Pyongyang. North Korea is suffering a prolonged and widespread drought, according to state media. Inquirer.net (blog)

The North Korean Threat : A high-level US delegation focused on North Korean matters met with South Korean and Japanese diplomats in Seoul May 21st. The group had words of warning for North Korea . Key US, South Korean and Japanese diplomats held talks for the first time since ... The Cutting Edge

South Korea's youth apathetic about North : This barber shop was one of about 30 buildings damaged or destroyed in a North Korean rocket attack in November 2010. Now it's a museum of sorts. You might think South Korea is keeping this and other carefully preserved attack sites to help convince ...

Taiwan Ex-Premier Su Tseng-Chang Elected Head of Opposition Party : By JENNY W. HSU TAIPEI —Following the election of former Premier Su Tseng-chang as the head of Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party on Sunday, the focus is now on how the new leader plans to improve the party's long-standing acrimonious ...

US beef safe for consumption: delegation : A man speaks at a press conference organized by the Consumers' Foundation in Taipei yesterday about US beef imports. A Taiwanese inspection delegation concluded yesterday that beef products imported from the US to Taiwan are safe to eat, after wrapping ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Windows 8 to debut at Computex : Company representatives from around the world will be able to put their hands on ultra-thin laptops running on Microsoft Corp's highly anticipated new operating system at Computex Taipei next month, one of the organizers said. This year at Computex, ...

Crowd 'steps up' for impaired kids : About 2000 people do step aerobics in front of Taipei City Hall yesterday to express support for visually impaired children in developing countries. The event was organized by the Standard Chartered Bank's Taiwan branch as part of the bank's “Seeing is ...

Inclusiveness and income inequality Acemoglu and Robinson raised the ante further by predicting -- based on their admittedly very impressive reading of macro history -- that the People's Republic of China , despite its jaw-dropping strides in reducing poverty incidence, is actually headed ...

Watching dissidents is a booming business in China : "Social activists that no one has ever heard of have 10 people watching them," said Nicholas Bequelin, a researcher with Human Rights Watch. "The task is to identify and nip in the bud any destabilizing factors for the regime.

Macau labor shortage seen as hurdle for casino expansion : By Bloomberg HONG KONG — Macau's $34 billion gaming industry has an obstacle. With 28 million visitors and 21 percent economic growth last year, Macau is confronting a severe labor shortage. The Chinese city, one of two of the country's special ...

Staying Ahead of the Pack in Horse Racing : By TE-PING CHEN HONG KONG —Horse racing in the West might conjure up images of lawn dresses, mint juleps and women in gravity-defying hats. In the financial hub of Hong Kong , the sport is typically less flamboyant, though no less intense.

Veteran politician Su Tseng-chang elected Taiwan opposition leader TAIPEI , Taiwan — Veteran politician Su Tseng-chang has been elected chairman of Taiwan's main opposition party. A lawyer by training and a former premier, Su takes a more pragmatic attitude toward China than many colleagues in the Democratic ...

Politics in Bangladesh : The shame of it all is how little heed the squabbling politicians pay to what should matter more: keeping the economy growing and reducing poverty further. In the face of electricity shortages, blocked roads and land disputes, the Bangladesh economy ... The Economist

Cambodian forest campaigners fight rampant logging : Frustrated by government inaction, Cambodian citizen patrollers are risking their lives to take on the country's illegal loggers in a bid to save their shrinking forests. Cambodian villagers from other provinces inspect piles of timber in Koh Kong ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Cambodia land activists' convictions called unjust : PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Human rights groups in Cambodia expressed outrage Friday over prison sentences imposed on 13 women who were protesting being evicted from their land without adequate compensation. The women were sentenced Thursday by a Phnom Penh ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Austin-based nonprofit builds community center in Cambodia ... : Since starting our fundraising efforts in January 2011, Austin2Angkor has raised over $6000 for the construction of a Community Training Center in the remote village of Cham Resh in Cambodia's Siem Reap province. Construction began in ...

Burma's human rights abuses still pose big challenge: US : The US Human Rights Report 2011 included multiple sections on widespread human rights abuses in Burma , while acknowledging surprising progress in democratic reforms. A summary of the report says significant human rights problems continue, ... Mizzima News

Baptist women protest army rapes in Burma : Top leaders of American Baptist Women's Ministries wrote US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton May 24 voicing concern about human - rights violations in Burma , specifically the use of rape as a weapon of war. By Bob Allen Leaders of a ministry for women ...

China targets immigrants on North Korean border : Tens of thousands of North Koreans have fled poverty and repression in their homeland, almost all of them across the border to China, which regards the fugitives as economic migrants and arrests and repatriates them. South Korean non-government groups ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Why do nations fail? Because their leaders make them fail : Why have some countries in Asia remained poor, while countries such as South Korea , which had once been poor, have successfully increased the incomes of the general population? Or why is an average European seven times as prosperous as the average ...

N. Korean Human Rights Under Fire Once Again This Week : Despite intense pressure from the international community, human rights abuses in North Korea appear to have continued unabated. The US State Department's annual human rights report, released this week, underscored the severity of the oppression and ...

How to Avoid Criticizing North Korea : ... who encounter South Korea's left-wing politicians, the ones who can't bring themselves to say a critical word about North Korea, have grown accustomed to the way they duck and weave around questions about the North's dictatorship and human rights ... 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity

Gallery: Hong Kong's colorful high-rise apartments captured as patterns : Hailed as the most business-friendly city in the world, Hong Kong is also one of the densest places man's ever built. With a population of 7.07 million people, where do they all live? The answer: in the sky (sorta). Michael Wolf created "Architecture ... DVICE

Hong Kong emerges as centre of Asian art : Traditionally known as a centre of banking and finance, Hong Kong is fast emerging as a centre of the Asian art world. And with stock markets in turmoil, investors are increasingly looking at art. Duration: 02:15. 日本 | 中国 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | AU-Malaysia | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | Egaylity