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Where is China's Vice President Xi Jinping?The strange disappearance from public view of China's heir apparent Vice President Xi Jinping has puzzled observers.
Could Myanmar's economic reform bring business to war-torn ethnic regions?Myanmar has passed a new foreign direct investment law. Now a cease-fire in the country's war-torn Karen state has some entrepreneurs hoping to attract foreign investment.
Putin on the birds: 'Only the weak ones didn't follow' meSpeaking at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin talked of leading a flock of birds and got in a veiled dig at voters who spurned him.
What happens when you graduate in Hong Kong - and can't speak Chinese?When Hong Kong reverted to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, the government decreed that students be taught in Chinese, not English. But thousands of minorities were suddenly left in the lurch, say activists.
China鈥檚 Bo Xilai scandal takes new turn with indictment of ex-police chiefThe former provincial police chief, Wang Lijun, triggered China鈥檚 biggest political scandal in two decades.
Clinton in China: The US and China 'are still talking'US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Wednesday with Chinese officials to discuss differences over the conflict in Syria and how best to defuse tensions in the South China Sea.
Korean 'messiah' leaves behind religious and business empireThe Rev. Moon Sun-myung founded the Unification Church, The Washington Times, and a motor vehicle line in North Korea.聽
In Japan, better with ageA Japanese metal molding company values and cultivates an older workforce.
Clinton to Cook Islands: US cares (more than China)Secretary of State Clinton is visiting the Cook Islands as the South Pacific, long a strategic backwater, attracts new attention amid Washington-Beijing competition for regional influence.
Cook Islands: 5 facts The Cook Islands rarely make the news, but, ahead of the 2012 Pacific Islands Forum this week the Cook Islands announced that it had declared the world鈥檚 largest marine reserve. Here鈥檚 a quick 101:
The ExplainerWhat's behind the China - Japan island dispute?Elements of the dispute include a Ming Dynasty map, a US treaty, and a fish factory. The following is a basic breakdown.
North Korea makes Paralympics debut. Does it signal a shift?North Korea is participating for the first time in the Paralympic Games, a possible shift for a county were disabled people have faced enforced isolation and abuse.- A model for conservation in China? The Tibetan antelopeSince the antelope's population plunged to around 70,000 in the early 1900s, its numbers have stabilized at more than 100,000, according to 2009 field estimates by the Wildlife Conservation Society.
- Myanmar removes names from blacklist. What does it mean for reform?Myanmar鈥檚 government has trimmed 2,082 names from its notorious blacklist, but ambiguity over the list and fighting in remote ethnic minority borderlands make some worried about the direction of reform.
FocusUsing Chinese star power to fight ivory poaching in AfricaThe biggest demand for ivory is in China, so conservationists are trying to give Chinese consumers a greater understanding of poaching 鈥� with the help of Chinese celebrities like Yao Ming.
Island dispute, 'comfort woman' statue put edge on Japan-South Korea tiesClaims and counterclaims over rocky islets are testing steadily improving ties between Japan and South Korea 鈥� and the presence of a controversial statue across from Japan's embassy in Seoul adds a sharp reminder of historical resentments.
In Korea, Samsung's loss to Apple puts innovation in spotlightSamsung lost a key patent infringement case brought by Apple over mobile technology. The case may force the Korean electronics giant to focus more sharply on innovation, analysts here say.
Why Western retailers are scrambling to get a foothold in IndonesiaConsumer spending makes up more than half the Indonesian economy, making it an attractive new market for Western companies like L'Oreal whose traditional customers are in recession-mired countries.
Why Chinese are protesting Japan againJapan and China both gave vent this weekend to nationalism over the Senkaku/Diaoyu island dispute. But indications now are they want to keep the hostility in check.聽
Japan's poverty gap has politicians calling for rise in minimum wageIt is only over the past decade that poverty has come to be recognized in Japan. Prior to that, the government didn't even compile statistics on income inequality.
