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Muslim militants in south Thailand growing strongerFour explosions rocked southern Thailand, killing 14 people in one of the biggest attacks in the eight year insurgency. The militancy remains far from tourist hot spots.聽
Not just Suu Kyi: How a former general is opening up MyanmarPresident Thein Sein has advanced reforms partly through his choice of advisers, allowing critical voices to be heard even before today's freer elections.聽
Voters in Myanmar hopeful as Suu Kyi's party claims winVoters cast their ballots in Myanmar today in elections that include opposition figure聽Aung San Suu Kyi, a sign that the military regime is opening up.
Aung San Suu Kyi will take part in 'decisive' Myanmar vote despite 'irregularities'Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi expressed concern Friday that Myanmar's Sunday election will not be 'genuinely free and fair,' citing intimidation and interference.
Reforms in Myanmar: 4 reasons the military changed course For more than half a century, Myanmar鈥檚 military governments were synonymous with brutality and corruption, but a year ago the military stepped aside, handing power to a nominally civilian government. Here are four reasons why this change occurred.
North Korea rebuffs Obama's warnings at nuclear summitPresident Obama's admonition against firing a long-range rocket next month went unheeded by North Korea, which argued it is for economic development. Will China and Russia have any sway?
Democratic progress: East Timor election proves peacefulThe first-round vote of East Timor's presidential election went smoothly, defying low expectations based on the tiny country's violent history.- Obama lauds troops at 'freedom's frontier' and warns North KoreaOn a trip to South Korea, President Obama visits the heavily-armed DMZ and warns the regime across the border not to test a long-range missile next month.
- China's rocky relationship with Hong Kong: 10 key moments To help understand how China's relationship with Hong Kong has changed through its evolution from British rule to special administrative region, here are 10 key moments:
Korean missile politics overshadow Seoul nuclear terrorism summitMore than 50 world leaders, including President Obama, are set to arrive in Seoul to discuss prevention of nuclear terrorism, but Pyongyang's plans for a new missile test have shifted the discussion.- Korean baseball: Could scandal unseat the country's most lucrative sport?As Korea's eight baseball teams wind up spring training聽in the US and Japan, their sport is reeling under a bribery scandal that could threaten baseball鈥檚 ascent as the national pastime.
North Korea vows satellite launch, with rocket that could reach HawaiiNorth Korea says it wants to peacefully use space. Analysts say the regime wants to test a missile that could deliver a nuclear warhead to the US.
North Korea plan to fire missile spurs doubt about US nuclear dealNorth Korea's announcement that it would launch a long-range missile carrying a satellite throws into doubt the future of a food-for-nuclear-moratorium deal with the US.聽
China's leadership shakeup: Bo Xilai and 4 other names to watch Five names to keep an eye on as China prepares for a once-in-a-decade leadership change.
Bo Xilai: a stunning and highly public fall from grace in ChinaBo Xilai, a senior Communist Party official, was abruptly dismissed amid scandal, ending his ambition of a top post. His removal could complicate a key year of political transition in China. 聽
China PM Wen Jiabao says political reform 'urgent'At the end of China鈥檚 ritualistic annual parliament session, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao聽went further than ever before in urging 'reform of the leadership system of our party and country.'- As Japan marks tsunami anniversary, a fresh spirit of volunteerismOne year after Japan's earthquake and subsequent tsunami disaster, some 1 million people have taken the time to volunteer in the disaster zone,聽bolstering a trend that began in earnest with the 1995 Kobe earthquake.
After the tsunami, Japan may exit atomic ageA year ago, Japan depended on its 54 reactors for 30 percent of its electricity; only two of them remain open. Japan could become the first industrial society to enter the postnuclear age.聽- Japan's Hamaoka nuclear plant sees tsunami defense in (very big) wall聽Japan's controversial Hamaoka nuclear plant, shut down after Fukushima, wants to reopen once a 54-ft.-high, mile-long wall is finished. But the plant also sits on a seismic fault line, raising more than a few doubts.
The oystermen and the sea, one year after Japan's tsunamiOystermen in the Japanese hamlet of Samurai-hama should be enjoying a profitable harvest this time of year. But the March 2011 tsunami destroyed much of their equipment and is testing their willingness to persevere.聽
