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- Military use? North Korea says it plans to launch a satellite in FebruarySatellites can aid in precision targeting for a stilll-nascent missile program. In recent months North Korea may have built a rocket gantry tall enough to launch a satellite- carrying rocket.
Dawn of a new democratic era in MyanmarWhat happens next is being touted as 'a political and economic renaissance' or, as one local editorial predicted, 'Myanmar's best year yet.'
FocusSeeking citizenship: Thailand holds out hope for millions of undocumentedSome 15 million people worldwide are denied basic rights because they lack legal nationality. Thailand,聽which聽has one of the world's largest stateless populations,聽is trying to tackle the problem.聽
Myanmar's new rulers take seats in parliament, eye presidencyThe National League for Democracy won a landslide election win last November. It now controls parliament and is preparing to pick the country's next president.聽
As China's growth cools, the real worry in Beijing: unemploymentThe legitimacy of the Communist Party is closely linked to its ability to deliver a good life to China's hundreds of millions of workers.聽
Cover StoryWhy China hacks the worldCan aggressive espionage fuel the innovation that聽Beijing needs to reinvent聽its global role?
Four Chinese miners rescued after spending 36 days trapped undergroundRescuers on Friday pulled out four miners who had spent 36 days trapped underground in a mine that collapsed on Christmas Day, killing one, in eastern China.
In S. Korea murder trial, complex views emerge of US military presenceArthur Patterson from California was extradited to stand trial for a murder in the Itaewon district of Seoul. He was 17 at the time and a US military dependent.
China detains Protestant megachurch leader amid crackdown on civil societyThe Rev. Gu Yuese, the head of the largest official Protestant evangelical congregation in China, is being held incommunicado along with his wife.
Aung San Suu Kyi's party prepares to govern Myanmar: 5 questionsThe euphoria after electing 'The Lady' and her party is over. On Feb. 1 a parliament of pro-democracy politicians will be seated. Five questions about their task, the ongoing civil war, the old secret police, and the fight against corruption.
Are the US and China ready to cooperate more on N. Korea?The two countries agreed that a UN resolution condemning North Korea's most recent nuclear test was necessary. But deep-rooted suspicions could stunt specific action.
Publisher warns of China's campaign to 'wipe out' free speech in Hong KongBao Pu, a publisher in Hong Kong and son of purged Chinese leader Bao Tong, warns that free expression in the territory is increasingly under threat.
Sec. Kerry to tell China no more 'business as usual' on N. Korea nukes.The top US diplomat is in Southeast Asia before traveling to Beijing where he's expected to聽tell China there is more it can do to stop Kim Jong-un's nuclear program.
Metal debris on Thai beach not likely to be MH370, says Japan rocketmakerMitsubishi Heavy Industries said the metal piece is "highly likely" to be part of a Japanese H-IIA or H-IIB rocket.聽
Kerry to press China over N. Korea, urge ASEAN unity over South China SeaUS Secretary of State John Kerry begins a three-day stay in Southeast Asia, where he plans to push for a regional "united front" on North Korea sanctions and tensions in the South China Sea.
Can family planning help the world? Lessons from Indonesia.Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, cut its fertility rate in half over a 30-year period. Now its program faces pushback from conservatives, mirroring global trends in family planning.聽
Hong Kong democrats find a deeper resonance in Taiwan's orderly electionTaiwan freely elected its first female president in last weekend's election which was closely watched in Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous territory under Chinese rule.聽
Vietnam accuses China of drilling for oil in disputed watersA Chinese oil company has positioned a deepwater rig in an area of the South China Sea where tensions with Vietnam flared in 2014. China insists the area is under its control and not disputed.聽
Taiwan's victorious new leaders eye change 鈥� and continuityTaiwan's long-governing pro-Beijing party is out of power. But for now, neither China nor the newly ascendant opposition are looking to shake up cross-strait relations.
China confirms custody of one of five missing Hong Kong booksellersGui Minhai, a Swedish citizen, disappeared last year during a trip to Thailand. He's among a group of Hong Kong booksellers believed to be held by Chinese authorities.聽
