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Cover StoryChinese Communist Party: Would Mao recognize the paradox?Chinese Communist Party: As the National People's Congress begins March 5 with a new generation of leaders, the party remains the backbone of power, but it is little-respected by the people, and its paradoxical capitalism would confound Mao.
South Korea's first female president inaugurated today. Will she bring change?South Korea鈥檚 new president, Park Geun-hye, was sworn into office today, taking the helm at a tumultuous time.
Why Bangkok struggles to bring peace to Thailand's 'Deep South'The insurgents have not outlined their political aims and their leaders' identities are unknown. Also, the current government has little political pull in the region.聽
'Life of Pi鈥檚' Oscars give limelight to TaiwanWhen Ang Lee, who won an Oscar for directing 'Life of Pi,' announced that he couldn鈥檛 have done the movie 鈥榳ithout the help of Taiwan,鈥� the island cheered.
What Japan's hawkish Prime Minister Abe wants from ObamaPrime Minister Shinzo Abe is in Washington today to discuss regional security and economic issues with President Obama. His overriding concern is confirmation of the strength of US-Japan ties.
Will rising tensions in Asia push Japan toward a full-fledged military?Prime Minister Abe is proposing small steps, such as renaming the Self-Defense Forces, with an eye toward moving away from the legal restrictions that have governed Japan's military since World War II.
The ExplainerWhy did North Korea explode a nuclear device?Despite - or perhaps because of - strong international pressure, North Korea conducted its most powerful nuclear test to date. Now analysts say that hopes for improved relations are on hold.
FocusGoing green: Forget the McNugget eaters, target McDonald's itselfPaper giant APP's move to go green in Indonesia has thrilled environmentalists. Many activist groups are now focusing on buying practices that could affect a firm's reputation 鈥� as well as its finances.
FocusStunning reversal? Why 'big paper' just went green in Indonesia.Asia Pulp & Paper Co. has promised to stop using wood from Indonesia's natural forests. 聽Unprecedented market pressures, driven in part by Barbie and Mickey Mouse, helped.
One Billion Rising: Indonesia joins world discussion on rapeToday is One Billion Rising, a day of activism around women's rights and against rape across the world. Indonesia is just one of 200 countries involved.
Is China taking a harsher tone on North Korea?China has taken a harder line on North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, but as the UN Security Council weighs expanding sanctions, Beijing will still likely seek to limit their strength.
North Korea tests third nuclear device, prompting emergency UN meetingExperts say North Korea's successful detonation of a third nuclear device is concerning because it indicates the country may be getting closer to the ability to put a nuclear device on a missile.
K-pop sensation Psy dances into Malaysia's political drama, Gangnam styleIn an effort to jazz the youth vote in Malaysia ahead of elections in which it faces a very strong opposition, the government called in K-pop sensation Psy.
Tibetan man sentenced to 13 years for 'inciting' self-immolation of monkIt's the latest punishment by Chinese authorities trying to stop a string of self-immolations that has reached almost 100.
Myanmar's graffiti artists test edges of emerging democracyGraffiti artists are on the frontline of an ongoing debate over where freedoms begin and聽end as Myanmar continues its transition.
A quiet envoy to the hermit kingdom of North KoreaA Korean-American scholar named Kun A. 'Tony' Namkung plays a significant behind-the-scenes role in exchanges between the US and North Korea.聽
Japan boosts defense as some in China and Taiwan agree on disputed isletsMainland Chinese will support the Taiwanese 'because the Diaoyu Dao are part of China, whether that鈥檚 Beijing or Taipei,' says a member of Beijing's federation of activists who oppose Japan鈥檚 claim.
South Korea catches up to North Korea on the space raceSouth Korea has successfully sent a satellite into space from its own soil, joining an exclusive club of 12 others.聽
North Korea lashes out at the US and South. How big a threat?Renewed threats from North Korea's regime have given rise to questions about how far the North Koreans will go in carrying them out.- Do you think you know Australia? Take the quiz
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