Asia-Pacific
Do Not Tame Poisonous Snakes in Kashmir
By Tanveer Jafri
Contributing Writer
In India there is an attempt to create communal based division as it was in 1947, in Jammu & Kashmir state, again. If we give an ear to the persons having separatist thoughts, the condition is worse than 1947 ...

World's Marine Parks 'May Not Save Corals'
Many of the world's "no take" zones are in the wrong places and far too small to protect vulnerable coral reefs from the worst impacts of climate change, an international team of scientists warned today ...

Russia Responds to America's Intimidation
By Lee Jay Walker
Tokyo Correspondent
The Russian Federation have been forced to respond to America`s intimidation and despite many fingers being pointed at Moscow, it may be wise to look at the bigger picture in order to understand the ...

Pans & Tilts
A Riveting Movie on Islam's Crisis
By Gautaman Bhaskaran
South Asia Correspondent
It is difficult to believe today that Jag Mundhra makes cerebral cinema. The man who once made eminently forgettable features such as "Vishkanya" (Venomous Virgin), "Tropical Heat" and "Monsoon," ...

Presidential Race Hots Up in Pakistan
The race for the presidency in Pakistan has accelerated with tension growing over the revival of deposed judges and realignment of political parties after the government coalition falling apart. ...

Russian Federation & Next Stage of Development under PM Putin and President Medvedev
The Russian Federation was very weak under Boris Yeltsin, however, this nation became transformed under ex-President Putin. This transformation, however, is not finished and now PM Putin and ...

N. Korea Refuses to Investigate Japan's Abduction Claims from Scratch
In bilateral negotiations held earlier this month, North Korea refused Japan's request for Pyongyang to put aside the results of an investigation the North conducted in the past into abductions ...

Market Confidence Remains Extremely Mixed
Mobile cranes and tourist buses are sitting idle in the parking space of Seoul's Tancheon rive on August 10, 2008 due to the continuing economic sluggishness. Since the subprime crisis and then Alt-A ripple it is ...

Why China Needs to Modernize Her Armed Forces
The nation of China continues to increase her military build up and sometimes you get negative press about this reality. However, from a neutral perspective or Chinese perspective, then this military ...

Opposition Backs Zardari for Pakistani Prexy
A major opposition party yesterday backed Benazir Bhutto's widower to become Pakistan's president, as the power struggle following the resignation of Pervez Musharraf intensified. Asif Ali Zardari leads ...

There is Hope Post-Musharraf
Taiwan Seeks to Join UN Agencies including WHO
Pakistani President Musharraf Declares Resignation
MEXICO -- President Calderon Is in a Flux because of the Growing Drug Insurgency
Assam Defies Militant's Diktat to Celebrate India's Independence Day
Durano Grooms RP as Shoppers’ Hub; Sets Shopping Fest in Sept. 2008
India: Responsible for Burning J&K?
Japan, N. Korea Agree Abduction Probe Should End by Fall
Three Killed in Renewed Volence in China's Far West
Explosions Rock China's Restive Xinjiang
HDN and the International HIV/AIDS Alliance Announce Merger Talks
Philippine Tourism Posts 7% Growth in Tourist Arrivals for First Semester 2008
Japan and the Suicide Problem
When Bangladeshi Influx Ignites Assam
Hiroshima Day: Let Us Worship Peace and Shun Violence
Karzai's Brother World's Biggest Heroin Supplier
Tamil Super Hero Rises Again
Stress and Your Health - How Stress Affects Your Health
India: Attack on Stable Communal Harmony
'We Reject Indo-US Nuclear Deal' Campaign Begins
Nepal Can Expect a Consensus Government Soon
Dog Meat Traders Arrested in Philippines
A River, A Man: The State Responds to Dr. GD Agarwal's Fast to Save Ganga
The Comic Fantasy
Demonstrators at Korean Consulate Call for Release of Indian Seafarers
Victorious Maoists Lose Battle for Kathmandu
A Base for Another World War
Bus Explosions Kill 2, Wound 14 in China
The Smoking Screen!
India: Assam Party Waits for an Opportunity
Thai-Cambodia Troops in Near Shootout over Heritage Site
Bollywood and Beyond at Stuttgart
Burma after Nargis: Devastated, Depressed and Dejected
Help Aamir Khan to Keep Promises and Quit Smoking
New Film May Spell Hope for Bollywood
When a Disastrous Regime Continues
Pak Nuclear Reactors & the Terrorists
Indo US Nuclear Deal: Why This Hurry and at What Cost?
What Should Energy Security Mean to India?
Indian Court Serves Notice to Amitabh Bachchan for On-screen Smoking
Partnerships between Patients and Doctors Will Improve Healthcare
Population Increase Movement among Extremists
NAPM Opposes the Indo-US Nuclear Deal
Beijing International Tourism Expo 2008 Concluded with Great Success
May Tourist Arrivals Grow by 6.8% in Philippines
"Mayawati Government's Decision Will Improve Medical Teaching": Prof. Rama Kant
Indian Cinema Feeds Deceit
India Can Produce More Rice through 'SRI': Experts
Exposing Corrupt Journalists of Our Time
Overcoming State Suppression, Prof. Agarwal Continues Save-Ganga Fast in Delhi
Nepal Waits a Republic Regime: Diasporas Don't Favor Koirala
Dr. Binayak Sen As I Know Him
10-Day Fast in Support of Dr. Binayak Sen Begins in Five Countries
Waiting for Consensus on Government in Nepal
An Indian Film on an American Power Plant
Will South Korea Reaffirm Commitment to TB/HIV in New York?
Activists to Fast for 10 Days Demanding Release of Dr. Binayak Sen
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival to Be Held in Bali Oct 14-19 under Theme of Tri Hita Karana
Nepal Welcomes Democracy
Enforce Existing Tobacco Control Legislations in India: WHO Awardee 2008
Gram Pradhans Getting Impatient with Social Audit
Understanding God in Reformed Theology
Gram Pradhans Tried to Disrupt the Citizen's Social Audit
Citizen's Social Audit Exposes: "Where Trees Are Planted before They Are Purchased"
Indian Tolerance: A Curt Reply for Terrorists
Citizens Conducting Social Audit of Government Schemes in India
Kanpur Land-Sharks Intimidate RTI Activist by Fabricating False Charges
Spectacular UN Vesak Celebrations Begin in Hanoi
'You Can Control Your Asthma': Dr. Nils Billo
Will Indian Government Arrest Those Who Discuss Gov't Decisions?
River Linking Project of India -- Expectations
India Not At Cannes
Super Star Amitabh Bachchan Nationalist, Not Regionalist
Assam Government Bows Down to Public Outrages
The Woman Who Couldn't Become President
Nepal -- End of Kingship & Rise of Maoism
After 1.5 Years, Right-to-Information Act Provides Relief to Unnao Residents
Colossal Squid Is Defrosted in Wellington
Koreans Come in Droves for English Classes
Greater Resources and Stronger Political Commitment Critical in Tackling Malaria: WHO
Silent Slaughter: Failing the Hmong
Democracy Weeps in Nandigram: NHRC and NCW Urged to Act
POSCO Not Driven by Philanthropy But Shrewd Planning to Compensate Displaced Farmers
Who Will Gain from POSCO Project in Orissa, India?
Enforcement of Tobacco Ban in Prisons Uphill Task in India
Modern Women, Traditional Men in Taiwan
Bikini Corals Recover from Atomic Blast
Two South Korean Women Found Dead on Larn Island, Thailand
POSCO Project Is Not an Unquestionable Boon for India
Sarabjit's Release May Prove a Milestone
Displaced People in India Announce a Massive Demonstration
Taiwan Helps Korean Animal Rights Groups
Incest Dad, Daughter Live as Couple, Have Child
Climate Change Has Implications on Public Health
Call for Restraint in Thailand's New Drug Control Policy
Shaky Start to Druk Democracy
US Support to Tibet Movement: A Blessing or a Curse?
India and Burma Push Joint Project
Orissa in India: An Economic Scam Brewing?
North Korea Test-Launches Missiles
World to Watch Vesak in Vietnam
Writer Taslima Nasreen Forced Out of India
Who Will Pay US$ 80 Billion to Halve the No. of People without Basic Sanitation?
Bhutan Turns Democratic
Can South Korea Stop Drug-resistant TB Too?
Bush Sees Ma Victory as 'Fresh Opportunity' for Taiwan Strait
Australian Red Cross ‘Save-a-mate’ program wins inaugural Award for Innovative Drug Policy
Sonia Gandi Looks Towards India's Future
Zardari's Role in Pakistan Politics
Chinese Security Forces Swarm Tibet
India Inspires World Fashion
Rising Tobacco Use among Women
Mills & Boon
India: Mumbai in Hot Waters
Disregarding Public Outcry: Assam Government's Way
"The Ping Heard round the World" Revisited
Butterfly Fish ‘May Face Extinction’
New Cases of Contaminated Gyoza in Japan
The Dare-Devil Communalism
"Jodhaa Akbar" Creates Controversy in India
Japan's Obstructionist Position on Illicit Trade Protocol
Army, Police Heads Become Governors in North East India
Hot Future for Old Forests
Pakistan Questions Successor of Bhutto
Smoking in Indian Movies Gets Challenged
Sania Mirza Subject to Ridicule in Native India
Chikungunya Virus Threatens Australia
Turns Hokkaido City into Dreamland of Snow
75.9% of Japanese Say They Will Not Use Chinese Food: Kyodo Poll
RP Tourism Still to Grow
Turkey Set to Lift Headscarf Ban
ISI Spreads a Net in Northeast India
Blast Killed Bhutto, Says Scotland Yard
Tension, Disaster, Turbulence - Welcome to Year of Rat
International Tourism Meet Seen to Boost Cebu, Bohol
'Bharat Ratna' in the Political Whirl
Rhinos Dwindle as Poaching Thrives in India
Afzal and Advani
Sarkozy and Bruni Love Cause Moral Outrage
India and the Oscars
'The Padyatra' Linking the Land-rights, Dignity and Freedom
Obstacles for Parvez Musharraf
Opposition Wins in Taiwan Poll
Taste of Democracy in Bhutan Is Not for 108,000 Refugees
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Confers with Japanese Minister
What Hope for Myanmar?
Many Indian Christians Are Suffering!
UAE VP Mohammed bin Rashid visits Benazir Bhutto's house in Dubai
Shuffled Off to History, Veneration of Roh Moo-Hyun Will Follow
Secular India & Narendra Modi
Thailand Targets Fuel-efficient Cars as Future Product Champion
The Institute of Ethnic Relations
Koreans are welcome in Baguio, RP
S. Korea's Girls Being Revalued
Pro-Thaksin Party Claims Victory in Thailand's Post-coup Election
China Unveils New 300-km-per-hour Bullet Train
Faces of BJP
UAE, Japan Reiterate Commitment to Bolstering Joint Partnership
Korea’s rise as the Philippines’ top foreign tourists didn’t just happen.
Musharraf ends emergency rule
Why Fondness for Taslima?
Three Travel Café Philippines to open in Makati, Pasay
Vietnam Getting Ready for Buddha's Big Day in Hanoi
Thai Embassy in Seoul Hosts Reception on Occasion of King's 80th Birthday
Asian Water Development Outlook Launched in Singapore
Where Are All the Half-Evolved Turtles?
Musharraf Steps Down from Post of Army Chief
India : Another Effort to Crack the Society
Australian Premier, an Ally of Bush, Is Defeated
Congress: On Thorny Path- Another "Mr. Clean"
1st APWS to Be Held in Beppu on Dec. 3-4
Thailand: Biotechnology Goes Tropical
Musharraf Says He Will Resign as Head of Army
CNN's Art of Life Looks at Luxury in China
Whither the Innocence of Childhood?
Mistakes of Moments, Sufferings for Centuries
Beekeeping Provide Sweet Profits
No Time for Dictatorship
Imagery of Ram Rajya and Gujarat
Acid Oceans Warning
Myanmar: Asia Should Act Now
Tearful Estrada thanks Arroyo
Hu Jintao Heads Politburo Standing Committee, with 4 New Faces Joining In
Eeney Meeny Miney Mo
Diabetes Wake-up Call after Years of Neglect in Asia
Scores Killed As Blasts Hit Bhutto Convoy
Stop Dow Recruitment in IIT Chennai
Round-the-clock Burma Vigil in Parliament Square, UK
Indian Festivals -- Religious & Social Aspects
Ron Paul Tzu
Burma Unifies People's Voices in North-East India
What Future for Australia's Coral Reefs?
Mounting Public Pessure against Dams in Uttarakhand state, India
Will Independent Commission Increase Judicial Accountability?
400 Indian Farmers March to Fight Hunger
India Ranks 72 in 180 Nations on Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)
Strengthen Health Systems to Control Dengue: WHO
Is GE-WIPRO Concerned over Rising Female Foeticide in India
India: Truth, Facts & Cricket
German Women's Soccer National Team Succeds in Regaining World Cup Title
Mayawati Government to Expedite Justice in Hashimpura Case
Light the Lamp of Democracy
Thailand -- Healthcare Hub of the Future
Court Reprimands MP Government for Arresting 91 Anti-Dam Protestors
What Is Important - Power or Ram?
News of Three Deaths at IIT Kanpur Confirmed
Fate of 25,000 Families Hinge on Sept. 20 NCA Meet
Setu Samudram & Politics
Pakistan in Hot Waters
Irom Sharmila: The Iron Lady
Soft Skills for Personality Development
Korean Arrested, Sued for Smoking in Mindanao
IHP Launched to Strengthen Health Systems
Asian Water and Sanitation Need Attention Now
India's Under-nutrition Levels among Highest
After 20 Years, RTI Is Another Blow to Hashimpura Survivors
A Bullet to the Future for Taiwan
Public Pressure Mounts against Arrest of Binayak Sen
Dhaka Univ. Faculty, Students Beaten Up, Detained
Kung Fu Hero Gordon Liu on CNN's Talk Asia
Opium Production Up by 34% in Afghanistan
50 Years of Merdeka
Dogs Should Be Sent to S. Korea for Soup
Food Sovereignty under Threat
Singapore Set to Stage Biggest World Cuisines Show in Asia in 2008
Afghanistan -- Lifting the Veil
Tobacco Industry Succeeds in Diluting Indian Health Policy
Activists Oppose the Indo-US Nuclear Deal
How Much Is That Tibetan Doggy in the Window? A Mere £250,000
Guardian God of the Forest
A Secular State or An Islamic State?
Women Farmers Fast against Reliance Maha-Mumbai SEZ
Pakistan under Dark Clouds
NSG Countries Urged to End India's Nuclear Isolation
One Country, Three Systems? Unlikely
Lal Masjid to Satanic Dwelling
148 Nations to Protect Health Policy From Tobacco Industry Interference
India: Political Storm on Presidential Elections
Racial Abuse on Rise In New Zealand
UN Mid-Point Progress Report on Development Goals Paints Mixed Picture
148 Nations Meet as Parties to Global Tobacco Treaty at COP-II
Making English Asia's Own
Mumbai's Sky-High Apartment Prices
Desert Australia, Iceland Share Common Knowledge
Cambodia Holds 1st Donor Meeting
Alert to Protect Global Tobacco Treaty before COP-II Begins in Thailand
Saemangeum Haunts Conservationists No End
Patil in for President's Race Not Only because of Being a Woman
China's Ex-FDA Head Condemned to Death over Big Pharma Bribes
Mini Charity Marathon for Kids in Cambodia
Amitabh in Political Spiral
India: Kalam, The First Preference
Aso Mining's POW Labor: the Evidence
with Hong Kong Film Director Andrew Lau
Dwindling Democracy in South Asia
Hashimpura Survivors Find Hope in RTI Act
Failure of Another Effort To Spoil Communal Harmony
Li Bin (李濱) Freed from All Suspicions
Hyderabad Blast: Wake Up Call for Secular India
Is Compulsory Licensing the Solution to Patients' Access to Treatment?
Health Ministry Alert on Iron-Deficiency Anaemia
A Change Awaits Pakistan
Action Stars Don't Need to Know Kung Fu
China Tries to Save Sucker Fish
An Ominous Deal
1st Time Indians Get 2007 Human Rights Prize
Responding to Diverse HIV Healthcare Needs
Japan Eyes Buying US F-22A, F-15FX Fighters
The "Ishmail Ax" Insight
M5.3 Quake Jolts Central Japan, Injuring Over 2
With Inadequate Cessation Services, What Will Kerala Smokers Do After April 16?
Malaysian GP Organisers Happy With Record Turnout
A Tumour in Islam - Shia Sunni Conflict
China slams U.S. human rights report as slanderous
Another Death of Pregnant Woman with HIV Is Alarming
No Territorial Problems between ROK and China
Draft Law to Protect HIV People Needs Revision
India Poised And Shining
Don't Forget The Rise in Violence Against Women-Tsunami-Survivors
A Ray of Hope for Medical University Teaching
Activists Celebrate As Malaysia-US FTA Deadline Expires March 31
Tokyo Okays Emergency Response Guideline against Missile Attack
Activists Challenge Corporate Control of Water on World Water Day
Millennium Star Amitabh Bachchan & Politics
Japan Survey Confirms: No Sex, No Babies
Vietnam's TB Programs Face New Challenges
Neglect of Hepatitis C Leaves People with HIV Vulnerable
Is It Just Another Day in Life of Indian Woman?
Terrorism vs. Communal Harmony in India
China Issues US Human Rights Record
Director Bong's "The Host" Opens in Australia
Garuda Indonesia Jet in Flames after Crash
The Rights of Displaced People
Abe Won't Apologize Even If US Resolution Raps WWII Sex Slavery
Japan's PM Abe Too Sensitive to Lead
Link between Tobacco Use and Films
Perhaps Catholics Can Succeed in China
Integration of TB and HIV Services Urgently Needed in Indonesia
Ex-Chinese Envoy to Seoul Li Bin under Probe
Hanjin-backed Coal Plant in Subic Bay Opposed
More of the Same Will Brew Drug Resistance
Only Patriotism Can Lead to "Developed India"
RMB Hits New High against U.S. Dollar
JAL to Cut 4,300 Jobs over Next 3 Years
Baby Boom May Put Strain on Chinese Hospitals in "Year of Golden Pig"
God and Science
Chinese President in Dubai for talks with Sheikh Mohammed
Is a Priority, Says Indian President Kalam
To Be Young, to Be Married, and to Be in India
Musharraf Says Rifts, Looming Dangers Threaten Regional Stability
Head Injuries Soar Unabatedly: Prof. Rama Kant
Musharraf holds talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed
Australia Tops Latest Poll as Honeymoon Spot for Koreans
Needled Duck Dodges Helpers
"China & the New World Order" by George Z. Gu
Instant Ramen Inventor Ando Dies at 96
Abe Visits Meiji Jingu Shrine Instead of Yasukuni
Former P.M. Thaksin of Thailand Can't Escape Criticism
Thaksin Lawyer Rejects Bombing Link
Abe Remains Ambiguous over Yasukuni Shrine Visits: Kyodo News
Female Infanticide: Indian Prospective
China Sacks High-Ranking Official
73-Year-Old Japan Emperor Reaffirms Importance of Mourning War Dead
Korea-UAE Economic Partnership Forum scheduled for June 2007
Japan's Population to Fall to 90 Million in 2055
Is Deputy Premiere's Office in India Justified?
Thailand Loses Luster with Vietnam's Rise
Confucius Reenters China's Schools to Parry Western Ways
20 Int'l Sculptors Created "Sculpture in Park"
New Law to Keep China's Wall Looking Great
Aussies Want Sex Partners Who Love Them
Teenager Hooks 500kg Marlin in Australia
George Walker Bush: The Fighting President
Thailand Attracts Patients for Sex Changes
Seminar Shows Solutions for Desert Problems
Israeli Envoy Recalled for Racist Remarks
Opens the Asian Freedom Film Festival 2006
Taiwan's Winds of Political Change Never Cease
Taiwan Divided by Politics, United by Pitcher
Mass Rally for Embattled Taiwanese President
India: Festivals & Communal Harmony
Tsunamis Do Less Damage to Reefs Than Men
Zheng He’s Ship Restored in Nanjing, China
Spanish Garden, Flamenco Dance, and Food
Founder of Surgical Oncology in India Dies
175 N. Korean Refugees Arrested in Bangkok
Crowds Cause Fishy Sex Changes
Mass Rallies Launched against President Chen
Bush Focused on Cutting Off N. Korea's Missile
New-born Baby & Japan's Imperial Family
China 'Absolutely against' N. Korean Nuke Test
Textbook Mirrors Change in China
US Sees 'Good Chance' to Hit N. Korea Missiles
N. Korea Transships Missiles Via Russia
Japan Wins 8th Asian Karate Jr. Championships
Who Threatens Thai Democracy?
Japanese Artists Call for Peace
Venezuela Courts China with Oil
U.S. offers Japan up to 80 more interceptors after N. Korea missiles
Milk Drinking Deities Draw World's Attention
US Eyes Deploying Another Radar System over N. Korean Missiles
The Changing Face of Vietnam
8th AKF Junior & Cadet Championships
AIDS Conference 2006
Mahathir Fights to Protect Legacy
Campaign to Oust Chen Starts Off with a Bang
S. Korea, China to Accept 1 Shrine Visit by Next Premier
29 Thai Provinces Declared as Bird Flu Zone
Japan, S.Korea Mutually Mistrust: Joint Survey
Aso to Propose Putting Yasukuni Shrine under Effective State Control
Asian Suicide Bombers Sent To Attack Jewish
Japan Population Stands at 127 Mil.
Belgian Florist Will Arouse Imagination
French Society Is Flawed
India: Terrorism Vs The Muslims
Thailand Records Bird Flu Death
China's Explosive Growth Continues
Abe Describes N. Korean Leader as "Rational"
Hong Kong Democrat Speaks
Japan to Give Garden to Thailand
More Quakes Warned as Java Deaths Rise
China Toughens Stance against N. Korea
Mumbai Blasts
Hindrance in World Peace: Central Asia Conflict
Bollywood Superman
Science and a Young Earth
India: Vision 2020 & Kalam's Reelection
Koizumi's Last Waltz with Bush
China Executes Dozens on UN Anti-Drug Day
First Kashmiri Film in 20 Years
Chinese Influence Seems Unstoppable
Cannes Film Festival 2006: Minimalism, Too
Dark Soya Sauce Healthier Than Red Wine
Taiwan VP Promotes "Soft Power" at DPU Meet
Cannes Fest Prizes
Chen Hands Over Some Powers amid Scandal
Tokyo OKs Plan to Realign US Military Presence
Indonesia Quake Death Toll at 5,427
Cannes Film Festival 2006: Great Delights
China's Rising Defense Spending Dangerous
The Da Vinci Code
UN Chief Targets Strained Ties in Asia
33-Year-Old Man Weds 104-Year-Old Woman
Missing Tigers
US Works to Boost Cooperation in Asia
Aussie Man Survives for 70 Days in Desert