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Hong Kong chief needs to restore confidence last updated : 2013-06-12 10:50:29 -> 498 view(s)
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun Ying would be grateful for Beijing's endorsement, as mounting governance issues call into question his administrative skills.
It is breathing space he should put to use by shuffling his executive pack to assuage ....
Xiamen bus arson sparks heated debate last updated : 2013-06-12 10:32:00 -> 442 view(s)
Nearly 60 years old and barely educated, Chen Shuizong, a native of Xiamen, a major city in southeast China's Fujian province, had had no luck finding work or getting government aid.
Last Friday evening, the angry man allegedly set fire t ....
Thai TV show could be overstepping the bounds of decency last updated : 2013-06-12 10:23:10 -> 386 view(s)
Boosting ratings by courting controversy is an obvious tactic, but the public may react negatively to extreme cases of tastelessness
A man who evidently has mental difficulties triggered controversy recently after competing on a popular reality-TV t ....
China's reliance on force hampers its pursuit of coexistence with US last updated : 2013-06-12 10:18:24 -> 570 view(s)
For stability in the Asia-Pacific region, it is essential that the United States and China--the world’s sole superpower and the second-largest military and economic power--take confidence-building measures.
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the ....
Clashes between Myanmar nationals could spell trouble for M'sia last updated : 2013-06-12 10:02:39 -> 682 view(s)
FOR the past two weeks, Myanmar national Muhammad Sadek, 41, has not stepped out of his house, for fear of losing his life.
However, on Monday, the Rohing-ya Arakanese Refugee Committee (RARC) programme co-ordinator took a chance and went back to wo ....
US' spy programmes and concept of freedom last updated : 2013-06-12 08:10:34 -> 515 view(s)
US President Barack Obama has defended his administration’s surveillance programmes, so it’s more than likely that the “spying” activities being conducted by America’s National Security Agency, reported by The Washington Post and Britain’ ....
Time for Chinese Communist Party to shed excess weight? last updated : 2013-06-11 11:37:56 -> 534 view(s)
The childhood dream of Zhu Qiyun was to join the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
"I was raised thinking that becoming a CCP member would bring honour to my family," said Zhu, 35, who became a member in 2000. But work and family have kept the account ....
Illusion to reality: The Asean Community last updated : 2013-06-18 13:57:55 -> 600 view(s)
There is an adorable short animation about the Asean Community on YouTube.
Produced by the Asean Public Affairs Office in 2007, it talks about the 10 Asean member states in bite-sized pieces of information, and what an Asean Community could mean for ....
Is there a bright future for Myanmar's capital? last updated : 2013-06-11 09:46:00 -> 556 view(s)
"We are inviting you to the capital of Myanmar. Nay Pyi Taw welcomes visitors. Everything is beautiful and sophisticated. You'll be pleased and relaxed."
This is part of a song specially written to promote Myanmar's new capital city, about 300 kilom ....
Are we so afraid of offending our neighbour? last updated : 2013-06-11 09:36:14 -> 510 view(s)
The decision to ban Cambodia's opposition-leader-in-exile from entering Thailand is a slap in the face for the principle of freedom of speech
The government's decision to ban Cambodian opposition-leader-in-exile Sam Rainsy from entering Thailand for ....
India's armed forces and countering Maoist threat last updated : 2013-06-11 09:19:22 -> 364 view(s)
The first principle of war is selection and maintenance of the aim. And in its war against the Union of India, the aim selected by the Naxal-Maoist rebels is unambiguous--to topple the government in power.
Possibly inspired by&nb ....
Global poverty down, Philippine poverty remains high last updated : 2013-06-11 09:05:22 -> 440 view(s)
That the poverty situation in the Philippines has not improved has been the cause of much concern lately.
According to the National Statistics Coordination Board, 27.9 per cent of the population currently lives below the poverty line, a figure tha ....
Denuclearising North Korea last updated : 2013-06-11 08:45:02 -> 329 view(s)
Last weekend’s summit between US President Barack Obama and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping marked the start of a process toward forming what will amount to a new world order. Over the course of two days in the informal setting of a sprawling Califo ....
The virus of racism last updated : 2013-06-11 07:52:15 -> 444 view(s)
In one “friendly” match between two Italian clubs last January, Ghana’s Kevin-Prince Boateng of the visiting AC Milan kicked the ball into the stands and walked off the pitch in anger and disgust. He was followed by his teammates and supporte ....
Is there room for urbanisation in Bhutan? last updated : 2013-06-10 15:37:15 -> 489 view(s)
The country would have to "negotiate and compromise" other priorities to find adequate land for urban development, a Korean research fellow from the Korean Institute for Human Settlement (KRIHS) Hee-Nam Jung said.
"Bhutan will have to find a middle ....
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