• East Asia

    China’s NPC Standing Committee Chairman Arrives In Myanmar

    Wu Bangguo (front), chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), arrives at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Sept. 12, 2012, starting an official goodwill visit to Myanmar. <Xinhua/Liu Weibing> news@theasian.asia

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  • East Asia

    Deputy Premiers Of China, Uzbekistan Meet In Tashkent

    Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu (L) meets with Uzbek First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Azimov in Tashkent, capital of Uzbekistan, Sept. 12, 2012. <Xinhua/Dong Longjiang> news@theasian.asia

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  • World

    Collapse Of Buildings Rampant In Cairo Lately

    Egyptians stand in the rubble of a damaged building in Cairo Egypt, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. The head of Egypt’s rescues services says seven people have died when a building collapsed in Cairo. Buildings often collapses in Egypt due to poor construction and lack of government oversight. Illegal construction has…

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  • East Asia

    Chinese Economic Contacts Getting Brisk With Arab Nations

    Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (L, front) visits the exhibition hall of the 2012 China (Ningxia) International Investment and Trade Fair and 3rd China-Arab States Economic and Trade Forum in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 12, 2012. <Xinhua/Yao Dawei> news@theasian.asia

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  • People

    Psy appears on Billboard with Spears

    The popularity of Korean rapper Psy shows no bounds as he is on his way to become an international star. Included in the photos of the week on the main page of Billboard’s website is Psy dancing with American singer Britney Spears on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The singer of…

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  • Aborted flood aid

    NK’s rejection darkens inter-Korean ties Hopes for improved inter-Korean relations are fading out as North Korea rejected the South’s flood aid Wednesday. In its cable earlier in the day, the North said the aid wasn’t needed to cope with suffering caused by recent torrential rains and typhoons. The rejection came…

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  • Column

    Why America’s Christian right is wrong

    It’s always been easy to use religion, in this case Christianity, as a means to enshrine bigotry, hatred, and stupidity. In the last 30 years or so, we’ve seen a strong and politically effective bond between Christian zealots and the American Republican Party. All social democracies have freedom of religion.…

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  • Column

    US-China ties: cooperation and competition

    In the mid-1960s, when the world was dominated by the two superpowers ― the United States and the Soviet Union ― China routinely described their relationship as one of “colluding and contending” for power and influence. That was the view of a China that was economically weak and diplomatically isolated.…

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  • Society

    Ignorance breeds racism

    Seemingly ignorant of what constitutes racism or discrimination, some Koreans utter racist remarks or engage in racist behavior. Apparently, they don’t realize what they are ignorant about and this ignorance becomes the seed of their racism. Not only ignorance but a lack of anti-racism laws is emerging as a major…

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  • Politics

    DUP’s inconvenient truth

    “Why now?” A campaign strategist working for Rep. Moon Jae-in of the main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) expressed annoyance about the timing of the announcement from Ahn Cheol-soo’s political camp, that he will soon make his decision on whether to make a bid for the presidency. Asking for anonymity…

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