In recent history, Asian neighbors such as China, Japan and South Korea have transformed from traditional foes to complementary trading partners. But this three-part series explores how competition for natural resources rekindles historical grievances, fueling nationalism and confrontation. Rising...
Trouble under calm waters: Chinese gas exploration platform in the East China Sea has roiled its relations with Japan
EDMONTON, Canada: According to unconfirmed Japanese press reports, a Chinese deep-sea drilling...
Irene Khan, secretary general of Amnesty International, berated Thailand last week for its handling of antinarcotics campaigns, suppression of rebels in the south, extrajudicial killings, and failure to protect human rights defenders. On a more optimistic note, however, she expressed hope that...
Irene Khan, secretary general of Amnesty International, was in Bangkok last week. She minced no words. After a week-long stay, she said Thailand could have done more to protect human rights defenders and place human...
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says that the world's most populous country is fighting a shameful battle against its own people. The Chinese government has implemented some of the most restrictive internet regulations in the world, banning Chinese web users from visiting certain...
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The skyrocketing number of American and Europeans studying the Arabic language is a trend affecting relations between Arabic-speaking lands and the rest of the world. While some Arabic students seek business opportunities, the majority aim for language proficiency to obtain work in some political...
PARIS: In little more than three years since the attacks that shattered the World Trade Center in New York, Arabic has imposed itself as the fastest-growing foreign language studied in the United States. It took just...
The flight of the president of Kyrgyzstan, facing angry demonstrators, has suddenly thrust the small Central Asian republic into the international limelight. But as regional expert Paula R. Newberg notes, the overthrow of President Askar Akaev was a long time coming, and may have serious...
Pink revolution: Demonstrators in Bishkek celebrate the fall of a democrat-turned autocrat, but the future is not rosy. (Photo: Reuters)
WASHINGTON: The only truly surprising thing about the fall of Kyrgyzstan's...
The world’s population - currently at 6.4 billion - has quadrupled over the past century. In the first of a two-part series, UN demographer Joseph Chamie says that the global population boom has been accompanied by revolutionary changes in life expectancy, fertility, population aging, and large-...
City streets like this one in Vietnam will become even more crowded over the next 30 years
NEW YORK: One of the defining features of the 20th century that changed the course of all life and the natural environment...
In 2002, Brazil elected its first ever candidate from a leftist party, Luiz Inácio da Silva. Nicknamed Lula, the leader of the "Party of the Workers" was installed amid a perilous economic climate. With high interest rates and potentially explosive debt, investors expressed their concern...
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Talks opened on Wednesday between North Korea, China, and the United States to discuss solutions to a burgeoning nuclear crisis in the Korean peninsula. Instead of a resolution, the talks brought out the news that the Korean nuclear program may be further along than they had originally admitted....
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