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South Asia: The Ties that Bind: Artists, Writers Forge Peace

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Imagine writers, scholars and folk performers from eight South Asian countries coming together to share their common heritage and culture while promoting peace and harmony at the same time.

Japan: Obama Visit Hailed, But Left Crucial Questions Unanswered

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Setting foot on the Land of Cherry Blossom over the weekend, U.S. President Barack Obama waxed nostalgic, recalling his first visit to Japan as a young boy, when his mother brought him there.

Japan: Obama Visit Hailed, But Left Crucial Questions Unanswered

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Setting foot on the Land of Cherry Blossom over the weekend, U.S. President Barack Obama waxed nostalgic, recalling his first visit to Japan as a young boy, when his mother brought him there.

China: Simmering Issues Boiling Up in Run-up to Obama Visit

Friday, November 13, 2009

His victory speech is a smash hit on Internet sites; his image vies for popularity with those of communist China’s founding father Mao Zedong, and his book is a runway bestseller in this country’s big cities. But as China prepares to welcome him as the first black president of the United States, keen anticipation is mixed with unease.

Australia/sri Lanka: Untangling the Knotty Issue of Human Smuggling

Thursday, November 12, 2009

It is a story that spans three islands, across the breadth of the Indian Ocean. That is, of hundreds of boat people sailing the rough seas in unseaworthy vessels, risking life and limb in their desperate attempt at a new lease of life.

Vietnam: Human Rights, Health: Twin Issues for Climate Change

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Vietnam will be one of five nations most affected by climate change. Worst-case scenarios see large parts of the low-lying and flood-prone Mekong Delta area, which produces much of the nation’s rice crop, flooded.

India/china: Dalai Lama’s Border State Visit: Purely Spiritual?

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

It is hard to say whether the Dalai Lama’s sojourn this week in India’s Arunachal Pradesh state—which China claims as southern Tibet—is a purely spiritual exercise or a trip with a deep political mission.

Q&A: No 'One-Size-Fits-All' for Surging South-South Cooperation

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

A major international conference on South-South cooperation is scheduled to take place early December in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi against the backdrop of a rising trend in regional economic integration in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.

Environment: 'Temperature Rise Guaranteed, Thanks to Brown Clouds'

Monday, November 09, 2009

Regardless of success at the upcoming climate talks at Copenhagen this December, there will still be a 2.5 degree rise in temperatures.

Mexico: Women Package the Sweet Taste of Nostalgia

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Years ago, when Catalina Sánchez saw an opportunity to earn an income and improve her family’s living conditions by growing and selling nopales - an edible cactus native to Mexico - she probably never imagined that her idea would spawn three businesses.

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