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Southeast Asian pact exposes rifts [NY Times] Southeast Asian leaders signed a charter here today that was drafted as a watershed document to bind the region together as a European-style economic community but has instead exposed the sharp divisions over...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2007 1:10 PM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: The 'most flexible' man, child sex and Asia's most desirable city

Yen Falls as BOJ's Fukui Says No Preset Time for Rate Increase [Bloomberg] The yen fell against all 16 of the most-active currencies as Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui said there was no set time for raising interest rates. Survey shows Singapore...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2007 10:40 AM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: Hong Kong triad t-shirts, emergency in Pakistan and the imbalanced boy-girl ratio

Hong Kong Triad T-Shirt Gets Fashion Label in Hot Water [Asiaone.com] The arrest of 18 employees of a Hong Kong lifestyle and retail chain over a controversial new line of T-shirts '14K' bearing the name of a well-known triad gang spurred an apology from...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2007 8:34 PM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: Singing presidents, straitjacket elections and the Asian space race

South Korea starts construction of space centre [Channel News Asia] Asia's space race is heating up with China's latest launch of its first lunar orbiter. And neighbouring South Korea is working hard to catch up. Malaysian police officer denies illegally...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2007 3:12 PM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: The coming flood, Asian newspapers and record number of Chinese Muslims on Hajj

Asia's papers keep newspaper flags flying [Asia Times] With a little help from the Internet, the future of newspapers looks bright in Asia where seven of 10 of the world's best selling dailies are published, with China, India and Japan accounting for...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2007 3:14 PM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: Pro-junta rallies, gay rights and democracy gaffes

Burma junta holds rally, arrests 4 activists [AP] On Saturday, the Burmese junta organized a mass rally in Rangoon to denounce Western powers and the foreign media, whom the military regime accuses of fomenting the recent protests. Officials said 120...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2007 8:54 PM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: Heart transplants, the Pakistani election and .asia domain names

.asia domain names approved [BetaNews] But don't start rushing for the domain names yet as registration will not begin for another six to nine months. As usual, trademark holders will first be awarded rights to domain names. India's success to help halve...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2007 7:58 PM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: Power struggles, coup leaders and see-through frogs

A crack opens in the Korean wall [Asia Times] The big question on the opening Tuesday of the North-South Korean summit in Pyongyang was whether or not North Korean leader Kim Jong-il would condescend to welcome South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in person...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2007 8:46 PM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: Indonesian 'Little People', Malaysian lawyers hold rare demo and police beat protestors in Myanmar

Indonesia - ‘Little People’ of Indonesia Seem to Be Distinct Tribe [NY Times] In the continuing debate over the origin of the extinct “little people” of Indonesia, a team of scientists says it has found evidence in three wrist bones that these people...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2007 3:29 AM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: Backpacker blues on Khaosan Road, North Korean school in Mongolia and Chinese tourists in North Korea

Bangkok, Thailand - Backpacker blues on Khaosan Road [Asia Times] For years, Bangkok's venerable Khaosan Road has been a welcome, low-priced respite for the throngs of backpackers crisscrossing Southeast Asia. But changing times are pushing out the street...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2007 4:10 PM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: Sex, bombs and space ports

Seoul, Korea - Police shut down group sex website, arrest participants [Asian Sex Gazette] Korean police have arrested a 42-year-old website operator identified as Kim who they say arranged 20 group sex parties in and around Seoul and collected participation...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2007 8:20 PM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: Five-power naval exercise, $100,000 air tickets and DPRK to be struck off terror list

Indian Ocean / Malacca Straits - Five-power naval exercise gives China the jitters [New Zealand Herald] Are the warships from the United States, India, Japan, Australia and Singapore that are exercising together this week off the east coast of India harbingers...

Published Tue, Sep 09 2007 4:01 PM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: China-Singapore train link, release of South Korean hostages and fresh Myanmar protests

Selangor, Malaysia - Malaysia Finds Water Basin the Size of Singapore [Bloomberg] Malaysia has discovered an underground water basin as big as Singapore, dismissing fears that its most densely populated state Selangor will run out of water in three years...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2007 2:40 AM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: China Airlines inferno, Saddam's daughter wanted and aid for North Korean flood victims

Tokyo, Japan - China Airlines apologises for inferno horror [Channel News Asia] The head of China Airlines on Tuesday handed out apologies and cash to passengers who barely escaped a blaze that destroyed one of the Taiwanese carrier's planes on a runway...

Published Tue, Aug 08 2007 12:01 PM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: 60th anniversary of India, Pyongyang floods and Korean Economic Community

Baghdad, Iraq - At least 200 dead after Iraq blasts Rescuers dug through the muddy wreckage of collapsed clay houses in northwest Iraq on Wednesday, uncovering at least 200 victims of suicide truck bombings that the U.S. military blamed on al-Qaida. Kabul...

Published Wed, Aug 08 2007 2:20 PM by Shanghaiist

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Around Asia: Hong Kong triad t-shirts, emergency in Pakistan and the imbalanced boy-girl ratio

Around Asia: Singing presidents, straitjacket elections and the Asian space race

Around Asia: The coming flood, Asian newspapers and record number of Chinese Muslims on Hajj

Around Asia: Pro-junta rallies, gay rights and democracy gaffes

Around Asia: Heart transplants, the Pakistani election and .asia domain names

Around Asia: Power struggles, coup leaders and see-through frogs

Around Asia: Indonesian 'Little People', Malaysian lawyers hold rare demo and police beat protestors in Myanmar

Around Asia: Backpacker blues on Khaosan Road, North Korean school in Mongolia and Chinese tourists in North Korea

Around Asia: Sex, bombs and space ports

Around Asia: Five-power naval exercise, $100,000 air tickets and DPRK to be struck off terror list

Around Asia: China-Singapore train link, release of South Korean hostages and fresh Myanmar protests

Around Asia: China Airlines inferno, Saddam's daughter wanted and aid for North Korean flood victims

Around Asia: 60th anniversary of India, Pyongyang floods and Korean Economic Community