East Asia

Vegetable-Costumed AKB48 Appearing Web Clock Service

Atsuko Maeda as tomato girl.    Popular Japanese girls pop group AKB48, picked for the main character of vegetable juice by Japanese food company Kagome, has been appearin

Monday, July 11, 2011 (J-Cast)

Utility execs said behind talk-up

Two now-former Kyushu Electric Power Co. executives, including an executive vice president, were involved in a ploy to have employees solicit supportive public comments during a June 26 industry minis

Friday, July 08, 2011 (The Japan Times)

ASIA HAND : Changing of the guard in Thailand

All signs so far point to a smooth transition in Thailand after deposed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra's Puea Thai party handed the Democrats a humbling election defeat. Future stability will be de

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 (Asia Times Online)

10th Seoul International Financial Forum Kicks Off

Saturday, July 02, 2011 (Chosun)

Doubled sales tax by '16 gets nod

Yielding to strong opposition from the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, the government of Prime Minister Naoto Kan, the DPJ president, approved a social security and tax reform plan Thursday that wil

Thursday, June 30, 2011 (The Japan Times)

Iran carves out an AfPak hub

The United States was the key suspect at Iran's anti-terrorism conference, with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei expressing solidarity with his Pakistani and Afghan guests over the US's "sh

Monday, June 27, 2011 (Asia Times Online)

10th Seoul International Financial Forum Kicks Off

Saturday, June 25, 2011 (Chosun)

Sendai overseas flights resume

A chartered Portuguese flight on Thursday became the first international departure from Sendai airport since it was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The Hi Fly airline flight left for

Thursday, June 23, 2011 (The Japan Times)

Why Karzai lashed out at the US

Rapid-fire snubs from Hamid Karzai to the Barack Obama administration should serve as a warning that the Afghan president refuses to be the United States' donkey as it dangles a strategic partnership

Monday, June 20, 2011 (Asia Times Online)

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