East Asia

10th Seoul International Financial Forum Kicks Off

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 (Chosun)

The rise and rise of Iran's Guards

To critics of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Rostam Qasemi's transition from its ranks to Iran's oil minister signifies an encroachment of the military to rule the country. While evidence of

Friday, August 19, 2011 (Asia Times Online)

10th Seoul International Financial Forum Kicks Off

Monday, August 15, 2011 (Chosun)

Cabinet gives Yasukuni a miss

More than 50 lawmakers of the ruling and opposition parties Monday marked the 66th anniversary of Japan's surrender by visiting Tokyo's contentious Yasukuni Shrine, which honors the nation's war dead

Monday, August 15, 2011 (The Japan Times)

Bali struggles with the dark side of success

(NUSA DUA, Indonesia) Construction cranes on beaches, damaged coral, and floating trash in the turquoise waters off Bali are an unfortunate sign of just how successful the Indonesian resort island has

Sunday, August 14, 2011 (Business Times Singapore)

Why the regime won't fall

President Bashar al-Assad has done the math and realizes his regime won't fall as long as the protests don't convulse the urban middle classes. Turkish Foreign Minister

Friday, August 12, 2011 (Asia Times Online)

Kan cagey over U.N. nuke safety trip

While Prime Minister Naoto Kan promised that Japan would participate in the United Nation's nuclear safety summit in September, he did not clarify whether he himself would be present at the high-level

Monday, August 08, 2011 (The Japan Times)

10th Seoul International Financial Forum Kicks Off

Monday, August 08, 2011 (Chosun)

Car Navigation System Gets Gundam on iPhone

(c) SOTSU, SUNRISE    Namco Bandai Games released an automotive navigation system featuring a popular anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam, as an iPhone application on July 29

Monday, August 08, 2011 (J-Cast)

Strippers, Georgia on Russian-US minds

As the United States-Russian "reset" turns to an "upset", thoughtful Russians suspect that, like American missiles in the Black Sea, Russian strippers are being deployed by a third party in an attempt

Friday, August 05, 2011 (Asia Times Online)

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