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South Korean Conservatives Win Slim Parliamentary Majority
Friday, April 11, 2008 8:12:00 AM
South Korea's conservative Grand National Party (GNP) eked out a slight victory in Korean Parliamentary elections on April 10, 2008.   Full Story
 

Japan Extends Economic Sanctions on North Korea
Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:05:00 PM
TOKYO—Japan on Friday extended economic sanctions on North Korea for another six months, with the top government spokesman citing the lack of a breakthrough on Pyongyang's nuclear programmes and i ...   Full Story
 

Myanmar Survivor Recalls Thai Container Horror
Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:21:00 AM
SUKSAMRAN, Thailand—It was meant to be a short trip across the border for a job and better life in Thailand.Instead, Win feels lucky to be alive after escaping the hot, cramped container truck wher ...   Full Story
 

South Korea Conservatives Likely to Win Back Assembly
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:24:00 PM
SEOUL—South Koreans vote on Wednesday for a new parliament, widely expected to give conservatives the majority that new President Lee Myung-bak needs to push through his plans for sweeping change to r ...   Full Story
 

East Timor President Hints at Retirement
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 8:25:00 AM
East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta hinted on Tuesday he was thinking of retirement, nearly two months after almost losing his life in an assassination attempt by rebel soldiers.   Full Story
 

Nuclear Talks With North Korea Make Progress, U.S. Says
Tuesday, April 08, 2008 6:50:00 AM
SINGAPORE—Talks with North Korea's top nuclear envoy Tuesday made progress towards resuming stalled negotiations over the North's nuclear program, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher ...   Full Story
 

China Jails Rights Activist Outspoken on Tibet
Thursday, April 03, 2008 9:55:00 PM
BEIJING—A Buddhist Chinese dissident outspoken on Tibet and other sensitive topics was jailed for three-and-a-half years on Thursday, a conviction likely to become a focus of rights campaigns ahead of ...   Full Story
 

Tibetan Monk Besieged in Monastery Dies of Starvation
Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:14:00 PM
Ever since Chinese authorities enforced martial law in Tibet on March 14, some monasteries have been cut off by armed soldiers and police. While temples have no access to food and water, there have be ...   Full Story
 

North Korea Threatens to Cut Off Dialogue with South
Sunday, March 30, 2008 8:15:00 PM
SEOUL—North Korea threatened to suspend dialogue with the South over comments made by a South Korean military official and said it was ready to attack its wealthy neighbour, the North's state medi ...   Full Story
 

Chinese Security Forces Seal Off Tibet Capital
Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:04:00 PM
BEIJING—Chinese security forces sealed off parts of Lhasa on Saturday and Tibet's government-in-exile said it was investigating reports of fresh protests, weeks after the city was shaken by an ant ...   Full Story
 

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