On Tibet, new China will stick to old policy
China’s communist party has shown it will stick to its old policy of tackling the Tibet turbulence and separatist movement in Xinjiang as a law and order issue instead of dealing with dissident leaders...
View ArticleWith eye on Beijing, US signals ‘full embrace’ of Delhi
President Barack Obama’s national security adviser said on Thursday that the US has “given a full embrace of India’s rise”, leaving little doubt that Washington sees New Delhi as a strategic...
View ArticleSouth China Sea dispute to top agenda at summits
Territorial claims in the South China Sea will dominate the Asean and East Asia summits in Phnom Penh this weekend. The sea and its islands has pitted a growing, aggressive and nationalist China...
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Advice to President Obama for a second term
Mr. President, Your second term could be a time of big deals with the Republicans at home and with major powers abroad: China, Europe, the Arabs and Israelis, perhaps Iran and/or Russia. But to...
View ArticleNext Premier Came of Age in Era of Openness
One key question surrounding China's leadership change is whether Li Keqiang, who was exposed to Western concepts as a student at Peking University, will encourage reforms. Reported by Wall Street...
View ArticleU.S.-China Ties in Flux as Rosters Fill
Relations between the two largest economic powers are still in flux as both countries fill out the roster of officials responsible for the international economy and as new, contentious issues arise....
View ArticleChina to obey ruling on US steel imports: WTO
China said Friday it would change its restrictive policy on certain steel imports from the United States after the World Trade Organization declared that China was in breach of international trade...
View ArticleRichard Greene: Blowing Up America for $2,300
We are in danger of going over "The Fiscal Cliff" -- in large part -- because of the framing of the Bush tax cut issue and adding "revenue" to our debt crisis has been appalling. Why is no one breaking...
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Pacnet Lightning Expands to Chicago Mercantile ExchangePacnet logo
*SINGAPORE--MediaOutReach--7 November 2012* -- Pacnet announced today that it has expanded the coverage of Pacnet Lightning to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the largest exchange for futures...
View ArticleObama's Asia Trip Comes Amid Tug of War With China
President Obama's historic visit to Myanmar, marking his return to Asia only days after his re-election, is rooted in a strategic move to shape new relationships as part of a larger shadow-boxing match...
View ArticleMagnussen set for Perth swim series
Australia's swimmers will go up against the might of China and South Africa in the January 18-20 Aquatic Super Series in Perth. Reported by The Age 13 minutes ago.
View ArticleWeekly Roundup: US Fiscal Cliff Concerns Weigh Down Asian Stocks
Most Asian markets fell in the week with the investor sentiment remaining negative following the concerns that the U.S. would face the fiscal cliff, consisting of tax rises and spending cuts, at...
View ArticleTerritorial disputes, human rights top Asia summit
ASEAN heads of state will gather Sunday before meeting with dialogue counterparts from eight countries, including China and the United States. Reported by Seattle Times 7 hours ago.
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Britain's Laura Robson ready to make big impact on the world stage
After a breakthrough year, when she beat former world No1 Kim Clijsters, the 18-year-old is set for greater success Laura Robson pulls her jacket up over her head, scrunches up into a ball and giggles...
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Documentary-makers join forces to expose the evil of global poverty
Directors of films in the forthcoming BBC series Why Poverty? explain how they tackled the subject and what it taught them Are US billionaires destroying the American Dream? Can large-scale...
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Meet the superhumans
From Serena Williams and her unbeatable serve, to the pianist with the fastest fingers in the world and the man who learnt Icelandic in a week, Emma John tracks down five people whose powers are out of...
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Ending global poverty: the fight goes on
Before a pioneering series of documentaries under the banner Why Poverty? is released globally, we ask experts how they would alleviate the plight of the destitute *'Focus on the concrete steps we can...
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Ebooks round-up
Three new foreign affairs shorts, the second instalment in Margaret Atwood's dystopian thriller, and a digital treat for sci-fi fans Shorts, or singles – those pamphlet-style ebooks of between 5,000...
View ArticleSuggs: 'I love good food – and a proper greasy spoon
The Madness singer on royal canapés, being a butcher's boy and scoffing strawberries as a kid *I was born in Hastings and my earliest memory is of crawling* about and eating pet food out of the cat's...
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Can I fly with a clear conscience? | Ethical living
I'd like to travel by plane, but it seems iniquitous that air fares are so low. Can you offer me any reasons why I might fly with a clear conscience? It is time for the aviation industry to pay the...
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