BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 9, 2011 The American University of Central Asia (AUCA) today signed an agreement with Mina Corp to create “The New Generation Academy” at AUCA.
The emperor of Japan today made a desperate plea for his countrymen not to give up as the devastation following the earthquake and tsunami worsened.
DONGGUAN, China: Li Biying’s hands tell you she’s left the farm behind. Her long, tapered fingernails pinch apart pieces of gauzy fabric at the underwear factory that is her ticket out of rural poverty. They wouldn’t last long in the fields where her parents coax corn, potatoes and greens from terraced plots.
Report says New Delhi is pushing to modernise its military in a bid to counter China and gain international clout.
People across a devastated swath of Japan suffer for a third day without water, electricity and proper food, as authorities race to combat threat of nuclear reactors and thousands are confirmed dead in the earthquake and tsunami-ravaged country.
Government officials revealed the fate of 9,500 people in the north eastern port of Minamisanriku was still unknown almost two days after the double disaster hit.
Tibetan spiritual leader says he will step down as political head of government-in-exile at next session of parliament.
SHANGHAI – The number of Chinese companies listing in the United States will surge by 50 percent this year after hitting a record high in 2010, said a senior partner of Ernst & Young on Monday.
Patrick Winn – Tourists in Thailand pay cash to meet exotic-looking war refugees. MAE HONG SON, Thailand — When war became unbearable in Mu Dti’s remote Burmese village, she fled. For four days, she scrambled along mountain switchbacks, leaving sectarian conflict behind for the safety of a Thai refugee camp.
Matthew Robertson – Lang Lang the pianist says he chose it. Chairman Hu Jintao recognized it as soon as he heard it. Patriotic Chinese Internet users were delighted as soon as they saw the videos online. Early morning TV viewers in China knew it would be played an hour or two beforehand. At the White House State dinner on Jan. 19, about six minutes into his set,
Drawing a line from Liu Xiaobao to Hitler. No, really.
BEIJING – Contacts told American diplomats that hacking attacks against Google were ordered by China's top ruling body and a senior leader demanded action after finding search results that were critical of him, leaked U.S. government memos show.
Jason Overdorf – The fight battle against opium in Afghanistan is pushing the problem into Nepal.
To counter the concern that school bullying is becoming more serious, the government is considering instituting a training program for teachers to address the problem.
Will Carless – Jakarta residents answer one question: If you had one hour with Obama, where would you go?
John J. Xenakis – In recent months, we’ve seen China’s policies in the South China and the East China seas become increasingly confrontational and belligerent, as they’ve claimed that hundreds of islands, waters and sea lanes that have historically been part of other countries or public passageways are China’s “core interests” and part of mainland China.
11.1.10 – Famous Taiwanese actress Vivian Hsu was reduced to tears — and that's just the tip of the iceberg.
10.25.10 – TAIPEI, Taiwan — Hu Jia-wei started posting cartoons about her office life to her blog in 2004 because work was "too boring."
10.23.10 – SETH LIPSKY – My quarrel with government subsidies is that they cast a chill over the markets in which entrepreneurs seek to raise capital for highbrow journalism..
10.20.10 – Vice President Xi Jinping was promoted Monday to vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, a key post seen as the penultimate step on the ladder to China's top job in 2013.
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10.19.10 – MUMBAI, India — An elaborate city plan to revamp Mumbai’s zoo into a world-class animal park has angered environmentalists who argue the project will damage the city’s 149-year-old botanical garden, in which the zoo resides. Mumbai zoo is due an upgrade. But will it be an improvement?
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