April 2009

WITNESS: A fleeting glimpse of Sri Lanka’s hidden war zone

By admin on April 30, 2009

David Gray is an Australian photographer who has covered everything from earthquakes, to wars, to major sports events across the Asia-Pacific region. He won Australia’s top press photography award last year with his portfolio of 10 images from the Sichuan earthquake in China, the Olympic Games, Tibet and daily life in China

China’s Leaders Take Visible Approach to Swine Flu

By admin on April 30, 2009

President Hu Jintao convened a meeting of the Standing Committee of the Politburo, and in a rare step immediately announced it to the public.

Japan and China talk up cooperation, sidestep tensions

By admin on April 30, 2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso held out agreements on fighting the financial crisis, global warming and swine flu as evidence of deepening ties with sometime rival China Thursday, sidestepping tensions over the past.

China urges "big picture" view in North Korea talks

By admin on April 30, 2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Thursday the possibility of North Korea conducting a second nuclear test was “hypothetical,” so it could not say how it would affect relations.

China Drops Objection to Taiwan Joining U.N. Body

By admin on April 29, 2009

The decision by China to drop its objections against Taiwan joining the World Health Organization is a step forward in Taiwan’s effort to win greater international recognition.

Mannao Journal: A Gift Bowl Serves Victories to a Village

By admin on April 29, 2009

Where dragon boat racing is concerned, a legend that began in 1961 has cloaked Mannao, China, with an aura of invincibility.

Japan’s Aso in China, likely to sidestep controversy

By admin on April 29, 2009

BEIJING (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for a visit expected to focus on efforts to tackle the global economic crisis and sidestep a feud over a Tokyo shrine for war dead.

China Drops Objection to Taiwan Joining W.H.O.

By admin on April 28, 2009

Taiwan’s president says that China has offered to lift its objections to the island’s participation in the key decision-making body of the World Health Organization.

China Still Presses Crusade Against Falun Gong

By admin on April 28, 2009

The repression of a spiritual group continues, with perhaps 8,000 practitioners detained in the past year — some of them fatally.

Japan, China summit to focus on positive, not feuds

By admin on April 28, 2009

TOKYO (Reuters) - Leaders of Japan and China will be seeking to send an upbeat economic message when they meet this week, tiptoeing around a feud over a Tokyo shrine for war dead, to focus on countering the global slump.

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