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China detains six over coup rumours, halts microblog posts
Mar 31, 2012, 11:14 GMT
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Chinese dissidents hail late democracy activist Fang Lizhi
Apr 8, 2012, 10:48 GMT
Beijing - Chinese dissidents praised democracy activist and astrophysicist Fang Lizhi on Sunday following his death in exile in the United States. ... more
China "worried" over planned North Korea rocket launch
Apr 8, 2012, 9:48 GMT
Beijing - Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told his South Korean and Japanese counterparts that China was 'concerned and worried' about the potential impact of North Korea's planned rocket launch this month, state media said on Sunday. ... more
Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Karen rebels
Apr 8, 2012, 7:53 GMT
Yangon - Myanmar democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi met Sunday with leaders of the six-decades-old Karen insurgency with whom she said she shared a common vision for achieving peace. ... more
Chinese schoolboy sells kidney to buy iPad, iPhone
Apr 7, 2012, 10:30 GMT
Beijing - A 17-year-old Chinese schoolboy bought an iPad and an iPhone after selling one of his kidneys for 3,500 dollars to a gang organizing illegal transplants, state media reported Saturday. ... more
Myanmar president invites Karen rebels to form party
Apr 7, 2012, 7:36 GMT
Yangon - Myanmar President Thein Sein on Saturday invited leaders of the Karen insurgency to form a political party and join parliament as a means of governing their own territories. ... more
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ANALYSIS: Myanmar's by-elections sets tone for real thing in 2015
Mar 28, 2012, 14:01 GMT
Bangkok - If Myanmar's by-elections on Sunday are not quite a breakthrough for democracy in a country that has seen five decades of military rule, they should not be written off as an April Fool's joke. ... more
ANALYSIS: Populist's demise dooms China's 'leftist' governance model
Mar 16, 2012, 4:23 GMT
Beijing - The removal of populist leader Bo Xilai on Thursday appeared to spell the end of his controversial experiment to turn a major city into a model of tough policing and socialist-inspired cultural activities. ... more
