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Land Reform Lessons For Asia’s Giants
Far Eastern Economic Review | Essays 01 08 2010 Most of China and India’s population—1.4 billion people out of a total of 2.5 billion—still depend directly on agriculture for much of all of their livelihood. Yet the majority of this huge farming population lacks secure rights to the land they cultivate.
Posted December 4, 2009
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Retrospective: Asia through the lens of ‘FEER'
Far Eastern Economic Review | Essays 01 08 2010 It was the beginning of a new era for the region, and the FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW was a new magazine to report it. In 1946, Asia was still in upheaval; the Pacific War had wrought devastation, a wave of decolonization was sweeping across the region, and China was mired in ideological struggle and civil war. Rural poverty stretched from Korea to Malaya, and in a pre-Asean, pre-APEC and pre-globalization world, few could have imagined that the region's fragmented nations would come together to form an economic powerhouse with integrated supply chains.
Posted December 4, 2009
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The Paradox of Japan’s Human Rights
Far Eastern Economic Review | Essays 01 08 2010 Japan’s government puts great stress on protection of human rights in its public awareness campaigns. And with a vibrant democracy and independent judiciary, Japan would seem to be well placed to score well internationally for civil liberties. So it must be puzzling for Japanese leaders when they are subject to repeated, sometimes scathing criticism for the country’s poor human-rights record.
Posted December 4, 2009
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Change call after Australia fires
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 31 07 2010 A report into Australia's worst bushfires, in 2009, recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters.
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China mine explosion 'kills 15'
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 31 07 2010 At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up.
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HK tycoon buys UK power group
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 31 07 2010 A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agrees to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).
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JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA: 100 Years Later, Mistrust far From Gone
IPS | Asia Pacific | News 30 07 2010 Economies ties between Japan and South Korea are becoming stronger by the day, and the neighbouring countries have also been collaborating more frequently on the cultural front.
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China river hunt for toxic drums
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 30 07 2010 Search teams in north-east China are still searching for thousands of barrels of toxic chemicals washed into a major river by flooding.
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Rare tortoise sold openly at expo
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 30 07 2010 An endangered tortoise is seen on sale at an expo in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, highlighting concerns about the illegal pet trade.
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As Sanctions Rise, China Steps Deeper Into Iran
IPS | Asia Pacific | News 30 07 2010 The European Union's new sanctions against Iran appear to open a new space for eager Chinese companies to expand their investments in a country viewed as a rogue player by much of the western world.
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AUSTRALIA: Marine Biodiversity Threatened by Oil, Gas Exploration
IPS | Asia Pacific | News 30 07 2010 In early July, whales from the world's largest population of humpbacks began arriving in the warm, subtropical waters off Australia's north-west coast to breed and nurse their young.
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UN-North Korea meeting goes ahead
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 30 07 2010 North Korea enters third round of talks with the US-led United Nations Command, days after a US military exercise.
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Pakistan Poll Finds Widespread Disillusionment
IPS | Asia Pacific | News 30 07 2010 The recent Wikileaks dump of war-related documents has brought little new to the debate over Washington's ongoing military involvement in Afghanistan, but allegations that Pakistan's intelligence services are aiding the Taliban has brought renewed attention to U.S. concerns over its reliance on Islamabad in battling Taliban and al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan.
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Chemicals washed into China river
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 29 07 2010 Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say.
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Japanese tanker in damage mystery
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 29 07 2010 Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack.
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Thai provinces end emergency rule
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 29 07 2010 Thai authorities lift a state of emergency in six more provinces, more than two months after ending anti-government protests in Bangkok.
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China agrees Guinea mining deal
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 29 07 2010 Mining giant Rio Tinto completes a deal with Chinese firm Chalco to enter a joint venture in West Africa.
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N Korea minister in Burma visit
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 29 07 2010 North Korea's foreign minister arrives in Burma, days after the US voiced concern about possible nuclear co-operation between the two states.
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Firm accused on Indonesia logging
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 29 07 2010 Greenpeace accuses Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas of ongoing destruction of peatlands and wildlife habitats by logging.
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Chemicals washed into China river
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 29 07 2010 Rescue teams in north-east China are working to retrieve 3,000 barrels of chemicals washed into a major river, state media say.
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Japanese tanker in damage mystery
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 29 07 2010 Officials investigate damage to a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, amid reports of a collision or an attack.
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Thai provinces end emergency rule
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 29 07 2010 Thai authorities lift a state of emergency in six more provinces, more than two months after ending anti-government protests in Bangkok.
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China agrees Guinea mining deal
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 29 07 2010 Mining giant Rio Tinto completes a deal with Chinese firm Chalco to enter a joint venture in West Africa.
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N Korea minister in Burma visit
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 29 07 2010 North Korea's foreign minister arrives in Burma, days after the US voiced concern about possible nuclear co-operation between the two states.
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UN declares right to clean water
BBC News | Asia-Pacific 29 07 2010 The UN declares that access to clean water and sanitation is a fundamental human right, in a non-binding resolution.
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