China and India Join Climate Accord | WASHINGTON — China and India formally agreed to join the international climate change agreement reached last December in Copenhagen, the last two major economies to sign up. | The two countrie... (photo: AP / Heribert Proepper)The New York Times
RP 4th most corrupt on Asia-Pacific list | By Michaela P. del Callar | 03/10/2010 | It is no surprise that the Philippines under President Arroyo is again still in the bottom list of corrupt economies. | The Philippines slid two notches from... (photo: WN / Trigedia)The Daily Tribune
Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers | NEW DELHI — The upper house of India’s Parliament passed a bill Tuesday that would amend the Constitution to reserve one-third of the seats in India’s national and state legislatur... (photo: AP / Ajit Kumar)The New York Times IndiaLawPhotosPoliticsWoman
'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar | By Stanley A Weiss | MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the future of Southeast Asia. A... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit)Asia Times ChinaForeign PolicyMyanmarPhotosUS
Where Have All the Women Gone? NEW DELHI - India and China together account for more than 85 million of the nearly 100 million women 'missing' or 'not in attendance' from the Asia-Pacific list of human... (photo: AP / John McConnico)Khaleej Times ChinaDelhiIndiaPhotosWomen
Sluggish rice trade dampens local price Sluggish rice trade in the year to date has driven local exporters from buying local rice, sending the local rice price into a downward spiral while harvest is peaking in... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)The Saigon Times ExportersPhotosPriceRiceTraders