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
Maldives Ban Fishing of Sharks | PARIS — The Maldives will make its territorial waters into a shark sanctuary, a government official said Tuesday, lending momentum to efforts to protect the fish at a United Nations endangered... (photo: GFDL) 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 AsiaCorruptionPhilippinesPhotosSurvey
'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
South Korea back on track | By Robert M Cutler | MONTREAL - The South Korean economy, which last year scraped through the global slowdown without sinking into recession, returned to the recovery p... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)Asia Times BusinessEconomyExportsPhotosS Korea
US-Born Panda Freed From Quarantine in China | Filed at 7:47 a.m. ET | CHENGDU, China (AP) -- After a month in quarantine, American-born panda Tai Shan paced around his new home in southwest China as he was put on p... (photo: Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 / Fernando Revilla)The New York Times AnimalsChinaPhotosUSWildlife
