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Japanese salarymen on the farm

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Bankers, IT professionals, businessmen trade their careers for farming, bringing new blood to Japan's ailing farming industry.
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Skin whitening big business in Asia

Customers from Mumbai to Beijing say they want lighter skin, but health professionals are concerned....
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Indonesian Journeys: Jakarta

Indonesia is South Asia's largest country, the third largest democracy in the world, and home to the world's largest Muslim population....
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China looks to invest in Africa

China's president Hu Jintao visits Africa, signaling his country's interest in doing major business on the continent. ...
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Khmer Rouge leaders on trial

In the 1970s the Khmer Rouge terrorized Cambodia -- now an internationally backed tribunal puts five officials of Pol Pot's regime on trial....
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China's stimulus package

China is trying to get its 700 million rural people to spend -- by offering them subsidies for household appliances....
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Chinese challenge government online

Many Chinese are using the Internet to criticize their government, and that's spurring the government to launch a crackdown....
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Dalai Lama gathers Tibetan exiles for summit

The Dalai Lama called for a special meeting of Tibetan exiles after eight rounds of meetings with China have ended in an impasse. ...
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China -- the financial crisis and human rights

China's economic summit overshadowed by the European Parliament's decision to award its top human rights prize to a jailed Chinese dissident....
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State of emergency in Bangkok

Thailand's capital, Bangkok, is under emergency rule following overnight clashes between rival political supporters. ...
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