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Japan's high-tech graveyard in the sky

Traditional burial plots in Tokyo cost tens of thousands of dollars, so some Japanese are turning to a new form of cemetery.
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At 60, People's Republic yearns to innovate

China has grown beyond recognition in the past sixty years, and its government is trying to spur innovation to insure continued growth....
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Selling cheese to the Chinese

Europeans are aggressively marketing their wine-and-cheese dining culture to China's expanding middle class....
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Doubts about Asia's economic rise

Lack of big ideas and other roadblocks in Asia make economic competition with the West a game of perpetual catch-up....
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China's ambitious energy goals

Join an online discussion with energy expert Julian Wong -- find out whether China is outpacing the US when it comes to energy efficiency....
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To be or not to be: Kim Jong Il's successor

Reports that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il appointed his youngest son Kim Jong Un as successor....
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The Koreas: So close, so uneasy

North Korea no longer considers itself bound by the terms of the armistice that ended war between the Koreas five decades ago. ...
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Sri Lanka declares end to civil war

Although Sri Lanka's government declared an end to its civil war with Tamil rebels this week, the government's triumphal may be unwarranted....
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Japanese salarymen on the farm

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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