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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....
State of emergency in Bangkok
Thailand's capital, Bangkok, is under emergency rule following overnight clashes between rival political supporters. ...
Deforestation in Indonesia
Indonesia's economic miracle came at a devastating price for the nation - where millions of acres were deforested....
North Korea halts nuke disabling
The government of North Korea says it has stopped disabling its nuclear facilities because the U.S. has violated a disarmament deal. ...
Terrorist attack in China raise Olympic concerns
A suspected terrorist attack in a western Chinese province is raising security concerns just days before the start of the Olympics. ...
China responds to human rights criticism
China's response to a new report by Amnesty International that concludes that its human rights situation has gotten worse....
Bomb hunters in Laos
In Laos, unexploded bombs left over from the Vietnam war are being scavenged to sell as scrap metal....
China urbanization in Shenzhen
The effects of China's rapid urbanization in Shenzhen, a former fishing village turned mega-city, just across the border from Hong Kong....