Asia
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....
Selling cheese to the Chinese
Europeans are aggressively marketing their wine-and-cheese dining culture to China's expanding middle class....
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....
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....
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....
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. ...
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....
Japanese salarymen on the farm
Bankers, IT professionals, businessmen trade their careers for farming, bringing new blood to Japan's ailing farming industry....
