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Asia: S. Korea Says North Will Submit Nuclear Declaration 'Within Days'
South Korea says the waiting for North Korea's overdue declaration of its nuclear activities is just about over. As VOA...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:11 AM
Asia: South Korea Delays US Beef Imports Amid Public Protests
South Korea is delaying the resumption of U.S. beef imports, in an ongoing controversy that could threaten the passage of...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 11:10 AM
Asia: International Aid Offered to China Earthquake Survivors
 | The international community is pledging aid packages for survivors of China's earthquake, which has killed more than 14,000 people and... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:11 AM
Asia: UN Reports Burma's Cyclone Relief Still Inadequate
 | Almost two weeks after a cyclone hit Burma's Irrawaddy Delta, leaving at least 34,000 dead, U.N. officials say the government's... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:09 AM
Asia: Disasters, Turmoil Mar China's Year of Celebration
 | 2008, the year of the Beijing Olympics, was supposed to be a year-long celebration for China. Instead, the country has... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:12 AM
Asia: China Drops Aid to Quake Victims, Death Toll Rises to Nearly 15,000
 | The Chinese military is air-dropping food and medicine to earthquake survivors in remote mountain villages of Sichuan province as time... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 8:10 AM
Asia: Potential New Cyclone Brewing Off Burmese Coast
| Another cyclone appears to be forming near the Burmese coast, devastated by Cyclone Nargis nearly two weeks ago. The U.S.... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 7:09 AM
Asia: Rescue Operations Continue in China After Deadly Quake
 | Rescue operations are continuing in southwestern China, as the government air lifts relief supplies to the closed-off area near the... |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:09 AM
Asia: US Lawmakers Urge Burma Military to End Aid Restrictions
Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have criticized Burma's military government for restricting broad international humanitarian support for cyclone...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:09 PM
Asia: Poll Shows People Want Their Governments More Responsive
 | A new survey by a U.S.-based research project shows that people in all 19 countries polled support the principles of... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:12 PM
Asia: Quake Kills Dozens at Middle School in China's Sichuan Province
 | Rescuers try to help a stranded student out of the debris at Wudu Primary School at Hanwang town in Mianzhu... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:12 PM
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Asia: All-Electric Car by Nissan to Go on Sale in 2010
 | The motor of Renault-Nissan's electrically-powered vehicle, built on the Megane model, is shown to the media in Tel Aviv, 11... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 5:14 PM
Asia: US Near Decision on North Korea Food Aid
 | U.S officials say the Bush administration is nearing a decision on providing new food aid to North Korea. U.S.-North Korean... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 5:14 PM
Asia: Taiwanese-American Pleads Guilty to Spying for China
The U.S. Justice Department says a Taiwanese-American man has pleaded guilty to spying for the Chinese government.The department says Tai...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 5:12 PM
Asia: Growing Indian Economy Sparks Housing Boom
 | Some citizens believe that India is ready to experience the same luxuries and conveniences found in many Western and European... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 4:18 PM
Asia: Burma Cyclone Death Toll Climbs Beyond 34,000
 | This aerial view shows a devastated town, with many roofs missing, in the Irrawaddy Delta region, Burma, 06 May 2008As... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 4:16 PM
Asia: South Korea Offers A Kinder, Gentler DMZ
 | The Korean demilitarized zone is one of the most forbidding places on earth. North Korean artillery positions stare across the... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3:17 PM
Asia: Vietnam Convicts Activists of Terrorism
A Vietnamese court has convicted three democracy activists, including one American citizen, of planning to commit terrorism. The three are...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3:16 PM
Asia: Quake Disaster Won't Stop Olympic Torch Relay in Sichuan
The organizing committee for the Beijing Olympics says the torch relay for the 2008 Games will go on as planned...
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3:15 PM
Asia: US Says Pyongyang Offers Full Cooperation in Verifying Nuclear Deal
 | A senior U.S. diplomat says North Korea has agreed to cooperate fully in verifying the promised declaration of its nuclear... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 3:14 PM
Asia: Pakistan's PM Optimistic About Mending Government Rift
 | Pakistan's new prime minister says he hopes the two main political parties in Pakistan will resolve their differences over how... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 2:13 PM
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Asia: Tribal Areas Challenge Pakistan
 | The Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center told congress recently that success in ending the safe havens Pakistan's tribal areas... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 11:12 AM
Asia: Explosions Rock Western India, Killing at Least 25
 | This television grab from NDTV shows one of the sites of a series of bomb blasts which tore through crowded... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:13 PM
Asia: Time Running Out For Burmese Cyclone Victims
 | Workers load relief supplies into a truck for cyclone victims of Burma at International Federation of Red Cross and Red... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:11 PM
Asia: Nepalese Leaders Set Date to Abolish Monarchy
 | Nepal's King Gyanendra greets his well-wishers during a public appearance at Dachinkali temple in the outskirt of Katmandu, 12 May... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:09 PM
Asia: Bangladesh Takes Partial Step Back on Road to Democracy
 | Political parties in Bangladesh are expressing disappointment that the military-backed government is not fully lifting restrictions on campaigning. A partial... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:13 AM
Asia: S. Korean Envoy to Discuss N. Korea Nuclear Issues in China
 | A senior South Korean envoy is travelling to China to prepare for the imminent resumption of multinational talks aimed at... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 10:11 AM
Asia: Pakistan Lawyers Press for Reinstatement of Judges
 | The former president of Pakistan's Supreme Court Bar Association says lawyers will continue to protest until the country's judiciary is... |
Friday, May 16, 2008 6:12 PM
Asia: More Than 18,000 Buried, 3,600 Confirmed Dead in One Chinese Quake-hit City
| A Chinese woman mourns near two student's bodies pulled out from a collapsed school in Juyuan, southwestern China's Sichuan province,... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 9:09 AM
Asia: At Least 10,000 Dead from China Earthquake
 | Collapsed building from earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province 12 Apr 2008Chinese rescuers are working to reach the closed-off area... |
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:08 AM
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