Full Coverage: East Asia

21.12.2007 The Japanese government has confirmed that that it has abandoned plans to kill humpback whales in the Southern Ocean this season.

18.12.2007 Eight years ago the world's wealthiest countries promised to provide the funding needed to ensure that all children worldwide can attend school. But now, halfway to the global 2015 deadline for universal primary education, developed countries are failing to come up with the aid.

17.12.2007 At a recent rally calling for an end to the violence in Darfur, genocide survivors, religious leaders, Olympic medal winners, and others participated in a symbolic Olympic torch relay ending at the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC, highlighting China's role as the main economic and political supporter of the Khartoum regime.

13.12.2007 Halfway through the UN climate change conference in Bali, the U.S. and China -- two of the world's most notorious polluters -- are refusing to commit to the drastic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions that scientists say are necessary to avert the worst impacts of global warming.

11.12.2007 A large flag showing the Olympic rings transformed into handcuffs was unfurled outside the Liaison Office of the Beijing government in Hong Kong by five Reporters Without Borders representatives, two days after members of the organisation were refused visas.

11.12.2007 The 10th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol today – which requires industrialised countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by at least five per cent from the 1990 level – was marked by a warning that the treaty is under threat at the UN climate change negotiations in Bali, Indonesia.

07.12.2007 China was named Good Guy at the UN climate change negotiations in Bali on Friday, Malaysia was condemned to join Saudi Arabia, Japan and Canada in the Bad Guys group and Australia and India were told to make up their mind which category they wanted to be in.

05.12.2007 Saudi Arabia was given the Fossil of the Day Award by NGOs at the climate change conference in Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday.

05.12.2007 Is the development of capitalism in China strengthening its communist rule, or is it a sign of a burgeoning democracy?