Full Coverage: East Asia

25.04.2007 China's massive economic development strategy excludes, marginalises and masks the increased repression of ethnic minority groups such as Mongols, Tibetans, and Uyghurs, according to a new report.

24.04.2007 International conservation groups calling on the Chinese government to open an immediate investigation into the country's largest tiger farm after a Beijing-based news team reported that it has proof that the farm’s restaurant serves tiger meat.

12.04.2007 The Taiwanese government plans to have women who sell betel nuts at roadside booths distribute boxes containing condoms and information about HIV/AIDS to their customers.

12.04.2007 A 40% drop in practicing obstetricians and maternity wards in Japan has led some rural cities to use cellphones for obstetric exams. Pregnant women send real-time data to a physician's cell phone.

11.04.2007 A new government plan will provide access to no-cost medical care and treat related problems, such as mental health conditions, for HIV-positive prison inmates in China.

05.04.2007 A new microcredit fund is helping Mongolian sellers of honey, carpets, herbs, spices, and embroidery.

03.04.2007 Boosted by high immigration, population growth rates in Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand have been among the fastest of all industrialised countries, says a new report, while the populations of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland have been falling amid low birth rates and the departure of thousands seeking work abroad.

03.04.2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Apr 2 (OneWorld) - Trade unionists on both sides of the Pacific expressed disappointment Monday after the United States and South Korea agreed the biggest U.S. trade pact in 15 years with only minutes to go before a deadline.