Full Coverage: East Asia

29.07.2007 Disturbing new images of tiger carcasses piled up in cold storage at one of China’s largest “tiger farms” raise questions about enforcement of tiger trade bans in effect in China and internationally.

27.07.2007 NEW YORK, Jul 27 (OneWorld) - Calls for increased help from Washington are on the rise as global efforts to tackle the world's burgeoning water and sanitation crisis have largely failed to produce any meaningful results so far.

25.07.2007 After shutting down its nuclear facilities, arms control advocates are commending North Korea for progress toward becoming a nuclear-free state while urging the Bush administration to persevere through the tough negotiations ahead.

23.07.2007 "History is full of seemingly impossible goals which became achievable because people made their voices heard," says peace activist Steven Crandell.

19.07.2007 Nuclear power is never safe, but it can be made less safe through a combination of lies, cover-ups and geological fault lines: a look at the damage caused by an earthquake to the world's largest nuclear plant - and the revelations that have been coming out since about spills and leaks at the facility.

18.07.2007 One-third of the length of all China's rivers are "highly polluted" as are three-quarters of its major lakes, according to a new report that says 300 million people drink contaminated water every day.
* OneWorld Guide to China

17.07.2007 UNITED NATIONS, Jul 17 (OneWorld) - The huge fire and radioactive leak at a nuclear site in Japan caused by Monday's earthquake have prompted new calls for restraints on the use of nuclear technology.

15.07.2007 The Chinese government has reportedly asked the World Bank not to publish a report that chronicles the widespread cost of pollution in China; government officials said the material was too sensitive and could cause "social unrest."

13.07.2007 Research by Ashland University and the Basel Action Network finds that electronic waste exported by the U.S. to China is exported back to the U.S. in the form of trinklets and charm jewellery that children use.
From: Basel Action Network

08.07.2007 The state power of Beijing's communists and Thimpu's royalists is used to deny freedom to Tibetans and Nepalese under its heel, finds Meenakshi Ganguly.
From openDemocracy

02.07.2007 China's carbon emissions have shot up as energy demands soar. But will this change with new technology, asks Jane Wu?