Full Coverage: East Asia

24.09.2007 Rarely is St Kitts and Nevis (pop: 39,382), not to mention St Vincent and the Grenadines (pop: 125,882), at the centre of a titanic diplomatic struggle. But no nation is too tiny for China and Taiwan to squabble over. Lindsey Hilsum explains why.
From New Statesman

20.09.2007 Two million people were evacuated in anticipation of Typhoon Wipha, which hit eastern China Wednesday but did not strike directly on Shanghai and was not as powerful as forecast. International relief agencies based in China have responded with much of the necessary supplies.

19.09.2007 The recent problems with lead-laden toys and poison-filled dog food produced by Chinese factories is a symptom of pressures applied by U.S. companies demanding higher quantities at lower costs, says New America Media commentator Xujun Eberlein.
From: New America Media

14.09.2007

Credit:Blackstone Group

Rapidly industrialising India and China have claimed four of the top 10 most polluted places on the planet for the first time, according to a report by U.S. and European environmental groups

13.09.2007 The demilitarized zone between North and South Korea has been a sanctuary for the peninsula's wildlife for over 50 years. As tensions ease, conservationists are hoping the land will be transformed into a "peace park" rather than a commercial zone.

08.09.2007

06.09.2007 Three inmates on Japan's death row were recently executed by hanging, bringing the total number of executions administered under former Justice Minister Nagase Jinen to ten -- in less than a year. Judging from the blogosphere's reaction, Japanese opinion seems to run the gamut on capital punishment.

04.09.2007 The fact that not a single person was seen wearing genuine tiger, leopard or otter skin at the Litang Horse Festival in the Chinese province of Sichuan has been welcomed as a sign that endangered species campaigns are having an effect.

03.09.2007 As part of its "civilising mission" - and to deter independence - China is taking control of the Tibetan economy, says Lindsey Hilsum. Modernity is being imposed by force, she says, creating ghettos and spreading deprivation across the countryside.
From: New Statesman

01.09.2007