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Asia-Pacific Reports
07 Apr 09 | Australia quarterly review: Forests and economy heat upAustralia has had a difficult quarter. The global economic crisis has severely impacted the nation, while forest fires l... |
06 Apr 09 | India monthly review: March full of changeThe start of the electoral period, the financial crisis and natural disasters led the headlines in India during March. ... |
01 Apr 09 | China monthly review: March marked by conflicts with USIncidents involving the United States Navy led the news in March. The National People's Congress also made headlines, as... |
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01 Apr 09 | Japan monthly review: Government announces ambitious economic plans in MarchAccusations of corruption in the opposition party, large injections of cash into the economy and the creation of a world... |
08 Mar 09 | India monthly review: Slumdog Millionaire and crisis in FebruaryIndia enjoyed recognition for its film industry in February, when Slumdog Millionaire swept the Academy Awards. Although... |
08 Mar 09 | Japan monthly review: February, a month best forgottenThe Minister of Finance’s embarrassing incident at the G7, the Japanese economy and Prime Minister Taro Aso’s popula... |
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07 Mar 09 | China monthly review: The spectre of human rightsChina continued trying to insert itself into the broader international context during February through visits by is top ... |
15 Jan 09 | China monthly review: The red dragon’s year-endChina ended the year (on the Western calendar, that is) in the midst of an international economic crisis, embroiled in h... |
14 Jan 09 | Singapore quarterly report: The ups and downs of the Little GiantSingapore’s last quarter in 2008 was full of advances and setbacks in political, economic and social sectors. This edi... |
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08 Jan 09 | India monthly review: a month in the international spotlightIndians will not soon forget December 2008. Terrorist attacks and conflicts with Pakistan dominated the news in India, e... |
07 Jan 09 | Japan monthly review: December 2008 is best forgottenA prime minister with low approval ratings, a corporate bailout plan and the arrival of the nation’s first whale meat ... |
12 Dec 08 | Japan monthly review: Trying to remain standing after a difficult NovemberFour major communicational errors by the prime minister (accompanied by the obligatory retractions), the "official" ent... |
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11 Dec 08 | Australia monthly review: Quarter spent dealing with financial crisisAustralia’s last quarter was dominated by the global economic crisis. Three sharp drops in interest rates and plans to... |
09 Dec 08 | China monthly review: Seeking to consolidate its international presenceTwo topics dominated Chinese affairs in November. First, the financial crisis and its aftermath, which forced the govern... |
14 Nov 08 | India monthly review: Bleak month for economyIndian news included the following issues in October 2008: an historic drop in its stock market, the Reserve Bank of Ind... |
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07 Nov 08 | China monthly review: Focus on financial crisis and problems with US during OctoberOctober 1, 2008, or the Chinese National Day, marks 59 years since Mao Zedong declared the birth of the People's Republi... |
10 Oct 08 | India monthly review: Nuclear accord marks SeptemberThe nuclear agreement with the United States, low growth expectations and two terrorist attacks in New Delhi were three ... |
07 Oct 08 | China monthly review: September, the month of the milk crisisA month after having organized one of the most spectacular Olympic Games in history, China was again faced with one of i... |
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09 Sep 08 | Singapore quarterly review: September 2008Singapore, a country characterized by its stability, has been hit by a wave of earthshaking news lately. A 6.6% shrinkag... |
05 Sep 08 | India monthly review: Walking the tightropeMonth to month, India bends over backwards to damper the internal and external conflicts brewing in and around the subco... |
04 Sep 08 | Monthly review: Japan makes it through AugustA busy August 2008 included Japan’s commemoration of the 63rd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I... |
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03 Sep 08 | China monthly review: August 2008The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games placed China at center stage during the entire month of August 2008. The press described... |
18 Jul 08 | Japan recognizes Ainu as an indigenous peopleThe Japanese parliament unanimously voted in June 2008 to recognize the Ainu people as an indigenous people. The Ainu p... |
08 Jul 08 | China Monthly Report: China survives JuneAs always, China is big news. And June 2008 was no exception. China remained the focus of the world’s media even durin... |
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03 Jul 08 | Korea Monthly Report: Controversial quarter in KoreaAllegations of corruption involving the chairmen of Hyundai and Samsung, protests organized via the collaborative web, g... |
02 Jul 08 | Giant statue project looms over IndiaRecent weeks have been tense in India. Border altercations with Pakistan, Gujjar protests and floods in the northeast ha... |
27 May 08 | India monthly review: India on the road to reconciliation with PakistanIn India, life seems to move as slowly as the waters of the Ganges. This is just an illusion. In May 2008 alone, India... |
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26 May 08 | Japan monthly review: May 2008The visit of President Hu Jintao to Japan was May’s top story. The worst news had to be the current administration’s... |
25 May 08 | China monthly review: Tibet and the OlympicsRecent months in China have not been easy. The nation experienced international criticism for its handling of the Tibet ... |
