China Daily China aims to make yuan convertible: Official | BEIJING - The ultimate goal of China's exchange rate reform is to make the yuan a fully convertible currency, Yi Gang, head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), said Friday. | Yi,... (photo: WN / deniseyong)
The Hindu The politics of Taliban reconciliation | M.K. Bhadrakumar | The onus is on the generals in Rawalpindi to effect the hardcore Taliban leadership's reconciliation and, as a quid pro quo, Washington recognises Pakistan's "legitimate interests... (photo: AP / Zaheeruddin Abdullah)
Taipei Times China criticizes Clinton¡¦s comments | SOUTH CHINA SEA: The Chinese ministry of defense has rejected US calls for a multilateral resolution to conflicts over a disputed island chain, which it calls a ¡¥core interest¡¦ | AP, BEIJING | Chi... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) AsiaChinaHumanRightsPhotosUS
Asia Times The (war) games go on | Jul 31, 2010 The (war) games go on | By Donald Kirk | SEOUL - The drama over United States and South Korean war games in the seas off the coast... (photo: AP / Navy Visual News Service, PO 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas) DefenceKoreaPhotosUSWikipedia: ROKS Cheonan sinking
Asia Times Asia nudges ahead | Jul 31, 2010 MARKET RAP | Asia nudges ahead | By R M Cutler | MONTREAL - Overall, Asia looks like having some rough going, at least for a while... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko, FILE) AsiaEconomyFinanceMarketsPhotos
The Press Democrat Consumption of meat | The lack of our culture’s compassion for animals raised for food is staggering. We have been ingrained to the acceptance that animals are commodities, not individ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) AnimalsBurgersCommoditiesPhotosWikipedia: Meat
