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Breaking News Mon, 8 Feb 2010
Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
Fears   Hainan   Photos   Property   Shanghai  
 Asia Times 
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
| By Stephen Wong | SHANGHAI - Money has flooded into the tropical Chinese island province of Hainan for property speculation in the few weeks since the central government unveiled a plan to turn it i... (photo: Public Domain / Anna Frodesiak)
Democratic Party of Japan new leader Yukio Hatoyama speaks to the media during a news conference after being elected its leader in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, May 16, 2009. Hatoyama takes control after the party's previous boss Ichiro Ozawa stepped down amid a political funding scandal.
Japan   News   Photos   President   Tokyo  
 Breitbart 
Kyodo news summary -6-+
TOKYO, Feb. 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—---------- Hatoyama approves Ozawa's remaining as DPJ's No. 2 | TOKYO - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who is also president of the Democratic Party of Japan, said Mo... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the 4km wide buffer zone separating North and South Korea is rather ironically, anything but demilitarized.  Indian Express 
NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
| North Korea warned South Korea on Monday that any attempt to bring down the communist country would draw “strong measures” from its military, a threat issued even as Pyongyang embarked on a flurry o... (photo: Creative Commons / Kok Leng Yeo)
Communist   Korea   Nkorea   Nuclear   Photos  
A South Korean man looks at the Hyundai motor's showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008  Inquirer 
Hyundai boss must pay $60 million for losses to firm
| SEOUL - A South Korean court Monday ordered Hyundai Motor chairman Chung Mong-Koo to pay almost 60 million dollars in damages to his company for loss-making deals. | The Seoul central district court... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)
Business   Hyundai   Losses   Photos   Seoul  
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Tibet's political and spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dharamshala, India Hong Kong Standard
Obama could not afford to turn the Dalai Lama away
Just a week after enraging China with an arms sale package for rival Taiwan, President Barack Obama risks more damage to this crucial relationship by agreeing to meet wit... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang)
China   Photos   President   Taiwan   US  
Demonstrators hold up anti-U.S. bases slogans as some 6,000 people gather at a rally protesting against a U.S. Marine base stationed on the southern island of Okinawa, in Tokyo Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010. Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday he would decide by the end of May on where to relocate the U.S. Marine Airfield Futenma in Okinawa that has strained ties between the nations. The slogans written in Japanese read: "We don't need Futenma base," in red, and "We refuse new Henoko base," in blue. Denver Post
Land-starved Japan jealously eyes spread-out U.S. bases
| A protest last month in Tokyo against the U.S. bases drew 6,000 people. (Associated Press file photo ) | GINOWAN, Japan — In a country where land is a precious co... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)
Japan   Photos   Protest   Society   US  
American missionary Robert Park, left, is escorted by U.S. officials upon his arrival at the Beijing Capital Airport, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. His arrival in Beijing came a day after North Korea announced it would free Robert Park. The Times
US missionary Robert Park returns home from North Korea
| A US missionary released by North Korea after entering the country on Christmas Day to protest human rights abuses is back in the United States. | "Robert Park arrived ... (photo: AP / Andy Wong)
China   Media   Northkorea   Photos   US  
Laura Chinchilla, presidential candidate for the National Liberation party, greets supporters outside the Virgen de los Angeles Basilica in Cartago, Costa Rica, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Costa Rica will hold presidential, congressional and municipal elections on Sunday. Star Tribune
Costa Rica election pits president's protege against Libertarian
| SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Costa Ricans could elect their first female president Sunday as Central America's most politically and economically stable country chooses betwee... (photo: AP / Esteban Felix)
America   Election   Photos   Politics   Women  
A resident carries a hose during a fire that gutted about 1,000 houses at a slum area near the city jail in Manila on Thursday Dec. 10, 2009. The News & Observer
House fire in Warwick, RI, kills 5, including baby
| WARWICK, R.I. -- A house fire that officials said might have simmered undetected for hours Saturday killed five people, including a mother and her 7-month-old baby, in ... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila)
Disaster   Firefighter   Photos   Warwick   Wildfire  
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- Kyodo news summary -6-+
- America Is a Great Power, What's Wrong With That?
Democratic Party of Japan new leader Yukio Hatoyama speaks to the media during a news conference after being elected its leader in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, May 16, 2009. Hatoyama takes control after the party's previous boss Ichiro Ozawa stepped down amid a political funding scandal.
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- United States and China Need Each Other
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Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
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Nuclear Market
- NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
- Chinese envoy arrives in North Korea
- North Korea releases U.S. Christian activist
- North Korea to free 'repentant' US missionary
The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the 4km wide buffer zone separating North and South Korea is rather ironically, anything but demilitarized.
NKorea threatens South amid push to restart talks
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- Shares slump to five-month low
- Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
- Hainan fears real-estate bubbles -
- A look at economic developments and activity in major stock
Chinese use computers at an Internet cafe in Beijing Thursday Feb. 8, 2007. China, regarded as the world's leading source of illegally copied movies and software, had only limited success during a four-month crackdown on Internet piracy and copyright infringement, an official said Thursday.
Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity
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South Korea North Korea
- Be the next Mr. World Philippines!
- World Agenda: Ban Ki-moon hopes to make his reputation in No
- Kyodo news summary -6-+
- 2ND LD: 2 Koreas fail to agree on cross-border tours+
Democratic Party of Japan new leader Yukio Hatoyama speaks to the media during a news conference after being elected its leader in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, May 16, 2009. Hatoyama takes control after the party's previous boss Ichiro Ozawa stepped down amid a political funding scandal.
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Haikou skyline, Hainan Province, China
Hainan fears real-estate bubbles - again
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