What does China really want from Myanmar?
Yun Sun is a senior fellow and director of the China program and co-director of the East Asia program of the Stimson Center, a Washington-based think tank.
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Hong Kong's first panda births raise hopes for tourism boost
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong is counting on its first ever giant panda births to help revive its tourism sector.
At 19, a Hong Kong Panda Is Finally a Mother
Ying Ying, a panda at a Hong Kong theme park, has given birth to twins that were conceived naturally, a cause for celebration for conservationists rooting for the survival of this vulnerable and low-libido species.
Johor-Singapore SEZ to spur investments from mainland China, Taiwan, UOB says
Johor has already secured potential investments totalling around US$380 million from China earlier this year, with more likely to pour in to take advantage of tax incentives in the JS-SEZ, according to Lim Lay Wah, a managing director at Singapore bank UOB.
China will support a democratic transition in Myanmar, says foreign minister
CHIANG MAI, Thailand — China will support a democratic transition in Myanmar and backs a regional plan to find a way out of the ongoing crisis in the Southeast Asian country, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday (Aug 16) during a visit to Thailand.
Tokyo braces for Typhoon Ampil as homes evacuated, flights cancelled
TOKYO — Japan grounded hundreds of flights and advised nearly 10,000 households to evacuate in some areas near Tokyo on Friday (Aug 16), as a strong typhoon caused power blackouts in the middle of a major summer holiday week.
Can’t catch a break: Australian Olympic Committee condemns public call for apology from breakdancer Raygun
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has condemned a public petition calling for an apology from local breakdancer Rachael Gunn or “Raygun” and the country’s Olympic chief Anna Meares for “misleading the Australian public and undermining the efforts of genuine athletes”.