East Asia
US/ASIA:Six-party talks take priority over Taiwan ties
President George Bush today delivered a speech in Bangkok urging China to address "deep"...
United StatesASIA: FTAs will multiply but need better design
The breakdown of talks on the WTO Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations is likely to see...
AsiaASEAN: Domestic politics frustrates ambitions
The Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum concluded in Singapore on July...
AseanUS/ASIA: McCain-Obama policy debate focused on China
As one of the last remaining arenas for Cold War-era hostilities, North-east Asia fits the McCain...
United StatesEAST ASIA: Beijing benefits from changes of government
South Korea's military alliance with the United States is a leftover from history, a Chinese...
East AsiaEAST ASIA: World Bank, IMF, ADB worry about inflation
Views on how far Asia has 'decoupled' from demand in the world's major economies and thus on how...
East AsiaINTERNATIONAL:History suggests downturn not depression
The boom/bust cycle in asset prices typifies the present downturn, as it did the Great...
InternationalINTERNATIONAL: Bond demand shows flight from risk
European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet yesterday warned European governments about...
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