Asiathisweek

Situations

Daily Yomiuri, 19 November , Masaki Masuda

Though about two months have passed since major U.S. securities firm Lehman Brothers went bust, dismay has yet to subside in the global financial market.

Challenging Dollar Supremacy

Reform of financial system

China Daily, 15 November

As leaders of the 20 largest economies gather in Washington DC to discuss a coordinated plan to deal with the global financial crisis,...

Regions

East Asia

Everyone to get NT$3,600 bonus

The China Post, 19 November

Premier Liu Chao-shiuan formally announced yesterday a government plan to distribute NT$3,600 shopping vouchers...

Japan's political situation not to affect relations

China Daily, 17 November

Personages from Japan's political parties are of the opinion that whatever Japan's political situation turns, the general trend of China-Japan strategic and mutually beneficial relations will not be reversed.

South Asia

Govt goes for frantic negotiation on polls

Daily Star, 19 November

BNP refuses to budge on 4 demands; advisers rush to AL for talks.

'84 riots wrong, guilty should be brought to justice: Rahul

Times of India, 18 November

Amritsar: Utilising his visit to the city of the Golden Temple, Rahul Gandhi reached out to the Sikhs...

55 p.c. turnout in J&K polls

The Hindu, 18 November , Shujaat Bukhari

Polling takes place amid tight security, chilly weather, and a boycott call.

India Over the Moon

Indigenous effort all the way

The Hindu, 15 November , T.S. Subramanian

Chennai: What was extraordinary about the historic event of Chandrayaan-1's probe landing on the moon on Friday night was that the spacecraft was built in India,...

South East Asia

Thaksin's financial help fund

The Straits Times, 19 November

Ousted Thai premier sets up fund to help Asia weather crisis.

M’sia My Second Home members may be allowed to work

The Edge, 18 November , Au Foong Yee

Petaling Jaya: The government may further relax rules for the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme...

India shifts policy on Myanmar

Jakarta Post, 18 November , Nehginao Kipgen

The international community keeps eyeing the political turmoil...

Oiling the KL-Tashkent link

New Straits Times, 15 November , Lionel Morais

Tashkent: BILATERAL relations between Kuala Lumpur and Tashkent will be taken to the next level with the announcement of up to RM700 million in investments for oil and gas projects...

Economics

Business

6 top bank groups post sharp drops

Asahi Shimbun, 19 November

Japan's six major banking groups posted sharp declines in their net profits in the first half of this fiscal year.

Global financial crisis hits Burmese jade trade

Irrawaddy, 18 November , Lawi Weng

The trade in jade at the China-Burma border has markedly decreased due to the global financial crisis...

$7.6 billion IMF bailout for Pakistan

The Nation, Pakistan, 16 November , Erum Zaidi

Karachi - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$7.6 billion loan for Pakistan as a part of stand-by arrangement...

Gold rush

The Standard, 14 November , Benjamin Scent

The mainland is seriously considering a plan to diversify more of its massive foreign-exchange reserves into gold,...

Unlucky Num-Ber

The Standard, 14 November , Alfred Liu

As companies around the world initiate layoff plans in response to the financial crisis, up to 11,000 construction workers are to lose their jobs...

Opening of taxi market key to remove obstacles

China Daily, 12 November , Zhang Haizhou, Lan Tian

Taxi companies in the country operate through franchises...

Posco launches Malaysian steel unit

The Edge, 12 November

Seoul: South Korea's POSCO said on Nov 12 it had launched Posco-Malaysia, its first overseas acquisition of a steel firm,...

Technology & Environment

Straight-path flight plan moved up

Asahi Shimbun, 15 November , Manabu Sasaki

The government will accelerate its plan to use global positioning and other high-tech systems...

Reincarnation of the machines

New Straits Times, , Aniza Damis

When a human dies, the only thing that lives on is his deeds. And his organs, if he had donated them. But can there be life after death for household appliances?

Nurturing the rare plants

Daily Star, 19 November , Shahnaz Parveen

National Botanical Garden in Mirpur now has a collection of about 170 indigenous species of medicinal plants.

Nepal's endangered rivers

Ohmy News, 12 November , Bhumika Ghimire

[Opinion] It's sad and mystifying to see that protecting those precious resources is not prioritized.

People

Thaksin and Pojaman end thier marriage

The Nation, Thailand, 15 November

Convicted ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife; Khunying Pojaman have divorced at Thai Consulate General office in Hong Kong,...

Chemist named head of Peking University

China Daily, 15 November , He Na, Xie Yu

Zhou Qifeng, one of China's top chemists, was inaugurated as the new president of Peking University on Friday.

Leo Suryadinata: Pushing the boundaries

People's Daily, 14 November , Aimee Dawis

Anyone studying the ethnic Chinese in Indonesia is bound to encounter Leo Suryadinata's works.

Former First Lady tells bittersweet memory

Korea Times, 14 November , Chung Ah-young

Quite often, a wife's assistance is necessary for a successful husband.

Weekend

Travel & Leisure

Royal pyres down the ages

The Nation, Thailand, 15 November , Sumet Jumsai

For centuries funerary pyres, or meru, have been built for royal personages and senior monks.

Conservation and preservation

New Straits Times, , Anis Ramli

If care is not taken, George Town and Malacca can easily fall from the Unesco World Heritage Site list to World Heritage In Danger list.

Books & Arts

From Suez to Siam

The Nation, Thailand, , Subhatra Bhumiprabhas

History dips into the Red Sea and the ripples travel far in this third episode in a four-part series...

Tora-san in English

Japan Times, 14 November , Alexander Jacoby

This year marks the 40th birthday of arguably the most popular character in Japanese cinema — Tora-san.