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Asia NewsCall of the Wild2008-05-04 06:01 - Jiang Rong’s novel is set in the pristine grasslands of Inner Mongolia in the 1960s. Miss Shanghai 2008-05-04 06:01 - Wang Anyi’s novel spans four decades in the life of a woman making her way in a rapidly changing China. Kissing the Cook 2008-05-04 06:01 - In Yan Lianke’s satirical novel, a fervent Maoist is seduced by the wife of his commanding officer. Born Again 2008-05-04 06:01 - The Chinese writer Mo Yan’s wildly visionary and creative new novel covers almost the entire span of his country’s revolutionary experience, from 1950 until 2000, while constantly mocking and rearranging itself and jolting the reader with its own internal commentary. Agreement Will Restore Court Judges in Pakistan 2008-05-04 06:01 - The agreement enabled the governing coalition to soothe tensions and reopened the possibility of challenging President Pervez Musharraf’s continued rule. World Briefing | Asia: Nepal: U.S. Envoy Meets With Maoist Leader 2008-05-04 06:01 - The American ambassador to Nepal, Nancy Powell, met with the leader of the country’s former Communist rebels. World Briefing | Asia: Japan: U.S. Serviceman Faces Sexual Assault Cha... 2008-05-04 04:57 - The police in northern Japan arrested a 22-year-old United States serviceman and charged him with sexually assaulting a woman. Tibetan Envoys Head to China for Informal Talks 2008-05-04 04:57 - In a signal of low expectations for the meeting with representatives of the Dalai Lama, the announcement predicted that the visit would be ?brief.? Pentagon Considers Adding Forces in Afghanistan 2008-05-04 04:56 - The increase would push the number of American forces there to roughly 40,000, the highest yet. Of Musical Import 2008-05-04 04:56 - Tan Dun has made a career of infusing Western music with Chinese traditions and myths. But on what vision of China does his success in the West depend? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 |
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