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Asia NewsBeijing Pressures Automakers to Improve Efficiency2008-04-22 06:01 - The shift of the Chinese market toward larger vehicles will probably push up the country’s already voracious demand for oil and make it an even bigger emitter of global warming gases. Pu?er Journal: A Tea From the Jungle Enriches a Placid Village 2008-04-22 06:01 - Anthropologists say that China’s southern Yunnan Province is the first area where humans figured out that brewing a cup of tea could be pleasant. U.S. General Sees Afghans Gains in 3 Years 2008-04-22 04:55 - The Afghan Army should be able to secure most of Afghanistan by 2011, allowing international forces to start withdrawing, Gen. Dan K. McNeill said. Bush Still Waits for North Korean Nuclear Report 2008-04-21 06:01 - President Bush and South Korea’s new president, Lee Myung-bak, said that there was a chance for progress on eliminating North Korea’s nuclear arms program. Chinese Urge Anti-West Boycott Over Tibet Stance 2008-04-21 04:55 - A popular backlash in China against Western support for Tibet has increasingly unnerved the ruling Communist Party. Talking Business: China Needs Old Boys With M.B.A.’s 2008-04-20 06:01 - The shortage of managerial talent in China is huge, but so too is the desire to fill that gap. South Korea Will Lift Its Ban on American Beef 2008-04-20 04:55 - The decision ended a ban begun in 2003 over concerns about mad cow disease and removed a major dispute between the allies. Son of Top Dutch General Is Killed in Afghanistan 2008-04-20 04:55 - A roadside bomb attack on a patrol of Dutch soldiers on Friday killed the son of the Netherlands? top military officer. The Saturday Profile: From a Wheelchair, a Scientist Pries Open South ... 2008-04-20 04:55 - Despite suffering from paralysis two years ago, Dr. Lee Sang-mook remains resolutely focused on his work, and has become a model for disabled people in South Korea. U.S. Lacks a Pakistan Plan, Report Finds 2008-04-19 06:01 - The Bush administration has relied too heavily on Pakistan’s military to achieve its counterterrorism goals, according to a searing report by a government auditor. 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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