Gas leak kills 21 workers in northern China

China is an emerging economy and is often taunted for its negligent production of toys that are produced for Western companies.  Led in paint and other violations are often quoted. Labour Laws that are either...

Chinese Factory Blamed For Lead Poisoning

And here we have another story about another environmental disaster in the making in China.. " BEIJING (AP) -- Officials in eastern China have blamed a battery factory for causing lead poisoning in more than 50 children and have ordered the plant to relocate, state media...

Confucian teachings brings rampant trafficking in China

"Scholars point out China's one child policy is one of the main root causes behind human trafficking in China. Under its one child policy, a family is only allowed to have one child regardless of the child's gender. As Chinese couple often prefer boys to girls, many...

Hidden MSG Resurfaces With Flawed Federal System

     Some years ago, as most of you may recall, MSG (or Monosodium glutamate) became a household word.  The problem was that is was a villain to public health which unscrupulous...

Foreign firms win 10-billion-dollar Turkmen energy deals

Turkmenistan has awarded contracts worth $9.7 billion  to a series of foreign companies including the China National Petroleum Corporation, South Korea's LG International and UAE-based Petrofac International, to develop one of the world's most prized gas fields, .Under...

Putin launches new Russia oil route to energy-hungry Asia

Seeking to diversity its client base away from Europe, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin launched Russia's the Siberian oil export route on Monday, giving energy-hungry Asia a new supply source. Putin initiated the first filling of an oil tanker bound for Hong Kong at a new oil...

Chinese Bike Thrower Video: Man Knocked Thieves Off Motorcycle

A Chinese cyclist threw his bike at thieves on motorcycle to stop robbery.The incident was caught on tape by surveillance cameras. In the video, the man stopped in the middle of the street, possibly because he...

正月 (shōgatsu) the Japanese New Year.

By, Uwe Paschen. 正月 (shōgatsu) the Japanese New Year. Japan will celebrate the 22nd year of the Heisei era. Or in accordance with the 皇紀 (Koki) calendar, the year 2670.Kōki one is the year when...

Burma Sham 2008 Constitution Must Be Revised Until It Is Done !

30 December 2009Who knows well about Burma? Anyone ever heard of Burma? One might wonder where the Burma is?Well, Burma is a beautiful country rich in natural resources located in South East Asia sharing border with Thailand, Laos, China, India and Bangladesh.Burma has been...

Akmal Shaikh Execution: China Warns Britain Not To Get Involved

Akmal Shaikh's execution in China has now taken place, but China is warning Britain not to get involved in their affairs, as fierce condemnation of the execution has sprung up in the UK with Prime Minister Gordon Brown even getting involved. Akmal Shaikh was found guilty of...

More of the Same for 2010?

More of the same for 2010 ‘toon.

Briton Akmal Shaikh,Executed in China.

China accounts for nearly three quarters of the world's executions every year, according to human rights campaigners. Figures from Amnesty International show a minimum of 7,000 death sentences were handed down in China in 2008, with 1,700 executions taking place. Amnesty...

Briton Akmal Shaikh faces 'final hours' on death row

The family of a British man facing execution in China have once again appealed to the authorities in China for a stay of execution. Although the Chinese authoriies have often given last minutes stays of execution,...

Liu Xiaobo, Chinese Dissident, Sentenced to 11 Years in Jail

Liu Xiaobo, a prominent Chinese dissident, Liu Xiaobo has been sent to jail for 11 years for "inciting subversion of state power." The Liu Xiaobo verdict came after a trial that received international condemnation. A noted writer and academic, Liu Xiaobo has been in jail...

Security Sector Reform in Nepal:With reference to UNSCR 1325

Krishna Hari Pushkar 1.      Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, on women, peace and security was passed unanimously on 31 October 2000. Resolution (S/RES/1325) is the first resolution ever passed by the Security Council that specifically...

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