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Asia's war with heart disease
Across the region, the death toll from cardiovascular disease is soaring.
But the latest science shows how you can stay healthy. |
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In a research project Harvard law school tells you which web sites are being censored in China. Rebuilding China The world's most visionary architects are rebuilding China.
Secret feelings In a society in which subtlety is prized above all, millions of Japanese use the Channel 2 Web site to bare their souls. Click here for a summary of articles published by Asia Observer
Read Karen Connelly's review of Amitav Ghosh's novel The Glass Palace Migrant workers head for dangerous shoes
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Ticking time bombs Filipino authorities say the newest threat to the country is a shadowy terror group made up of radical Muslim converts. |
Broken Heaven, Broken Earth |
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The road to Jihad? Southern Thailand has been rocked by the worst violence in decades between security forces and Islamic militants. Now the conflict may turn even bloodier.
Japan's Holy Wildcard
A small party based on Buddhism is emerging as the
new kingmaker in Japanese politics. Losing Face
South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun vowed to clean
up politics, but his own house is getting covered in grime. The bold coast Thailand
and its Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra are making daring use of state
control, and they've got the second fastest-growing economy to show for
it. Have the students been dismissed? The pro-democracy protests in August 1988 were spearheaded by students. But a lack of coordination with Burma’s opposition party and the passage of time are forcing the movement to review its strategy. Irrawaddy, December 2003
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