Asia

Smoking Kills Mostly the Poor in India

K.S. Hari Krishnan THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Nov 30 (IPS)  – Mujeeb Rahuman (39), a mason in the Venjaramoodu village in Thiruvananthapuram,…

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India Reaffirms Death Penalty

Ranjit Devraj NEW DELHI, Nov 22 (IPS)  – One day after voting against a United Nations General Assembly draft resolution…

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‘Lifestyle Diseases’ Plague Indian Women

K.S. Hari Krishnan THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India, Nov 19 (IPS)  – Sreelakshmi, an office executive in a major diagnostic laboratory in Thiruvananthapuram,…

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Bangladesh Eyes Drug Export Market

Naimul Haq DHAKA, Nov 18 (IPS)  – Bangladesh has begun to shed its image as one of the world’s poorest…

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China’s New Leadership Led by Xi Jinping

AJ Correspondents DOHA, Nov 15 (IPS)  – State media report that Xi Jinping is to take the reins of China’s…

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Global Rebalancing – Implications For Asia

Supachai Panitchpakdi Although it remains the fastest growing region, Asia is already experiencing an economic slowdown, with gross domestic product…

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India Poised to Supply Free Drugs to 1.2 Billion People

Zofeen Ebrahim BEIJING, Nov 08 (IPS)  – As the northern Indian state of Rajasthan rolls out an ambitious universal healthcare…

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Parents Worry After Malala Attack

Ashfaq Yusufzai PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov 05 (IPS)  – Young schoolgirls seemed undeterred by the attempt to kill Malala Yousafzai, but…

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Iranian President calls on Asian nations to confront discrimination

Chhay Sophal Cambodia News Kuwait (18 Oct, 2012): Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called on Asian nations to build up stronger…

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U.S. Military Assistance to Central Asia Highly “Opaque”

Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (IPS)  – U.S. military assistance to key Central Asian governments has increased dramatically in…

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