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Book Review: A veteran journalist looks at China

Book Review: A veteran journalist looks at China

  • China Airborne by James Fallows. Random House, Hardcover, 288 pp, available from Amazon, US$17.12, Kindle, US$15.99 Read more...
Impeachment Revelations Could Doom Philippine Chief Justice

Impeachment Revelations Could Doom Philippine Chief Justice

  • Ombudsman springs unexpected details of bank accounts Read more...

Lady Gaga Meets Radical Islam in Jakarta

  • And loses, at least for now

Two-year Talks Impasse Frustrates Exiled Tibetans

  • Beijing appears to be waiting for the 14th Dalai Lama to die

Concerns Surface about HK Chief Exec's Ties to Beijing

  • Amid cheers for quick action on some issues, CY looks a bit too close to the masters across the border

Asia as Global Leader? Not So Fast

  • Will Asia mimic bankrupt Western ideas, fall victim to hubris – or generate new, sustainable visions?

Taiwan's Ma Loses the Reins

  • Controversial reforms have him in trouble with party and public

A Bollywood Actor Goes Deadly Serious on TV

  • Aamir Khan spotlights issues unprecedented on Indian airwaves

Indonesia's Forests Remain a Source of Conflict

  • Teak producer on Java's contentious relationship with forest peoples

Malaysian Opposition Sacks a Dissident

  • High-ranking opponent of April 28 rally loses his Senate post
 
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SPECIAL REPORT

Vietnam's Contentious Land Law

David Brown, a retired veteran US Foreign Service officer with extensive knowledge of the politics and economics of Vietnam, takes a look at corruption in land sales that drives farmers off the property their families have tended for generations, creating rising problems for the ruling Communist government in Hanoi. His four-part series of land corruption is presented here:
part 1 part 3
part 2 part 4


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