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Israel up in arms over weapons seizure

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
Israel has spared no effort in bringing the world's attention to its seizure of a ship carrying tonnes of apparently Iranian-supplied weapons bound for Hezbollah in Lebanon, via Egypt and Syria. If history is any guide, the incident could be
Israel up in arms over weapons seizure


US gives Myanmar a tentative embrace

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
This week's landmark visit by senior United States officials to Myanmar featured meetings with military leaders, pro-democracy figure Aung San Suu Kyi and ethnic groups, but none led to any diplomatic breakthrough. Critics claim Washington's engagement gambit, far from being
US gives Myanmar a tentative embrace

UNDER THE AFPAK VOLCANO, Part 2 : Breaking up is (not) hard to do

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
The Pentagon well knows that AfPak is the key land bridge between Iran to the west and China and India to the east; and that Iran has all the energy that both China and India need. The balkanization of AfPak
UNDER THE AFPAK VOLCANO, Part 2 : Breaking up is (not) hard to do

Corruption bomb explodes in Indonesia

07.11.2009 14:18    atimes.com
Allegations in a wiretapped conversation involving businessman Anggodo Widjojo, police and prosecutors, in which they appeared to plot against Indonesia's top anti-graft body, have also mentioned President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The shadow over Yudhoyono's hitherto squeaky clean image is darkened
Corruption bomb explodes in Indonesia


Facebook people power

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
In an echo of the protests that demanded the ouster of dictator Suharto more than a decade ago, Indonesians this month put pressure on President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the arrest of two anti-corruption commissioners, subsequently released. This time around,
Facebook people power

Passing the buck on North Korea

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
Bilateral talks scheduled between Stephen Bosworth, the United States point man on North Korea, and the leadership in Pyongyang - purportedly over coaxing the North back into six-party talks on its nuclear weapons program - may just be a smokescreen
Passing the buck on North Korea

Tennis diplomacy on the table in Bali

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
If the Mohammedans won't come to the mountain, then the mountain - or at least a stone from it - can come to the Mohammedans - or their closest neighboring compatriots. The visit of a female Israeli tennis player to
Tennis diplomacy on the table in Bali

BOOK REVIEW : China according to the Chinese

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
The Origin, Process, and Outcome of China's Reforms in the Past One Hundred Years by Enbao Wang Much of the English-language discourse on China's unpredicted rise is divided between those who are fascinated and those who are frightened. The author
BOOK REVIEW : China according to the Chinese

CHAN AKYA : Leverage not level

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
The picture is familiar - higher oil prices, a lower US dollar, and rising US stocks. Missing from the picture is the leverage taken in China and related to monetary expansion there - and what happens once that expansion is
CHAN AKYA : Leverage not level

MARKET RAP : Appearances can be deceiving

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
A volatile week saw exchanges trimming their losses, but absent an upbeat Shanghai and a downbeat Tokyo the period is best described as nondescript, with no clear engine to drive markets stronger in the immediate future. R M Cutler runs
MARKET RAP : Appearances can be deceiving

IT WORLD : Apple not so sweet in China

07.11.2009 14:17    atimes.com
Not quite the end of the world for Apple, but the introduction of the iPhone to China turned sour for the United States-based company and its mainland partner, China Unicom, with initial sales falling well short of forecasts. Doomsday, however,
IT WORLD : Apple not so sweet in China

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