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Like other would-be tiger economies, Vietnam faces a trifecta of new threats: a crisis-paralyzed Europe, a faltering America, and a newly spendthrift Japan. Yet the biggest risk to the nation’s futu...
Updated : 2013.05.12 19:45
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President Obama’s powerful indictment of the continuing scandal that is the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay is an encouraging sign that he hasn’t forgotten his campaign pledge to close the facility. Bu...
Updated : 2013.05.10 20:50
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WASHINGTON ― It shouldn’t have been this hard, but Secretary of State John Kerry has finally gotten Russia to back the peace plan on Syria that it endorsed in principle last June. This isn’t a bre...
Updated : 2013.05.10 20:50
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President Ma Ying-jeou sat at the head of large conference table in his presidential office, and inscribed on the wall behind him was the name of his nation: Republic of China. Beside that, in parent...
Updated : 2013.05.09 19:27
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The chemical and fertilizer plant in the town of West, Texas, where at least 15 were killed and more than 200 injured a few weeks ago hadn’t been fully inspected by the Occupational Safety and Healt...
Updated : 2013.05.09 19:26
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The best way to prevent miscarriages of justice is to let the law be what it is. This is what Shen Deyong, executive vice-president of the Supreme People’s Court, says in a signed article commenting...
Updated : 2013.05.09 19:24
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The People’s Verdict is in. And the people have delivered their mandate to Malaysia’s ruling party Barisan Nasional to run the federal government for another five years. The margin of 133 to 89 sign...
Updated : 2013.05.09 19:24
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Almsgiving should be encouraged insofar as it serves its intended purpose, i.e. to help the poor and the needy, and it simply must not be taken for granted. Refusal to give change to someone who asks...
Updated : 2013.05.09 19:24
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LAHORE ― Pakistan’s moment of political truth is fast approaching. On May 11, some 40-50 million voters will elect a new national assembly. The outcome, preceded by a spike in extremist violence, i...
Updated : 2013.05.09 19:23
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President Vladimir Putin’s crackdown on corruption is vital to Russia’s future. It’s also certain to fail unless he recognizes the shortcomings of his methods. In 2008, under then-President Dmitry M...
Updated : 2013.05.08 20:19
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NEW YORK ― The United States Supreme Court recently began deliberations in a case that highlights a deeply problematic issue concerning intellectual-property rights. The court must answer the follow...
Updated : 2013.05.08 20:19
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The European Central Bank has deployed almost the last of its depleted supply of conventional monetary stimulus, cutting its benchmark interest rate last week to 0.5 percent from 0.75 percent. Few ex...
Updated : 2013.05.08 20:18
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BERLIN ― The eruption of the Arab revolts in late 2010 and early 2011 put power relations among Middle Eastern countries in a state of flux, and both winners and losers have emerged. But, given that ...
Updated : 2013.05.08 20:18
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NEWPORT BEACH ― After years of tweaks, Japan has now initiated a major shift in its policy paradigm, with reactions ranging from great optimism that the country may finally be lifted out of a quarte...
Updated : 2013.05.08 20:18
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Judging by their giddy rally today, markets in Malaysia are beyond relieved that the country’s general elections are over. A win for the incumbent Barisan Nasional coalition, whose main party has led...
Updated : 2013.05.07 20:05
