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China, between a rocket and a hard place on North Korea

YoopyaApr 10, 20120

(Reuters) – A joke circulating among officials in Beijing pretty much underlines the bind China is in over North Korea’s plans to send a satellite

North Korea readies rocket launch, draws ire

YoopyaApr 10, 20120

PYONGYANG (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday it is ready to launch its controversial long-range rocket on schedule, prompting warnings it could sharply ratchet

Fighting rages in Syria less than 24 hours to deadline

YoopyaApr 9, 20120

(Reuters) – Syria’s conflict spilled over into Turkey on Monday and government forces battled rebel fighters near the border in clashes that appeared to doom

Insight: Young Chinese workers seek end to “eating bitterness”

YoopyaApr 7, 20120

(Reuters) – In the eight years since Zhang Shuxiang first left her village in the poor interior of central China, she worked in 20 factories

Taboo-breaking Saudi films spur debate in staid kingdom

YoopyaApr 7, 20120

(Reuters) – An important Saudi official riding in a chauffered Rolls Royce unspools a wire fence across previously unclaimed land. “It’s mine now,” he says.

Syria revolt hampered by disunity, supply failures

YoopyaApr 6, 20120

(Reuters) – Syrian activist Mahmoud Ali walked for two days across rugged hills to Turkey to collect a satellite phone and video equipment promised by

Analysis: Low cost era over for China’s workshops to the world

YoopyaApr 4, 20120

(Reuters) – Foxconn Technology’s agreement to improve the lot of its 1.2 million workers in China who make Apple Inc’s iPads and iPhones is a

Japan holds off on decision to restart reactors

YoopyaApr 3, 20120

By Risa Maeda TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan needs more time to decide whether to restart two offline nuclear reactors, the trade minister said on Tuesday,

Bin Laden’s relatives get short prison sentence

YoopyaApr 2, 2012May 27, 20240

By ZARAR KHAN | Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court on Monday convicted Osama bin Laden’s three widows and two of his daughters

Suu Kyi’s party claims landslide win in Myanmar vote

YoopyaApr 2, 20120

(Reuters) – Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi claimed on Monday a by-election landslide for her party, which she hoped would mark the beginning of