Asia & Pacific

Magazine articles on politics, society, and news relevant to the entire Asia and Pacific region.

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Finance & Development June 1, 2006	Asia's Role in the World Economy Asia boasts three of the ten largest economies (China, Japan and India)... Asia's share of world GDP is rising... Asia has also integrated into global capital markets... etc.
Geotimes May 2006 Kathryn Hansen	Earthquake Sends Tonga Trembling Strong shaking awoke residents of Tonga when a magnitude-7.9 earthquake rocked the region today. Although Tonga is seismically active, seismologists say that such a large-magnitude event is unusual for the region.
Real Travel Adventures May 2006 Antonio Graceffo	Khmer and Twenty Something The children in Phnom Penh, Cambodia drag their nation a step closer to becoming a modern, industrialized country each day as they attend school at Toul Ampil Language College.
Finance & Development March 1, 2006 Jeremy Clift	The Quiet Integrationist A profile of Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda and his ambitious agenda to promote a new financial architecture for Asia.
CIO March 1, 2006 Matt Villano	VoIP and Wi-Fi Where There Are No Telephones The nonprofit company Inveneo has developed technology to bring Internet and voice over IP to poor villages in rural areas of Africa and Asia.
Smithsonian February 2006 Paul Raffaele	In John They Trust South Pacific villagers worship a mysterious American they call John Frum - believing he'll one day shower their remote island with riches.
Geotimes February 2006 Megan Sever	Arsenic Leaching Into Water From Soil Researchers suggest that the rivers that drain the mountains are still bringing in the arsenic and depositing it throughout Bangladesh during annual floods. During the dry period, the arsenic would be drawn down to the aquifer, thus replenishing the aquifer's arsenic levels.
National Defense January 2006 Harold Kennedy	Europe-Based NATO Reaches Deep into Asia, Africa U.S. and allied military forces in Europe -- grappling with a lengthy, global war on terrorism -- are expanding their reach far beyond their traditional perimeters, deep into Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa.
National Defense January 2006 Robert H. Williams	Japan Moving Toward More Active Regional, International Role A resurgent Japan would at first blush sharply alter the balance of power in the Far East, a development that would be welcomed by the United States.
Adventure December 2005 Michael Shnayerson	Alan Rabinowitz's Fight of His Life Alan Rabinowitz isn't afraid of the village strongman or a military dictatorship. That's all part of the job when your job is saving the last of the world's tigers in Myanmar.
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