Tiger Quadruplets Born in Germany
A German zoo in Braunschweig introduced Siberian tiger quadruplets to the public on Wednesday.
Christiano Ronaldo: World’s Most Expensive Soccer Player
Nearly 80,000 Real Madrid fans turned out to welcome the world's most expensive footballer to the Bernabeu.
China: Security Remains High in Xinjiang
Security and tension remain high in western China today, following riots in the city of Urumqi earlier this week.
China: Journalists Restricted as Xinjiang Riots Continue
Speaking of the protests in Xinjiang, what's it like for journalists there? After the protests began on Sunday, Chinese authorities made an unprecedented move: They invited foreign journalists to Urumqi to report firsthand.
China: Hard to Get Accurate Numbers Out of Xinjiang
One thing that's hard to keep track of during these riots in China's Xinjiang province is names and numbers: How many are dead and injured, and who is responsible for the violence? With lines of communication cut, it's hard to learn just what is happening in Xinjiang.
India: Chartered Flights Offer Extended View of Solar Eclipse
In India, people have long considered solar eclipses to be bad omens.
Market Report - Asia Shares Down on Economic Doubts
Today fresh doubts about the speed of a global economic recovery helped to push Asian share markets lower.
USA: Jackson Memorial Overflows
Jackson fans not lucky enough to receive free tickets to his public memorial gathered in downtown Los Angeles yesterday.
Polen: Hitler’s Tree May Face the Axe
Authorities in Jaslo, in rural southeastern Poland, discovered the origins of "Hitler's tree" when plans were lodged to fell it, to make way for a traffic roundabout.
World’s Oldest Bible Reunited Online
The surviving pages and fragments of the world's oldest Bible, known as Codex Sinaiticus are being reunited online as part of an ambitious four year digitization project that aims to breathe new life into a manuscript that dates back 1600 years.
Indonesia Prepares for Presidential Elections
Wednesday is a big day for the Indonesian political scene.
Market Report - Doubts of Economic Recovery
Today Asian stocks mostly edged lower, as investors took a step-back from higher-yielding assets due to doubts about the speed of the global economic recovery.
China: Communist Party Silences Human Rights Lawyers
This year we’ve been reporting on how several human rights activists in China have been persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party.
UN Calls for Restraint in Xinjiang
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is calling for restraint in the violence in Xinjiang.
Xinjiang/China: Ethnic Violence Erupts
Thousands of ethnic Uighurs in China's Western province of Xinjiang have protested in the capital city Urumqi over alleged mistreatment of Uighur workers by Han Chinese.
China: Uighur Dissident Condemns Chinese Crackdown in Xinjiang
And the violence in Xinjiang is causign outrage among the Uighur population living overseas.
Chinese Orphanage Sells Girls with Living Parents
At least two local officials in China’s Guizhou province have been singled out and punished for their involvement in a 2004 adoption scandal.
Chinese Tightrope Artist Breaks Two World Records
A Chinese tightrope artist from the Xinjiang Autonomous Region is set to break two world records.
Dalai Lama Birthday Celebrations
It’s the 74th birthday of their spiritual leader and many Tibetans have gathered at the main Buddhist temple here in Dharamsala.
Market Report - Asian Shares Decline
Asian markets are down today over doubts of a global recovery and ahead of a G8 leaders meeting later this week.
Asia Brief Broadcast, Monday, July 6, 2009
Watch Today's 30-min Asia Brief Broadcast Monday, July 6, 2009 Anchor: Kean Wong .
Asia Weekly 29th June - 4th July
This week's main headlines: Plans to require the Green Dam software filter have been postponed In Russia, a court has decided that the main text of the spiritual practice Falun Gong cannot be blacklisted The United States begins an aggressive campaign in Afghanistan Tensions between the two Koreas continue.
Eastern India: Monsoon Arrives
While dams in southern India are drying up, the long dry spell has ended in the eastern state of Cherrapunjee, where the monsoon rains have arrived.
Southern India: Monsoon Rains Are Late
A water crisis is looming over India's southern Karnataka state.
Indonesia: Preserving Traditional Culture through Folk Dance
Modern dance may be the most popular form of dance among youth today, but one festival in Jakarta, Indonesia is trying to turn back the tide.
Thailand: Special Police Training for Thai Canines
Pet dogs in Thailand are given the chance to become trained police dogs.
USA: Vanishing Jobs
The labor market hit a major speed bump on its road to recovery.
Mexico: WHO Swine Flu Conference
Health experts gathered in Cancun, Mexico to discuss strategies for combating the H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu.
