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Burma poll a 'key test' of reform: UN envoy
A top United Nations envoy on Sunday hailed dramatic changes in Myanmar but said by-elections would be a "key test" of the army-backed regime's commitment to reform.
2012-02-07 - 7:13:00 AM
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Indonesia joins global nuclear test ban treaty
Indonesia on Monday formalised ratification of the nuclear test ban treaty at the United Nations and its foreign minister called on eight key holdout nations to take a "calculated risk" and sign on.
2012-02-07 - 7:12:00 AM
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Asia well-placed to withstand slowdown
Perhaps it's our natural eurocentricity, but we've been hearing a lot more about recession and the risk of worse in Europe than about the resilience of our own region. Fortunately, the International Monetary Fund set the record straight last week.
2012-02-07 - 7:00:00 AM
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US to move 4,700 Marines from Japan to Guam: reports
Tokyo and Washington have agreed to move 4,700 Marines from the Japanese island of Okinawa to Guam in a bid to revive a stalled plan for the realignment of US forces in Japan, according to reports.
2012-02-07 - 7:00:00 AM
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N Asia to lead wave of M&A activity
North Asian companies will lead a wave of acquisition activity out of the region this year as South Korean executives increasingly join those from Japan and China in acting on their overseas ambitions, according to bankers in the region.
2012-02-07 - 7:00:00 AM
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UN envoy says Burma should admit to rights violations?
A top United Nations envoy warned Myanmar Sunday not to backtrack on its ongoing reform programme and said the civilian government should acknowledge its past human rights violations to allow the country to move forward.
2012-02-07 - 7:00:00 AM
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Outrage as China, Russia veto UN move on Syria
Outrage grew on Sunday after Russia and China blocked a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its crackdown on protests, with the opposition saying it handed the regime a "licence to kill."
2012-02-06 - 7:13:00 AM
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McCain ruffles Beijing with talk of Chinese Arab Spring
US Senator John McCain warned China's vice Foreign minister Zhang Zhijun on Saturday that "the Arab Spring is coming to China" and highlighted the number of Tibetans burning themeselves to death in his country.
2012-02-06 - 7:12:00 AM
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Burma's ambitious Dawei project faces uncertainty
Dusty roads and makeshift offices are the only hints of the ambitious $50 billion project slated for the thick jungles near Myanmar's southern city of Dawei, billed by its developers as the "new global gateway of Indo-China".
2012-02-06 - 7:09:00 AM
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Burma's Karen rebels say ceasefire 'fragile'
One of Myanmar's most prominent rebel groups on Saturday warned a ceasefire deal seen as a breakthrough in relations with the regime was "fragile", as ethnic unrest continues to cast a shadow over reforms.
2012-02-06 - 7:05:00 AM
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