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Myanmar Cyclone Stirs More Rice Supply Fears
Monday, May 05, 2008 8:13:00 AM
The cyclone and flooding in Myanmar's two major rice growing areas have "potentially serious effects" for food supply in two other impoverished countries, a U.N. official said on Monday.   Full Story
 

Chinese Embassy Implicated in Chinese Student Rioting During South Korean Olympic Torch Relay
Monday, May 05, 2008 8:05:00 AM
SEOUL—The Olympic torch relay in Seoul on April 27 has ended, but the aftermath continues. On April 28, the South Korean media widely reported on rioting by Chinese students during the Olympic torch r ...   Full Story
 

Aid Agencies Struggle to Assess Burma Cyclone Damage
Monday, May 05, 2008 8:01:00 AM
YANGON—Authorities and foreign aid workers in army-ruled Burma struggled on Monday to assess the damage from a severe cyclone that killed more than 350 people and left tens of thousands homeless.St ...   Full Story
 

Burma Cyclone Kills Nearly 4,000
Monday, May 05, 2008 8:00:00 AM
A devastating cyclone killed nearly 4,000 people and left thousands more missing in army-ruled Burma, which has yet to accept international offers of disaster assistance, state media said on Monday.   Full Story
 

Over 350 Dead as Cyclone Devastates Myanmar
Sunday, May 04, 2008 8:10:00 PM
YANGON—A cyclone killed more than 350 people in military-ruled Myanmar, ripping through Yangon and the Irrawaddy delta where it flattened at least two towns, officials and state media said on Sunday.< ...   Full Story
 

Southeast Asia to Cooperate Over Food Security
Saturday, May 03, 2008 8:30:00 PM
NUSA DUA, Indonesia—Southeast Asia nations meeting in Bali have agreed to cooperate over the rice market, Malaysia's trade minister said on Saturday, as rocketing prices shock a region where the g ...   Full Story
 

Rice Price Overshadows Southeast Asian Trade Meeting
Friday, May 02, 2008 8:29:00 PM
NUSA DUA, Indonesia—Southeast Asian trade officials met on Friday for talks on how to respond to soaring rice prices, after U.S. President George W. Bush proposed $770 million in new U.S. food aid to ...   Full Story
 

U.N. Security Council Urges Credible Vote in Burma
Friday, May 02, 2008 8:17:00 PM
The U.N. Security Council urged Burma's government on Friday to ensure a May 10 referendum on an army-drafted constitution is credible by allowing all political actors to participate.   Full Story
 

Taiwan Monk Urges China To Befriend Dalai Lama
Friday, May 02, 2008 8:12:00 PM
BEIJING—One of Taiwan's most influential Buddhist monks urged China on Friday to turn Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, "from an enemy into a friend" in the wake of unrest in th ...   Full Story
 

Dalai Lama Envoys Travel to China for Talks
Friday, May 02, 2008 8:14:00 AM
Senior envoys of the Dalai Lama are travelling to China to meet the government over the crisis in Tibet, the government-in-exile said on Friday, only three months before the Beijing Olympics open.   Full Story
 

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