Asia-Pacific
  • Thai government hangs in the balance
    A geographic divide between rural, northern backers of the embattled premier and urban opposition activists has many observers expecting a coup in the near future.Asia-Pacific,Asian people,Bangkok,Dubai,Myanmar,National Anti-Corruption Commission,Politics of Thailand,premier,Prime Minister,Prime Ministers of Thailand,Shinawatra,Thai people,Thailand,Vietnam,Yingluck cabinet,Yingluck Shinawatra,Matt Taylor
    Published Date : Jan 24, 2014, 5:34 PM EST
  • ndian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (L) and Gujarat state Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministeral candidate Narendra Modi speak onstage after Singh inaugurated the Sardar Patel Memorial Museum in Ahmedabad on October 29, 2013.
    India's Modi looks strong in polls

    The controversial Gujarat state minister is the clear frontrunner to succeed P.M. Manmohan Singh.

    LAST UPDATE : Jan 24, 2014, 1:02 PM EST
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  • Chinese web censorship hiccup showcases state’s reach
    The new leadership may be intent on coming across as more democratic or modern, but when it comes to state censorship, China is as centralized -- and clumsy -- as ever.Asia-Pacific,Beijing,Censorship,censorship infrastructure,China,Chinese Communist Party,Chinese government,Communism,Communist Party of China,Freedom of expression,Government of the People's Republic of China,Politics of China,Roman censor,subversive Internet,the New York Times,web traffic,Xi Jinping,Matt Taylor
    Published Date : Jan 22, 2014, 1:19 PM EST

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