A top official in Chinese-ruled Tibet has ordered increased surveillance in Buddhist monasteries in an apparent effort to prevent the spread of anti-government protests by ethnic Tibetans in neighboring Sichuan province. Qi Zhala, the Communist Party leader in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, was quoted in state media on Tuesday as saying that officials should […]
Beijing Increases Security in Tibetan Monasteries to Contain Protests
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 2:25 am (UTC-5)
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Clinton to Urge Security Council Action on Syria
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to urge the U.N. Security Council to support an Arab League peace plan for Syria, after Washington strongly condemned escalating violence by President Bashar al-Assad’s government. Clinton will join the foreign ministers of France and Britain at Tuesday’s Security Council session. Western powers have been working on […]
Japanese Industrial Output Rises by 4 Percent in December
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
Japanese industrial production made a bigger than expected rebound in December, as manufacturers compensated for major floods in Thailand by boosting production in Japan. Government figures released Tuesday showed that factory output rose by 4 percent from November, when production took a hit after supply chains were disrupted by Thailand’s worst flooding in seven decades. […]
Burmese President Says Nation on Path to Democracy
Posted January 31st, 2012 at 12:25 am (UTC-5)
Burmese President Thein Sein says his government is committed to moving the country towards a healthy democracy after decades of military rule. Thein Sein made the promise Monday during a formal state dinner in Singapore, and again in a newspaper interview in the city-state’s Straits Times newspaper. Burma’s military-backed civilian government has undertaken a series […]
