Asia Times China assesses its gold strategy Wed 10 Mar 2010 By Russell Hsiao Chinese leaders convening in Beijing for the annual plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) - China's ceremonial legislature - this week will, among other things,... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth)
The Times Wed 10 Mar 2010 Hundreds held in pre-emptive Tibet crackdown Hundreds of Tibetans have been rounded up in Lhasa and armed paramilitaries are patrolling the streets in the run-up to the anniversary of a bloody riot in 2008. The authorities are anxious to avoid a... (photo: AP / David Wivell) BuddhismChinaPhotosProtestsTibet
Asia TimesTue 9 Mar 2010 US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise By Peter J Brown The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the... (photo: Creative Commons / Naus) AsianChinaEconomyPhotosUS