THE DIPLOMAT

By The Diplomat

Chen Guancheng's quest to leave China, China bears, a Pakistani missile test and the country's improving ties with India feature in this week's news roundup.

  1. The Week in Asia

    The Chen Guangcheng case, Cambodian landmines and some unusual teaching props in Indian schools. The Week in Asia rounds up the news you might have missed.

  2. The Week in Asia

    The South China Sea, praise for North Korea and some positive news for human rights activists feature in news you might have missed this week in Asia.

  3. The Week in Asia

    The Bo Xilai controversy rumbles on, India fires a missile and the country's train drivers are given an unpleasant new duty in this week's round up of Asia news.

  1. The Week in Asia

    North Korea's rocket launch, China's economic growth slowing and criticism of India's treatment of women feature in our weekly roundup of the news you might have missed this week in Asia.

  2. The Week in Asia

    Coup rumors in China and India, and a Chinese economic slowdown feature in our weekly roundup of the news you might have missed this week in Asia.

  3. Burma’s Misguided Drug War

    Keen to impress the West and get sanctions lifted, Burma is cracking down on opium production. But hundreds of thousands may be left in poverty.