A journalist in Iran and two others in North Korea represent a tiny percentage of journalists worldwide who have been arrested for their work, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, an advocacy group.
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China driving global auto business
Move over, Detroit. Make room for Shanghai As the Big Three U.S
Koreas hold first talks in more than a year
Government officials from South Korea arrived in the North on Tuesday for the first inter-Korean talks in more than a year. The details surrounding the session were sketchy. The exact nature of the talks, their agenda and location were to be determined after the delegation’s arrival, a Unification Ministry official said.
In Hong Kong, Even the Dead Wait in Line
In Hong Kong, it can be hard just finding somewhere to sit down.
China Takes On the Global Car Business
The Chinese government has become more aggressive about buying foreign assets. Chinese leaders recently said they would begin to make investments in Europe through their sovereign wealth fund. The country has capital available to buy assets driven down by the recession.
At least 18 killed in China mine explosion
An explosion at a detonator and dynamite warehouse at a coal mine in central China killed at least 18 people on Friday, according to Xinhua.
Will Obama Open Up All U.S. Travel to Cuba?
Few things engender hypocrisy more broadly than does U.S. policy on Cuba
Bulls in China optimistic
While global markets tumble, investors such as Tony Yeung in Hong Kong are betting that China "will be the first to recover from the global crisis."
Why Supplanting the Dollar Would Be Good for America
For years we’ve been hearing that the U.S.
Chocolate Sales: A Sweet Spot in the Recession
It is just days before Easter and housewife Laure Bertini walks the aisles of the Manor supermarket in downtown Geneva, looking for holiday treats. “Chocolate will always be at the top of my shopping list, regardless of the economy,” she says, filling her cart with gold-foil-wrapped chocolate bunnies from the Swiss maker Lindt