INDIA 3:21pm

Graft law chaos sums up India’s challenges

Politicians’ inability to satisfy demand for action a recurring theme

INDIA Dec 30, 2011

Indian parliament fails to pass anti-graft bill

Flop will further antagonise the country’s social activists

Dec 30, 2011

North Korea warns policies will not change

Combative statement targets ‘foolish politicians’ globally

INDIA Dec 30, 2011

Vote on India’s anti-corruption bill delayed

Parliament fails to meet deadline set by activist Anna Hazare

Dec 29, 2011

Soros pays visit to Burma

Investor donates about $2bn in aid to the country annually

From COMPANIES Dec 29, 2011

China rebuffs scheme to cut steel emissions

Not one producer signs up to reduce carbon dioxide

Dec 29, 2011

Floods lay bare Philippine disaster response

President accepts framework not fully implemented

CHINA Dec 29, 2011

China push to put astronaut on the moon

Beijing launches ambitious space exploration blueprint

Dec 29, 2011

Kim Jong-eun appears before Pyongyang crowds

North Korea’s new leader marks end of his father’s memorial

From COMMENT Dec 28, 2011

Stop fretting about Beijing as a global policeman

China should be encouraged to move from hands-off non-interference to engage, write Jonas Parello-Plesner and Parag Khanna

From COMMENT Dec 28, 2011

China’s greatest threat is internal

Economic growth will have to stem from increased demand at home, writes Richard Haass

CHINA Dec 28, 2011

China rail crash blamed on bad management

High-speed network to cautiously expand

INDIA Dec 28, 2011

Hazare cuts short his hunger strike

Poor turnout is setback for Indian anti-graft activist

JAPAN Dec 28, 2011

Japan’s 2012 budget makes grim reading

Outstanding government debt is expected to hit Y937tn

CHINA Dec 28, 2011

Thousands strike at LG Display China plant

Beijing increasingly nervous over industrial unrest

Dec 28, 2011

Kim’s funeral draws tens of thousands

Crowds brave subzero temperatures to see cortege

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 27, 2011

China and Japan agree currency push

US declines to name Beijing as ‘currency manipulator’

INDIA Dec 27, 2011

Hazare begins Mumbai hunger strike

Lower house passes anti-corruption bill

JAPAN Dec 27, 2011

Japan relaxes weapons export ban

Move comes amid concern over China’s military strength

Dec 27, 2011

Kim funeral an opportunity for successor

State media move to burnish son’s credentials

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