washingtonpost.com - Southeast AsiaSoutheast AsiaKoizumi, Hu Meet to Address Tensions- May 8, 2005 JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 23 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao urged Japan to translate its remorse over wartime atrocities into "actual action" during a much-anticipated meeting here Saturday that both sides said they hoped would ease dangerously heightened tensions between the two countries.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12397-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/asia/sou... In His Own Defense, Terror Suspect Takes Offense as 911 Trial Opens in Madrid- May 8, 2005 A Spanish man facing terror charges scolded prosecutors and judges from the witness chair Friday as Europe's biggest al Qaeda trial opened in a heavily guarded courtroom here following eight years of investigation.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10429-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/asia/sou... 30 Years Later, Immigrants Shed Vietnam War's Burden- May 8, 2005 Thirty is now the median age of the 1.2 million people of Vietnamese heritage living in the United States. Thirty is young enough to be haunted by Vietnam, old enough to have created new lives.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12415-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/asia/sou... Koizumi, Hu to Meet at Weekend Summit- May 8, 2005 After apologizing for his country's aggressive role in World War II, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won agreement from Chinese President Hu Jintao to meet at the Asian-African summit.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8493-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/asia/sout... A Dark Side to Good News on Bird Flu- May 8, 2005 Vietnamese doctors are reporting that the mortality rate in their country has dropped substantially, but it could mean the outbreak of bird flu in Southeast Asia is taking an ominous turn.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10548-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/asia/sou... Japanese Leader Apologizes For the Past- May 8, 2005 JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 22 -- Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reiterated an apology for Japan's wartime acts in an attempt to mend fences with Beijing and persuade China's president, Hu Jintao, to meet with him on the sidelines of an Asia-Africa summit in Indonesia Friday.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8001-2005Apr21.html?nav=rss_world/asia/sout... |