washingtonpost.com - East AsiaEast AsiaJapan's Observance Opens Wounds- May 8, 2005 The observance was central to the roiling dispute over history that has engulfed Japan and its primary wartime victims, China and South Korea.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10450-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eas... Hu Jintao Tightens Party's Grip on Power- May 8, 2005 Chinese president is emerging as an unyielding leader determined to preserve the Communist Party's monopoly on power and willing to impose new limits on speech and other civil liberties to do it.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12427-2005Apr23.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eas... Historic Enemies Meet in Beijing- May 8, 2005 BEIJING, April 29 -- The leader of Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party and Chinese President Hu Jintao met here Friday and pledged to work together to end hostilities between the Taipei and Beijing governments. It was the highest-level meeting between the two sides since they fought a civil war six decades ago.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26977-2005Apr30.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eas... U.S. Seeks Improved SE Asia Ties- May 8, 2005 The United States, building on the massive humanitarian effort after the Indian Ocean tsunami in December, plans an aggressive effort to build economic, political and security links with Southeast Asian nations, Deputy Secretary of State Robert B. Zoellick said yesterday.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26978-2005Apr30.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eas... Brief Rise In Chinese Currency Stirs Markets- May 8, 2005 Tantalizing hints surfaced yesterday that China might be on the brink of letting its currency rise in value -- and although the evidence was tenuous, it was enough to send foreign exchange markets into a lather.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27069-2005Apr30.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eas... Signs Stir Concern North Korea Might Test Nuclear Bomb- May 8, 2005 U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that North Korea may be preparing its first test of a nuclear weapon, though they warn that the information is sketchy and not definitive.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10477-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eas... Koizumi, 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/eas... Stocks Fall, But Gains For Week Hold Up- May 8, 2005 NEW YORK, April 22 -- A fresh wave of worries pushed stocks lower Friday as investors dealt with disappointing earnings in the consumer sector, rising oil prices and the possibility of a nuclear weapon test by North Korea. Stocks finished the week higher, however.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10811-2005Apr22.html?nav=rss_world/asia/eas... |