China and North Korea have marked the 10-year anniversary of six nation talks on the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula.
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Futuristic floating cities pitched to Kiribati
As leaders of Pacific island nations look to all possible means of saving their nations from rising sea levels, a Japanese corporation may have hit upon one possible solution.
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Epitaph for a magazine
2002–Does the closure of Asiaweek, the region’s leading news weekly spell the end of its vision? Since its lightning closure, this is the first time a senior staffer publicly writes about it.
Vietnam, S Korea meet as North celebrates 65th year
The South Korean president, Park Geun-hye, has met with Vietnamese leaders in Hanoi to discuss relations between the two countries.
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Japan spends big on radical Fukushima clean up
The Japanese government has announced half a billion dollars and a dedicated ministerial task force to tackle the urgent problems arising from the Fukushima nuclear plant.
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Olympics bid suffers Fukushima fallout
Organisers of Tokyo’s bid for the 2020 Olympics are hoping the fallout from Fukushima will not de-rail their efforts.
Mental Notes August 2013
MELBOURNE–Go on, subscribe to RTRFM’s Radiothon. I just called in and went to air to lend my support.
Govt under pressure as Indian rupee slumps
India’s rupee has rebounded slightly after slumping to a record low against the US dollar.
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Mental Notes April 2013
MELBOURNE–Following Bowie’s sterling rendition of Do Re Mi little sister Parker has cut her first EP featuring Baa Baa Black Sheep and ABC.
Mental Notes March 2013
MELBOURNE–Loose fit. Madchester in our own Roland S Howard Lane. Happy 3rd birthday Bowster.
