Thaksin provokes Thailand with new Cambodia visit
Agence-France Presse, 14 December 2009 Thailand's former premier Thaksin Shinawatra landed in Cambodia Sunday, setting the stage for another diplomatic fracas between the neighbouring countries. Thaksin, who was ousted in a coup in 2006, was escorted from a small private jet at Phnom Penh International Airport into the capital...
Hong Kong: Kao gets special royal treatment at Nobel awards ceremony
By Danny Mok from South China Morning Post Physicist Dr Charles Kao Kuen received his Nobel prize from Sweden's King Carl Gustaf with a special honour.Because he suffers from Alzheimer's disease, the physicist did not have to approach the king to receive his medal and award. Instead the king came to him, leaving the podium and...
China: Dissident Liu indicted, facing subversion charges
Associated Press, 11 December 2009 High-profile mainland dissident Liu Xiaobo has been indicted and will likely be tried within four to six weeks, his lawyer said on Friday.Lawyer Shang Baojun said he has yet to see the formal indictment but expects the charge against Liu to be inciting to subvert state power. Police recommended...
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