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North Korean Dictator Dies

Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011 by Joseph Sullivan
North Korean Dictator Dies
Kim Jong-il Dies at 69, Leaving Son Kim Jong-un as Successor

Factory Slave Work Exposed in Cambodia

Thursday, Oct. 06, 2011 by Altamese Osborne
Factory Slave Work Exposed in Cambodia
CNN reporter Dan Rivers aired an investigative story on Monday on the state of modern-day slavery in Asia.

Church Suicide Bomber Kills 22

Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011 by The Suit Staff
Church Suicide Bomber Kills 22
A suicide bomber who detonated himself inside an Indonesian church killed 22 people Sunday, according to msnbc.com.

Earthquake in Himalayas Leaves 53 Dead

Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011 by Altamese Osborne
Earthquake in Himalayas Leaves 53 Dead
Search and rescue efforts have begun in the northern regions of the Himalayas after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit the area on Sunday.

U.S. Pledges to Send Aid to North Korean Flood Victims

Monday, Aug. 29, 2011 by The Suit Staff
U.S. Pledges to Send Aid to North Korean Flood Victims
In the wake of devastating floods, the United States pledged to send $900,000 of emergency aid to North Korea in addition to the $300,000 pledged earlier in the month, according to the U.S. State Department Thursday.

Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting Met with Chinese Disapproval

Tuesday, Jul. 19, 2011 by The Suit Staff
Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting Met with Chinese Disapproval
A closed-door meeting in Washington between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama on Saturday was met with disapproval by Chinese officials, who say it has damaged Sino-U.S. relations.

Thailand Elects Female PM

Wednesday, Jul. 06, 2011 by Sara Solano
Thailand Elects Female PM
Thailand made history Sunday by electing the nation’s first female prime minister in its first general election since 2007. Officials were still counting ballots when sitting prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva conceded loss to Yingluck Shinawatra.

Gmail Phishing Nabs U.S. Officials’ Account Info

Wednesday, Jun. 08, 2011 by The Suit Staff
Gmail Phishing Nabs U.S. Officials’ Account Info
A large-scale Chinese phishing scheme has left hundreds of personal Gmail accounts – including those of some senior U.S. personnel – vulnerable to hackers.

TEPCO Struggles to Stabilize Nuclear Plant

Friday, Apr. 29, 2011 by By Alaina Love McConnell
TEPCO Struggles to Stabilize Nuclear Plant
Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power Company is still struggling to stabilize its Fukushima nuclear power plant after damages from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which have caused severe radiation leaks and contaminated surrounding ocean waters.  

Korea Steps Forward on English Proficiency

Monday, Apr. 11, 2011 by Elias Rafael Decena
Korea Steps Forward on English Proficiency
After being ranked 136th out of 161 countries which administered the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in 2009, South Korea stepped way up in this year’s rankings, reaching 13th among Asian countries according to Education First, a global education center.

Radiation Spreads in Japan

Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2011 by Derrick Naylor
Radiation Spreads in Japan
Damage continues to be assessed at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, which suffered explosions when hit by the tsunami nearly three weeks ago.  Seawater testing near the plant has registered the highest radiation levels to date, with water 300 yards from the plant containing 3,355 times

Obama Attempts to Quell Fear of Radiation

Friday, Mar. 18, 2011 by Gary Stevens
Obama Attempts to Quell Fear of Radiation
“I want to be very clear.  We do not expect harmful levels of radiation to reach the United States, whether it’s the West Coast, Hawaii, Alaska or U.S. territories in the Pacific,” Obama said.  Radiation had been detected last night on cargo arriving from Japan at Chicago, Dallas and Seattle airports, in negligible amounts.

USAID Sends team to help Japan

Friday, Mar. 18, 2011 by Gary Stevens
Following the natural disasters that destroyed homes and killed citizens, the US Agency for International Development is sending its disaster assistance response team to travel to the country.

Chinese Billionaires

Friday, Mar. 11, 2011 by The Suit Staff
Chinese Billionaires
According to Forbes magazine’s 2011 Billionaires List the number of Chinese billionaires has nearly doubled from last year, to 115.  The newly minted business moguls represent entrepreneurs from many different industries.

Devastating Tsunami Hits Japan

Friday, Mar. 11, 2011 by The Suit Staff
Devastating Tsunami Hits Japan
At 2:46 PM, Japanese local time, the fifth-largest earthquake to shake the earth since 1900, an 8.9-magnitude temblor, struck off the coast of Japan.  Even though the epicenter was offshore, over 200 miles from Tokyo, coastal areas were devastated by a tsunami generated by the quake.

Chinese Crackdown on Foreign Journalists

Monday, Mar. 07, 2011 by Gary Steven
Chinese Crackdown on Foreign Journalists
In Shanghai, on Sunday, European and Japanese journalists were held for about two hours, after they had attempted to report on an anonymous Internet site which urged Chinese citizens to conduct a peaceful protest against the government. 

Facebook Opens Hong Kong Office

Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011 by Monica Link
The social network that started out as a college internet group, is opening a new office in Hong Kong. North Palo Alto, Calif. -based Facebook, is using the office to support its marketing and advertising efforts in Hong Kong and Taiwan.