Provides the latest RSS feeds for Asia Editorials. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Asia Bulletin.com http://www.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/10/id/ed68ecccb9e5520c/ en-us Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:55:09 -0500 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:55:09 -0500 30 The West has sped up efforts against Syria after the double veto by China and Russia over the UN Security Council resolution. Russia has sent its envoy to the country. China cannot sit idly by as ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203340280/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:29:47 -0500 Global Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203340280/ theory of untouchability. The solution was presented in the form of a return to Buddhism. It was clear that individuals who would experience cruelty at the hands of some forms of institutional ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203340277/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:03:03 -0500 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203340277/ political parties do give free laptops to high school students if elected to power, it could be a major game-changer in education. The digital divide bet-ween urban and rural areas as well as social ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203340278/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:02:45 -0500 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203340278/ Punjab , political parties have thrown in a new gimmick for election campaigns this year: the promise of free laptops and tablets for 11th and 12th standard students. But given the abysmal standards ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203340279/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:02:38 -0500 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203340279/ The summit was highlighted by forceful renewed demands from German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Greece and other members hold to austerity measures. Germany is by far the largest and strongest ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203324047/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:43 -0500 The China Post http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203324047/ DUBAI -- Tightening international sanctions against Iran look set to shrink its economy, push up inflation and further erode its currency, but they may fail to deliver the knock-out blow that forces ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203324046/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:42 -0500 The China Post http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203324046/ A new book, "Forged in Purgatory," by Wang Zhongfang, sheds light on just how the Cultural Revolution affected not just the main targets of the power struggle but countless incidental ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203324048/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:36:41 -0500 The China Post http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203324048/ THE latest government statistics show that in 2010, more than 54% of private nursing diploma graduates were not able to find work three to four months after graduating, compared to only 21.7% in ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203316325/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:22:37 -0500 The Star http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203316325/ THE number of drowning cases in the country is worrying. According to the Fire and Rescue Department, 303 cases were recorded in 2011 and 331 in 2010. In Pahang alone, 28 people drowned from 2008 ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203316326/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:22:27 -0500 The Star http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203316326/ I HAVE been following keenly the statements made on the problems of nursing students not being employed after graduating from private colleges. We had foreseen this problem many years ago, and had ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203316327/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:22:25 -0500 The Star http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203316327/ WE are fortunate today to live in a multi-lingual, multi-ethnic and multi-cultural society, which enriches our daily lives and enables us to enjoy this important Chinese celebration, one of the ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203316328/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:22:17 -0500 The Star http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203316328/ I WAS shocked to learn of the impending departure of Datuk Seri Che Khalib Mohd Noh as CEO of Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB). The ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203316329/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:22:15 -0500 The Star http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203316329/ THERE has been much talk that the average life expectancy has increased and hence the retirement age should be raised. It seems like a simple enough conclusion but ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203316330/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:22:11 -0500 The Star http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203316330/ US President Barack Obama has ordered the freeze of all US-based assets of the Iranian government and financial institutions, including the Central Bank of Iran.It is not the first time the US has ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203308022/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:51:39 -0500 Global Times http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203308022/ enlightened approach towards his duties - that enables him to navigate life without much ado. In a speech he gave at a conclave held in the capital, Singh said: "I do not want India to be a ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203308020/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:24:53 -0500 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203308020/ Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI), a public-private partnership dedicated to spreading immunisation across the world. Bringing together developing nations with donors, vaccine ... http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203308021/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:24:46 -0500 Times of India http://story.asiabulletin.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/ed68ecccb9e5520c/id/203308021/