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• Cold Stone moves into Mexico, Southeast Asia

  Published: July 26, 2007, 1:30 pm

  Tags: Cold Stone, Cold Stone Creamery, Coldstone, Coldstonecreamery, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Southeastasia, Taiwan, Tokyo

  expansion into Mexico and Southeast Asia. I'll admit it's a better turn of phrase than "taking the international sweet tooth by cavity." Full disclosure, I've never eaten the Creamery's ice cream, I suppose I should since there's one in a mall near my house.The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based purveyor of fresh-made ice-cream that's blended to order

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• Kua Txob Tuav Xyaw Dos

  Published: July 30, 2007, 2:09 pm

  Tags: Asia, California, China, Farmers, Hmong, Kua Txob Tuav Xyaw Dos Chile Scallion Relish, Kuatxobtuavxyawdos Chilescallionrelish, Southeast Asia

  lived in parts of China and Southeast Asia for centuries. Always on the move, recently a large portion ended up leaving Asia and immigrating to the US, especially California, where a great many are farmers growing their fantastic produce. While traveling in Asia I had the chance to try some Hmong cooking. Their cuisine relies on extremely fresh

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• Children Are Watching

  Published: September 6, 2007, 7:09 am

  Tags: South Asia, Military, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Usa

  but: At the center of Asia’s new strategic landscape is the warming relationship between New Delhi and Washington?and, to a lesser extent, India and Japan?after decades spent on opposite sides of the Cold War divide. China isn’t the only issue drawing them closer?the nations also have increasingly entwined economies and

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• Rushing Into Biofuels

  Published: September 24, 2007, 3:15 am

  Tags: Business Economy, East Asia, Environment, Igos, South Asia, Southeast Asia

  on Biofuels organized by the Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), but there’s some cause for concern in the summary. There’s the issue of government intervention. China already bans the use of corn for biofuel. Rice, already a subsidized crop, is highlighted for biofuel production, too. The report

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• Betrayed Again

  Published: September 26, 2007, 7:03 am

  Tags: East Asia, Military, Southeast Asia, Subscriptions, Usa, Aung San Suu Kyi, Beijing, Buddhism, Burma, China, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, George W Bush, Monks, Myanmar, Prc, Sanctions, Slorc, Yangon

  But, Joshua Kurlantzick at TNR argues it is not enough, as police in Yangon fired shots over protesting monks’ heads and arrested over 300.The reason, as in 1988, is China. Many Western powers believe that China, the most important foreign actor in Burma, can be convinced to withdraw its blanket backing for the junta. In a British cable

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• Live-blogging the Clinton Global Initiative

  Published: September 26, 2007, 9:51 am

  Tags: Africa, Asia, Australia Nz Oceania, Bloghers Act, Brazil, Canada, Europe, Green Eco Conscious, Health Wellness, Italy, Latin America Caribbean, Middle East, Politics News, Race Ethnicity Culture, Social Change Non Profits Ngos, Southeast Asia, United States, World

  Here's some of what's happening today at the Clinton Global Initiative ... 10:03 - They've just announced the names of all the heads of state who are here today (52 of them), representing 72 countries. Former President Clinton just came on stage. "More than 600 commitments have been made. 20 mllion tons of greenhouse gases avoided, 3 million

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• Let’s Just Watch a Massacre in Myanmar

  Published: September 26, 2007, 8:49 pm

  Tags: East Asia, Europe, Military, Politics, Southeast Asia, Subscriptions, Beijing, Britain, Buddhism, Burma, China, Japan, Monks, Myanmar, Oil

  Of the three most likely options - the protests gradually fading, a peaceful revolution to topple the regime and a harsh crackdown - so far the latter seems, sadly, the most likely. The Economist’s third option seems to be the verdict for Myanmar. As the Burma expert in the second Reuters video above puts it, it’s a test of wills

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• Live-blogging the Clinton Global Initiative with Former President Clinton, Angelina and Brad

  Published: September 26, 2007, 9:51 am

  Tags: Africa, Asia, Australia Nz Oceania, Bloghers Act, Brazil, Canada, Europe, Green Eco Conscious, Health Wellness, Italy, Latin America Caribbean, Middle East, Politics News, Race Ethnicity Culture, Social Change Non Profits Ngos, Southeast Asia, United States, World

  Here's some of what's happening today at the Clinton Global Initiative ... 10:03 - They've just announced the names of all the heads of state who are here today (52 of them), representing 72 countries. Former President Clinton just came on stage. "More than 600 commitments have been made. 20 mllion tons of greenhouse gases avoided, 3 million

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• Blame India for Myanmar, Too

  Published: September 27, 2007, 3:15 am

  Tags: Business Economy, East Asia, Europe, Igos, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Usa, Asean, Buddhism, China, Geostrategy, India, Junta, Myanmarm Saffron Revolution

  ASEAN. The troubled IGO is Southeast Asia’s best hope against Chinese and Indian encroachment and internal rebellion in its member-states. But, the US spends about as little time supporting it, and about as much time enfeebling it as China. But, first, a common statement from the world would really make the Burmese junta listen.

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• Total: Don’t Cry for the Monks!

  Published: September 28, 2007, 12:29 am

  Tags: Business Economy, Energy, Europe, Globalization, Southeast Asia, Burma, France, Kuznets Curve, Monks, Myanmar, Natural Resources, Nicolas Sarkozy, Saffron Revolution, Total

  Here’s another reason why the Saffron Revolution will again dissipate: Total and its rationalizations. “We are convinced that through our presence we are helping to improve the daily lives of tens of thousands of people who benefit from our social and economic initiatives,” said Jean-Francois Lassalle, a vice-president for

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• Those Dirty Chinese Commies in Luzon

  Published: September 28, 2007, 12:02 am

  Tags: Books Movies Media, Business Economy, East Asia, Globalization, Southeast Asia, Benjamin Abalos, China, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Gma, Information Technology, Manila, Manuel Roxas Ii, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Nbn, Philippines, Prc, Romulo Neri, Zte

  Devon Stewart and Joshua Kurlantzick at BHTV take a little time to mention the subject of Chinese investment in the Philippines IT sector. In the ongoing series of articles investigating the National Broadband Network (NBN) project, the latest fireworks in Manila come from Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago (which is one of the best names

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• Buddhist Monks and Nuns shot at for protesting in Burma

  Published: September 28, 2007, 7:21 pm

  Tags: Politics News, Religion Spirituality, Southeast Asia, Buddhist Monks, Burma, Myanmar, Rangoon

  the largest country in S E Asia, if I didn't know my friend Wynsome, would I be writing about Burma today? If I hadn't seen the fire in her eyes when someone called it Myanmar and she swiftly corrected them -- would I be calling it "Burma"? " Horribly cruel things happen every day in countries all over the world, including our own. Our

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• FTA in Trash

  Published: September 29, 2007, 2:46 am

  Tags: Business Economy, East Asia, Globalization, Southeast Asia, Free Trade, Fta, Japan, Jpepa, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Philippines, Senate

  I’m almost certain Smith and Ricardo would agree. that a free-trade agreement that includes a provision about dumping hazardous waste, is not a win-win situation. At Thursday?s hearing, groups opposed to the treaty even managed to impress Ambassador to Japan Domingo Siazon. Siazon commended Junk JPEPA lawyer Golda Benjamin for her

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• Burma: Thinking about Sisyphus

  Published: September 30, 2007, 7:45 am

  Tags: East Asia, Igos, Politics, Southeast Asia, Usa, Albert Camus, Burma, China, India, Junta, Myanmar, Sanctions, Sisyphus

  Pendagon wins the contest for apt sentiments: Our hearts are with those who struggle in Burma because they must, because you will never be wholly owned as long as you continue to struggle. It’s easy for me to say that, though, isn’t it? Which is why writing this is hard; my awe of those who put their lives on the line is humbling. May

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• The Clinton Global Initiative - Maternal Health and A Final Round-Up

  Published: September 30, 2007, 11:50 pm

  Tags: Africa, Asia, Bloghers Act, Brazil, Health Wellness, Latin America Caribbean, Middle East, Mommy Family, Politics News, Race Ethnicity Culture, Social Change Non Profits Ngos, Southeast Asia, United States, World

  At the Clinton Global Initiative, I got into a conversation with a reporter (from a big U.S. media outlet) about the statistics on maternal health, a recurring topic of the three day event that more than 500,000 women die from pregnancy or childbirth complications every year -- and he said, "Isn't that a form of population control that the

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