Asia Scope – The Diplomat https://thediplomat.com The Diplomat is a current-affairs magazine for the Asia-Pacific, with news and analysis on politics, security, business, technology and life across the region. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:38:24 +0900 en-US Egg on Mao https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/egg-on-mao-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/egg-on-mao-2/ From our Correspondent https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/from-our-correspondent-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/from-our-correspondent-2/ Frustration = Painting Numbers https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/frustration-painting-numbers-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/frustration-painting-numbers-2/ Kerry Back in the Headlines https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/kerry-back-in-the-headlines-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/kerry-back-in-the-headlines-2/ Afghanistan Opium Report & Drug Therapist Mao https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/afghanistan-opium-report-drug-therapist-mao-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/afghanistan-opium-report-drug-therapist-mao-2/ Another Wine Health Perk; Some Asia Trends https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/another-wine-health-perk-some-asia-trends-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/another-wine-health-perk-some-asia-trends-2/ India Plays Catch-up on Middle East https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/india-plays-catch-up-on-middle-east-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/india-plays-catch-up-on-middle-east-2/ Accidental Irony: Refugees Stop Eating on World 'Hunger' Day https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/accidental-irony-refugees-stop-eating-on-worl/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/accidental-irony-refugees-stop-eating-on-worl/ An al-Qaeda-Taliban merger? https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/an-al-qaeda-taliban-merger/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/an-al-qaeda-taliban-merger/ From Numbers to Faces--'Hunger to Learn' Takes Us There https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/from-numbers-to-faces-hunger-to-learn-takes/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/from-numbers-to-faces-hunger-to-learn-takes/ Sisterhood of the Travelling Public; women-only cars in Asia https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/sisterhood-of-the-travelling-public-women-onl/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/sisterhood-of-the-travelling-public-women-onl/ Prickly Paradise https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/prickly-paradise/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/prickly-paradise/ India's 'Disappointing Choices' https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/indias-disappointing-choices/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/indias-disappointing-choices/ Typhoons Provide Future Ops for Social Responsibility? https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/typhoons-provide-future-ops-for-social-respon/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/typhoons-provide-future-ops-for-social-respon/ The Ups and Downs of Africa's China Embrace https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/the-ups-and-downs-of-africas-china-embrace/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/the-ups-and-downs-of-africas-china-embrace/ Green Cocktails from Japan! Take Note, Copenhagen. https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/green-cocktails-from-japan-take-note-copenhag/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/green-cocktails-from-japan-take-note-copenhag/ US Aid to Pakistan a Trojan Horse? https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/us-aid-to-pakistan-a-trojan-horse/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/us-aid-to-pakistan-a-trojan-horse/ Careless vs Inflammatory https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/careless-vs-inflammatory-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/careless-vs-inflammatory-2/ Dalai Lama OK with Obama 'Snub'; New Tibetan Film Set for Shooting https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/dalai-lama-ok-with-obama-snub-new-tibetan-fil-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/dalai-lama-ok-with-obama-snub-new-tibetan-fil-2/ Peeking at DPRK Art https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/peeking-at-dprk-art-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/peeking-at-dprk-art-2/ Palin Wades Into Afghanistan Debate https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/palin-wades-into-afghanistan-debate-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/palin-wades-into-afghanistan-debate-2/ Exhibit Bonds China & Taiwan - North Korea Not Yet in the Game https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/exhibit-bonds-china-taiwan-north-korea-not-ye-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/exhibit-bonds-china-taiwan-north-korea-not-ye-2/ Deadlock in Bangkok https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/deadlock-in-bangkok-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/deadlock-in-bangkok-2/ Japan's Fourth Estate - MIA https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/japans-fourth-estate-mia-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/japans-fourth-estate-mia-2/ Final Note on Travel Ethics: A Nepal Example Close to one million Indian women of low socioeconomic status are said ready to boycott the upcoming Oct.13 assembly elections in the Maharashtra state.

]]> https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/final-note-on-travel-ethics-a-nepal-example-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/final-note-on-travel-ethics-a-nepal-example-2/ Souvenir Ethics Pt. 2: Vietnam, Camouflage, Andy Warhol https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/souvenir-ethics-pt-2-vietna-camouflage-andy-w-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/souvenir-ethics-pt-2-vietna-camouflage-andy-w-2/ Opposition Blues https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/opposition-blues-2/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/opposition-blues-2/ Souvenir Ethics out of Asia https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/souvenir-ethics-out-of-asia/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/souvenir-ethics-out-of-asia/ Former Japanese Finance Chief Found Dead https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/former-japanese-finance-chief-found-dead/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/former-japanese-finance-chief-found-dead/ A Few Good Links https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/a-few-good-links/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/a-few-good-links/ Ramping Up Or Scaling Down? https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/ramping-up-or-scaling-down/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/ramping-up-or-scaling-down/ Chinese Cheer, Chinese Beer https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/chinese-cheer-chinese-beer/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/10/chinese-cheer-chinese-beer/ Happy 60th? 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https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/china-hypocrisy/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/china-hypocrisy/ Is Altruism Easier for the Beautiful? https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/is-altruism-easier-for-the-beautiful/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/is-altruism-easier-for-the-beautiful/ Gadaffi makes his point - again, and again, and again...... https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/gadaffi-makes-his-point-again-and-again-and-a/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/gadaffi-makes-his-point-again-and-again-and-a/ The Next Best Paper Crane? https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/the-next-best-paper-crane/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/the-next-best-paper-crane/ China, Russia to challenge US air dominance? https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/china-russia-to-challenge-us-air-dominance/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/china-russia-to-challenge-us-air-dominance/ UN Population Fund warned https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/un-population-fund-warned/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/un-population-fund-warned/ The Softer Side of Tire Wars https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/the-softer-side-of-tire-wars/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/the-softer-side-of-tire-wars/ Newly-elected Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/newly-elected-japanese-prime-minister-yukio-h/ https://thediplomat.com/2009/09/newly-elected-japanese-prime-minister-yukio-h/ Trade war? 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