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<title><![CDATA[Hidden hand poisoning ties between India and the West?]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Politics/2010/02/09/hidden_hand_poisoning_ties_between_india_and_the_west/3486/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Quiet surveys conducted through multiple sources indicate that the root of the spasms of "curry bashing" - violent attacks on Indian students - seen in Australia over the past year is the belief of migrants from some European states that only whites ought to be allowed to emigrate to Australia. ]]></description>
<dc:creator>By M.D. Nalapat</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:32:35 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Will North Korea return to nuclear talks? ]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Security/2010/02/09/will_north_korea_return_to_nuclear_talks/5435/</link>
<description><![CDATA[North Korea is playing diplomatic hardball to win economic aid while keeping its nuclear weapons drive intact. Pyonyang has launched a flurry of diplomatic activity toward the United States, China, South Korea and the United Nations, all of which are pressing Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table.]]></description>
<dc:creator>By Lee Jong-Heon</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:28:01 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China's universities need a 'universal soul']]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Society_Culture/2010/02/09/chinas_universities_need_a_universal_soul/6281/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Yale University President Richard Levin has predicted that China's elite universities could be among the world's top 10 in 25 years, rivaling Oxford, Cambridge and the Ivy League institutions. But to attain this, Chinese students must be allowed independent thinking and freedom of expression.
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<dc:creator>By Cong Cao</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:12:57 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Civil society's failure is government's blessing]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Human_Rights/2010/02/09/civil_societys_failure_is_governments_blessing/4493/</link>
<description><![CDATA[When the U.N. Human Rights Council meets in Geneva from March 1 to 26 member states, including India, will use this international platform for intense lobbying, often to claim false achievements in protecting, promoting and fulfilling human rights. Civil society must stand up to counter such falsehoods.
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<dc:creator>By Bijo Francis</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:50:26 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is the HPV vaccine worthwhile?]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Society_Culture/2010/02/08/is_the_hpv_vaccine_worthwhile/3639/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Many parents face the dilemma of whether to vaccinate their teenage girls against infection from the human papilloma virus, or HPV. Many questions arise about the vaccine and its social implications. Since the vaccine does not cure a preexisting infection, it is advisable to vaccinate girls in their teens.
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<dc:creator>By Dr. Pradnya Kulkarni</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:00:27 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It pays to be a Taliban]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Security/2010/02/08/it_pays_to_be_a_taliban/3751/</link>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama is trapped in a vicious circle. He inherited the tormenting legacy of the war on terror, and now must deal with a growing anti-war current at home and around the globe. Whatever strategy he chooses to exit Afghanistan, the Taliban is likely to be the ultimate winner.
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<dc:creator>By Uddipan Mukherjee</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:30:43 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand: A coup or not a coup?]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Politics/2010/02/08/thailand_a_coup_or_not_a_coup/9329/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Upheaval, real or imagined, is the word of the day in Thailand. Red Shirt activists, supported by ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, held protests at multiple locations last week to warn the Thai army not to stage a coup. What coup? The coup that Thaksin has slyly warned about?
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<dc:creator>By Frank G. Anderson</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:30:19 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Prioritizing maternal health in Nepal]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Society_Culture/2010/02/08/prioritizing_maternal_health_in_nepal/3407/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Considerable improvements have been made in reducing maternal mortality in Nepal, thanks to international efforts that have been picked up and advanced domestically. While Nepal's leaders acknowledge the need for legislation to protect women and children, they do not see this as a national priority.

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<dc:creator>By Bhumika Ghimire</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:29:56 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sri Lankans' insensitivity to violence]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Human_Rights/2010/02/05/sri_lankans_insensitivity_to_violence/2485/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The disappearance of Sri Lankan political analyst Pregeeth Ekanaliyagoda, along with the arrest and assassination of other government critics, shows the sad suppression of voices that try to develop a discourse on politics in the country. Violence continues to be used against the voices of reason. 

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<dc:creator>By Basil Fernando</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:35:34 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Philippine sugar industry in bitter position  ]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Economics/2010/02/05/philippine_sugar_industry_in_bitter_position/7740/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Harassed by the bitter position of the Philippines' sugar industry, local players last week appealed to President Gloria Arroyo to suspend or recall an order authorizing the import of 150,000 metric tons of sugar, to arrest what it called a looming sugar crisis. ]]></description>
<dc:creator>By Gerry Albert Corpuz</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:36:53 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Religious freedom in North Korea?]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Society_Culture/2010/02/05/religious_freedom_in_north_korea/4472/</link>
<description><![CDATA[North Korea announced on Friday it would release U.S. missionary Robert Park after holding him for a month for illegal entry. State media said Park will be freed as he confessed he had a "wrong understanding" of North Korea because of "the false propaganda made by the West to tarnish its image." 
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<dc:creator>By Lee Jong-Heon</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:07:39 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pakistan's obsession over parity with India  ]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Politics/2010/02/05/pakistans_obsession_over_parity_with_india/5101/</link>
<description><![CDATA[India has a 1.1 billion population, US$1.2 trillion economy and US$28 billion in annual defense expenditures. Pakistan has a 175 million population, US$445 billion PPP economy and US$8 billion in annual defense expenditures. Yet Pakistan never ceases to seek parity with India in all spheres.]]></description>
<dc:creator>By Hari Sud</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:53:03 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[China longs for a 'Bao the Upright' to uproot corruption]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Society_Culture/2010/02/05/china_longs_for_a_bao_the_upright_to_uproot_corruption/3548/</link>
<description><![CDATA[A Chinese TV series called "Stories of Judge Bao," which depicts the life of an upright 11th century judge, is gaining wide acclaim in China. One reason is that corruption has extended to all corners of life in China. People long for a wise and just man who can remedy the situation.]]></description>
<dc:creator>By Zhang Quanyi</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:20:04 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Seoul seeks extended U.S. protection ]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Security/2010/02/04/seoul_seeks_extended_us_protection/2951/</link>
<description><![CDATA[South Korea has asked the United States to postpone the planned transfer of wartime control of South Korean troops to Seoul beyond 2012, citing a mounting military threat from North Korea. Meanwhile Seoul aims for a summit with the North to address concerns about Pyongyang's nuclear weapons drive.

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<dc:creator>By Lee Jong-Heon</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:23:42 +0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Protecting foreigners' rights in Indonesia]]></title>
<link>http://www.upiasia.com/Human_Rights/2010/02/04/protecting_foreigners_rights_in_indonesia/7122/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Three of the "Bali Nine" convicted in Indonesia of drug trafficking in 2005 filed a constitutional review after being sentenced to death, saying the sentence was inconsistent with the Constitution's guarantee of the right to life. But the court rejected their request because they were not Indonesian citizens.]]></description>
<dc:creator>By Answer C. Styannes</dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:03:33 +0800</pubDate>
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