http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific?wprss=rss_asia-pacificThe Washington Post provides the latest information and analysis of breaking Asia news stories. Includes news coverage on China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Cambodia.enCopyright 2012 Washington Post CompanySat, 25 May 2013 23:32:54 GMTSat, 25 May 2013 23:32:54 GMT5http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gifhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific?wprss=rss_asia-pacifichttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c666f0a/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Claw0Eto0Eprotect0Eafghan0Ewomen0Efaces0Ebacklash0C20A130C0A50C250C3b47d1ea0Ec49f0E11e20E96420Ea56177f1cdf70Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iasia0Epacific/story01.htm<p>A proposed law to protect Afghan women and girls from abuses such as child marriage, bride barter and spousal abuse has created a furor in the past week, exposing a generational and religious struggle that persists in this traditional Muslim society despite a decade of Western-backed democracy and a constitution that enshrines women’s rights.</p> <a 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weapons program.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-sends-signals-it-may-be-willing-to-rejoin-disamament/2013/05/25/302657a0-c50d-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c654758/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fnorth-korea-sends-signals-it-may-be-willing-to-rejoin-disamament%2F2013%2F05%2F25%2F302657a0-c50d-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=North+Korea+sends+signals+it+may+be+willing+to+rejoin+disarmament+talks" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665260330/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c654758/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665260330/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c654758/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 25 May 2013 14:08:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-sends-signals-it-may-be-willing-to-rejoin-disamament/2013/05/25/302657a0-c50d-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacificWilliam Wanhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c64a149/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Csuicide0Eattack0Ekills0E120Ein0Eafghanistan0C20A130C0A50C250Cb88319a60Ec52d0E11e20E8c3b0E0Ab5e9247e8ca0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iasia0Epacific/story01.htm<p>KABUL — A blast during Friday night prayers in a mosque in central Afghanistan killed 12 people, eight of them Taliban insurgents, officials said Saturday.</p> <p>The insurgents placed explosives in a corner of the mosque, in Ghazni province’s Andar district, before joining worshipers, according to Qasim Deswal, a local official. They had been passing the village carrying the explosives they routinely use for roadside-bomb or suicide attacks against Afghan and NATO targets when they stopped at the mosque, Deswal said.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/suicide-attack-kills-12-in-afghanistan/2013/05/25/b88319a6-c52d-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c64a149/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fsuicide-attack-kills-12-in-afghanistan%2F2013%2F05%2F25%2Fb88319a6-c52d-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Blast+kills+12+at+Afghan+mosque" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fsuicide-attack-kills-12-in-afghanistan%2F2013%2F05%2F25%2Fb88319a6-c52d-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Blast+kills+12+at+Afghan+mosque" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fsuicide-attack-kills-12-in-afghanistan%2F2013%2F05%2F25%2Fb88319a6-c52d-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Blast+kills+12+at+Afghan+mosque" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fsuicide-attack-kills-12-in-afghanistan%2F2013%2F05%2F25%2Fb88319a6-c52d-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Blast+kills+12+at+Afghan+mosque" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fsuicide-attack-kills-12-in-afghanistan%2F2013%2F05%2F25%2Fb88319a6-c52d-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Blast+kills+12+at+Afghan+mosque" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665255080/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c64a149/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665255080/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c64a149/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665255080/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c64a149/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Talibansuicide attackSat, 25 May 2013 13:36:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/suicide-attack-kills-12-in-afghanistan/2013/05/25/b88319a6-c52d-11e2-8c3b-0b5e9247e8ca_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacificSayed Salahuddinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c5a2ad5/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Cwith0Eabenomics0Ejapan0Ecatches0Ea0Esense0Eof0Erevival0C20A130C0A50C240Ca82f4ecc0Ec2c50E11e20E914f0Ea7aba60A512a70Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iasia0Epacific/story01.htm<p>TOKYO — After two decades of chronic recession, Japan again feels like a boomtown. Its biggest companies are raking in money. It has the world’s best-performing stock market. The latest forecasts suggest Japan, in the next year, could grow more quickly than any wealthy nation but China.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/with-abenomics-japan-catches-a-sense-of-revival/2013/05/24/a82f4ecc-c2c5-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c5a2ad5/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fwith-abenomics-japan-catches-a-sense-of-revival%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2Fa82f4ecc-c2c5-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=With+%E2%80%98Abenomics%2C%E2%80%99+Japan+catches+a+sense+of+revival" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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match-fixing by players and criminal betting syndicates threaten to undermine not just the closing jamboree but the event’s future as well. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/indian-cricket-tournament-threatened-by-latest-scandal/2013/05/24/35cac88c-c493-11e2-9fe2-6ee52d0eb7c1_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c5e8d2a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Findian-cricket-tournament-threatened-by-latest-scandal%2F2013%2F05%2F24%2F35cac88c-c493-11e2-9fe2-6ee52d0eb7c1_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Indian+cricket+tournament+threatened+by+latest+scandal" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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The trip comes amid new signs of strain between the traditional allies.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/kim-jong-uns-special-envoy-visits-china/2013/05/22/6ba37544-c2d1-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c4380b1/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fkim-jong-uns-special-envoy-visits-china%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2F6ba37544-c2d1-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Kim+Jong+Un%E2%80%99s+special+envoy+visits+China" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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suicide attack, kidnapping and roadside bombing.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghan-peace-lost-in-transition-worries/2013/05/20/8af1780c-c09b-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c2cd697/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fafghan-peace-lost-in-transition-worries%2F2013%2F05%2F20%2F8af1780c-c09b-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Afghan+peace+lost+in+transition+worries" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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following protests that delayed several important industrial projects. About a dozen NGOs that the government said engaged in activities that harm the public interest have seen their permission to receive foreign donations revoked, as have nearly 4,000 small NGOs for what officials said was inadequate compliance with reporting requirements.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/activists-bristle-as-india-cracks-down-on-foreign-funding-of-ngos/2013/05/19/a647ff80-bcaf-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c22bfaa/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Factivists-bristle-as-india-cracks-down-on-foreign-funding-of-ngos%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fa647ff80-bcaf-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Activists+bristle+as+India+cracks+down+on+foreign+funding+of+NGOs" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Factivists-bristle-as-india-cracks-down-on-foreign-funding-of-ngos%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fa647ff80-bcaf-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Activists+bristle+as+India+cracks+down+on+foreign+funding+of+NGOs" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Factivists-bristle-as-india-cracks-down-on-foreign-funding-of-ngos%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fa647ff80-bcaf-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Activists+bristle+as+India+cracks+down+on+foreign+funding+of+NGOs" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Factivists-bristle-as-india-cracks-down-on-foreign-funding-of-ngos%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fa647ff80-bcaf-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Activists+bristle+as+India+cracks+down+on+foreign+funding+of+NGOs" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Factivists-bristle-as-india-cracks-down-on-foreign-funding-of-ngos%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fa647ff80-bcaf-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Activists+bristle+as+India+cracks+down+on+foreign+funding+of+NGOs" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664925160/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c22bfaa/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664925160/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c22bfaa/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664925160/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c22bfaa/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Manmohan SinghFacebooknon-governmental organizationMon, 20 May 2013 01:44:28 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/activists-bristle-as-india-cracks-down-on-foreign-funding-of-ngos/2013/05/19/a647ff80-bcaf-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacificRama Lakshmihttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c22bb35/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Cwithout0Eus0Ehelicopters0Eafghans0Estruggle0Eto0Esave0Ewounded0C20A130C0A50C190C2856b7720Eb64e0E11e20Eb5680E6917f6ac6d9d0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iasia0Epacific/story01.htm<p>KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — As soon as the Taliban bullet struck 24-year-old Afghan Sgt. Nazir Moradi’s leg, the men in his unit began brainstorming a way to get him off the battlefield. </p> <p>The roads were too dangerous for an army ambulance. The Afghan soldiers, in several calls to their commanders, repeated one plea: They needed a helicopter. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/without-us-helicopters-afghans-struggle-to-save-wounded/2013/05/19/2856b772-b64e-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c22bb35/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fwithout-us-helicopters-afghans-struggle-to-save-wounded%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F2856b772-b64e-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Without+U.S.+helicopters%2C+Afghans+struggle+to+save+wounded" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fwithout-us-helicopters-afghans-struggle-to-save-wounded%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F2856b772-b64e-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Without+U.S.+helicopters%2C+Afghans+struggle+to+save+wounded" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fwithout-us-helicopters-afghans-struggle-to-save-wounded%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F2856b772-b64e-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Without+U.S.+helicopters%2C+Afghans+struggle+to+save+wounded" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fwithout-us-helicopters-afghans-struggle-to-save-wounded%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F2856b772-b64e-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Without+U.S.+helicopters%2C+Afghans+struggle+to+save+wounded" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fwithout-us-helicopters-afghans-struggle-to-save-wounded%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2F2856b772-b64e-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Without+U.S.+helicopters%2C+Afghans+struggle+to+save+wounded" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664924838/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c22bb35/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664924838/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c22bb35/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664924838/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c22bb35/a2t.img" border="0"/>Afghan Armyroadside bombMon, 20 May 2013 00:49:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/without-us-helicopters-afghans-struggle-to-save-wounded/2013/05/19/2856b772-b64e-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacificKevin Sieffhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c200707/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Cpakistan0Earmy0Echief0Emeets0Eincoming0Eprime0Eminister0Ein0Egood0Eomen0C20A130C0A50C190Ccd211860A0Ec0A940E11e20E9aa60Efc21ae80A7a8a0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iasia0Epacific/story01.htm<p>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, who heads Pakistan’s powerful army and holds significant sway over civilian affairs, visited the incoming prime minister Saturday in what the military described as a show of support for stronger democracy and greater stability as the nation struggles with an economic meltdown and continued insurgent attacks. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pakistan-army-chief-meets-incoming-prime-minister-in-good-omen/2013/05/19/cd211860-c094-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c200707/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fpakistan-army-chief-meets-incoming-prime-minister-in-good-omen%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fcd211860-c094-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Pakistan+army+chief+meets+incoming+prime+minister+in+%E2%80%98good+omen%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fpakistan-army-chief-meets-incoming-prime-minister-in-good-omen%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fcd211860-c094-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Pakistan+army+chief+meets+incoming+prime+minister+in+%E2%80%98good+omen%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fpakistan-army-chief-meets-incoming-prime-minister-in-good-omen%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fcd211860-c094-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Pakistan+army+chief+meets+incoming+prime+minister+in+%E2%80%98good+omen%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fpakistan-army-chief-meets-incoming-prime-minister-in-good-omen%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fcd211860-c094-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Pakistan+army+chief+meets+incoming+prime+minister+in+%E2%80%98good+omen%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fpakistan-army-chief-meets-incoming-prime-minister-in-good-omen%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fcd211860-c094-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Pakistan+army+chief+meets+incoming+prime+minister+in+%E2%80%98good+omen%E2%80%99" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664840961/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c200707/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664840961/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c200707/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664840961/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c200707/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mian Muhammad Nawaz SharifIslamic extremismPakistan ArmySun, 19 May 2013 15:59:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pakistan-army-chief-meets-incoming-prime-minister-in-good-omen/2013/05/19/cd211860-c094-11e2-9aa6-fc21ae807a8a_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacificRichard Leibyhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c1a7696/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Cin0Esouth0Ekorea0Ehigh0Eprofile0Edefector0Eis0Eaccused0Eof0Espying0Efor0Ethe0Enorth0E0Eby0Ehis0Esister0C20A130C0A50C180C71aac3660Eb3cc0E11e20E9a980E4be1688d7d840Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iasia0Epacific/story01.htm<p>SEOUL — Earlier this year, one of the most prominent North Korean defectors, Yoo Woo-sung, walked out of his apartment building here and found four South Korean government vehicles waiting for him.</p> <p>Authorities hauled Yoo away and arrested him on charges of espionage. They had learned of his alleged crime, court documents show, thanks to testimony from his sister, who said Yoo had been sent on a mission by North Korea’s secret police to infiltrate the defector community and pass back information about the people he met.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-south-korea-high-profile-defector-is-accused-of-spying-for-the-north--by-his-sister/2013/05/18/71aac366-b3cc-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c1a7696/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-south-korea-high-profile-defector-is-accused-of-spying-for-the-north--by-his-sister/2013/05/18/71aac366-b3cc-11e2-9a98-4be1688d7d84_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacificChico Harlanhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c16af8b/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Cn0Ekorea0Efires0E30Eshort0Erange0Eguided0Emissiles0Einto0Eits0Eeastern0Ewaters0Esouth0Ereports0C20A130C0A50C180C94c8a8580Ebf9e0E11e20E9b0A90E1638acc3942e0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iasia0Epacific/story01.htm<p>TOKYO — North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range guided missiles off its eastern coast, South Korea’s National Defense Ministry said, a test of the <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-hints-at-willingness-for-talks-despite-ongoing-rhetoric/2013/04/18/33628576-a800-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html">tentative calm</a> that has emerged on the peninsula after a period of heightened tensions last month. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/n-korea-fires-3-short-range-guided-missiles-into-its-eastern-waters-south-reports/2013/05/18/94c8a858-bf9e-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c16af8b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fn-korea-fires-3-short-range-guided-missiles-into-its-eastern-waters-south-reports%2F2013%2F05%2F18%2F94c8a858-bf9e-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=N.+Korea+fires+3+short-range+guided+missiles+into+its+eastern+waters%2C+South+reports" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664858028/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c16af8b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664858028/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c16af8b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664858028/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c16af8b/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 18 May 2013 11:15:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/n-korea-fires-3-short-range-guided-missiles-into-its-eastern-waters-south-reports/2013/05/18/94c8a858-bf9e-11e2-9b09-1638acc3942e_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacificChico Harlanhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c100026/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Cnothing0Eentertaining0Ein0Eanti0Ejapan0Efilms0Echinese0Ecensor0Esays0C20A130C0A50C170Ced0A0A2a920Ebf0A20E11e20E89c90E3be80A95fe7670Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iasia0Epacific/story01.htm<p>BEIJING — China’s film censors are offering hope for improved relations with Japan — or at least, that appears to be the case at first glance. </p> <p>As a bitter standoff over a disputed group of islands in the East China Sea fuels long-running animosity between the two neighbors, Beijing’s television regulator is cracking down on TV dramas that feature scenes such as a Chinese kung fu hero ripping Japanese soldiers apart with his bare hands.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/nothing-entertaining-in-anti-japan-films-chinese-censor-says/2013/05/17/ed002a92-bf02-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c100026/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/nothing-entertaining-in-anti-japan-films-chinese-censor-says/2013/05/17/ed002a92-bf02-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacificKathrin Hillehttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c0d24ae/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Cwhite0Ehouse0Evisit0Eby0Eburmas0Ethein0Esein0Ea0Esign0Eof0Echanging0Etimes0C20A130C0A50C160Ce0A0Aba5680Ebc9c0E11e20E97d40Ea479289a31f90Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iasia0Epacific/story01.htm<p>RANGOON, BURMA — T-shirts bearing images of President Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese pro-democracy leader, hang side by side in the shops just off the busy Kabar Aye Pagoda Road in Rangoon. It’s a reminder of the history made last November when Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in Burma.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/white-house-visit-by-burmas-thein-sein-a-sign-of-changing-times/2013/05/16/e00ba568-bc9c-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2c0d24ae/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fwhite-house-visit-by-burmas-thein-sein-a-sign-of-changing-times%2F2013%2F05%2F16%2Fe00ba568-bc9c-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=White+House+visit+by+Burma%E2%80%99s+Thein+Sein+a+sign+of+changing+times" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/facebook/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fwhite-house-visit-by-burmas-thein-sein-a-sign-of-changing-times%2F2013%2F05%2F16%2Fe00ba568-bc9c-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=White+House+visit+by+Burma%E2%80%99s+Thein+Sein+a+sign+of+changing+times" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/facebook.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/linkedin/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fwhite-house-visit-by-burmas-thein-sein-a-sign-of-changing-times%2F2013%2F05%2F16%2Fe00ba568-bc9c-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=White+House+visit+by+Burma%E2%80%99s+Thein+Sein+a+sign+of+changing+times" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/linkedin.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/gplus/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fwhite-house-visit-by-burmas-thein-sein-a-sign-of-changing-times%2F2013%2F05%2F16%2Fe00ba568-bc9c-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=White+House+visit+by+Burma%E2%80%99s+Thein+Sein+a+sign+of+changing+times" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/googleplus.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/email/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fwhite-house-visit-by-burmas-thein-sein-a-sign-of-changing-times%2F2013%2F05%2F16%2Fe00ba568-bc9c-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=White+House+visit+by+Burma%E2%80%99s+Thein+Sein+a+sign+of+changing+times" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/email.png" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664798940/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c0d24ae/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664798940/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c0d24ae/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664798940/u/0/f/636705/c/34656/s/2c0d24ae/a2t.img" border="0"/>ASEANEric Schmidthuman rights groupsFri, 17 May 2013 11:04:00 GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/white-house-visit-by-burmas-thein-sein-a-sign-of-changing-times/2013/05/16/e00ba568-bc9c-11e2-97d4-a479289a31f9_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacificJoseph J. Schatzhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2bff6904/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Cbomb0Ein0Ekabul0Ekills0E40Enato0Eforces0E60Eafghans0C20A130C0A50C160Cbaa60A10A80Ebe0Ac0E11e20E89c90E3be80A95fe7670Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iasia0Epacific/story01.htm<p>KABUL — An Islamist militant group once allied with the United States and considered more moderate than the Taliban appeared to be behind a rush-hour suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Thursday morning that killed at least 15 people — two American troops, four civilian NATO contractors and nine Afghan civilians, including children walking to school.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/bomb-in-kabul-kills-4-nato-forces-6-afghans/2013/05/16/baa60108-be0c-11e2-89c9-3be8095fe767_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2bff6904/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td 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Sayed Salahuddinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2bff63df/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Cbomb0Ein0Ekabul0Ekills0E40Enato0Eforces0E60Eafghans0C20A130C0A50C160Ca99e147a0Ebe0A90E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iasia0Epacific/story01.htm<p> KABUL — At least four NATO service members and six Afghan civilians, including school children, were killed when a suicide car bomber rammed a two-vehicle NATO convoy in the Afghan capital during Thursday morning rush hour, government officials said.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/bomb-in-kabul-kills-4-nato-forces-6-afghans/2013/05/16/a99e147a-be09-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2bff63df/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a 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Salahuddinhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2bf73799/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Casia0Ipacific0Cafghans0Evoice0Ewariness0Eof0Epakistans0Esharif0C20A130C0A50C150Ce24d45b20Ebd630E11e20Eb5370Eab47f0A325f7c0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iasia0Epacific/story01.htm<p>KABUL — Afghan President Hamid Karzai, calling to congratulate Pakistan’s prime minister-elect this week on his <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pakistans-nawaz-sharif-locks-down-victory/2013/05/12/15f84ba2-bb0a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html">victory in parliamentary elections</a>, said he hoped the new government in Islamabad would create a “brotherly and peaceful atmosphere with Afghanistan” and cooperate in efforts to destroy terrorist hideouts so both “brother nations” can be saved.</p> <a 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The charge is being led by Gareth Morgan, a nationally renowned economist-turned-environmental-activist, who has dubbed cats “natural born killers” that are menacing the native bird population and bringing some to the verge of extinction.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/cat-wars-break-out-in-new-zealand/2013/05/10/3b044fee-b971-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2bddb5fa/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fcat-wars-break-out-in-new-zealand%2F2013%2F05%2F10%2F3b044fee-b971-11e2-b94c-b684dda07add_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=Cat+war+breaks+out+in+New+Zealand" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" 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GMThttp://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pakistans-nawaz-sharif-locks-down-victory/2013/05/12/15f84ba2-bb0a-11e2-b537-ab47f0325f7c_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacificRichard Leibyhttp://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2bc731d1/l/0L0Swashingtonpost0N0Cworld0Cmilitants0Econtinue0Eattacks0Eas0Epakistanis0Ehead0Eto0Ethe0Epolls0C20A130C0A50C110C3f9f10A780Eba180E11e20Eb94c0Eb684dda0A7add0Istory0Bhtml0Dwprss0Frss0Iasia0Epacific/story01.htm<p>ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — <a data-xslt="_http" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/has-pakistans-nawaz-sharif-changed-his-stripes/2013/05/09/9c0a3736-b7fa-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html">Nawaz Sharif</a>, a wealthy businessman who twice served as Pakistan’s prime minister in the 1990s and brought the country into the world’s nuclear club, appeared Saturday night to be headed to an unprecedented third term in the post.</p> <a 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a historic vote that could change Pakistan. </p> <p>Based in this militancy-hit provincial capital in the northwest, the group is carrying out a risky mission as the first citizen election observer team consisting of young women. They deploy Saturday for an election that will mark the first time an elected government transfers power to another in Pakistan, a country ruled by the military for much of its 65-year history. </p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-pakistans-northwest-young-women-buck-tradition-to-monitor-historic-vote/2013/05/10/aafbe756-b9a0-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2bc3dd1d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fasia_pacific%2Fin-pakistans-northwest-young-women-buck-tradition-to-monitor-historic-vote%2F2013%2F05%2F10%2Faafbe756-b9a0-11e2-92f3-f291801936b8_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=In+Pakistan%E2%80%99s+northwest%2C+young+women+buck+tradition+to+monitor+historic+vote" 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off the coal scrubbers at its Datong plants and let emissions of sulfur dioxide, a leading cause of acid rain and respiratory illness, soar to more than four times government standards.</p> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-wrestles-with-stubborn-air-polluters/2013/05/09/627e9870-b13f-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_story.html?wprss=rss_asia-pacific">Read full article &#62;&#62;</a><img width='1' height='1' src='http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/c/34656/f/636705/s/2bbeb828/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/share/twitter/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fworld%2Fchina-wrestles-with-stubborn-air-polluters%2F2013%2F05%2F09%2F627e9870-b13f-11e2-9fb1-62de9581c946_story.html%3Fwprss%3Drss_asia-pacific&t=China+wrestles+with+stubborn+air+polluters" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/social/twitter.png" border="0" /></a>&nbsp;<a 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