Learning on a jet plane: Taiwanese find a vehicle for global success
Mandy Chun leaned forward in seat 5A of her flight from Taipei to Vancouver and considered her options. "I like chicken please," she said, slowly pronouncing each word as she peered over her oval glasses at the flight attendant.
UN slashes Afghanistan contingent
A deadly attack on its staff and a fraudulent presidential election prompt the world body to withdraw half of its international workers
CHINA'S WILD, WILD WEST
By one measure, the new ChiNext is an expensive place to find earnings
India's bitter harvest
India expects its summer harvest will fall at least 10 per cent this year after devastating floods and the direst monsoon since 1972. The government plans to import massive amounts of sugar, vegetables and, for the first time, rice. Pictured is a sugar cane vendor in the northern city of Jammu
WORLD REACTION
International leaders were quick with congratulations and advice once Hamid Karzai was declared re-elected.
Ottawa's ally is 'damaged goods'
Layton argues tainted election throws 'goals into question,' while MacKay focuses on institutions, not individual
ENERGY / GAZPROM'S MAN IN HOUSTON
There's not much in John Hattenberger's corner office on the 25th floor of the Bank of America tower to indicate that he's Gazprom's man in America's oil and gas capital.
Oligarch's IPO attempt plods on
Oleg Deripaska's Rusal stock sale fighting headwinds as the final details slowly emerge
Asian nations feel heat from low yuan
Keeping a lid on its currency is both boosting exports and resentment among China's neighbours in the region
Peshawar blast signals switch to civilian targets
Increasing pressure on government to abandon its Taliban offensive, extremists waging 'battle of nerves'
Health Care
Indians suffer in a land awash with painkillers
Drugs are cheap but patients can't get them due to complex laws and lack of training on opiate use
Health Care
India touts expertise in 'medical tourism'
Many patients seek to avoid long wait times; others want cutting edge treatments not available at home
IED kills Canadian officer 10 days into mission
Justin Garrett Boyes was leading a foot patrol of Afghan National police through a district heavily populated by Taliban yesterday morning when the ground exploded beneath him.
Maybe the golden time is up for 'Made in Taiwan'
The island that rocketed to the top of Asian exporters has quickly lost its grip on prosperity
JAPAN'S LOST DECADES
Anyone who can recall the country's industrial heyday has a long memory
Inflation fears spur India to plan rate hikes
Country's central bank leaves key lending rate unchanged, but lays groundwork for future increases
The more troops, the more violence
Deaths of eight more U.S. soldiers makes October the bloodiest month of the war
Tensions soar as Karzai rejects opponent's call to fire election officials
Tension between the two contenders for Afghanistan's presidency reached new heights yesterday after President Hamid Karzai flatly rejected his opponent's demands to fire a high-profile list of election officials and politicians ahead of November's run-off vote.
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE TIGERS' MERCHANT VESSELS?
The crude markings and mismatched maritime ID number on the ship that brought 76 Sri Lankan Tamils to British Columbia last week were signs that the rusty freighter's real name wasn't what it claimed to be and that it had a more shadowy origin.
Catching up with China
South Korea is emulating its neighbour's oil resource buying spree