With peace talks, Rice seeks to polish diplomatic legacyMiamiHerald.com, FL - 22 hours agoAnd other big issues, including the environment and relations with East Asia, have been relegated to the back burner. In her own State Department, Rice's …

Doi Moi transforms VietnamMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 3 hours ago… third largest oil producer in Asia. The country is also the largest exporter of pepper and the second largest exporter of rice and coffee in the world. …

Taxman urged to seizeBangkok Post, Thailand - Nov 23, 2007Thai researchers at the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (Biotec) are developing a breed of fragrant jasmine rice that is resistant …

Trade Oil, Gold, Rice and More in One FundWall Street Journal - 22 hours ago… like greasy wool, rice and azuki beans. (Greasy wool is raw, unprocessed wool and azuki beans are red beans widely consumed in parts of Asia. …

Malaysia StarAdapting to a warmer worldMalaysia Star, Malaysia - 23 hours agoIn the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Bangladesh, rising sea levels have pushed salty water inland, putting an end to rice cultivation in that region. …

Canada.comTokyo sushi restaurants dazzle Michelin guideTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 19 hours agoSushi chefs will pat the rice into shape and top it with a whole fish that has been lightly pickled, followed by a slice of heavier, more fatty tuna or sea …French food bible crowns Tokyo the most delicious city on earth Times Onlineall 131 news articles

New York TimesOp-Ed Contributor Diplomacy With the DevilNew York Times, United States - Nov 18, 2007And as for Banco Delta Asia, it’s back in business and its frozen money has been returned to North Korea. Worse, Ms. Rice has now signed on to a new “Mark …

Mau on the moveInquirer.net, Philippines - 5 hours ago“I have stopped eating rice.” She says she’s required to bring five show outfits for the 10-day trip to Jakarta, where she’s set to compete with …

BBC NewsAsia to bear the brunt of climate changeBangkok Post, Thailand - Nov 18, 2007An increase of just 1 degree Celsius in nighttime temperatures during the growing season will reduce Asian rice yields by 10 per cent, …Climate change threatens Asian development: report AFPGlobal Warming Could Wipe Out Decades of Progress, Groups Say Bloomberg'Act now - or millions face ruin from global warming' Scotsmanall 80 news articles

Reconnecting sinews of NE Asian political economyKorea.net, South Korea - 17 hours agoKorea was once again back somewhere in the middle between the other two nations from the 1920s onward, exporting rice to Japan and then, …