Ang Lee sees clout of Chinese film awards growing
Taiwanese director Ang Lee smiles during a media event for the 50th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee believes the modest…
Asia
China, India increasingly drive energy demand
By PABLO GORONDI In this photo taken March 26, 2009, workers stand on tanks at the Dina oil and gas production zone of PetroChina at the Tarim Basin in northwest…
Thai leader issues plea to end protests
By THANYARAT DOKSONE Protesters blow whistles and wave clapping tools during a rally against a political amnesty bill in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra…
Japan ex-leaders join calls against nuclear power
By ELAINE KURTENBACH Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Koizumi said Tuesday that…
Buddhists in Myanmar protest OIC’s upcoming visit
By AYE AYE WIN Myanmar Buddhist Monks carry religious flags as they march to protest against the upcoming visit of a delegation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to Myanmar…
Samsung makes quiet push for new mobile OS
By YOUKYUNG LEE In this Monday, Nov.11, 2013 photo, participants are seen near the logo of Tizen during the Tizen Developer Summit 2013 in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean electronics…
A look at China’s reform promises
By JOE McDONALD Chinese security personnel guard the entrance to the Jingxi hotel where the Communist Party’s 205-member Central Committee gathered over the weekend for its third annual plenum in…
Cambodian police open fire on protesters; 1 dead
An injured Cambodian worker escapes from riot police in the compound of a Buddhist pagoda in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Police fired live ammunition during clashes with…