U.S. not vying with Russia over Central Asia: Rice| Reuters {...} ASTANA (Reuters) - The United States is not trying to poach Russia's allies in Central Asia, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Sunday during a visit to oil-rich Kazakhstan.Moscow is sensitive {...}

Asia acts to contain China's tainted milk | csmonitor.com {...}

BBC SPORT | Tennis | Roddick run is halted by Berdych {...}

One week luxury vacation anywhere in Europe, Asia, Australia, etc. {...}

Friendster announces support for Facebook apps | The Social - CNET News {...} Through a licensing agreement with Facebook, applications for the big-in-Asia social network will be virtually interchangeable. Will others be on the way? Maybe. Read this blog post by Caroline McCarthy on The Social. {...}

Surveillance of Skype Messages in China Documented in New Report UPDATED - Boing Boing {...}

Pakistan, China, Turkey, Iran and others in growing Asia Pacific Space Agency - Boing Boing {...}

Over the past three decades, dengue fever has affected more and more countries in the Asia-Pacific region and is now regarded as the fastest of emerging mosquito-borne diseases. {...}

There is an uneasy calm that swirls through this South-east Asian capital, which sits on the banks of the Mekong River. White sandbags piled waist-high over a 13 km stretch along the river offer the reason why -- floods. {...}

IMF adds to pressure on Congress to approve bail-out | Business | guardian.co.uk {...}