Voices from Asia:
Editorials and Opinions from Asian Newspapers

The links to these editorials are provided by the School of Pacific and Asian Studies. They are updated daily at 13:00 HST (add 5/6 hours for EST). Last Updated: Tue, 29 April 2008 12:03:36 HST Also available as RSS 0.92, RSS 1.0 files.

Asahi News [Tokyo]
 Nothing Today

China Daily [Beijing]
 Nothing Today

China Post [Taipei]
 Nothing Today

Daily Yomiuri [Tokyo]
 Revisions would boost institutions' efficiency

Jakarta Post
 [Editorial] Editorial: Namru-2 for who
 [Editorial] Forum: Editorial: Cheaper schoolbooks
 [Editorial] Editorial: New 'Post' portal
 [Editorial] Editorial: On our Silver Anniversary
 [Editorial] Editorial: Religious persecution
 [Editorial] Editorial: Visit Indonesia Year?
 [Editorial] Editorial: Visit Indonesia Year?
 [Editorial] Editorial: Bottom-up budgeting

Japan Times [Tokyo]
 Nothing Today

Korea Times [Seoul]
 [Editorial] Unchecked Nationalism
 It is regrettable that Sunday's Olympic torch relay was marred by clashes between anti-China activists and Chinese residents in South Korea. The 85,000-mile relay crisscrossing 20 countries is called the journey of harmony. But the harmony has repe..
 [Editorial] Prolonging Stalemate
 Pyongyang's rejection of Seoul's latest proposal for opening liaison offices in each other is not very surprising but is still disappointing.
 [Editorial] Road to Denuclearization
 Six-nation efforts for North Korea's denuclearization are likely to take a new twist as the United States disclosed evidence that North Korea helped Syria build a nuclear reactor that was destroyed by an Israeli air raid last September. The suspect..
 [Editorial] Public Sector Reform
 State-run enterprises and public organizations again proved their low efficiency with higher wages. It is disappointing that three out of 10 public businesses and agencies suffered a loss last year. The loss-making entities include the Korea Credit..
 [Editorial] Opulent Officials
 Watching the property lists of key Presidential aides and cabinet ministers, most Koreans must have sighed over their poor lot in life.
 [Editorial] Identity Theft
 Users of the Internet and mobile phones have long wondered where spam mail comes from. They must have been stunned to find out the nation's second-largest telephone and broadband provider sold the personal information of 6 million customers to 1,00..
 [Editorial] Energy Diplomacy
 All economic players are on alert over energy supplies as crude oil prices are on the verge of breaking the $120 per barrel mark. There are growing concerns that higher oil prices will nip President Myung-bak's efforts for economic revival in the b..
 [Editorial] Olympic Torch in Seoul
 What started as a most promising event often turns into a regretful flop because of poor judgment or preparation.
 [Editorial] One Notch Down
 It is discouraging news that the country slipped one notch down to 13th in the world's economic ranking last year. According to a report by International Monetary Fund (IMF), India edged out South Korea to take 12th place. Unfortunately, South Kore..
 [Editorial] Ill-Prepared Market Opening
 According to the recently signed Korea-U.S. beef trade accord, Seoul cannot block imports even if mad cow disease occurs in America.
 [Editorial] Chaebol’s Rebirth
 Since he took office in 1987, Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee has seldom made public announcements that have not stunned the public.
 [Editorial] Caught Off Guard
 A series of hackers' attacks have hurt South Korea's pride in its information technology (IT) and Internet prowess. People are shocked by reports that the presidential office's computer network was hacked into in mid-February. This case is raising ..
 [Editorial] New Partnership
 Monday's summit between South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Japanese Prime Minister Yauo Fukuda has laid the foundation for a new partnership between the two countries. It is a positive development that the two leaders have agreed to build fut..
 [Editorial] Wrong Remedy
 The administration's overanxiety to jumpstart the economy has run into opposition from its biggest allied force ― the governing party.
 [Editorial] Empty Hospitality
 President Lee Myung-bak's U.S. visit and summit with President George W. Bush Saturday were unusual in many ways.
 [Editorial] Mission Accomplished ― for Now
 Korea was relieved and congratulated itself when the first Korean in space returned to Earth completing her 12-day mission Saturday.
 [Editorial] Liaison Office Proposal
 President Lee Myung-bak's proposal to set up liaison offices in Seoul and Pyongyang is not likely to be translated into action immediately. But it is none other than an expression of his willingness to mend strained inter-Korean ties. Lee made the ..
 Unchecked Nationalism

Manila Bulletin
 Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines and the Coalition against Death Penalty Seminar-Workshop at the historic landmark Manila Hotel
 A pragmatic government in Taiwan By Beth Day Romulo
 Part of your journey is over. Next part: Give back By UP Regent ABRAHAM F. SARMIENTO
 International Dance Day
 Here we go again By Romeo V. Pefianco
 Landfill operator blames ‘unhappy’ relations with mayor for permit row
 Jesus’ departure; Coming of the Advocate
 Warning from fisher folk By GEMMA CRUZ ARANETA
 Real global crisis By HERN P. ZENAROSA
 Knee-jerk reactions By HECTOR R.R. VILLANUEVA
 Hitting the right notes By JULIE YAP DAZA

Manila Times
 [Editorial] A little light, at sunset
 [Opinion] Rice trading and privatization
 [Opinion] Manila back to Tripoli Agreement 
 [Opinion] Skewed rice policy
 [Opinion] Rice is the new gold
 [Opinion] Job hunt in US ends in frustration
 [Opinion] Fertilizer for rice

Nation [Bangkok]
 Nothing Today

New Straits Times [Kuala Lumpur]
 Nothing Today

Nihon Keizai [Tokyo]
 Nothing Today

People's Daily [Beijing]
 Opinion
 Remain a gentleman: open and poised
 Ignorant "coordinator for Tibetan issues"
 Okinawa filled with outrage
 Lies cannot whitewash its true face of terror
 Any attempt to disrupt the Olympics unacceptable
 Why has "demonization of China" staged a comeback?
 Beijing Olympic opening ceremony boycott a "chicanery" in public relations
 In retrospection of the Dalai clique's "grief cards"
 NATO seeks to bolster its stand in Afghanistan
 Suspenseful farewell talks between Putin and Bush
 GMS cooperation scales new heights
 GMS economic cooperation strengthens ties among neighbors
 Missile defense system in the spotlight again
 Perspective on yuan breaching the 7 mark against dollar
 China: most attractive to foreign investors
 China able to fend off impact of declining U.S. economy
 China's post-Olympics economy will not slump
 Reflecting on WTO's ruling
 Engine power of U.S. economy declines
 Could the US recession be bogging down the global economy?
 Test from "sailing against the current"
 Oil-for-dollar: a blessing or curse?
 Long-term effect to be judged in financial market rescue bid
 Readers Pick: Similar poses by babies and cats
 Video: Developing volunteerism in China: challenges and prospects
 Guest Say: Opportunities and challenges for EU businesses in China
 Readers Say: Not attach too much emotional value to a teacher
 Vidieo: China dealing with climate change
 Give good service to "the king without a crown"
 Scientists, politicians must join forces on sustainable growth: Nobel laureate
 Chinese-made jet airliner rolls out
 Is 'Laowai' a negative term?
 Roadmap with milestone significance

Philippine Daily Inquirer [Manila]
 [Opinion]: Past, present, future
 [Opinion]: An intrinsically disordered response
 [Opinion]: 'Knee-jerk substitutes'
 [Opinion]: She dunnit
 [Opinion]: RP rice crisis mirrors face of global food price apocalypse
 [Opinion]: Philippines meets human rights issue head on
 [Opinion]: Blogs to read
 [Opinion]: At Large : Homage to a town and a friend / Rina Jimenez-David
 [Editorial]: Working to eat
 [Opinion]: Pardon from evil is not a pardon
 [Editorial]: Bitter medicine

Shanghai Daily News [Shanghai]
 If you've got it, flaunt it, have a fling with bling
 Scholar refutes 'genocide' claim
 It may come as a shock but you're supposed to sort all your garbage

Standard [Hong Kong]
 Nothing Today

Sydney Morning Herald
 The push for guest workers
 Cigarette tax a worthy attack

The Age [Melbourne]
 Nothing Today

The Australian [Canberra]
 AFL takes stock of expansion plans
 Wait for recession to nation build
 Not many regrets on the morning after
 Warming trend has not been reversed

The Star [Kuala Lumpur]
 Off the blogs
 Pedestrian project a monument to shoddy work
 Precious find
 When all is quiet
 Tough job
 Giving keropok a bad name
 Setting a good example
 Chicken in red wine
 Coping with Parkinson’s
 Traffic nightmare for Pantai Dalam folks
 Chicken in red wine
 Off the blogs
 Precious find
 When all is quiet
 Tough job
 Setting a good example
 Giving keropok a bad name
 Coping with Parkinson’s
 Pedestrian project a monument to shoddy work
 Traffic nightmare for Pantai Dalam folks

XinhuaNet [Beijing]
 Nothing Today

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