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China
by Maurizio d'Orlando
Non-representative economic figures, difficulties in obtaining enough energy supplies and, above all, the need to maintain a repressive system are the stumbling blocks to a less than rosy future for the Asian giant.  
| 07/05/2004
| China - Europe
by Xiao Xi
Wen Jiabao's European trip reveals a China that has become a major political player in the world. At the same time it reveals a Europe lacking in imagination and cultural-religious identity. AsiaNews offers the opinion of a China expert to promote discussion about this Far Eastern giant, even if the article's opinions are not completely shared by our press agency. 
| 07/05/2004
| China - Europe
by Bernardo Cervellera
| 07/05/2004
| China - Europe

"Priests of the Underground Church live a wretched life"
| 07/05/2004
| SOUTH KOREA-CHINA

| 06/05/2004
| HONG KONG - CHINA

| 04/05/2004
| HONG KONG - CHINA

The government opposition is divided due to polemics raised over their defeat in elections. Meanwhile the economy helps to build relations to with China

| 22/04/2004
| Taiwan - China

A few days ago a gas leak provoked 9 deaths and the flight of 150,000 inhabitants.

| 21/04/2004
| China

The government feared an outpour of remembrance celebrations for Bishop Fan Xueyan, who died while undergoing harsh torture in 1992.   

| 16/04/2004
| CHINA - VATICAN
Editor's choices
 
by Dario Salvi
The archaeological site north of Nablus linked to the memory of John the Baptist targeted by settlers (and the Israeli army) attacks. The death of a 14-year-old boy hit by a soldier's bullets. Scholar Carla Benelli to AsiaNews: ‘Heritage ...
| 04/02/2025
| GATEWAY TO THE EAST
 
by Alessandra De Poli
Myanmar’s military regime has extended the state of emergency again, but its control over the country is faltering as ethnic militias and resistance forces now control 95 cities. Meanwhile, the UN is reporting war crimes, highlighting the imminent ...
| 01/02/2025
| MYANMAR
 
The explosion of "cheap" alternative to ChatGPT is the result of China’s bet on internal competition among large companies and startups to develop the most advanced AI systems. A stinging defeat in a Go tournament is having a greater impact than ...
| 30/01/2025
| RED LANTERNS
 
In Fujian, the auxiliary bishop who quit in 2020 over joining government-controlled bodies, celebrated the anniversary of his priestly ordination under residential segregation. Videos sent to AsiaNews by local sources show him meeting the faithful and ...
| 28/01/2025
| CHINA
 
by Alessandra De Poli
An Irish missionary in South Korea for almost fifty years, he explains to AsiaNews how current divisions within South Korean society have developed. For Fr Donal O'Keeffe, the situation is progressing "slowly", and is not a total stalemate. The country ...
| 27/01/2025
| SOUTH KOREA
 
by Stephen George
AsiaNews in conversation with Patras Paul, a Muslim cleric who suddenly - more than twenty years ago - reading the Gospel found in it the answers he could no longer find in the Koran. He tells of the persecution he suffered for this choice and of ...
| 26/01/2025
| ECCLESIA IN ASIA
 
The people involved worked with the United States in Afghanistan and had already received approval for resettlement. The programme, which grants a Special Immigrant Visa, was established in 2009 and covers the family members of selected people. The day ...
| 21/01/2025
| AFGHANISTAN
 
Israel celebrates the release of Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari as part of the fragile truce. However, the fate of the foreign workers still being held hostage in the Strip remains a mystery. These include six Thai nationals ...
| 20/01/2025
| ISRAELE - PALESTINE - ASIA
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