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Is North Korea's Economy Really Growing?

On Friday, Bank of Korea, South Korea's central bank, released numbers showing that North Korea's GDP increased 1.3 percent in 2012 -- the country's fastest growth rate since 2008. But Marcus Noland , a North Korea expert at the Peterson Institute...

Published Fri, Jul 12 2013 2:25 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Dalai Lama to meet with Obama as Beijing grumbles

Dalai Lama to meet with Obama as Beijing grumbles Top story: After weeks of anticipation and amid growing tension between the United States and China, U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Tibet's exiled leader, the Dalai Lama today at the White...

Published Thu, Feb 18 2010 5:50 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

What's the U.S. policy on Coups D'Etat?

The Obama adminsitration's quick condemnation of last year's coup in Honduras and repeated (though ultimately unsuccessful) demands that leftist President Manuel Zelaya be reinstated, seemed to be an indication that the United States would no...

Published Fri, Feb 19 2010 10:34 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, State Department

Fallout from the China-Google fight

As the latest phase of the epic showdown between China and Google headed into its third day, it became increasingly clear that neither party is planning to back down -- and in fact, it now looks like Beijing is looking to punish the search company for...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 7:18 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: China

Another settlements row brewing?

In a sign that the ongoing U.S.-Israel settlement spat has yet to run its course, the Jerusalem Municipal Authority today announced the authorization of twenty new apartments on the site of an East Jerusalem hotel, only hours before Israeli Prime Minister...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 3:45 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Israel/Palestine, Obama Administration

As Diplomats Argue, Syrians Are Starving

CAIRO - In a town that lies less than eight miles from the center of Damascus, Syrians are starving to death. Some children in Muadamiyah have resorted to eating leaves to survive, while a group of Muslim clerics also issued a fatwa that the consumption...

Published Mon, Oct 28 2013 11:45 AM by FP Passport

The Art of China's Holiday News Dump

This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival, which traditionally celebrated the harvest and is now one of China's most popular holidays, takes place from Thursday, Sept. 19 to Sunday, Sept. 22. It's a period when many Chinese travel, the mainland stock...

Published Fri, Sep 20 2013 12:00 PM by FP Passport

World Markets to Congress: You're Not Being Serious, Right?!

There's no end in sight to the standoff on Capitol Hill, and that had markets reacting with something of a nervous laugh on Tuesday. If market graphs could speak, they might be asking lawmakers in Washington something like the following: "You...

Published Tue, Oct 08 2013 5:34 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: U.S. Congress, Economics

The State Department doesn't think Hamid Karzai is a drug addict

Is Afghanistan's president on drugs? That was the clear implication of comments Tuesday by Peter Galbraith, the U.N.'s former No. 2 man in Afghanistan, in an appearance on MSNBC. "He’s prone to tirades." Galbraith said. "He can...

Published Wed, Apr 07 2010 4:47 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Afghanistan, State Department

Kyrgyz opposition takes power

Russia's RIA-Novosti reports : A government formed by opposition in the ex-Soviet Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan said it has taken full power in the country after a day of unrest in which over 40 people were killed, the opposition-nominated premier...

Published Wed, Apr 07 2010 12:49 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Tensions flare as volcano crisis continues

Tensions flare as volcano crisis continues Top news: As Europe's volcano-caused travel crisis entered its fifth day, airlines have begun lashing out at European aviation authorities. "The decision that Europe has made is with no risk assessment...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 5:55 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

China: truth and scare

Keith Bradsher has a front-page article in NYT today on " China Drawing High-Tech Research From U.S. " As is so often the case in China-rising dispatches, there's both more and less to the story than the headline broadcasts. It's well...

Published Thu, Mar 18 2010 1:24 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Netanyahu puts in a call to Clinton as "quartet" meets

Netanyahu puts in a call to Clinton as "quartet" meets Top news: In an effort to smooth over a growing rift in U.S.-Israeli relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last night to propose several...

Published Fri, Mar 19 2010 6:38 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Clinton to talk Mideast and missiles in Moscow

Clinton to talk Mideast and missiles in Moscow Top story: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Moscow for two days of talks, a little more than a year after famously presenting her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov with a "reset button"...

Published Thu, Mar 18 2010 6:13 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Irish cardinal apologizes as pope promises to address abuse scandal

Irish cardinal apologizes as pope promises to address abuse scandal Top news: Cardinal Sean Brady, the head of Ireland's Catholic Church apologized in his St. Patrick's Day sermon today for the role he played in covering up the sexual abuse of...

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 6:09 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Is North Korea's Economy Really Growing?

Morning Brief: Dalai Lama to meet with Obama as Beijing grumbles

What's the U.S. policy on Coups D'Etat?

Fallout from the China-Google fight

Another settlements row brewing?

As Diplomats Argue, Syrians Are Starving

The Art of China's Holiday News Dump

World Markets to Congress: You're Not Being Serious, Right?!

The State Department doesn't think Hamid Karzai is a drug addict

Kyrgyz opposition takes power

Morning Brief: Tensions flare as volcano crisis continues

China: truth and scare

Morning Brief: Netanyahu puts in a call to Clinton as "quartet" meets

Morning Brief: Clinton to talk Mideast and missiles in Moscow

Morning Brief: Irish cardinal apologizes as pope promises to address abuse scandal