NGO recruiting four-legged ‘specialist’ to help deal with bear incidents

Tibet’s advocates need to reach China’s majority

Growing Han Chinese awareness and activism poses the only pressure Beijing cannot ignore on Tibet.

Bangkok gets a month of rain in weekend, disrupting city

The more than 12 inches of rain Thailand's capital received forced the government to close public offices and postpone e…

Strong typhoon nears Okinawa Prefecture before possibly hitting storm-weary Kanto

The typhoon could hit areas still recovering from last week's storm, which caused extensive damage and killed at least 1…