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Burma's President Thein Sein addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York, September 27, 2012.

Thein Sein: Burma ‘Now Part of Family of Nations’

Burma's president tells the UN his country is leaving behind decades of authoritarian rule More

Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihiko Noda addresses a news conference in New York, September 26, 2012.

Japan: No Compromise on Island Dispute

Japanese PM defends his government's recent purchase of East China Sea islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and as Diaoyu in China More

Pakistan's Railway Minister Haji Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, center, arrives at the Attari railway station on the Samjhauta Express train near Amritsar, India, May 19, 2011.

US Envoy to Pakistan Condemns Filmmaker Bounty

Pakistani Railway Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour offered $100,000 for the murder of maker of 'Innocence of Muslims' More

Islamic Protesters, Police Scuffle Outside US Embassy in Thailand

Protesters, Thai Police Scuffle During Anti-Islam Film Protest

Angry over film that mocks Prophet Muhammad, demonstrators attempt to rush US embassy but are back by hundreds of police officers More

A truck loaded with teak logs runs on a road in Rangoon, Burma. U.S. Secretary of State announced the US will ease its import ban on Burma, Sept. 27, 2012.

Rights Groups Cautious About Easing Burma Sanctions

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced lifting of trade sanctions Wednesday More

Highlights

Hot City

Vladivostok Eyes Chinese Investors

Overspending

South Korea Faces Looming Debt Crisis

Robusta

Vietnam's Coffee Industry Waking Up

Energy Debate

Japan Plans Restart of Controversial Reactor

Project NOAH

Philippines Developing New Weather Hazard Tool
Seasonal Disease

Encephalitis Outbreak Devastates North India

Buying Bonds

China Continues Support for EU Debt Recovery

Harsh Punishment

Cambodia Acid Attacks Continue Despite Laws

Behind Bars

Mothers in Pakistani Prisons Face Dilemma

In Washington DC

VOA Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi

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Russia Plans to Turn Vladivostok into Hot Pacific Rim City

The world spotlight shone on Vladivostok in early September when 20 Asia-Pacific heads of government gathered for a business conference in Russia’s main Pacific port. Looking ahead, James Brooke reports about concrete plans to build Vladivostok into a hot Pacific Rim city.