Friday, May 25, 2012
International

History Repeating: Communists Drive Out Vietnamese Cook

History Repeating Communists Drive Out Vietnamese Cook

SPIEGEL ONLINE - January 11, 2012

Vo Van Than arrived in France in 1979 after fleeing the Communist government of Vietnam. His rage against the regime dissipated only with time and the happiness he found in cooking. But now the government has tried to cast him out again, this time as manager of a popular Paris restaurant. By Mathieu von Rohr more...

Thailand's Heavy Monsoons: Bangkok Evacuates as Floodwaters Rise

Thailand's Heavy Monsoons Bangkok Evacuates as Floodwaters Rise

SPIEGEL ONLINE - October 31, 2011

Historically severe floods in the heart of Thailand have crept into Bangkok. A third of the nation stands underwater and the last decade of development has left the capital without natural defenses such as forests and grasslands. The country's new prime minister is struggling to show a brave face. By Thilo Thielke in Bangkok more...

SPIEGEL Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi: 'We Have to Tackle This -- With Peaceful Means'

SPIEGEL Interview with Aung San Suu Kyi 'We Have to Tackle This -- With Peaceful Means'

SPIEGEL ONLINE - November 22, 2010

In a SPIEGEL interview, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Aung San Suu Kyi discusses her house arrest, which lasted for more than seven years, overcoming fears of the military regime and her continuing fight for freedom. By Thilo Thielke more...

Cambodia's Version of the Nuremberg Trials: Was Verdict in First Khmer Rouge Case Too Lenient?

Cambodia's Version of the Nuremberg Trials Was Verdict in First Khmer Rouge Case Too Lenient?

SPIEGEL ONLINE - July 27, 2010

The Khmer Rouge tribunal in Cambodia delivered its first verdict this week. Although Kaing Guek Eav will remain in prison for many years, the judges reduced his sentence substantially for time already served. Still, it's the next and most important case that will determine whether the tribunals are any more than a $150 million farce funded by the international community. A Commentary by Erich Follath more...

Interview With Thai Foreign Minister: 'I'm Not Going to Run Like Mr. Thaksin'

Interview With Thai Foreign Minister 'I'm Not Going to Run Like Mr. Thaksin'

SPIEGEL ONLINE - July 15, 2010

The protests in Bangkok have been dispersed, but class hatred continues to simmer. How can Thailand solve its crisis? SPIEGEL ONLINE spoke with Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya about former Prime Minister Thaksin, the army, media censorship -- and a king who has been remarkably silent. more...

The World from Berlin: 'Thailand Has Moved Closer to Civil War'

The World from Berlin 'Thailand Has Moved Closer to Civil War'

SPIEGEL ONLINE - May 20, 2010

The Thai government has brutally suppressed a two-month uprising in the capital. But even if the protesters have been routed for now, their call for new and legitimate elections remains, along with the threat of further violence. German commentators warn of the risk of civil war. more...

The New Colonialism Foreign Investors Snap Up African Farmland

SPIEGEL ONLINE - July 30, 2009

Governments and investment funds are buying up farmland in Africa and Asia to grow food -- a profitable business, with a growing global population and rapidly rising prices. The high-stakes game of real-life Monopoly is leading to a modern colonialism to which many poor countries submit out of necessity. By Horand Knaup and Juliane von Mittelstaedt more...

Shipbreaking Boom The Freighter Graveyards of South Asia

SPIEGEL ONLINE - May 08, 2009

When times were good, shipping companies ordered huge numbers of new steel behemoths to ply the oceans. Now though, many of those same container lines are eager to get rid of their ships. The scrapping business in South Asia is booming. By Joachim Hoelzgen more...

Interview with Exiled Former Thai Leader Thaksin 'I'm Like a Rat'

SPIEGEL ONLINE - April 20, 2009

In a SPIEGEL interview, former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, 59, discusses the uprising of his supporters against the government in Bangkok and the role the king should play in resolving the lasting conflict in the tumultuous southeast Asian nation. more...

Typhoon from the West Suicides on the Rise as Japan's Economy Falters

SPIEGEL ONLINE - April 17, 2009

The technology-export powerhouse of Japan has been hard-hit by the global economic downturn. It's all too reminiscent of the nation's last crisis, which ended only in 2002 -- only this time, the misery isn't homegrown. By Wieland Wagner in Tokyo more...








 
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