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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
