August 10, 2012 Two major events in China are sure to shape the world’s newest superpower: the sensational murder trial of Madame Gu Kailai, and the top secret leadership conclave at the seaside resort of Beidaihe. Madame Gu, as widely reported, was charged with poisoning Neil Heywood. a British businessman, […]
31 May 2010 The two Koreas are once again in a dangerous confrontation after the sinking on 26 March of a South Korean Navy corvette that killed 46 sailors. Korea is traditionally known as the “Land of the Morning Calm.” This week, as so often, there is nothing calm about […]
