Central Asia

Mongolia to mark
birthday anniversary of
Chinggis Khaan
(Mongolia Online)

Kazakh-Uzbek-Kyrgyz
Agreement Signed On
Water Resources
(Uzbekistan Report)

East Asia

Ministers call on
U.S. to drop
steel tariffs
(Japan Times)

U.S., Japan hail N.K.'s
decision to reopen
dialogue
(Korea Herald)

Pacific Islands

The army’s our
saviour: PM
(www.fijilive.com)

Papua New Guinea rebels
in custody before
court martial
(PacNews)

South Asia

SLC begins amid
tight security
(Kantipur Online)

Musharraf launches campaign
(Dawn)

Southeast Asia

Senators back Charter
change
(PDI)

Viet Nam, India set
course for closer
co-operative ties
(Vietnam News)

Life and Culture

Photographer captures shocking
Tibetan funeral in
the sky
(Korea Herald)

Age no barrier
for world backpacker
(www.asahi.com)