Central Asia

Tibet to tinsel town:
Lopsang's on a role!
(World Tibet Network)

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

Laos welcomes
New Year
(Vietnam News Agency)

?If US forces don?t
attack, we won?t?
(PDI)

Life and Culture

Two Japanese commit
suicide in Bali
(Jakarta Post)

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