South and Southeast Asian countries are grappling with new outbreaks of bird flu as winter weather sweeps across the region. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the latest outbreaks are still confined primarily to poultry, but one new human death has been reported in Vietnam.
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Southeast Asia will face stiffer export competition from China and likely bear the brunt of any impact in Asia from a major economic slowdown in the United States, an IMF official has said.
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Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations propose strengthening an initiative to protect the region's currencies. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins has more from Manila where the top ASEAN diplomats are meeting with officials from key partner nations.
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Democratic gains in Southeast Asia came to a halt last year, experts say, largely due to Thailand's September coup. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, regional analysts say there is more to democracy than elections - but elections are still vital.
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A global conservation organization says scientists have discovered at least 52 new species of animals and plants on the southeast Asian island of Borneo in the past year.
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