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Asia : 2015May29Friday

Myanmar refuses sole blame for Asia migrant crisis - BBC News

Dementor Wasp, Toothy Bat Among New Species Found in Asia - Newsweek

Pacific 'pivot' grows confrontational as Carter visits Asia - Military Times

SE Asia Stocks - Most fall; Thai index little changed after data - Reuters UK

High spirits battle: Asia tycoons vie for cognac maker Louis Royer - Business Insider

At UN Asia-Pacific policy forum, leaders discuss post-2015 agenda, financing ... - UN News Centre

GLOBAL MARKETS-China stocks halt plunge, Asia wary but advances - Reuters

Bhutan's CR7 out to challenge Asia - FIFA.com

ISIS Planning Attacks In Southeast Asia Through Local Wing 'Katibah Nusantara ... - International Business Times

Daum Kakao revives Southeast Asia push with Path app acquisition - Financial Times

China : 2015May29Friday

Chinese astronaut calls for cooperation, access to International Space Station - CNN

US surveillance reportedly shows Chinese artillery on artificial islands - Fox News

China, US engage in war of words over disputed islands - CNN

China's first confirmed MERS case arrived from Korea via Hong Kong - Reuters

Arrest Underscores China's Role in the Making and Spread of a Lethal Drug - New York Times

Beijing's Top Envoy Warns US Against 'Anti-China' Alliances - Wall Street Journal

China's Publishers Court America as Its Authors Scorn Censorship - New York Times

Foreigners pile into China stocks as red flags loom - Financial Times

China is probably not really growing 7 million tons of asparagus every year - Quartz

Small Funds Stoke China's Stock Rally - Wall Street Journal

Japan : 2015May29Friday

Spectacular eruption rocks Japanese island - USA TODAY

Volcano explodes off Kyushu, forcing small island to evacuate - The Japan Times

Japan Consumption Disappoints as Inflation Slips to Zero - Wall Street Journal

Biracial Beauty Queen Strives for Change in Mono-Ethnic Japan - New York Times

Used handbags provide an unlikely barometer for Japan's economy - Financial Times

Yahoo Japan Finds a Friend in Alibaba - Wall Street Journal

Japan Unleashes A Robot Revolution - Bloomberg

Japan push into Africa resources sputters, helps China - Reuters

Japan, EU Agree to Step up Defense, Economic Ties - ABC News

Japan Stocks in Longest Winning Streak Since 1988 - Wall Street Journal

India: 2015May29Friday

The Death Toll From India's Hellish Heat Wave Is Now More Than 1800 - TIME

India's growth trumps China, but data questioned - CNBC

India's scorcher: What's behind the heat wave and when will it end? - CNN

Holding Your Breath in India - New York Times

Pakistani 'spy pigeon' arrested in India - BBC News

For a new American ambassador, India is a kind of homecoming - Washington Post

After a long wait, GAP is finally in India - Quartz

Don't blame India if you can't hire good engineers, Flipkart's Sachin Bansal ... - Economic Times

India's heat wave drags on, with sprinkles of relief - CNN

Nepal quakes: Could the country learn lessons from India? - BBC News

South Korea: 2015May29Friday

MERS infects 10 in South Korea but no virus mutation: WHO - Yahoo News UK

Anthrax at US Air Force base in South Korea; 22 possibly exposed - Washington Post

South Korean MERS patient quarantined in China - UPI.com

Setback for Uber as South Korea Bans Private Taxis - TIME

Human Rights Watch to South Korea: Repeal outdated National Security Law - UPI.com

South Korea's problem: hard on the outside but soft on the inside - Reuters

Saudi Arabia goes on refinery hiring spree in South Korea - Reuters

Morin Sells Chat App Path to South Korea's Daum Kakao - Bloomberg

Industrial hub Ulsan a warning for cooling South Korea - Reuters

US, South Korea, Japan seek to raise pressure on North's nuclear program - Reuters

Taiwan: 2015May29Friday

Ostriches escape on to city streets in Taiwan - video - The Guardian

Taiwan Pushes for New Weapons on All Fronts - DefenseNews.com

Yen Drop Rattles Korea Exporters as Taiwan Steps Up Intervention - Bloomberg

Taiwan Is A Model Of Freedom And Prosperity - Forbes

Devour Mounds Of Momos & Try A Taste Of Taiwan In Williamsburg - Gothamist

Santiam Christian exchange student from Taiwan finds family, education - Corvallis Gazette Times

Burkina Faso-Taiwan Relations, Post-Blaise Compaore - International Policy Digest

Taiwan to allow foreign currency negotiable CDs in Sept -c.bank official - Reuters

Taiwan's wacky themed restaurants take off - BBC News

CORRECTED-Taiwan's CTBC Fin to buy 100 pct of China CITIC Bank unit for ... - Reuters