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China Loves Its Soccer. Its Team? Don’t Ask.

Posted: August 15th, 2008, 3:56pm EDT by By EDWARD WONG

The kick in the groin during the China-Belgium men’s soccer match was the low point of the Olympic Games for hundreds of millions of Chinese sports fans.
Behind Pomp of Beijing Games, a Dancer’s Tragedy

Posted: August 15th, 2008, 4:09am EDT by By DAVID BARBOZA

A young dancer was seriously injured during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony and is now facing the prospect of being paralyzed.
As Its Work Force Ages, Japan Needs and Fears Chinese Labor

Posted: August 15th, 2008, 3:46am EDT by By NORIMITSU ONISHI

With one of the world’s most rapidly aging populations and lowest birthrates, Japan is facing acute labor shortages.
Musharraf Set to Resign in Days, Officials Assert

Posted: August 15th, 2008, 2:43am EDT by By JANE PERLEZ

President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan is expected to quit rather than face impeachment, Pakistani politicians said.
Memo From Mumbai: Exploring India’s Prosperity Through the Eyes of the Invisible Men

Posted: August 15th, 2008, 2:02am EDT by By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS

India may be changing at a disorienting pace, but one thing remains stubbornly the same: a tendency to treat the hired help like chattel.
World Briefing | Asia: Progress in Temple Standoff

Posted: August 15th, 2008, 1:59am EDT by By British Broadcasting Corporation

Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to withdraw most of their troops in a few days from territory each claims at a hilltop temple, Cambodian officials say.
World Briefing | Asia: China: Quake Cost Huge

Posted: August 15th, 2008, 1:56am EDT by By EDWARD WONG

Reconstruction of areas damaged by the May 12 earthquake in southwestern China will cost $147 billion, according to a report in China Daily.