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Obama first to become first president to visit Myanmar

November 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Kuhnhenn The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president to visit the once pariah nation of Myanmar, drawing attention to the country’s shift to democracy and highlighting what his administration regards as a marquee foreign policy achievement.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Burma, Cambodia, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, East Asia Summit, Hillary Rodham Clinton, International Studies, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Lyndon Johnson, Matthew Goodman, Myanmar, Obama, Richard Nixon, South Asia, Thailand, Vol 31 No 47 | November 17 - November 23, Zaw Htay

India to China: Dalai Lama an ‘honored guest’

October 29, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

CHA-AM, Thailand (AP) — Tibet’s exiled Dalai Lama is an “honored guest” in India and will not be barred from visiting a disputed border area despite China’s strong protests, India’s prime minister said Sunday, Oct. 27, after talks with the Chinese premier.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2009, Arunachal Pradesh, Australia, Beijing, China, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Dalai Lama, East Asia Summit, India, New Zealand, Nobel Peace Prize, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, South Korea, Thailand, Vol 28 No 45 | October 31 - November 6

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