HUA HIN, Thailand : Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pressed plans for a new East Asian community at a summit on Saturday, saying that the region should aspire to lead the world. ...full story at Channel NewsAsia
from Channel NewsAsia on Sat, Oct 24 2009
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