Around Asia: Hong Kong triad t-shirts, emergency in Pakistan and the imbalanced boy-girl ratio

• Hong Kong Triad T-Shirt Gets Fashion Label in Hot Water [Asiaone.com]
  The arrest of 18 employees of a Hong Kong lifestyle and retail chain over a controversial new line of T-shirts '14K' bearing the name of a well-known triad gang spurred an apology from the store's founder.
• Pakistan - Besieged Musharraf plays for time [Asia Times]
  Having opened a can of worms by declaring a state of emergency, Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf is now in a fix over what to do next.
• Boy, Girl Ratio Imbalanced in Asia [CommercialAppeal.com]
  The consequences are already happening in China, South Korea and Taiwan - they have to import brides, many of whom are coming from Vietnam. But where Vietnam could import brides from in the next 10 or 15 years?
• Korea's 'Wise Mother' Chosen as Face Of New Currency [Asian Offbeat]
  South Korea's central bank chose the face of Korean motherhood as the first woman to be featured on its banknotes, Shin Saimdang, known for raising a famed Confucian scholar and having a deft hand in painting, will grace the new 50,000 won ($55) note when it debuts in early 2009.
• Myanmar tycoon denounces US sanctions [Channel News Asia]
  Flamboyant Myanmar tycoon Tay Za Monday denounced US sanctions against his airline and other firms which he said would only hurt the people of the impoverished Southeast Asian nation.

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