Dean Yates

Browse all journalists | Articles RSS | Blog Posts RSS

Position: Deputy Editor, North Asia political and general news

I have worked for Reuters since 1993. Most recently I was the Baghdad bureau chief, but most of my career has been spent in Asia.

Articles

Okinawans split over U.S. military base's future November 06, 07:16am EST

GINOWAN, Japan (Reuters) - Idyllic beach resorts jostle for space with U.S. military bases on Japan's subtropical island of Okinawa, at the center of a feud that may cast a shadow over U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Japan next week. Full Article

U.S. OKs two more import probes versus China

Obamamania, Asia-style, likely to be more muted

Sri Lanka says U.S trying to quiz top military official

Australia's emissions fall as economy slows

Australia's greenhouse gas emissions fall as economy slows

Blog Posts

Indonesia: To hell and back

By Dean Yates (The author lived in Indonesia from 1992-1995 and 2000-2005, with various assignments in between) It was not that long ago that Indonesia was lurching from crisis to crisis, even drawing ... Full Article | Comments [8]

Half-baked men, hooligans and other insults from North Korea

By Jon Herskovitz The end of the Bush administration will likely bring an end to one of my favourite guilty pleasures of reporting on North Korea, which is the verbal battle between Washington and Pyongyang. ... Full Article | Comments [1]

Panda-mania rocks Taiwan

By Ralph Jennings Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan arrived in a city gripped by panda-mania today. You would think David Beckham or Tom Cruise had just flown into Taipei. Local TV stations announced the arrival ... Full Article | Comments [8]