Dean Yates

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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

Copenhagen deal should have immediate effect: Obama November 17, 12:29pm EST

BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that climate talks in Copenhagen next month should fix a new deal which has "immediate operational effect," even if an original goal of a legally binding pact is out of reach. Full Article

Copenhagen deal should have immediate effect -Obama

China-U.S. discord on currencies clouds Obama visit

FACTBOX: Sino-U.S. trade disputes pile up

APEC leaders believe final climate deal unlikely in December

China-U.S. discord on currencies clouds Obama visit

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]