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![Baseball Slugger Manny Ramirez to Play in Taiwan Baseball Slugger Manny Ramirez to Play in Taiwan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/16034_527c4c3ac9fb3.jpg)
Baseball Slugger Manny Ramirez to Play in Taiwan
Former Major League Baseball star Manny Ramirez is set to sign with the EDA Rhinos of Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
![Australian Men’s Swimming Team Admits to Stilnox Use Australian Men’s Swimming Team Admits to Stilnox Use](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/16039_527c4c3cac8f0.jpg)
Australian Men’s Swimming Team Admits to Stilnox Use
Australian swimming squad lets down fans with confession of drug use at the London Olympics.
![City as Canvas: Bangkok’s Bukruk Street Art Festival City as Canvas: Bangkok’s Bukruk Street Art Festival](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/16013_527c4bea97e40.jpg)
City as Canvas: Bangkok’s Bukruk Street Art Festival
Artists have splashed colorful murals across Bangkok for the city’s first international street art festival.
![IOC “Hugely Impressed” by Tokyo’s Olympic Bid IOC “Hugely Impressed” by Tokyo’s Olympic Bid](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/16024_527c4bebc4f77.jpg)
IOC “Hugely Impressed” by Tokyo’s Olympic Bid
With support from government, business and the public, Tokyo’s Olympic bid is gaining momentum.
![Kumbh Mela: Consuming the Greatest Show on Earth Kumbh Mela: Consuming the Greatest Show on Earth](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/16010_527c4be771306.jpg)
Kumbh Mela: Consuming the Greatest Show on Earth
Have mass media and consumerism hijacked India’s holiest event?
![Chinese Super League Hires Beckham as Ambassador Chinese Super League Hires Beckham as Ambassador](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/15990_527c4bdf0f741.jpg)
Chinese Super League Hires Beckham as Ambassador
Chinese football has a long way to go, but a serious effort to raise its profile is underway.
![Could the Next Pope Be Asian? Could the Next Pope Be Asian?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/15997_527c4be186d89.jpg)
Could the Next Pope Be Asian?
Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle is the Philippines’ hope for a homegrown pope.
![Shinji Kagawa’s Historic Hat-Trick Shinji Kagawa’s Historic Hat-Trick](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/16003_527c4be37aec1.jpg)
Shinji Kagawa’s Historic Hat-Trick
Shinji Kagawa becomes the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in the English Premier League.
![Political Kung Fu: Jackie Chan at the CPPCC Political Kung Fu: Jackie Chan at the CPPCC](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/15973_527c4b90ca467.jpg)
Political Kung Fu: Jackie Chan at the CPPCC
Jackie Chan is drafted by Beijing to help with its soft power push.
![Why Rodman’s Trip Isn’t Ping Pong Diplomacy Why Rodman’s Trip Isn’t Ping Pong Diplomacy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/15974_527c4b91352b2.jpg)
Why Rodman’s Trip Isn’t Ping Pong Diplomacy
Dennis Rodman may be winning the hearts of North Korean fans, but this trip isn’t statecraft.
![Thailand’s Makudi to Run for AFC Presidency Thailand’s Makudi to Run for AFC Presidency](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/15983_527c4b948a6ee.jpg)
Thailand’s Makudi to Run for AFC Presidency
Thailand’s Worawi Makudi wants to head the Asian Football Confederation. Will his past get in the way?
![Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Revealed Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Revealed](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sizes/thumbnail/15968_527c4b8f09875.jpg)
Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Revealed
S. Pellegrino released its list of Asia’s top eateries in Singapore on Monday. Japan claims the top spot.