links for 2007-05-08

ncoming French president Nicolas Sarkozy is unlikely to revamp France’s tried-and-tested policy on Asia but may shift the emphasis from Japan to China, analysts said Monday a day after his election.

Japan became the largest vehicle producer in the world for the first time since 1993, surpassing the United States, Kyodo News said Monday, citing a recent survey by an industry association.

Three Chinese journalists killed in the U.S.-led NATO bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade eight years ago were commemorated at a special ceremony Monday.