China elder Jiang Zemin takes a public step back
Influential Chinese ex-President Jiang Zemin has been moved down the top leadership's pecking order — at least in public — as the ruling Communist ...
After UN acts, NKorea vows 'nuclear deterrence'
North Korea swiftly lashed out against the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of its December launch of a long-range rocket, saying Wednesday that ...
Japan talk of warning shots heats up China dispute
Japan says it may fire warning shots and take other measures to keep foreign aircraft from violating its airspace in the latest verbal blast between ...
Censorship row shows China's tight grip on media
China's new Communist Party leaders want to appear more open, but they're not about to give up control of the media. That's the lesson of a dustup ...
Tokyo protests to China over 4 ships near islands
The Japanese government summoned China's ambassador on Tuesday to protest four Chinese maritime surveillance ships that spent about 13 hours in waters ...
AP Exclusive: Photos show NKorea nuclear readiness
North Korea has repaired flood damage at its nuclear test facility and could conduct a quick atomic explosion if it chose, though water streaming out ...
China tightening controls on Internet
China's new communist leaders are increasing already tight controls on Internet use and electronic publishing following a spate of embarrassing online ...
After landslide, Abe says Japan has difficult road
After leading his conservative party to a landslide victory that will bring it back to power after a three-year hiatus, Shinzo Abe stressed Monday ...
Nationalist Shinzo Abe is likely Japan's next PM
The Liberal Democratic Party's victory in Japan's parliamentary election Sunday virtually ensures that Shinzo Abe, who resigned as prime minister for ...
Conservative party favored as Japanese vote
Japanese were voting Sunday in parliamentary elections that were expected to put the once-dominant conservatives back in power after a three-year ...
Sympathy over US school shooting stretches globe
As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged U.S. politicians to honor the 28 victims, especially the ...
Russia backtracks on statement about Assad's fall
Russia's attempt to backpedal after a top diplomat said Syrian President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country reflects the dilemma Moscow ...
China submits oceanic claims to United Nations
China provided the United Nations with detailed claims to waters in the East China Sea on Friday, apparently padding out its legal argument in an ...
Chinese police accuse monk of inciting immolations
Police detained a monk and his nephew in China's Sichuan province and accused them of instigating the self-immolations of eight ethnic Tibetans on the ...
China's Xi leads campaign to cut pomp
New communist leader Xi Jinping is on a mission to soften the image of Chinese officialdom, winning kudos for his breezy personal style and ordering ...
China's role in Southeast Asia questioned
China is finding the once friendly ground of Southeast Asia bumpy going, with anger against Chinese claims to disputed islands, once reliable ally ...
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