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Japan set for polls; no clear winner likely
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda was poised to dissolve Japan's parliament Friday, setting the stage for elections next month that will likely result in ...
Xi takes China's helm with many tough challenges
Long-anointed successor Xi Jinping assumes the leadership of China at a time when the ruling Communist Party is confronting slower economic growth, ...
Obama aides: Myanmar visit not a 'victory' lap
White House officials cautioned Thursday that President Barack Obama's historic trip to Myanmar, a onetime U.S. adversary, should not be viewed as a ...
Xi Jinping takes helm of China amid reform calls
Xi Jinping succeeded Hu Jintao as China's leader on Thursday, assuming the top posts in the Communist Party and the powerful military in a ...
A look at China's new leaders in apex ruling body
China's once-in-a-decade power transition crested Thursday with 59-year-old Xi Jinping taking over as the general secretary of the ruling Communist ...
Xi takes helm of China as powers and problems grow
Xi Jinping succeeded Hu Jintao as China's leader Thursday, assuming the top posts in the Communist Party and the powerful military in a once-a-decade ...
US or China? Clinton says Australia needn't choose
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton assured Australians they do not have to choose between the United States, their most important security ally, ...
Asia stocks fall as talks on US budget deal stall
Asian stocks tumbled Thursday as hopes began to fade for a quick agreement among U.S. leaders to avoid a "fiscal cliff" that could derail the world's ...
China's new leadership faces obstacles to rule
Months of sharp behind-the-scenes jostling reach a climax Thursday with the announcement of a new Chinese leadership that almost regardless of its ...
How selection of China's new leadership works
China's Communist elite are meeting to install a new generation of leaders in a process that is part public show and part backroom politicking. At the ...
At Mao-style conclave, China embraces Twitter age
During China's last party congress, the cadres in charge of the world's most populous nation didn't know a hashtag from a hyperlink. But five years ...
China drafts name list of party central committee
China's ruling communists were handed a list of candidates for their new Central Committee on Tuesday ahead of a tightly circumscribed vote to select ...
Dalai Lama wants thorough probe into Tibet deaths
Lashing back at criticism from Beijing, the Dalai Lama on Tuesday said China needs to thoroughly investigate the causes of self-immolations by ...
China delegates swoon at their proximity to power
Tears welled in Li Jian's eyes whenever President Hu Jintao mentioned the environment in his speech to Communist Party delegates gathered in the Great ...
Cautious enforcer to be China's next premier
The man in line to oversee China's massive but rapidly slowing economy for the coming decade speaks English and comes from a generation of politicians ...
China leadership transition formally edges forward
China's leadership transition has formally edged ahead, with the executive body of the Communist Party Congress forwarding a list of names to congress ...
China reformer says asset disclosure under study
Asset disclosure for Chinese officials is likely to be slowly phased in over time, a senior Communist Party leader said Friday, as the government ...
Aging Chinese leaders retain huge influence
When China's ranking communists file into the Great Hall of the People, you can spot the invited guests, the retired but still-influential men in ...
Asian stocks sink on US fiscal cliff fears
Most Asian stock markets sank Friday, weighed down by fears over the so-called U.S. "fiscal cliff" that's seen as a big threat to the economic ...
China opens power transfer by keeping it off-stage
China's ruling communists opened a pivotal congress to initiate a power handover by giving a nod to their revolutionary past and broadly promising ...
Obama's return a test of evolving foreign policy
Phrases to describe some of the looming foreign policy challenges for President Barack Obama didn't even exist when he took the oath of office the ...
Obama faces familiar world of problems in 2nd term
Now that his re-election is secured, President Barack Obama has a freer hand to deal with a world of familiar problems in fresh ways, from toughening ...
US trade panel finds harm from China solar panels
A federal trade panel found China responsible Wednesday for harming the U.S. solar panel industry, clearing the final hurdle for U.S. attempts to ...
Hu Jintao's legacy: A strong but strained China
As Hu Jintao steps down as head of China's Communist Party after 10 years in power, he's hearing something unusual for a Chinese leader: sharp ...
Asian stocks fall as US tallies presidential vote
Asian stock markets fell Wednesday as traders watched the final hours of a tight U.S. presidential election whose conclusion would allow politicians ...