
China considers overhaul to streamline government
The Ministry of Railways operates ultramodern bullet trains but its singular focus on rail at a time of booming car ownership and air travel makes it ...

Japan stocks jump on BOJ candidate speculation
Japanese stocks led most Asian markets higher Monday, roaring ahead on a report that the prime minister's pick for central bank governor will be a ...

PM says 'Japan's back,' vows stronger ties with US
Japan's new prime minister declared Friday he would make his country a stronger U.S. ally and joined President Barack Obama in warning North Korea ...
Court lets stand Obama's China wind farm ban
A federal judge said Friday she can't overturn President Barack Obama's decision to revoke a Chinese company's purchase of four wind farm projects in ...

Taiwan media kingpin pushes hard on China ties
Appearing last year before Taiwanese regulators, billionaire media magnate Tsai Eng-meng appeared perplexed over a decision to fine his flagship ...

Private US firms take major role vs. cyberattacks
When Kevin Mandia, a retired military cybercrime investigator, decided to expose China as a primary threat to U.S. computer networks, he didn't have ...

Anti-waste call sobers up China luxury food market
China's suppliers of shark fin, abalone, pricey liquor and other luxury items have been taking a beating since new leader Xi Jinping ordered officials ...

Commercial cyberspying, theft promise rich payoff
For state-backed cyberspies such as a Chinese military unit implicated by a U.S. security firm in a computer crime wave, hacking foreign companies can ...

White House announces anti-theft trade strategy
The Obama administration announced new efforts Wednesday to fight the growing theft of American trade secrets, a broad but relatively restrained ...

US ready to strike back against China cyberattacks
As public evidence mounts that the Chinese military is responsible for stealing massive amounts of U.S. government data and corporate trade secrets, ...
Obama issues plan to protect US business networks
President Barack Obama signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at helping protect the computer networks of crucial American industries from ...

NKorea brandishing nukes to get US to talk peace
The way North Korea sees it, only bigger weapons and more threatening provocations will force Washington to come to the table to discuss what ...

Obama pledges swift reaction to NKorea nuke test
President Barack Obama reacted sharply to North Korea's nuclear test Tuesday, promising swift international action to bring the rogue communist regime ...

Soccer faces epic fight against match-fixing
Soccer is falling under a cloud of suspicion as never before, sullied by a multibillion-dollar web of match-fixing that is corrupting increasingly ...

North Korea nuke test could test China's patience
North Korea's nuclear test Tuesday could push China to take a tougher stance against its longtime ally. Beijing had earlier signaled a growing ...

Fewer New Year fireworks in polluted Beijing
The annual Lunar New Year fireworks barrage in Beijing was notably muted following government appeals to reduce the smoky celebrations after air ...

AP Exclusive: Mysterious China blogger comes out
For weeks, a mysterious microblog has been lifting a veil from around China's new leader, Xi Jinping, with candid snapshots from his travels that defy ...
China jails 1, detains 70 to quell Tibet protests
A Chinese court sentenced a Tibetan man to 13 years in prison Friday for goading a monk to self-immolate, as Beijing steps up a crackdown on ...
China detains 70 in crackdown on Tibet protests
China's government says it has detained 70 people in ethnic Tibetan areas as it steps up a crackdown on self-immolations aimed at protesting communist ...

Jets roar as US, Japan, Australia drill in Pacific
Fighter jets from the U.S. and two key allies roared into western Pacific skies in the combat phase of annual exercises that have gained importance ...
China's new leader urges 'sharp' party criticism
China's new leader said the ruling Communist Party should tolerate "sharp" outside criticism, in comments that are being viewed skeptically by a ...
China promises action on income gap
China's government has issued a sweeping pledge to narrow the politically volatile gulf between its rich and poor with measures including requiring ...

Twitter, Washington Post targeted by hackers
Social media giant Twitter is among the latest U.S. companies to report that it is among a growing list of victims of Internet security attacks, ...
US weighs tougher action over China cyberattacks
High-level talks with the Chinese government to address persistent cyberattacks against U.S. companies and government agencies haven't worked, so ...