All Asia Pacific
Hot summer for Japan and China disputesPrime Minister Abe made some pointed comments this week, highlighting Japan's determination not to yield to China on territorial issues.
Tragedy at sea puts Australia's refugee policies to the testMore than 800 people seeking asylum from places like Afghanistan and Sri Lanka have died on the trip to Australia since 2009, including the recent drowning of a 1-year-old.
With arrest, China signals limits to anticorruption campaignChinese lawyer and activist Xu Zhiyong was charged with disrupting order in a public place. But he's been under house arrest since April.
North Korea missiles: Are North Korea and Cuba boosting ties?North Korea missiles mystery: A boat headed to the North was seized in Panama this week with Cuban missiles on board.
Tang Hui, Chinese mother who beat labor camp system, now plans US tripTang's court victory yesterday dealt a small blow to China's 'reeducation through labor' practice. She wants to visit the US with her daughter.
In surprise, Chinese court releases mom from prison labor campA court in Hunan said Tang Hui's 'personal freedoms' were violated when she was sent to prison for 'reeducation through labor.' She had spoken out against local officials.
Beijing on slow GDP growth: 'slower is healthy'China's GDP growth slowed to 7.5 percent after two decades of rapid development.
Cambodia king pardons opposition leader ahead of electionsSam Rainsy's pardon聽comes after US lawmakers threatened this week to cut aid to Cambodia if the elections were not free and fair.聽- Chinese firms in Myanmar attempt to fix image problemChina is piloting a strategy more commonly used by Western corporations: corporate social responsibility.
Asiana Flight 214: Was the pilot training program to blame?After Asiana Flight 214 crash-landed in San Francisco, the airline announced plans to intensify its training program in an effort to prevent accidents in the future.- Rising hate speech in Japan has even some on far right saying 'enough'The venom in anti-Korean demonstrations in Japan has shocked many and been widely reported in South Korea and China.
China hints Japan is courting 'strategic hostility' over islandsA territorial dispute over a group of islands in the East China Sea has touched off an escalating war of words.
Japan to give nuclear power another chanceJapan announces new nuclear standards, but public skepticism remains after Fukushima.
Koreas agree to further talks, inspect joint factoryAfter 16 hours of negotiation North Korea agreed in principle to normalize operations at the inter-Korean industrial complex, which has been idle for nearly three months.
Singapore rules US death a suicide, but suspicions lingerSingapore has invited the US to audit a firm to ensure the case of Shane Todd didn't involve secret technology transfer to China.
China, neighbors set up hotlines over island disputesHowever, Beijing has rejected US advice to sign a code of conduct for the South China Sea.
China cracks down on the 'extravagant style' of officialsHigh-end restaurants in top cities have seen their revenues drop by 20 percent from a year ago, perhaps from curbs on official perks.
Once a divisive pariah, Myanmar could aid Southeast Asian unityMembers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations once disagreed with the West over Myanmar sanctions. Now the opening of the country's economy could help ASEAN attain a big prize.
Could Japan's massive debt disrupt 'Abenomics' gains?A national debt that is 2-1/2 times the size of the economy is setting off alarms.聽
License revoked? Australia takes Japan to court to stop whaling hunts.The start of a landmark legal case this week could put an end to Japan鈥檚 annual slaughter of hundreds of whales.
