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Cracks at South Korean nuclear plant raise safety concernsKorea counts on nuclear energy for 30 percent of its electrical power, but critics are now demanding that the government rethink plans to build more.
China's Communist Party Congress opens with a warningAs China's once-in-a-decade leadership transition got under way, outgoing President Hu Jintao warned bluntly that the Communist Party faces 'collapse' if it fails to clean up corruption.聽
China enlists everyone from cops to cabbies to enforce orderly transitionChina's ruling Communist Party opens a congress Thursday to usher in a new group of leaders.聽Much about the meeting will be a reminder that China remains an authoritarian state.
Indonesia responds to Obama's win: He's still our 'Menteng Kid'Obama, who grew up in Indonesia, is seen as taking a softer approach to bilateral relations than his predecessor. The US 'pivot' to Asia also ensures continued attention, some say.
In Obama win, China sees key prize: stabilityPresident Obama鈥檚 reelection was welcomed by China, as well as Japan and South Korea, as the region experiences sharpening tensions over territorial disputes.
Beneath the hype: What, actually, will China's party congress do?The Communist Party Congress most certainly will laud President Hu鈥檚 review of China's accomplishments over his past five years in office.
FocusJapan's leaders give up on quitting nuclear powerAlthough Japan's 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster set much of the public against nuclear power, politicians are not convinced.- FocusJapan's nuclear dilemma: Is geothermal the answer?Japan's hot spring operators were once vocal opponents of geothermal power, which, along with other forms of renewable energy, is now being considered as an alternative to nuclear power.
FocusJapan's nuclear dilemma: What to do with all that nuclear waste?Japanese citizens are balking at the lack of information and supervision of waste stored in public places, such as playgrounds.
Will China be forced to change its secretive leadership process?Profound disarray ahead of the key Chinese Party Congress is leading to speculation that a selection process once dominated by a single strong leader will have to become more competitive.
China crackdown underscores nervousness ahead of key Communist party meetingChinese authorities are issuing security edicts ranging from a ban on knife sales in the capital to requiring taxi cabs lock their windows ahead of the Communist Party鈥檚 national congress.
The real reason China-Japan are locked in a territory disputeNationalist politics and historical resentments figure big in the China-Japan territorial dispute. But there's another alluring ingredient: oil and gas.
The ExplainerWho are China's potential new leaders?China's once-a-decade power transition in November may promote these five party members.
Chinese find some unexpected moments in US presidential debateIn the end, Obama and Romney sound more realistic about how far they can influence Beijing, say analysts.
South Korea blocks activists from air dropping leaflets over NorthSouth Korean police unexpectedly blocked activists from sending pro-democracy leaflets across the border by balloon, after North Korea threatened a 'merciless' retaliation.
Burma just opened up after 50 years. But where are all the tourists?As Myanmar comes out of five decades of Army-imposed hibernation, it is finding the tourist game a tough one to play.
Arrests of US sailors in Okinawa reignites opposition to basesThe arrests in Okinawa of two US sailors on suspicion of raping a local woman are adding to longstanding frustrations by local Japanese with the US military presence there.聽
Cambodia's political Houdini, former King Sihanouk, diesThe adjective most often applied to former King Sihanouk was 'mercurial,' a fitting way to survive his changes of mood and loyalties depending on the political exigencies of the time.聽
Bali bombings: 10 years later, progress and some bumps aheadAfter the 2002 Bali bombing, Indonesia cracked down on terror. But analysts warn聽lack of understanding about smaller cells could hamper efforts.
Security threat? China lashes out at US report on telecom firm HuaweiA congressional report urging US companies to stop doing business with Chinese telecom equipment makers Huawei聽and ZTE has triggered a backlash in China.
