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Taiwan election: Beijing holds its fire, but warns pro-independence leaderAnalysts say the next several months will be critical for China-Taiwan relations after the Democratic Progressive Party won in a landslide victory on Saturday.聽- California wants to know who's harvesting your shrimpLarge companies are now required to disclose what they are doing to tackle labor abuses in their supply chain. For some activists, lawsuits offer a path to accountability.聽Part 13 in a series on solutions to labor trafficking.聽
FocusChina-Japan rivalry: Who will be Asia's master builder?The economic superpowers are vying to construct megaprojects across the continent. Countries like Indonesia have much to gain.
Indonesia identifies militants, arrests others over attackThe brazenness of the Jakarta assault suggested a new brand of militancy in a country where extremists typically launch low-level strikes on police.
Why Taiwan's presidential frontrunner is tacking to the centerThe main opposition party appears headed for victory in Saturday's election in Taiwan. Its presidential candidate has signaled a more conciliatory stance towards China.聽
At least 5 attackers, 2 civilians dead in Jakarta suicide bombingsAuthorities say they found more explosives planted in a building that housed a Starbucks as part of the attacks.
FocusTaiwan election: A venerable ruling party stares into the abyssWith the economy in a tailspin, a backlog of domestic problems, and unease over deepening ties with China, voters may swing decisively to the opposition in the Jan. 16 election.聽
South Korea fires machine gun at North Korean drone. A big deal?The North Korean drone flew across the border into South Korea, but turned back after South Korea fired 20 warning shots with a machine gun. Are border tensions escalating?
As Taiwan's ruling KMT party wanes, a familiar name steps outThe great-grandson of the late dictator Chiang Kai-shek came home to Taiwan two years ago to be close to family. Now he's running for office at a time when the KMT needs fresh faces.
A Hong Kong bookseller goes missing. Is China's long arm extending?Even after five of Lee Bo's publishing partners went missing this fall, the bookseller thought he was safe in Hong Kong. Activists say China's security agencies are extending their reach.聽
Tensions between Koreas rise after nuke test by NorthNorth Korea and South Korea have quickly slid into the kind of Cold War-era standoff that has defined their relationship over the past seven decades.
After North Korea's nuclear test, what is China ready to do?China holds all the cards with North Korea. Relations between the two have soured since Kim Jong-un took power in 2012.聽
North Korea claim of hydrogen bomb test draws global condemnationNorth Korea said it had achieved 'perfect success' in a hydrogen bomb test. US geological agencies recorded a 5.1 magnitude seismic event on Wednesday at the reported test site.聽
Delhi's odd-even auto restrictions tilt at world's filthiest airSince 2001, the number of cars in New Delhi has doubled to nine million. Air pollution has also soared, prompting a 15-day trial for reducing cars on the roads based on plate numbers.聽
Mystery of five missing Hong Kong booksellers deepensFive people associated with publisher Mighty Current, which specializes in books critical of China's Communist Party, have disappeared. What's going on?
The year ahead in East Asia: North Korea nukes and Taiwan electionsNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un appears eager to continue his nuclear agenda聽in 2016. Meanwhile, upcoming elections in Taiwan could rattle Taipei-Beijing relations.
China to test Japan's sincerity on comfort women apologyJapan and South Korea reached an understanding this week on wartime inhumanity towards women. Beijing wants to make sure that Japanese 'ghosts of history' don't bring further trouble.聽
Japanese 'remorse' on Korean comfort women: A new era in East Asia?Prime Minister Shinzo Abe phoned South Korean President Park Geun-hye with apologies for wartime behavior, saying the issue should not drag on 'into the next generation.'聽
Filipino protesters land on disputed island in South China SeaDescribing their expedition as a 'a patriotic voyage,' the protesters planned to camp on the island for three days in a symbolic act of defiance against China.
Indonesia punishes 23 companies for causing forest firesThe World Bank estimates that Indonesia's economy has lost $16 billion due to the fires, which have been started to make room for聽pulp and palm oil plantations.
