All Asia Pacific
Indonesia's dry-season forest fires could be worst on record, says NASAIndonesian authorities are scrambling to respond after fires spewed haze across the country and blanketed parts of neighboring Malaysia and Singapore. Monsoon rains are due to arrive in the next month.聽
China meddles in Hong Kong rejection of top university figureJohannes Chan, the former dean of the university's law school, had been picked as its next vice chancellor. A university council rejected his candidacy on Tuesday in what critics say is a blow to academic freedom.
At least seven dead after multiple explosions in Chinese cityThe Ministry of Public Security said it was treating the case as a criminal act, and not terrorism.
Xi Jinping state visit: China's arrest of southern 海角大神s intensifiesA US envoy was blocked last month from meeting activists and lawyers in Zhejiang province, where a crackdown on 海角大神 churches is continuing. Some church leaders are resisting the removal of crosses.聽
US-China relations: Xi Jinping's 21-gun salute belies a rocky turnThe bright side to President Xi's state visit: With tensions over cybercrime, the South China Sea, and human rights, diplomacy may be the logical place to start.聽
China's Xi Jinping brings ping pong diplomacy to Tacoma high schoolAhead of a state visit to Washington, D.C., China's leader exchanged sporting gifts with high school students in Washington State. 'Ping-pong balls are much smaller than the American footballs' but have big implications, he said.
Xi says 'without reform' no progress for business in ChinaChinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday promised top American and Chinese business leaders that his country would reform its policies to remove barriers to foreign investment.
Xi visits Obama during anniversary of Hong Kong 'Umbrella' protestBeijing is taking a harder line on Hong Kong. Meanwhile, its citizens aren't happy with China's heavy-handed approach, including聽 comments they aren't Chinese enough.
First LookWhy has China secretly detained this American businesswoman for past 6 months?Sandy Phan-Gillis has been held in China since March, according to her husband. It is not clear whether any formal charges have been filed against her.
Pro-democracy protesters stage rare rally in BangkokPro-democracy protesters in Bangkok staged a rally against Thailand's ruling military government despite a ban on protests.
New era for Japan: allowing overseas combat role for militaryLawmakers passed bills Saturday that significantly shift defense policy. But debates over Prime Minister Abe's 'jackhammer' approach are not over.聽
Japan's 'profound' new American military links are all about China: Q&AJapan scholar Gerald Curtis says聽Prime Minister Shinzo Abe oversold the scale of his proposed security changes in Washington and undersold them at home.
Can the rebels of Rangoon take power in Burma?Democratic aspirations in Burma are mostly seen in the West through Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel laureate. But Burma's opposition includes hundreds of leaders and thousands of democracy foot soldiers.聽A Q & A with author Delphine Schrank.聽
Malcolm Turnbull: Australia's new PM brings charisma and a moderate faceAustralia's wealthiest politician replaces unpopular Prime Minister Tony Abbott in the latest unseating by challengers from within party ranks.聽
Australian PM Abbott thrown out of office for more moderate rivalMalcolm Turnbull will become Australia's fourth prime minister in just over two years when he is sworn in on Tuesday.
Cover StoryThe US and China: Will it be collision or cooperation?On the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping's first state visit to the US, a China expert lays out how the two great powers can avoid confrontation.
Thailand seeks arrest of 12th suspect in Bangkok bombingThai authorities on Saturday issued an arrest warrant for聽Abudusataer Abudureheman, 27-year-old ethnic Uighur from China,聽in connection with last month's bombing at a Bangkok landmark that killed 20 people.
With China bristling, is Japan upping its military game? Some say no.Despite a record defense budget and a push for constitutional reforms, Prime Minister Abe's initiatives may not match his tough talk.
Flooding in Japan forces dozens of residents to rooftops, await rescueRaging floodwaters broke through an embankment Thursday and swamped a city near Tokyo.聽More than 30,000 people fled their homes, and hundreds more were stranded by the water.
Koreas agree to hold family reunions next monthThe highly emotional reunions have not happened since early last year.
