All Asia Pacific
Signs of thaw as Obama brings South Korea, Japan to the tablePresident Park and Prime Minister Abe met in The Hague with President Obama, who seeks a unified front in dealing with North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Sensitive historical issues were sidestepped.
Taiwan ejects protesters from government offices as frustration mountsRiot police moved Monday to end an occupation of cabinet offices in Taipei but a six-day sit-in at parliament continues. Protesters object to a trade services pact with China.聽
What happens to Chinese activists when a US first lady comes to visit?One prominent political critic is under police guard while Michelle Obama is in China. Other groups report no restrictions.
Why is Michelle Obama talking up education to the Chinese?Critics say the first lady is missing an important opportunity on her China visit to draw attention to issues like free speech and press freedom.
In South Korea, quest to recast views of single motherhoodA group of adoptees, who say they were given up because their mothers couldn't raise them, are spearheading efforts to make single motherhood less of a social taboo and financial constraint.聽
Protesters occupy Taiwan parliament over China trade pactProtesters are fearful a trade deal with China could hurt Taiwanese businesses, and are concerned over closer ties between the independently governed island and mainland China.
What do we actually know about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?Not a lot. And probably less than you think.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Why some pilots point to mechanical errorA lack of hard facts about Flight 370 is leading some aviation experts and pilots to point to potential problems with the plane, not a deliberate sabotage.
Malaysia muddles timing of MH370 data tracking shutdownThe exact sequence of events in the cockpit of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 is crucial to the investigation. The airline chief contradicted an account by the transport minister.聽
Malaysia flight disappearance looking more like a sinister actThe prime minister says it appears somebody on board deliberately shut down communications and tracking systems of聽missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370.聽Police searched the pilot's home Saturday.聽
For Malaysia, missing airplane propels chaotic and confusing step onto world stageMalaysia's contradictory messages about missing flight MH370 have caused anger. Some blame habits of a closed political culture, though others say the crisis would challenge any nation.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Why the confusion over how long the plane flew?Malaysia officials denied a report that Flight 370 flew for four hours after disappearing. It was the second time in a day that authorities had rejected an apparent breakthrough.- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Why the confusion about the flight path?Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Malaysia's Air Force chief says the last military radar signal from MH370 was at 2:15 a.m. Saturday, 200 miles northwest of Penang, Malaysia. But he says, he's not sure. Why the confusion?
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: A pilot suicide mission?Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: The missing aircraft is now prompting theories that the aircraft was hijacked or the crew chose to change course. Could Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 be similar to SilkAir Flight 185, a pilot suicide tragedy in 1997?
Japan's Fukushima recovery: What's been done and what's still to doThree years after the tsunami that triggered nuclear meltdown and damaged much of Japan's northeast, there are still 270,000 displaced people and recovery is slow. Home construction shows progress.
Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370: Why is it taking so long to find?Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: Why has the search area been widened to include the west side of the Malaysia peninsula? In the hunt for Flight MH370 are there lessons to be learned from Air France Flight 447?
Missing Malaysia Airlines plane: What's being done to find the aircraftTen countries are assisting in the search, deploying military ships and repositioning satellites to help with the search.
Indonesia launches world's largest health insurance systemThe roll out of Indonesia's new health care program for its 247 million people, over a decade in the works, has been bumpy. Full implementation will take effect in 2019.
Malaysia Airlines flight MH370: China plays down terrorism theoriesMalaysia Airlines flight MH370's disappearance has lit up Chinese social media with speculation that Uighur separatists are to blame. Chinese and Malaysian authorities have found no evidence to support the idea that terrorists are behind Malaysia Airlines flight MH370's disappearance.
China to Russia: You're putting us in a tight spotChina's instinct is to stand by its strategic partner, but Russia's intervention in Ukraine's Crimea appears to violate China's principle of strict state sovereignty.
