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- How China got businesses to pay taxes: scratch-n-win ticketsA decade ago China was losing about $158 million a year in tax revenues.聽World Bank figures show that China has steadily increased its tax revenues since 1994.
FocusWhy China, Japan dispute islands once home to just albatross feathers and fishAside from national pride, ownership could give Japan or China control of oil and gas resources.
FocusChina and Japan face off: Tiny islands, big disputeThe China and Japan face off over five islands has sunk relations to a 40-year low - the worst since diplomatic relations began. But the sabre rattling is just for show, say analysts.
China's leadership shakeup: What's next for Bo Xilai and the Communist PartyA government meeting today answered two anticipated political questions: How the controversial Bo would be treated, and when the party would be ready to unveil its new leaders.
Would Japanese nationalist Abe's return to premiership fuel row with China?Japan's main opposition party has chosen Shinzo Abe, the nationalist former prime minister, to lead it, positioning him to likely return to the prime minister's office by year's end.
North Korea reforms? Hopes dashed after parliament sessionA rare North Korean parliament session ended without the announcement of major economic policy changes that many outside experts had predicted.
Complex web of interests drives US bid for calm on South China SeaThe US has increasingly urged China, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines to keep calm in a region where maritime clashes have become a nearly daily threat since April.
Bo Xilai case: Police chief Wang Lijun gets 15 years, avoids death penaltyThe relatively light sentence for the former police chief, whose visit to a US consulate in February triggered the downfall of one of China鈥檚 highest political leaders, was handed down on Monday.
Myanmar's next hurdle: Kachin refugees returning from ChinaEthnic violence forced thousands of Kachins to flee to China. Human rights activists now say China is exacerbating the situation 鈥� and threatening reforms 鈥� by kicking them out.
Nuclear deal? New North Korea and Iran pact raises international concernNorth Korea and Iran appear to be deepening their nuclear technology relationship under a new agreement reached between the two nations that President Bush labelled part of an 'axis of evil.'- Think you know Japan? Take our quiz to find out.
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Japan takes cautious tone in dispute with increasingly assertive ChinaJapan's government has been noticeably restrained in its statements about a bitter dispute with China over islets in the East China Sea. Anti-Japanese protests in China have spread to dozens of cities.
Japanese firms brace for violence in China over disputed islandsPanasonic and Canon announced shutdowns in China on Monday, and firms urged expatriates to stay indoors聽after protests over Japan's purchase of disputed Islands got out of hand Saturday.
As global economy slows, Chinese factory shifts sights from Europe to homeChina's economy has slowed dramatically, as factories produce less 鈥� and buy less from the world. At the Kaiyee factory, workers who churned out toys for overseas kids now stitch scarves for Chinese.
Why China, Japan, and S. Korea aren't backing down on island disputesFired up by increasingly nationalist politics at home, China, Japan, and S. Korea are reluctant to be seen as backing down on the issue of sovereignty.
Where is China's Vice President Xi Jinping?The strange disappearance from public view of China's heir apparent Vice President Xi Jinping has puzzled observers.
Could Myanmar's economic reform bring business to war-torn ethnic regions?Myanmar has passed a new foreign direct investment law. Now a cease-fire in the country's war-torn Karen state has some entrepreneurs hoping to attract foreign investment.
Putin on the birds: 'Only the weak ones didn't follow' meSpeaking at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin talked of leading a flock of birds and got in a veiled dig at voters who spurned him.
What happens when you graduate in Hong Kong - and can't speak Chinese?When Hong Kong reverted to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, the government decreed that students be taught in Chinese, not English. But thousands of minorities were suddenly left in the lurch, say activists.
China鈥檚 Bo Xilai scandal takes new turn with indictment of ex-police chiefThe former provincial police chief, Wang Lijun, triggered China鈥檚 biggest political scandal in two decades.