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FocusIn Beijing, 'historical preservation' effort sends blunt message to migrantsWorkers have built walls in front of many of the small, migrant-owned shops that dot Beijing's traditional hutong alleyways. Beijing is working to rein in urban growth, but critics say policies largely target the migrants who helped build Beijing.
First LookTokyo looks for cost-cutting changes, as estimated Olympic bill soarsAfter a panel of experts estimated the costs of hosting the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo at $30 billion, officials are searching for ways to mitigate expenses.聽
First LookMount Barujari: 1,000 tourists evacuated in Indonesia after volcano eruptionMount Barujari erupted without warning on Tuesday. Fifty climbers are still missing but believed to be safe.
First LookHow Thailand's military junta has cracked down on dissentA news conference by聽Amnesty International, set to unveil details on torture by the military and police, was cancelled after Thai authorities threatened to arrest two of the speakers.聽
First LookJapan scrambles fighter jets as China gets too closeJapanese fighter jets were sent to respond to Chinese forces coming too close to contested islands in the East China sea on Sunday. China has been conducting drills in the region.
Why Japan is saying that threat by North Korea is worse than everJapan's concern seems largely in line with statements from American officials, but they also reflect a particularly contentious history between the Japanese and North Koreans.
Can speech be limited to protect liberal values? Australia's debate rages.A 1995 Australian law sacrificing freedom of speech to defend multiculturalism and ethnic harmony is under renewed fire from conservatives.
First LookChinese space station set to fall out of sky. How did that happen?Chinese officials appear to have admitted they lost control of the Tiangong-1, the country's first space station.聽
First LookWhy did the US again fly supersonic bombers over South Korea?After last week's flyover, the US Air Force called this week's flight the closest bombers have ever flown to North Korea.
Has South Korea hardened its stance on helping its northern neighbor?A spokesman for the South's Unification Ministry said it is unlikely the country will provide humanitarian aid to North Korea, even though a United Nations agency has asked for millions of dollars to fund flood relief. 聽
Norwegian hostage, held by militants in the Philippines, is freeAbu Sayyaf extremists set free a Norwegian man on Saturday, whom they kidnapped a year ago in the Philippines. Was a ransom paid?
First LookPolitical troika: Japan's Democratic Party elects first female leaderRenho Murata was elected head of Japan's main opposition party on Thursday, marking the third woman to assume a top political position in recent weeks.聽
Duterte says he wants U.S. special forces out of southern Philippines"I do not want a rift with America. But they have to go."
US flies B-1 bombers over South Korea in show of force against NorthThe US sent two bombers over South Korea in response to a nuclear test by North Korea last week.聽
No damages reported after biggest earthquake in South Korea's historyTwo strong earthquakes rattled South Korea's聽Gyeongju city, including a record 5.8 magnitude temblor, but there were no reports of serious injuries or damage.
First LookWeek of war games begin in the South China SeaChina and Russia are conducting joint military exercises in the South China Sea, causing some to criticize the chosen location as unnecessarily provocative.
First Look In rare plea, North Korea seeks outside help after floodingNorth Korea's official state media acknowledged the flooding is the result of the 'heaviest downpours' since 1945. But if international aid is delivered, will it reach the country's most affected citizens? 聽
Why China's interest in reining in N. Korea has wanedThe North conducted its fifth nuclear test Sept. 9. US hopes of enforcing international economic sanctions with enough bite to dissuade Pyongyang from building a nuclear bomb depend on China 鈥� which, on this issue, is undependable.聽
As Chinese turn tourist, some visit an unfamiliar land: their own countryIncreasingly curious about places that are off the beaten path in their own vast nation, the Chinese are using digital tools to book visits with domestic farmers and other villagers that, until now, have rarely benefited from China鈥檚 booming tourist economy.
North Korea's 'higher level' nuclear test sparks condemnationNorth聽Korea's聽boast of a technologically game-changing nuclear test defied both tough international sanctions and long-standing diplomatic pressure to curb its nuclear ambitions.