All Asia Pacific
- 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.Â
- 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 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.Â
- Japan's 'profound' new American military links are all about China: Q&AJapan scholar Gerald Curtis says 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. A Q & A with author Delphine Schrank.Â
- 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.Â
- 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 Abudusataer Abudureheman, 27-year-old ethnic Uighur from China, 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. 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.
- Koreas start talks on reuniting families separated by Korean WarNorth and South Korea started to discuss resuming the reunions families separated by the Korean War in the early 1950s, Seoul officials said Monday.
- In 'non-religious' Japan, the shrine can still exert a pullJapan is one of the world's least religious countries, according to a Gallup survey this year. Yet some observers have noted an uptick in the number of young people visiting religious sites at pivotal moments in their lives.
- Thai police seek 10th suspect in deadly Bangkok bombingPolice in Thailand are now looking for a 10th suspect in last month's bombing of the Erawan Shrine in central Bangkok that killed 20 people.
- China's military spectacle sends mixed messagesPresident Xi Jinping celebrates peace and promises to shrink the Chinese army – while parading with 12,000 troops and ballistic missiles.Â