All Asia Pacific
Standing apart, South Korea's Park heads to China's WWII extravaganzaFew Western leaders will attend a major 70th war anniversary parade in Beijing, seen as blatantly anti-Japanese. But Park's visit affirms China's role in East Asia.
A China meltdown? Why its Asian neighbors aren't worried.Even if economic growth in the Middle Kingdom is slowing, Pacific nations are unworried. At least so far. Many have diversified their growth models and aren't wholly dependent on China.聽
In Bangkok bomb probe, taxi drivers are city's eyes and earsAn informal collaboration between police and more than 100,000 motorcycle taxi drivers has informed the footwork that led authorities to detain suspects in the case. Twenty people died when a bomb exploded at a Hindu shrine two weeks ago.聽
Surprise apology by North Korea as historic talks end fruitfullyPyongyang agreed to apologize for laying mines in the DMZ, while South Korea pledged to halt its propaganda broadcasts. The sides also agreed to meet again soon.聽
Koreas resume talks as Seoul sees North Korea troop movementThe first round of talks, which started Saturday evening and finished just before dawn Sunday, came to nothing, but the second day of diplomacy has, for the time being, pushed aside the heated warnings of imminent war.
Creative demand: Taiwan says radical school reform will set it apartThe island nation is ready to abandon rote memorization in favor of innovation and creative expression throughout its education system by 2018.聽
Typhoon Goni turns north, leaving nine dead in PhilippinesIn the Philippines'聽Cordillera mountain region, Goni brought as much rain in one night as they average in a month, said officials.
Most passionate baseball fans? Koreans say they deserve the prize.Move over Yankee fans and Red Sox Nation: Koreans revel in the American pastime, and claim their fans are more dedicated and serious.聽
Asia: 70 years after WWII, Japan gets better grades than ChinaDespite tensions around the anniversary of Japan's surrender, new generations in the rest of Asia see 'the Japan of today, not 70 years ago.'
Koreas trade artillery, rocket fire at borderThe artillery exchange also comes during another point of tensions between the Koreas: annual US-South Korean military drills that North Korea calls an invasion rehearsal.
As Bangkok reels from second bombing in two days, a hunt for cluesMonday's bombing at a Hindu shrine at a downtown junction killed at least 20 people, including several Asian tourists who were praying. Police said a second botched attack Tuesday at a pier used the same type of explosive.聽
Indonesian plane crash wreckage spottedA search plane spotted the wreckage of the plane that was carrying 54 people on board, plus government funds to help poor families.
After Tianjin blasts, China orders nationwide safety checkAbout 100 people whose residences were damaged by the explosions gathered Monday to demand compensation from the government.
At Japan's Yasukuni shrine, displays of nationalism 鈥� and prayers for peaceOn the anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, the controversial war memorial was abuzz with activity, including visits by conservative lawmakers.
Japan's emperor 鈥� unlike Prime Minister Abe 鈥� apologizes for WWIIJapanese Emperor Akihito expressed his 'deep remorse' on Saturday,聽a subtle rebuke of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose remarks included sadness but no apology.
Officials target China's air pollution with fines, stepped-up enforcementAbout 1.6 million people die in China every year because of air pollution,聽but new 鈥� and newly enforced聽鈥� policies are being deployed to change that.
For Japan's Abe, a delicate balancing act in expressing 'profound grief' for WWIIThe Japanese prime minister has China and South Korea as an audience 鈥� but also his conservative base.
What caused the Tianjin blasts? China authorities hunt for clues.Investigators continue to search for answers to what caused two warehouse explosions that killed at least 50 and wounded about 700 at a port in Tianjin, China.聽
South Korea to mark Japan's defeat amid disquiet over Abe's reformsPrime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to change the laws that prevent overseas deployment of Japanese troops. South Koreans argue that Japan hasn't fully atoned for its wartime actions.聽
First LookChina warehouse explosion: Fiery blasts seen by satellitesThe force of the initial blast equalled that of 3 tons of TNT; the second explosion was seven times stronger, the equivalent of 21 tons of explosives, according to China's National Earthquake Bureau.