All Asia Pacific
China and Hollywood test blockbuster formula. Box office windfall?'The Great Wall' being filmed now near Beijing is a litmus test for US-China joint film projects. The Chinese box office is No. 2 globally, behind the US.聽
Young North Korean defectors find lifeline in friendly school in SouthSome 10,000 defectors under 30 live in South Korea. But vast differences in their outlook and education make them six times more likely to drop out of school. A former member of parliament is doing something about that.聽
Japanese bills would expand military's rolePrime Minister Shinzo Abe has argued that Japan should better prepared for China's regional threat and do more to contribute to international peacekeeping efforts.
North Korea: Will Iran nuclear deal change Kim Jong-un's mind?Isolated Pyongyang, which is believed to have 20 nuclear weapons, has yet to comment on the historic agreement with Tehran. But South Korean officials and Western analysts say a new dynamic could be in the offing.
Crackdown on human rights lawyers intensifies in ChinaA rights-oriented law firm in Beijing was targeted last week, and subsequent detentions of more than 100 lawyers point to a concerted campaign by authorities.
Typhoon slams China with heavy rains, forcing 1.1 million to evacuateTyphoon Chan-hom hit the Chinese coast south of Shanghai on Saturday. More than a million residents have evacuated from the typhoon, which has brought in heavy rains and winds up to 100 miles per hour.
As stocks dive, middle-class Chinese ask, 'Where is the bottom?'A three-week plunge has wiped out more than $3 trillion in value聽on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges. Nearly half of all listed Chinese firms have suspended trading, and investors are anxious.聽
Bluer skies? Beijing picks up pace in cutting dependency on coalBeijing plans to shutter the last of four major coal-fired power plants in the capital next year. Reducing coal use is at the center of wide-ranging goals on climate change that China committed to this week.
Indonesia plane crash: Why was military flying civilian passengers?The southeast Asian nation's already shaky civil aviation safety record is marred by yet another disaster.
Why Hong Kong demonstration lacked fervor of recent yearsThere weren't as many protesters at the annual event marking the handing over of Hong Kong by the British to the Chinese on Wednesday.
Once sidelined, Taiwan's mixed-race children find new embraceAs more Taiwanese men marry Southeast Asian women, the island nation is beginning to think of itself as multi-ethnic, in a distinct departure from the mainland. The change is supported by younger generations.
How is Kim Jong-un trying to make his mark?Executions, terror, and a headlong nuclear pursuit may mask a deeper insecurity by the young leader, who doesn't yet have the gravitas or charm of his predecessors.
Military plane crashes in Indonesia's 3rd largest city, killing at least 55Tuesday's crash, in which the death toll expected to rise, will put a fresh spotlight on Indonesia's woeful air safety record.
At least 37 dead following Indonesian military plane crash, official saysThe crash of the transport plane, which had been in service since 1964, occurred just two minutes after it took off from Soewondo air force base.
Japan's high-flying Shinzo Abe suddenly faces real headwindsThe prime minister's plan to boost the military's role is running into constitutional questions, and his political allies aren't helping the effort. Some say resignation is now in the realm of possibility.
Taiwan water park fire tragedy: Probe looks at cigarettes or other sparkInvestigators are searching for clues as to how a fire at a Taiwanese water park that killed one and injured hundreds got started.
'Unburdening'? Japan and S. Korea see unexpected thaw in relations.The two are starting to break through what have been bitter disputes over World War II history, making symbolic gestures of mutual goodwill.聽
New airport terminal in North Korea boasts fondue and a wine barA month after a UN report confirms drought and predicts food shortages, photos are published by North Korean state media of leader Kim Jong-un touring a gleaming new airport terminal in the capital city of Pyongyang.
Does Australia's new anti-terrorism legislation go too far?If passed by Parliament, the citizenship of Australian dual nationals can be stripped for activity designated as terror. Muslim leaders call the laws discriminatory.聽
Myanmar's parliament blocks changes to constitutionThe legislature ended a 3-day debate on proposed changes to the 2008 constitution, which bars Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, from seeking the presidency and gives the military an effective veto over constitutional amendments.