October 20, 2012
Despite his announcements of achievements, Foreign Minister Koichiro Genba failed to win clear support from France, Britain and Germany for Japan’s sovereignty claims to the Senkaku Islands during his European tour.
October 20, 2012
BEIJING--Foreign investment in China fell again in September and a government spokesman said on Oct. 19 it was too early to forecast a recovery in trade.
October 19, 2012
China’s economic slowdown, coupled with fallout from the dispute over the Senkaku Islands, is hitting the Japanese economy hard.
October 19, 2012
BEIJING--China began staging naval exercises in the East China Sea on Oct. 19 amid heightened tensions with Japan over sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands.
October 19, 2012
Editor's note: This is the 17th in a series of articles on the children of high-ranking Communist Party leaders. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
October 19, 2012
BEIJING--Nissan Motor Co., through its joint venture in China, is offering to repair for free or exchange cars under its brand name if they are damaged in anti-Japan protests.
October 19, 2012
Japan's Air Self-Defense Force scrambled fighters against Chinese military aircraft approaching Japanese air space 54 times from July to September, more than three times as often as from April to June, the Defense Ministry said.
October 19, 2012
A call to end Japan's "vicious cycle of territorial disputes" with neighboring countries is finding growing support among people in China and South Korea.
October 19, 2012
There was a sharp fall in September in the number of people visiting Japan from China, while visits by Chinese nationals hit an all-time high in August, figures show.
October 19, 2012
SHANGHAI--A Chinese budget airline has scrapped a promotional campaign offering "free" flights to Japan, after anti-Japan activists pumped up over the Senkaku Islands dispute accused the airline of a lack of principles.
October 18, 2012
BEIJING--China's economy grew 7.4 percent in the July-September quarter from a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Oct. 18, the slowest pace since the first quarter of 2009 as the global financial crisis raged.
October 17, 2012
BEIJING--A glance at history suggests it's easier for a Chinese woman to orbit Earth than to land a spot on the highest rung of Chinese politics.
October 17, 2012
Editor's note: This is the 16th in a series of articles on the children of high-ranking Communist Party leaders. This series will appear on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
October 17, 2012
SHANGHAI--China will have to spend around 80 billion yuan ($12.74 billion) by 2015 to upgrade the security of its nuclear facilities and radioactive contamination control to international standards, a report issued on Oct. 17 by the Ministry of Environmental Protection said.
October 17, 2012
BEIJING--The eldest brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng said on Oct. 17 he is suing the police and the local government that oversees his village in northeastern China for barging into his house unlawfully after his brother's escape.
October 17, 2012
BEIJING--Weeks before China unveils its next generation of leaders, a new survey has found that growing numbers of its people worry about corruption, inequality and food safety, while ties with the United States are increasingly viewed with suspicion.
October 17, 2012
TAIPEI--Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest contract electronics maker, has acknowledged hiring teenagers as young as 14 in a Chinese factory, in breach of national law, in a case that raises further questions over its student intern program.
October 17, 2012
HONG KONG--Chinese corporate profits show no sign of a second-half recovery as analysts cut earnings estimates in September by the most in 2-1/2 years, a red flag for investors who expect the world's second biggest economy to start picking up soon.
October 16, 2012
BEIJING--Public opinion in China is not as monolithic as many foreign reports suggest, says a journalist renowned for his popularity and long-time research of the Chinese Twitter community.
October 16, 2012
SHANGHAI--A group of drunken Chinese diners attacked four Japanese businessmen and their Chinese colleague after confirming their nationalities, sources said.