China
April 10, 2013
Japan made concessions to reach a basic agreement with Taiwan over fishing rights around the disputed Senkaku Islands, a deal that will likely rile China.
April 09, 2013
Automotive parts maker Aisin Seiki Co. announced April 9 that it is beefing up sales promotions around Shanghai where the automobile industry in China is concentrated.
April 09, 2013
The Japanese government recently made the formal decision to participate in the ongoing negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade liberalization pact. The...
April 08, 2013
BEIJING--Unprecedented Chinese criticism of North Korea is unlikely to mean tough new action against Pyongyang because if China pushes too hard and its troublesome neighbor...
April 08, 2013
CANBERRA--While welcoming the U.S. recommitment to the Asia-Pacific region through “pivot” or “rebalance,” former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd points out that...
April 07, 2013
As tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, one thing remains certain: All sides have good reason to avoid an all-out war. The last one, six decades ago, killed an estimated 4...
April 07, 2013
BEIJING/SEOUL--China deplored rising tension on the Korean peninsula on April 7 but said its embassy was operating normally in the North Korean capital and it asked authorities ...
April 06, 2013
SHANGHAI--Chinese officials have found traces of the new bird flu virus in more areas in Shanghai and in the nearby city of Hangzhou, news reports said on April 6, as...
April 06, 2013
BEIJING--A Chinese rights lawyer who was detained after he defended a practitioner of the banned Falun Gong movement has been released after being detained for more than two...
April 06, 2013
BOAO--China's big banks are not delivering on their promise to lend more to the smallest firms and are instead "faking" their micro loans, a researcher said on April 6,...
April 05, 2013
Something can go on endlessly either ad nauseam or ad infinitum. While the former situation makes one sick and tired of a subject, the latter may impress one with a certain...
April 04, 2013
China usually is not shy of protecting its interests. Why then does Beijing tolerate so much bellicosity from North Korea so close to its borders? Alexa L. McMahon, assistant...
April 04, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is off to an impressive start. With his package of economic measures known as "Abenomics," stock prices have increased, the yen has weakened and...
April 03, 2013
BEIJING--Scientists taking a first look at the genetics of the bird flu strain that recently killed two men in China said on April 3 that the virus could be harder to track...
April 03, 2013
BEIJING--China has found two new cases of a new strain of bird flu, and one of the victims has died, in the eastern city of Hangzhou, state media said on April 3, bringing to...
April 03, 2013
BEIJING--China reported April 2 that four more people in one province have been seriously sickened by a bird flu virus new to humans, as cities along the eastern seaboard...
April 02, 2013
BEIJING--China has released noted Tibetan political prisoner Jigme Gyatso after 17 years in prison on charges of endangering national security and separatism, an overseas...
April 02, 2013
BEIJING--Apple issued an apology to Chinese consumers on April 1 after government media attacked its repair policies for two weeks in a campaign that reeked of economic...
April 02, 2013
BEIJING--A show of force by U.S. stealth jets over the Korean Peninsula after talk of war by Pyongyang has caused only minor concern in China, a measure of Beijing's belief...
April 02, 2013
Japan, China, South Korea, and Taiwan all share the East China Sea, yet there are disputes over the location of maritime boundaries and territorial sovereignty. Resolving these ...