China
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 ...
April 01, 2013
ULAN BATOR--A businesswoman found herself rebuffed when she attempted to change her Chinese restaurant in the heart of Ulan Bator to attract the multitude of immigrants from...
April 01, 2013
Itochu Corp., cocokara fine Inc. and Alfresa Holdings Corp. have agreed with CDFY Pharmacy Chain Investment Co., a pharmaceutical distribution subsidiary of Liaoning Chengda Co....
March 31, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is stepping up diplomatic efforts to strengthen Japan's ties with a valued energy source and a strategic neighbor by visiting Mongolia, a move also...
March 31, 2013
SHANGHAI--Two people in Shanghai, one of China's largest cities, died this month after contracting a strain of avian influenza that had never been passed to humans before, the...
March 31, 2013
BEIJING/ SHANGHAI--Twenty minutes' drive from Shanghai's glitzy financial district, dozens of migrant workers are preparing to abandon homes in old shipping containers, as one...
March 30, 2013
BEIJING--China expressed "resolute opposition" and "strong dissatisfaction" with a new U.S. cyber-espionage rule limiting imports of Chinese-made information technology...
March 30, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will refrain from making a spring visit to war-related Yasukuni Shrine to avoid angering Japan's Asian neighbors, but will send a gift to appease...
March 30, 2013
With its rapidly aging population, Japan will need to increasingly rely on help provided by foreign health care workers.
March 29, 2013
BEIJING--Foreign companies in China say they want the country's new leadership to act on pledges to reduce bureaucracy and remove investment barriers as the business climate...
March 29, 2013
BEIJING--A photo of China's new first lady Peng Liyuan in younger days, singing to martial-law troops following the 1989 bloody military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters,...
March 29, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO--Apple Inc. has come under criticism from a Chinese marketplace regulator, which called for stronger supervision of the iPhone-maker's consumer policies within...
March 29, 2013
SEOUL--Japan, China and South Korea agreed to form working committees on tariffs, investments and eight other subjects before ending their first round of talks on a trilateral...
March 29, 2013
The Xi Jinping administration took full control of power on March 17, when the National People's Congress (NPC) closed after naming Xi president. Xi set the tone at the NPC by...
March 26, 2013
SEOUL--Japan, China and South Korea kicked off negotiations here March 26 to reach a free trade agreement among three of the world's biggest economies.
March 26, 2013
HANOI--Vietnam has accused China of opening fire on a fishing boat in the disputed South China Sea and burning down its cabin, charges denied by Beijing on March 26 as tensions ...
March 26, 2013
Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) announced March 26 that it has acquired a controlling stake in Sinosteel Sichuan Carbon Co., a manufacturer of graphite electrodes in China.
March 25, 2013
JOHANNESBURG--Chinese seem to be everywhere in South Africa these days.
March 25, 2013
Contrary to their pledges for cooperation, China and Russia have different purposes in the Asia-Pacific region although they are in similar circumstances. Japan should calmly...