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U.S. presses China to stop growing trade secret...
Attorney General Eric Holder, center, accompanied by U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel, left, and Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank, speaks about strategy to mitigate the theft of U.S. trade secrets on Feb. 20 in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. (AP file photo)
WASHINGTON--The U.S. Trade Representative's office criticized China on May 1 for failing to stop the growing theft of American trade secrets that are the lifeblood of U.S....
First Chinese automaker in U.S. to open plants
Chinese models pose at the stand of BYD during the 15th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition, known as Auto Shanghai 2013, in Shanghai, on April 23. (AP Photo)
LANCASTER, California--The first Chinese-owned vehicle manufacturer in the United States unveiled ambitious plans on May 1 to eventually build as many as 1,000 plug-in electric ...
U.S. warns against ‘coercive action’ over...
Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon on April 29 (Provided by the Ministry of Defense)
WASHINGTON--The United States has again sent a clear message to China not to mess with Japan on the Senkaku Islands issue.
Sources: North Korea halts missile launch...
A North Korean vehicle carrying a missile passes by during a mass military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the late North Korean founder Kim Il Sung on April 15, 2012. (AP file photo)
North Korea has stopped work on preparing for the launch of a medium-range Musudan ballistic missile, according to government sources in Japan, the United States and South...
POINT OF VIEW/ Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall:...
In his Second Inaugural Address in January, U.S. President Barack Obama stated, “We, the people, declare today the most evident of truths--that all of us are created...
POINT OF VIEW/ Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall:...
U.S. Ambassador to Japan John V. Roos (Photo provided by the U.S. Embassy in Japan)
In his Second Inaugural Address in January, U.S. President Barack Obama stated, “We, the people, declare today the most evident of truths--that all of us are created...
Military grooms new officers for war in cyberspace
In this Feb. 20 photo, a cadet walks past multiple computer displays inside a classroom at the Center for Cyberspace Research, where cyber warfare is taught, at the U.S. Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo)
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colorado--The U.S. service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation's...
China urges U.S., after Boston bombings, to condemn ...
A policeman with a gun sitting in the scene where policemen were killed in Kaxgar, Xinjiang region, China, on April 25. (The Asahi Shimbun)
BEIJING--China urged the United States on April 25, 10 days after the Boston Marathon bombings, to condemn what Beijing has called terrorist attacks in its western Xinjiang...
U.S. military chief: Avoid war by preparing for it
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, gives remarks for soldiers of the U.S. Armed Forces in Japan at Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of Tokyo on April 25. (AP Photo)
The top U.S. military officer told American troops based in Japan on April 25 that "the best way to avoid war is to prepare for it."
U.S. rejects North Korean demand for nuclear status
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, March 31. (Provided by Korean News Agency)
SEOUL/ GENEVA--North Korea insisted on April 23 that it be recognized as a nuclear weapons state, a demand the United States promptly dismissed as "neither realistic nor...
China says new North Korea nuclear test possible
A South Korean army soldier rests on an armored vehicle during an annual military exercise in Paju near the border with North Korea, South Korea, on April 22. (AP Photo)
BEIJING--China's top general said on April 22 that a fourth North Korean nuclear weapons test is a possibility that underscores the need for fresh talks between Pyongyang and...
North Korea reiterates it will not give up nuclear...
North Korea reiterates it will not give up nuclear arms. (File photo provided by Korean News Service)
SEOUL--North Korea reiterated on April 20 that it would not give up its nuclear weapons, rejecting a U.S. condition for talks although it said it was willing to discuss...
U.S. assures Japan of defense against North Korean...
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in August 2011 (Pool)
WASHINGTON--U.S. Vice President Joe Biden assured Japan's deputy prime minister on April 19 that the United States is committed to the defense of Japan against the threat posed ...
North Korea demands end of sanctions if U.S. wants...
Kim Jong Un and high-ranking North Korean government officials visit Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, where his grandfather Kim Il Sung's embalmed body is maintained, on the 101st anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung on April 15. (Taken from Rodong Sinmun's official website)
SEOUL--North Korea offered the United States and South Korea a list of conditions for talks, including the lifting of U.N. sanctions, signaling a possible end to weeks of...
Japan, U.S. to work closely in slapping sanctions...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Secretary of States John Kerry at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 15 (Satoru Semba)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on April 15 denounced North Korea for heightening tensions with its “highly provocative rhetoric” and agreed with U.S. Secretary of State John...
UPDATE: Kerry says U.S. ready to 'reach out' to...
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, right, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pose for photographers before their meeting in Tokyo's Minato Ward on April 14. (The Asahi Shimbun)
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on April 14 stressed the United States is willing to engage with North Korea as long as it takes steps to give up nuclear weapons.
Former Obama aide: North Korea only 'bluffing' with ...
Gary Samore is interviewed by The Asahi Shimbun. (Photo by Yuko Lanham)
WASHINGTON--North Korea’s belligerence is "mainly theatrics and bluffing," and it is doubtful the country can hit the continental United States with a nuclear missile, a...
North Korea rejects South Korea's calls for talks
People clap and cheer after watching a performance to celebrate the upcoming birthday of the late leader Kim Il Sung at a theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, on April 14. (AP Photo)
PYONGYANG, North Korea--North Korea on April 14 rebuffed a South Korean proposal to resolve rising tensions through dialogue, dismissing it as a "crafty trick" by its rival.
U.S., China agree to work together on cyber security
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, and and Chinese Premier Keqiang Li pose for photographers before their meeting at the Zhongnanhai Leadership Compound in Beijing on April 13. (AP Photo/ Pool)
BEIJING--China and the United States will set up a working group on cyber security, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on April 13, as the two sides moved to ease months...
Kerry meets China's leaders to push them on North...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping shortly before their meetings at the Great Hall of the People April 13 in Beijing. (AP Photo/Pool)
BEIJING--U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met China's top leaders on April 13 in a bid to persuade them to exert pressure on North Korea to scale back its belligerent...