NEW SUPERPOWER RELATIONS: U.S., China in 'new model' of military rivalry
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his Chinese counterpart, Defense Minister Chang Wanquan, reiterated the bilateral agreement to create “the new model of military-to-military ...
N. Korea names former Swiss ambassador as new foreign minister
SEOUL--North Korea’s national assembly selected Ri Su Yong, Pyongyang’s former ambassador to Switzerland, as the country's foreign minister at its April 9 session.
Supporters in January protest the Communist Party and Chinese government near the Beijing courthouse where Xu Zhiyong, founder of New Citizens' Movement, is tried. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Prominent Chinese activist scorns court as jail term upheld
BEIJING--A prominent Chinese rights activist expressed defiance on April 11 after a court upheld his four-year jail sentence, saying the pall of communism and dictatorship would eventually give way to freedom and justice.
NEW SUPERPOWER RELATIONS: Beijing's high hopes for renminbi to...
Students to end 24-day siege of Taiwan parliament
Visit to Tokyo by Xi confidant may herald better Tokyo-Beijing ties
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a Workers' Party of Korea central politburo meeting April 8. This photo was distributed by the Korean Central News Agency on April 9. (Korea News Service)
N. Korea maintains status quo by reappointing key leaders
SEOUL--North Korea reappointed several key officials and took measures to consolidate Kim Jong Un’s grip on power, including the promotion of an aide whose star has risen under the young leader.
ANALYSIS: Seoul confounded by 3rd undetected drone, likely from N. ...
Third suspected N. Korean drone found crashed in South Korea
Japan quietly deploys destroyer in response to N. Korea's missile...
Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario, right, welcomes Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh for their 7th Meeting of the Philippines-Vietnam Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation on Aug. 1, 2013, in Manila. (AP Photo)
INSIGHT: Philippine, Vietnamese navies to unite against China over ...
MANILA/HONG KONG--The Philippine navy will soon return to a South China Sea island it lost to Vietnam 40 years ago to drink beer and play volleyball with Vietnamese sailors, symbolizing how once-suspicious neighbors are...
India begins world's largest election
Malaysian prime minister visits Australian base for jet search
Malaysian police: Jet mystery may never be solved

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