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China ex-security chief charged with bribery, power abuse

Apr 03, 2015 (AFP)

China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang was charged Friday with bribery, abuse of power and disclosing state secrets, authorities said, making him the most ...

Pentagon chief heading to Japan, S.Korea next week

Apr 03, 2015 (AFP)

Pentagon chief Ashton Carter will travel to Japan and South Korea next week to underscore President Barack Obama's commitment to a strategic shift towards Asia,...

Russian ships in old Arctic NATO base set alarms bells ringing

Apr 03, 2015 (AFP)

Russian ships docked at what was once a secret Norwegian naval base in the Arctic have prompted concern from the NATO country's former top military leaders, anx...

Poles, Baltics and Scandinavia rally troops as Russia growls

Apr 03, 2015 (AFP)

Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and its subsequent meddling in eastern Ukraine have triggered vigilance in nearby Poland, the Baltic states and Scandinavia. ...

China objects after US fighter planes land in Taiwan

Apr 02, 2015 (AFP)

China protested on Thursday after two American jet fighters landed at an air base in Taiwan, which Beijing regards as its own territory, reportedly for the firs...

Deadly Ukraine rocket strike another shot in propaganda war

Apr 01, 2015 (AFP)

On a deserted road in east Ukraine, a missile strike briefly became the focus of the propaganda war that rages unabated despite the lull in fighting between pro...

Beijing welcomes Taipei's AIIB application; US signals flexibility

Apr 01, 2015 (AFP)

Taiwan is welcome to participate in the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Bank (AIIB) if it does so "under an appropriate name", Chinese state media quoted offic...

First China air force drills in 'far offshore' Pacific

Mar 31, 2015 (AFP)

China's air force has carried out its first ever military drill over the western Pacific Ocean, state media said, highlighting Beijing's growing military reach....

Japan denies plan to join China-led development bank

Mar 31, 2015 (AFP)

Japan on Tuesday ruled out any immediate plan to join the Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), categorically denying a news report that i...

Let a hundred flowers bloom: China, Korea, Japan in cherry trifle

Mar 30, 2015 (AFP)

A perennial debate over the birthplace of the cherry blossom has taken a fresh turn as a Chinese industry group claims the Asian giant is the tree's true home, ...

Russia continues Asian pivot

Mar 30, 2015 (UPI)

With Russian energy interests pivoting east, the head of Russian bank VTB said Monday he was looking to get listed on the Chinese stock exchange. Andrei Kostin ...

Sri Lanka says no deal to restart Chinese port project

Mar 30, 2015 (AFP)

Sri Lanka has yet to resolve a dispute with China over a $1.4 billion development in Colombo despite a state visit to Beijing last week, a minister said Monday....

Russia to join China-led development bank: official

Mar 28, 2015 (AFP)

Russia is to sign up to the Chinese-led development bank AIIB, first deputy prime minister Igor Shuvalov said Saturday at an international forum in China, cited...

Philippines hits back at Beijing over South China Sea

Mar 28, 2015 (AFP)

The Philippines on Saturday shot back at Beijing's criticism of its activities in the South China Sea, saying they were "in no way comparable to China's massive...

China hits out at Japan over defence spending worries

Mar 26, 2015 (AFP)

China dismissed Japanese concerns about its defence spending as "ridiculous" on Thursday after Tokyo commissioned its biggest-ever helicopter carrier. Both side...

Ukraine receives first batch of US Humvees

Mar 25, 2015 (AFP)

Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko on Wednesday took delivery of ten US armoured vehicles, two days after American lawmakers voted to urge President Barack Obam...

Japan PM not to attend China's war parade: report

Mar 25, 2015 (AFP)

Japan's prime minister is set to rebuff a prickly invitation to a Chinese military parade, a report said Wednesday, as the former World War II enemies jockey ov...

Moscow-friendly Greece could 'paralyse' NATO

Mar 25, 2015 (AFP)

A Moscow-friendly Greece could paralyse NATO's ability to react to Russian aggression, former US national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski warned Wednesday....

India, China agree to foster peace on disputed border

Mar 24, 2015 (AFP)

India and China agreed Tuesday to foster peace along their Himalayan border after wrapping up two days of talks designed to resolve a long-festering boundary di...

Sri Lankan leader to renegotiate China deals on visit

Mar 24, 2015 (AFP)

Sri Lanka's new president will use a visit to Beijing to renegotiate more than $5.3 billion-worth of Chinese deals signed by his predecessor, a minister said Tu...