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China and Japan 'need each other': Abe
Nov 11, 2014 (AFP)
China and Japan "need each other", Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday as he called for the testy Asian neighbours to step up tentative efforts t...
US wants China 'to do well', Obama says in announcing visa deal
Nov 10, 2014 (AFP)
President Barack Obama announced a deal Monday to extend visas for Chinese visitors to the United States for up to a decade, insisting he wants China "to do wel...
New joust over sea dispute expected at ASEAN
Nov 10, 2014 (AFP)
Fresh diplomatic sparring over who owns what in the South China Sea is likely to break out this week at a major regional summit in Myanmar, after a year in whic...
Rising China, geopolitical tensions take stage at APEC
Nov 10, 2014 (AFP)
World leaders including Barack Obama arrived in Beijing Monday for an Asia-Pacific summit hosted by China's Xi Jinping and including Russia's Vladimir Putin, ag...
Japan-China summit 'first step' to better ties: Abe
Nov 10, 2014 (AFP)
Japan and China have taken the "first step" on the road to improving badly strained relations, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday after a half-hour summit wi...
1 Ukrainian soldier killed, 17 injured in fighting: officials
Nov 08, 2014 (AFP)
One Ukrainian soldier has been killed and 17 troops and civilians wounded in fighting over the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday, as clashes continued to b...
China media claim victory after Japan agreement
Nov 08, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese state-run media claimed victory Saturday for Beijing after it reached an accord with Japan to tone down tensions over territorial and historical dispute...
The dragon and the bear: Xi, Putin form power duo at APEC
Nov 08, 2014 (AFP)
China's authoritarian President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin share similar views on issues from human rights to Mikhail Gorbachev, in an in...
Obama heads to Asia fresh from poll drubbing
Nov 08, 2014 (AFP)
Still smarting from his election night mauling, President Barack Obama heads this weekend to China seeking to reassure Asian nations of America's commitment to ...
Erdogan's grand palace: costly folly or symbol of new Turkey?
Nov 07, 2014 (AFP)
For critics, it is the latest excess of an authoritarian ruler, a folly comparable to the notorious Palace of the People of deposed Romanian dictator Nicolae Ce...
Echoes of WWI battle in China resonate over Japan ties
Nov 06, 2014 (AFP)
A century ago on Friday German troops raised the white flag over a fortress on the Chinese coast, surrendering to Japan as Tokyo expanded its presence, fuelling...
Obama doing 'insipid job', China paper says ahead of visit
Nov 05, 2014 (AFP)
China's state-run media on Wednesday decried Barack Obama as a banal leader who has done an "insipid job", days ahead of a visit by the US president. The editor...
Power struggle plunges Georgia in turmoil
Nov 05, 2014 (AFP)
Georgia on Wednesday plunged into political crisis after its youthful prime minister sacked his hugely popular defence minister and the foreign minister resigne...
Taiwan defence minister visits disputed Spratlys
Nov 05, 2014 (AFP)
Taiwan's defence minister visited a disputed island in the South China Sea Wednesday, the first such trip by a Taiwanese military chief for more than five years...
US-China ties will help shape 21st century: Kerry
Nov 04, 2014 (AFP)
Top American diplomat John Kerry said Tuesday the relationship between the United States and China was the "most consequential" in the world today, warning it n...
EU says Ukraine rebel vote risks 'closing' window for peace
Nov 04, 2014 (AFP)
Elections held by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine threaten to close the "window of opportunity" for a peaceful solution to the bloody crisis, EU foreign a...
US Navy cancels port calls amid Philippine anger over killing
Nov 03, 2014 (AFP)
The US Navy has cancelled visits to the Philippine port of Subic amid public anger over accusations that a US Marine killed a Filipino on the city's outskirts, ...
China stresses Communist party's control over military
Nov 03, 2014 (AFP)
Anyone calling for China's People's Liberation Army to be loyal to the state rather than the Communist party has a "very black heart", military media said Monda...
Russian warplanes send 'great power' message: NATO
Nov 03, 2014 (AFP)
Russia's recent military flights into European airspace are meant to demonstrate to the West that the country is a "great power," NATO's supreme allied commande...
Pentagon spy agency trimmed after lawmakers voice concern
Nov 02, 2014 (AFP)
A Pentagon plan to create an overseas intelligence agency is being trimmed after lawmakers voiced concern with its price and purpose, The Washington Post report...
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