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Saddle up for a bumpy Year of the Horse, warn H.K. astrologers
Jan 29, 2014 (AFP)
Conflicts, disasters, record high temperatures, an economic chill in Asia and more trouble for Justin Bieber -- the upcoming Year of the Horse is set to be a dr...
Japan issues teachers new instructions on disputed islands
Jan 28, 2014 (AFP)
Japanese education chiefs will instruct schools to teach children that islands at the centre of disputes with China and South Korea belong unequivocally to Toky...
Japan gives teachers new instructions on disputed islands
Jan 28, 2014 (AFP)
Japanese education chiefs will for the first time instruct schools to teach children that islands disputed with China and South Korea belong unequivocally to To...
US envoy nominee to counsel caution to China, Japan
Jan 28, 2014 (AFP)
Senator Max Baucus, tapped to be US ambassador to China, called Tuesday on all nations including Japan to exercise caution over territorial rows which he warned...
Obama hopes to defy ill omens in State of the Union
Jan 28, 2014 (AFP)
President Barack Obama will seek to rally his divided nation and his own compromised political prospects Tuesday, in his ritual State of the Union address. Obam...
China ships in disputed waters after Abe's WWI claim
Jan 27, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese ships sailed through disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands on Monday, days after Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe caused an international stir b...
Japan govt distances itself from NHK head's 'comfort women' comments
Jan 27, 2014 (AFP)
Tokyo on Monday distanced itself from comments by the new head of national broadcaster NHK, who said the Imperial Army's system of wartime sex slavery was not u...
After 50 years of ties, France urges new view from Beijing
Jan 27, 2014 (AFP)
In China to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations, a top French official called Monday for Beijing to consider his country as a land of industry rather tha...
Hollande, Cameron hold Anglo-French summit
Jan 27, 2014 (AFP)
French President Francois Hollande will visit Britain on Friday for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron on foreign policy and shared energy and defence proj...
India celebrates Republic Day, president warns on corruption
Jan 26, 2014 (AFP)
India marked its Republic Day on Sunday with a parade of military hardware in the capital, as the president warned the country's politicians against underestima...
Ecuador firm on reducing US presence, spies
Jan 26, 2014 (AFP)
Ecuador on Saturday stressed it wanted the number of US military staff on its territory reduced, and warned it also would not allow US "espionage equipment." "I...
France, China fete 50 years since recognition
Jan 24, 2014 (AFP)
France and China begin year-long celebrations next week to mark 50 years since Paris became the first Western power to recognise the Communist government, pavin...
Abe calls for summit for 'inseparable' Japan and China
Jan 24, 2014 (AFP)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that Japan and China are "inseparable" and urged Beijing to come to the table for "vital" summit talks as he sought to mov...
China, Japan open German front in diplomatic war
Jan 24, 2014 (AFP)
One hundred years after the outbreak of World War I, China and Japan are ripping selected pages from Germany's history -- including the Nazi period -- as they s...
China leader marks 50 years of ties with France
Jan 23, 2014 (AFP)
China's President Xi Jinping heralded the establishment of diplomatic ties with France 50 years ago as a "historic event" Thursday as he welcomed a top official...
US admiral warns no China hotline in case of crisis
Jan 23, 2014 (AFP)
The top US commander in the Pacific expressed concern Thursday that he has no direct line to his counterpart in China in the case of a crisis in the region. Ami...
Maldives rejects military pact with US
Jan 22, 2014 (AFP)
The Maldives has decided not to take part in a proposed military cooperation pact with the United States over fears that it could upset the regional power India...
Japan tells world to stand up to China or face consequences
Jan 22, 2014 (AFP)
Japan on Wednesday told the world it must stand up to an increasingly assertive China or risk a regional conflict with catastrophic economic consequences. In a ...
China leaders' kin stash riches in offshore tax havens: probe
Jan 22, 2014 (AFP)
Relatives of top Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping and former premier Wen Jiabao have used offshore tax havens to hide their wealth, according to a...
China rules out Xi and Abe meeting at Sochi Games
Jan 21, 2014 (AFP)
China Tuesday ruled out a meeting between President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the opening ceremony for the Sochi Winter Olympics, as ...
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