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Japan PM says China dialogue window must stay open
Feb 07, 2013 (AFP)
Japan's prime minister said Thursday the "window of dialogue" with China must remain open, even as he reiterated his rebuke to Beijing over a naval confrontatio...
White House demands quick Senate action on Hagel
Feb 07, 2013 (AFP)
The White House warned Thursday that America could not afford to be without a defense secretary, after Republican moves delayed a Senate confirmation vote on it...
Asian astrologers warn of sss-stormy Year of Snake
Feb 07, 2013 (AFP)
A stock market slide, escalated conflict between Japan and China and more Gangnam-styled success for South Korean singer Psy will shape the incoming Year of the...
Two Russian fighters breach Japanese airspace
Feb 07, 2013 (AFP)
Two Russian fighters violated Japanese airspace on Thursday, Tokyo's defence ministry said, prompting Japan to scramble its own warplanes in what was reported t...
'Dysfunction' in Congress puts US at risk: Panetta
Feb 06, 2013 (AFP)
Chronic deadlock in Congress threatens to derail the US economy, damage national security and undermine public trust in its leaders, outgoing US Defense Secreta...
Outside View: The trials of Chuck Hagel
Feb 06, 2013 (UPI)
Last week's U.S. Senate confirmation hearing on former Sen. Chuck Hagel's nomination as secretary of defense was contentious and nasty. Hagel almost certainly w...
China radar-lock on Japan ship 'dangerous': PM Abe
Feb 06, 2013 (AFP)
The radar-lock that a Chinese frigate put on a Japanese warship was "dangerous" and "provocative", Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday, as tensions...
One year on, China's Bo scandal haunts Chongqing
Feb 06, 2013 (AFP)
One year after Chongqing's police chief set off China's biggest scandal in decades, the megacity has seen revelations of torture and corruption but little actio...
Japan summons China envoy in island row
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
Tokyo summoned China's envoy Tuesday in protest at what it says was another incursion into its territorial waters, after Beijing's ships sailed near islands at ...
Lithuania FM seeks improved Russia ties
Feb 05, 2013 (UPI)
Lithuania's new government wants to intensify contacts with Moscow, Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said in Germany last weekend. Linkevicius met with Russia...
US, Egypt defense chiefs back security ties: Pentagon
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta spoke by phone with his Egyptian counterpart on Tuesday to hear an update on the tense political situation in Cairo and the "r...
China frigate locked radar on Japan navy: minister
Feb 05, 2013 (AFP)
A Chinese military frigate locked weapons-targeting radar on a Japanese navy vessel, Tokyo's defence minister said Tuesday, in an apparent upping of the stakes ...
Outside View: The Pelosi School of Foreign Policy
Feb 04, 2013 (UPI)
As members of the U.S. Senate indicate they favor legislation imposing stricter sanctions on Iran should it violate a nuclear accord -- the complete details of ...
Two Chinese ships in disputed waters: Japan coastguard
Feb 04, 2013 (AFP)
Two Chinese government ships on Monday entered waters around Tokyo-controlled islands that Beijing claims as it own, the Japanese coastguard said. The maritime ...
Walker's World: Ukraine's grim vacuum
Feb 03, 2013 (UPI)
The verbal support given over the weekend by top United States and European officials to the embattled opposition in Ukraine hasn't greatly clarified the countr...
Japan releases Chinese fishermen: Xinhua
Feb 03, 2013 (AFP)
Japan on Sunday released the captain and crew of a Chinese boat who had been detained on suspicion of illegal fishing, Chinese state media reported amid a feste...
Taiwan opposition chief visits Japan despite islands row
Feb 03, 2013 (AFP)
The head of Taiwan's main opposition party left for Japan Sunday on a goodwill visit despite a sovereignty dispute over islands in the East China Sea. Su Tseng-...
Japan PM vows to repel 'provocations' amid island row
Feb 02, 2013 (AFP)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Saturday to defend Japan against "provocations" as he toured the southern region of Okinawa near islands at the centre of a boil...
No new bases in Asia: US commander
Feb 01, 2013 (AFP)
The United States' pivot to Asia will not mean any new bases in the region, but existing alliances will be strengthened and modernised, the chief of US Pacific ...
US says Australia 'critical pillar' in Asia pivot
Feb 01, 2013 (AFP)
Australia is a "critical pillar" in the US pivot to Asia and the rebalancing of its military strategy, the region's most senior American commander told reporter...
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