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Nov 20, 2012 (UPI)

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Japan remains committed to a peaceful solution to territorial disputes in the South China Sea. "Japan remains commit...

Southeast Asian nations feud over China

Nov 19, 2012 (AFP)

Southeast Asian leaders feuded on Monday over how to handle tense maritime territorial disputes with China, overshadowing talks at a regional summit meant to st...

China replaces top police and security chief

Nov 19, 2012 (AFP)

China Monday appointed a new chief for its top police and judicial body, which tackles crime and security issues such as subversion, political dissent and socia...

Asian nations feud over South China Sea

Nov 19, 2012 (AFP)

Asian leaders feuded on Monday over how to handle tense maritime territorial disputes with China, overshadowing talks at a regional summit meant to strengthen t...

China 2022 leadership clues already on show

Nov 18, 2012 (AFP)

Even as Xi Jinping was unveiled as China's new leader, clues on who will take over from him a decade down the line in the long-planned Communist succession syst...

ASEAN calls for South China Sea hotline

Nov 17, 2012 (AFP)

Southeast Asian countries called on Saturday for a hotline with China to defuse tensions over their increasingly divisive maritime territorial rows. Association...

Jealous lover and bad luck brought down CIA chief

Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)

It was an unlikely chain of events involving a jealous lover, a Florida socialite and an over-zealous FBI agent that led CIA chief David Petraeus to resign over...

China top censor's new leadership role raises fears

Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)

Chinese propaganda boss Liu Yunshan has risen to the country's top leadership in what could be a perilous sign for online debate, critics of his censorship dikt...

Xi raises hopes, but China's reform outlook cloudy

Nov 16, 2012 (AFP)

China's new Communist Party boss Xi Jinping has raised hopes with a straight-talking debut, but observers say he may struggle to pull off a crucial revamp of th...

US hopes for 'constructive' ties with new China leader

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

The United States voiced hope Thursday that China would play a greater role solving global problems as it said it expected a "constructive" relationship with Be...

Conservative tinge in new China leadership: analysts

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

China's Xi Jinping hinted at a more open style Thursday as he took the reins of the Communist Party, but conservatives on his leadership team could limit his sc...

China unveils new leadership with Xi at helm

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

China's all-powerful Communist Party on Thursday unveiled a new seven-man leadership council steered by Xi Jinping to take command of the world's number two eco...

Rubio takes different tack on Rice

Nov 15, 2012 (UPI)

First-term Republican Sen. Marco Rubio on Thursday didn't toe the party elders' line on the possible nomination of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to become the Unit...

Philippines urges ASEAN to unite on sea dispute

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

Philippine President Benigno Aquino urged Southeast Asian countries Thursday to present a united front to China over the South China Sea at an upcoming regional...

Xi Jinping: China's 'princeling' new leader

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

With a revolutionary hero for a father and a pop star for a wife, China's new leader Xi Jinping has impeccable political pedigree but has given few clues about ...

No promotion for Hu ally hit by Ferrari-crash scandal

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

A close ally of Chinese President Hu Jintao who was tarnished by a scandal over his son's death in a Ferrari crash was passed over for promotion in the new Comm...

US, Thailand boost military ties to counter China

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

The United States and Thailand pledged Thursday to renew their military alliance for a new security era, during a regional tour by Washington's defence chief de...

No Japan-China-S.Korea meet planned at ASEAN

Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)

There are no plans for a Japan-China-South Korea summit on the sidelines of a regional gathering, a Japanese official said Wednesday, amid continued strained re...

Obama unveils second term prototype

Nov 14, 2012 (AFP)

Barack Obama wheeled out a lean and punchy prototype for his second-term presidency Wednesday, his purpose clarified by the voters who re-elected him a week ago...

Dalai Lama urges Japan lawmakers to visit Tibet

Nov 13, 2012 (AFP)

The Dalai Lama urged Japanese lawmakers Tuesday to visit Tibet to find out the reasons for a spate of self-immolations, after Beijing accused him of instigating...