Asia

Chinese aircraft carrier formation conducts trans-regional training

(REUTERS) - China's aircraft carrier "Liaoning" and its formation have been conducting trans-regional training since it set out from east…

Xi raises ‘negative factors’ in call with Trump

by Laurent Thomet, with Laurent Barthelemy in Washington Agence France Presse BEIJING, China -- Chinese President Xi Jinping told United…

Japan PM’s party suffers historic defeat in Tokyo poll; popular governor wins big

TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party suffered a historic defeat in an election in the…

Obama meets South Korean president in Seoul; discusses North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) - North Korea has a last chance to engage in dialogue with the outside world, South…

Acid spill damages nature reserve in southern Israel

SOUTHERN Israel, Israel (Reuters) -- Potash and fertilizer producer Israel Chemicals (ICL) said on Sunday (July 2) it cannot estimate…

China heavy-lift carrier rocket launch fails

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Sunday announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into…

US warship near S. China Sea island ‘provocation’: China

BEIJING, China (AFP) - The passage of a United States warship close to a disputed island in the South China…

Rescue work continues as heavy rain triggers flood in parts of China

CHINA (Reuters) - Rescue work has been underway as heavy rain has triggered floods in parts of east, central and…

China’s Xi draws ‘red line’ in Hong Kong

by Aaron Tam, Michelle Yun and Elaine Yu HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- China's President Xi Jinping said Saturday Hong Kong was freer…

Protests in Hong Kong as Xi swears in new leader

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- President Xi Jinping swore in new Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Saturday as the politically…

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