Asia

N. Korea fires missiles, liquidates South assets

by Park Chan-Kyong SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea looked to ratchet up already elevated tensions on the Korean…

China retains one-child policy

BEIJING, China - According to the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, the country will retain its one-child…

China cites concerns on U.S. long-range bombers in Australia

BEIJING, China (Reuters) -- China expressed concerns on Wednesday (March 9) over the United States' plan to base long-range bombers…

Philippines to lease Japan planes to patrol disputed waters

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Manila will lease five military planes from Japan to patrol Philippine-claimed waters and outcrops in the…

N. Korea fires short-range missiles into sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast on…

China behind 2015 global trade slowdown

Washington, United States (AFP)---The slump in Chinese growth and its nascent economic transition was the key factor in a sharp…

China US row regarding West Philippine Sea intensifies

BEIJING, China - According to China's Foreign Ministry, they will not tolerate what they perceive is the meddling of the…

No relief from grief in northern Japan, five years after the tsunami disaster

  (Reuters) -- Time has done little to heal the pain of Masako Sugawara, 70, who lost three of her…

Other countries, not China, to be accused of militarizing South China Sea: FM

BEIJING, China (CCTV) -- There are other countries than China to be accused of militarizing the South China Sea, Chinese…

Hope endures for some relatives of MH370

  Beijing, China (AFP)---Distrust, disbelief, despair: two years after their loved ones vanished, many Chinese relatives of those on board…

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