All Asia Pacific
Famous Taiwan news animator taken off market, away from ChinaA deal fell through this week to sell Taiwan's Next Media, known for spoofs on everyone from the British royals to Sarah Palin. Many Taiwanese worried that its sale could have given it a pro-China bias.
The ExplainerWhy is the US shifting its missile defense out of Europe?US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently announced plans to cancel a planned US missile defense network in Europe, and instead beef up its interceptors in the Pacific.
China takes aim at Apple. Why?State media are charging that Apple treats customers poorly, among other things. Some speculate that the sustained vitriol could be in retaliation for US treatment of Chinese tech giants.
Where are all the shoppers? Curfew shows what base relocation could mean to OkinawaThe Futenma Marine base on Okinawa may finally be relocated to a less densely populated part of the island. But its removal could be a blow to the local economy.
North Korea targets Hawaii, Guam in latest threatThe secluded state has been ramping up its rhetoric in recent weeks in response to new UN sanctions and joint military drills by the US and South Korea.
As China's Xi Jinping visits, Africa asks: What are we getting out of this?Chinese trade with African countries was nearly $200 billion in 2012. But after years of embracing China, some Africans say that China is taking more than it gives back.
- In surprise move, Vietnam asks citizens for public comment on their constitution
In turn, a group of 72 prominent intellectuals took Hanoi by surprise by issuing its own proposed constitution online.
Myanmar riots raise concerns about escalating sectarian tensionsThe clashes have intensified fears that last year's sectarian violence between Buddhists and the Muslim Rohingya minority in western Burma is now spreading to the Burmese heartland.
With US-Russia relationship toxic, Moscow looks to strengthen ties with ChinaChina's new President Xi Jinping chose Moscow, where he arrived Friday for a three-day visit, to be his first foreign destination, highlighting strengthening ties between China and Russia.
Google's Eric Schmidt goes to MyanmarGoogle is the first high-profile tech company executive to visit Myanmar in the wake of reforms that prompted Western nations to ease sanctions following decades of military dictatorship.
Why cyberattacks are the logical North Korean weaponSuspicion for yesterday's cyberattack quickly fell on North Korea. Cyberwarfare gives North Korea the chance to inflict damages on a militarily superior foe, without having to own the responsibility.
The new face of Chinese diplomacy: Who is Wang Yi?China appointed Wang Yi, one of China’s foremost experts on Beijing’s major regional rival, Japan, to the post of foreign minister.
Trouble at the tribunal: Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Sary dies before convictionThe Khmer Rouge communist regime in Cambodia was responsible for the deaths of some 2 million in the 1970s. Ieng Sary's death puts a spotlight on the tribunal's many hurdles.
China's pig dumping scandal puts spotlight on illegal pork tradeOn Wednesday, 46 men were jailed for selling meat from sick pigs near where farmers were believed to dump some 6,000 diseased pigs into a river that supplies drinking water to Shanghai.
The catch in North Korea's scrapping of Korean War cease-fire: ChinaNorth Korea's declaration that the armistice is 'null and void' overlooks the significant point that China is also a signatory – and that it's not saying anything about nullifying it.
Two years after tsunami, Japan's small business owners stuck in limboTwo years after the Japan earthquake and tsunami, problems including limited government assistance and lagging reconstruction work are holding back recovery for many local businesses.
North Korean bombast and war games? Seoul residents take it in strideSouth Koreans appeared more focused on protesting the new president and chatting about K-Pop than the prospect of imminent attack from North Korea.
Propaganda or paranoia? North Korea threatens South Korea againAs South Korea and the US continue their annual joint military exercises Monday, North Korea cut off a phone hot line to the South and repeated its threat to nullify the Korean War armistice.
Two years after Japan's nuclear meltdown, what happened to Fukushima's orphans?In some cases, the government is providing special care. But other orphans are falling through bureaucratic cracks.
After Fukushima: Japan's new model for farmsJapan’s government hopes to promote indoor farms in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami that wiped out irrigation canals, roads, and other infrastructure on 60,000 acres in Japan.
