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Where are China's women leaders?Less than a quarter of the delegates to the 18th Communist Party Congress in Beijing, there are women. As for the select group of seven or nine top officials who in effect govern China? Not one.
Who are China's next leaders? On Nov. 15, the new Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party – the group that rules China presented itself to the world. Here are the bios of the seven men who take the reins of China.- From taboo to hot topic: China leadership talks about corruption
Once too sensitive to be discussed in public, corruption is now the subject of editorials in state-owned media and even featured at the opening of the 18th Communist Party Congress this week.
International shift toward China heightens search for identity in TaiwanTaiwan is at a critical juncture: Deterioration of cross-Strait relations would hurt Taiwan with stock market losses, but Taiwanese aren't willing to get too cozy with China.
Drive for education drives South Korean families into the redStudents took the all-important college entrance exam this week. Many households in South Korea are deeply in debt, and analysts point to high family spending on private education as a key culprit.
Cracks at South Korean nuclear plant raise safety concernsKorea counts on nuclear energy for 30 percent of its electrical power, but critics are now demanding that the government rethink plans to build more.
China's Communist Party Congress opens with a warningAs China's once-in-a-decade leadership transition got under way, outgoing President Hu Jintao warned bluntly that the Communist Party faces 'collapse' if it fails to clean up corruption.
China enlists everyone from cops to cabbies to enforce orderly transitionChina's ruling Communist Party opens a congress Thursday to usher in a new group of leaders. Much about the meeting will be a reminder that China remains an authoritarian state.
Indonesia responds to Obama's win: He's still our 'Menteng Kid'Obama, who grew up in Indonesia, is seen as taking a softer approach to bilateral relations than his predecessor. The US 'pivot' to Asia also ensures continued attention, some say.
In Obama win, China sees key prize: stabilityPresident Obama’s reelection was welcomed by China, as well as Japan and South Korea, as the region experiences sharpening tensions over territorial disputes.
Beneath the hype: What, actually, will China's party congress do?The Communist Party Congress most certainly will laud President Hu’s review of China's accomplishments over his past five years in office.
FocusJapan's leaders give up on quitting nuclear powerAlthough Japan's 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster set much of the public against nuclear power, politicians are not convinced.
- FocusJapan's nuclear dilemma: Is geothermal the answer?
Japan's hot spring operators were once vocal opponents of geothermal power, which, along with other forms of renewable energy, is now being considered as an alternative to nuclear power.
FocusJapan's nuclear dilemma: What to do with all that nuclear waste?Japanese citizens are balking at the lack of information and supervision of waste stored in public places, such as playgrounds.
Will China be forced to change its secretive leadership process?Profound disarray ahead of the key Chinese Party Congress is leading to speculation that a selection process once dominated by a single strong leader will have to become more competitive.
China crackdown underscores nervousness ahead of key Communist party meetingChinese authorities are issuing security edicts ranging from a ban on knife sales in the capital to requiring taxi cabs lock their windows ahead of the Communist Party’s national congress.
The real reason China-Japan are locked in a territory disputeNationalist politics and historical resentments figure big in the China-Japan territorial dispute. But there's another alluring ingredient: oil and gas.
The ExplainerWho are China's potential new leaders?China's once-a-decade power transition in November may promote these five party members.
Chinese find some unexpected moments in US presidential debateIn the end, Obama and Romney sound more realistic about how far they can influence Beijing, say analysts.
South Korea blocks activists from air dropping leaflets over NorthSouth Korean police unexpectedly blocked activists from sending pro-democracy leaflets across the border by balloon, after North Korea threatened a 'merciless' retaliation.
