All Asia Pacific
Interview: Hank Paulson on dealing with China and Xi JinpingIs China going to beat the US at its own game of capitalism? And is China the enemy of the US and the West? The former US Treasury Secretary argues against over-estimating China and the idea that conflict with the US is inevitable.
100 years later, Australia remembers 'baptism of fire' at GallipoliIn some ways, Australia shed its image as a penal colony and was born as a unified nation on the beaches of Turkey in the early days of World War 1.
China asks Interpol to help find 100 graft suspects. Will it matter?Chinese authorities are seeking to repatriate absconding officials and others accused of corruption. Interpol is putting out the word, but it's up to individual governments whether to detain suspects on their soil.
Five Australian teenagers arrested in alleged ISIS terror plotThe five Australian suspects were charged Saturday with suspicion of preparing an attack at the ANZAC Day ceremony in Melbourne.
Sewol ferry disaster: A year later, South Koreans search for solaceThe ferry's sinking was one of the deadliest disasters in South Korean history. An independent investigation into the tragedy has stalled amid political finger-pointing.
Why did China just release five feminist activists?The five women, all veteran activists, were arrested in Beijing last month for planning a public campaign against sexual harassment. China has previously resisted criticism from abroad towards its detention policies.
Does China-led development bank make Beijing renegade or mainstream?The answer may be 'both.' In maritime Asia, China wants to exert more strength and control. On the international scene, it wants to be seen as good citizen.
Having built nation from scratch, elderly S. Koreans feel abandonedNearly half of elderly South Koreans have incomes of less than 50 percent of the median wage, the worst record among industrialized nations. Along with poverty, there's also a lot of loneliness.
Japan has China to thank for its cherry blossoms, says ChinaThe cherry blossom is native to the Himalayas, a Chinese official said recently, despite the flower's long association with the Land of the Rising Sun.
American warrior extends clandestine aid to Myanmar's ethnic minoritiesFounded by a former Green Beret, the Free Burma Rangers train ethnic minorities to run their own humanitarian missions in war-torn regions. Myanmar has reached a tentative peace deal with ethnic insurgent groups.
Muslim NGO lawsuits threaten Indonesia president's reformist agendaMuhammadiyah is best known for running hospitals and schools. Now the group is pursuing what it calls 'constitutional jihad' in Indonesia's courts to stop privatization of state assets.
Iran nuclear talks: Can China keep negotiations on track?China's foreign minister, who joined the talks over the weekend, is reportedly proposing a compromise between Iran's insistence on an end to all UN sanctions and US desires for gradual relief.
AP investigation: Are slaves catching the fish you buy?In a year-long investigation, The Associated Press uncovered a brutal slave trade that has ties to seafood consumed in the United States and Europe.
As Lee Kuan Yew era ends, what's next for Singapore's future?Lee Kuan Yew's death this week raises the question of whether the generation of leaders in waiting will reshape the mould that transformed the city-state from a colonial backwater to a haven of prosperity.
China to dancing grannies: Step in line, quietlyAs young urbanites grouse about noise pollution from elderly female dancers in public places, China's government vows to impose standards. Behind the dispute are changing social norms.
After Singapore patriarch Lee Kuan Yew, challenges for the Lion CityThe government announced Lee Kuan Yew's passing. He left a giant imprint on his tiny nation, but how will Singapore climb out from his long shadow?
As China diplomacy twists in the wind, Taiwan's students press for reformA year ago, the Sunflower Movement wrong-footed President Ma Ying-jeou over the ratification of a controversial trade pact with China. Hundreds of protesters turned out Sunday in Taiwan's capital to mark the anniversary.
In rural China, once-hated family planners turn toddler advocatesIntense focus on the number of children per family is giving way to concern about preparing them to thrive in adulthood. In the countryside, that means teaching parents and grandparents long focused on providing food and clothing how to read to and play with their offspring.
After Cyclone Pam, Vanuatu president says Pacific island nation must start anewBaldwin Lonsdale said six people were confirmed dead and 30 injured from the huge storm, which he said destroyed or damaged 90 percent of the buildings in the capital alone.
For investors, Southeast Asia touts alternatives to China's workshopThe Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia are building infrastructure and dangling tax breaks for foreign investors at a time when the cost of doing business in China is rising.
