All Asia Pacific
Even as Obama and Xi strike accords, a quiet tussle for leadership in AsiaThe world's two most powerful leaders agreed on action on climate change, visas, and boosting investment. But vital questions remain about both countries' strategic ambitions in the region.
Containing China? Japan ramps up investment, influence in SE AsiaPrime Minister Abe and President Obama arrive in Myanmar on Wednesday for talks following the APEC summit in Beijing. Japan is putting yen and influence into an economic zone here. China calls it containment; others call it cooperation.
For Japanese women, Abe's vision of 'womenomics' losing its shinePrime Minister Abe said he would boost the economy by tapping one of Japan's most underutilized resources: women. But the effort has taken several hits recently.
Victims' relatives decry South Korean ferry captain's sentenceOf the 304 people who died when the Sewol ferry capsized, 250 were schoolchildren. Capt. Lee Joon-seok was sentenced to 36 years in prison.
North Korea chooses optimum moment to release Americans Bae and MillerWith US President Obama attending a summit in neighboring China, Kim Jong-un appears to signal desire for talks with the handover of two detainees to US intelligence chief James Clapper.
- Japan's Abe and China's Xi finally shake hands. Starting point?
The leaders of Asia's two largest powers met Monday on the sidelines of APEC summit hosted by Beijing. A thaw may lead to a crisis management system aimed at tamping down tensions over a disputed island chain where both countries have stepped up naval patrols.
China targets 'hostile foreign forces' in crescendo of accusationsOfficial China has been taking a dramatically more strident tone in the past year, blaming an array of domestic challenges on foreign plots and subversive ideology.
Hong Kong 'Umbrella' protest thrives on diversity, from Admiralty to MongkokFrom doctoral students singing Cantonese pop to a working class generation that fled Mao's China, 40 days of demands for real democracy bring a tale of two Hong Kongs.
Typhoon Haiyan: One year later, Philippines 'building back better'Haiyan became the strongest storm on record to make landfall when it hit the central Philippines on Nov. 8 last year, killing 6,300 people and displacing 4.1 million more.
As US and China meet at APEC summit, a drama involving billions in tradePresident Obama goes to Beijing this weekend for an APEC summit known mostly for cuddly group photos of world leaders in native costumes. But this year China and the US are quietly duking it out.
Under blue skies, Beijing rolls out a red carpet for Obama and PutinChina is pulling out all the stops, including closing factories, schools and municipal offices, ahead of an APEC summit in Beijing that President Obama and other leaders are attending.
Fishing for trouble? Indonesia president taps political outsiders for cabinetPresident Joko Widodo's selection for several key ministries highlights his reform-focused approach to governing. But can appointees like Maritime and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti, a former business woman, deliver?
Aung San Suu Kyi presidency moves a step closer to reality in MyanmarGovernment officials agreed to allow the parliament to consider amending the constitutional bar preventing the Nobel laureate from running for president of Myanmar. Her opposition party is widely expected to win the 2015 election if they are free and fair.
China's bold new Oscar strategy: try a dash of French flavorChina's submission for next year's Academy Awards may be set in China, but its director, producers, screenwriter, and editors are all French. China wants to end a 35-year dry run at the Oscars.
Japan's gotta have baseball back in the Olympics! Tokyo 2020 squeeze play?With 12 Japanese MLB players having appeared in the World Series – Nori Aoki of the Kansas City Royals is the latest – avid baseball fans across East Asia want the sport restored after two Olympic shutouts.
Indians stashing 'black money,' beware. High court wants your nameSupreme Court in Delhi tells lawmakers that a list of secret foreign bank account holders that may be hiding illegal funds must be handed over Wednesday.
Afghanistan: Out with NATO, in with China?Afghan President Ashraf Ghani arrives in Beijing today to talk minerals and stability. China is not ready to fight the Taliban but wants a regime that doesn't foment jihadi trouble in Xinjiang.
PM Abe sees opening to replace Japan's 'comfort women' apologyOver 200,000 women were forced to have sex with Japanese soldiers from the 1920s until defeat in 1945. A newspaper's recent retraction of a purported eye-witness account has reignited far-right debate.
Is Jeffrey Fowle's release a bid to end North Korea's isolation?Release of US Christian who left a Bible in a nightspot in the totalitarian society may be part of effort for isolated regime to start engaging.
Hong Kong leaders can be 'heroes' or 'villains,' say student protestersStudents met with Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's No. 2, in talks broadcast on big screens around the city. Ms. Lam said the government would pass on the grievances of the Occupy Central movement to Beijing.
