China’s military needs to promote technological innovation as the “key” to its upgrading and modernization, President Xi Jinping told military delegates to the annual meeting of parliament. Xi is overseeing a sweeping modernization of …
Vietnam on Monday demanded that China stop sending cruise ships to the South China Sea in a response to one of Beijing’s latest steps to bolster its claims in the strategic waterway. A Chinese …
By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo | TOKYO Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show …
By AP – March 13, 2017 @ 12:12pm TOKYO: King Salman and hundreds of business leaders from Saudi Arabia are in Japan for talks Monday mainly expected to focus on economic ties. The visit …
By JONATHAN CHENG Updated March 10, 2017 5:53 p.m. ET SEOUL—The ouster of South Korea’s president on Friday triggers an election within the next 60 days that polls show will install a leader more …
By TIMOTHY W. MARTIN and EUN-YOUNG JEONG Updated March 7, 2017 2:33 a.m. ET SEOUL—Botox injections, a secret list of blacklisted artists, and a horse named Vladimir: The 90-day investigation of South Korea’s political …
By CHOE SANG-HUNMARCH 9, 2017 SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court removed the president on Friday, a first in the nation’s history, rattling the delicate balance of relationships across Asia at a …
By RICHARD FONTAINE March 8, 2017 12:40 p.m. ET The Trump administration’s defense-budget increase should come as welcome news to Asian countries worried about mounting threats to regional order. A $54 billion boost this …
China has warned that hostilities could get out of control as the US refused calls to back down from military actions. The US says the onus lies with North Korea for peaceful negotiations. China …
By Motoko Rich INCHEON, South Korea — Until recently, Beyond Cosmetics could not fill Chinese orders fast enough for its Green Piggy Collagen Jella Pack, a creamy beige substance containing pig collagen, or its …