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WORLD / Politics

Jan 8, 2017

'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill gives Trump tweet the Joker treatment

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Dec 21, 2016

U.N.'s Ban offers strongest hint yet of run at South Korean presidency

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave his strongest signal yet on Tuesday that he will seek the South Korean presidency next year as a corruption scandal that reached the highest level of government continues to roil the country.

ASIA PACIFIC

Dec 20, 2016

China returns seized U.S. drone at center of diplomatic row

Beijing has returned a U.S. underwater drone seized last week in the South China Sea by a Chinese Navy vessel after "friendly" talks between the two countries, China's Defense Ministry said in a short statement posted to its website Tuesday.

ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS

Dec 20, 2016

Undersea arms race: Seizure of U.S. drone shines spotlight on China's nuclear submarine strategy

With its controversial seizure and return of a U.S. underwater drone, Beijing may have inadvertently thrust into the spotlight one of the main motivations behind its ramped-up moves in the South China Sea: the quest to create a safe-haven for its sea-based nuclear deterrent.

ASIA PACIFIC

Dec 18, 2016

China says it will return seized U.S. undersea drone but accuses Washington of hyping incident

China will return a U.S. drone that was scooped up by its navy in the disputed South China Sea, both countries confirmed Saturday as the row drew in U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

ASIA PACIFIC

Dec 17, 2016

Beijing throws down the gauntlet, seizes U.S. undersea drone in South China Sea

China's navy has seized a U.S. underwater survey drone in international waters in the South China Sea, prompting a formal diplomatic protest and a demand for its return Friday, in a confrontation likely to exacerbate already rising tensions.

ASIA PACIFIC

Dec 16, 2016

China's Liaoning aircraft carrier conducts first ever live-fire drill as Beijing shows off military might

China's first and only aircraft carrier battle group has carried out its first-ever live-fire drills — a show of force amid ongoing tensions in the region — the Defense Ministry announced late Thursday.

ASIA PACIFIC

Dec 15, 2016

China installs weapons systems on artificial islands: U.S. think tank

China appears to have built up significant anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems on all seven of its man-made islands in the South China Sea's Spratly chain, a U.S. think tank reported Wednesday, citing an analysis of new satellite imagery.

JAPAN

Dec 12, 2016

Japan denies Chinese allegations of dangerous conduct by ASDF fighter jets

Japan issues a strong protest over allegations that its fighter jets engaged in “dangerous and unprofessional” behavior against Chinese aircraft.

JAPAN

Dec 11, 2016

Japanese, Chinese military aircraft engage in latest tit-for-tat moves in airspace above Western Pacific

China and Japan have continued their recent tit-for-tat moves in the airspace above the Western Pacific, with aircraft from the two Asian giants on Saturday again engaging in an apparently tense encounter over the high seas between Okinawa's main island and Miyako Island.

JAPAN / Politics

Dec 10, 2016

Trilateral talks on shaky ground after Park impeachment

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga hinted Saturday a pending trilateral summit with Seoul and Beijing was unlikely to be held following the vote to impeach South Korea's president.

JAPAN / Politics

Dec 5, 2016

Abe to make historic visit — the first by a Japanese leader — to Pearl Harbor this month

In a surprise announcement Monday night, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would make a historic visit to Pearl Harbor with U.S. President Barack Obama — the first by a sitting Japanese leader to visit the place with the U.S. leader — on Dec. 26 and 27 during a trip for his final summit with him....

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Dec 3, 2016

Trump speaks with Taiwanese president in major break with decades of U.S. policy on China

In a stunning move, Donald Trump broke with decades of diplomatic tradition on Friday to become the first U.S. president or president-elect to speak directly with a leader of Taiwan since diplomatic ties were cut in 1979.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Dec 1, 2016

China says it wants stable military ties with Trump administration — despite serious obstacles

China said Wednesday that it hopes to work with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to promote healthy and stable ties between the two nations' armed forces.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS

Nov 30, 2016

Park crisis, Trump transition coalesce in perfect storm of uncertainty for Korean Peninsula

Embattled South Korean President Park Geun-hye's surprise move to offer a strings-attached resignation could induce a prolonged leadership crisis just as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump looks to form a national security team capable of reining in an increasingly assertive North Korea.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Nov 27, 2016

Kim's Castro condolence letter reveals long-standing North Korea-Cuba ties

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a message of condolences to Cuba over the death of former leader Fidel Castro, highlighting the two nations' long-standing ties, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said Sunday.

JAPAN

Nov 26, 2016

China again sends fighter jets, bombers through sensitive strait south of Okinawa

Chinese military planes again fly through a politically sensitive entryway to the Pacific Ocean, prompting Japan to scramble aircraft near Okinawa.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Nov 23, 2016

South Korea, Japan ink intelligence-sharing pact on North Korea threat

The two U.S. allies formally sign an agreement to swap military intelligence amid Pyongyang's increasing belligerence.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Nov 22, 2016

South Korean Cabinet approves intelligence-sharing deal with Japan

The South Korean government has approved an intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan, moving the pact a step closer to fruition as North Korea continues to make progress in its nuclear weapons and missile programs, a report said Tuesday.

WORLD / Society

Nov 21, 2016

Concerns grow after Trump ally cites Japanese-American internment as precedent for Muslim registry

One of the darkest periods in American history was thrown into stark relief in recent days after a surrogate to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said a proposal for a Muslim immigrant registry had precedent in the World War II internment of Japanese-Americans.

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