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CHINA

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2015
Beijing snowy enough for Winter Olympics, Chinese official assures
Snow levels in mountains near Beijing will be sufficient for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games if China's capital wins the right to host the sporting event, an official of the country's bid committee said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 17, 2015
China's graft crackdown ensnares senior spy chief
China is investigating one of its top spy chiefs for corruption, the ruling Communist Party's anti-graft watchdog said, signaling that the boldest crackdown on corruption in decades has spilled over into its powerful intelligence apparatus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2015
Macau sex ring bust shows China expanding crackdown on graft
The arrest of a prominent Macau executive in the largest prostitution bust in the city's history shows Chinese President Xi Jinping is broadening his crackdown on corruption to restrict even long-tolerated vices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2015
Taiwan lodges protest over China's new air routes
Taiwan filed an objection with the United Nations aviation agency over new commercial flight routes off China's southeastern coast that it said poses a safety risk to its planes.
WORLD
Jan 16, 2015
China renews its atomic ambition with additional reactors
China is expected to start building at least five nuclear reactors in 2015 while facing a further delay at a plant that had been slated to start this year.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2015
Shaping China's influence
It is in the best interests of Japan, the U.S., South Korea and Australia to become members of the China-established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, to join China in shaping the future.
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2015
GM sees improved profit in 2015 on China, U.S. growth
General Motors Co on Wednesday forecast its 2015 operating profit will increase from last year due mostly to growth in its two largest auto markets, China and the United States.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2015
China's CRCC likely to win in new bidding for Mexico train project: sources
China Railway Construction Corp. (CRCC) looks poised to clinch a contract to build a $3.75 billion Mexican high-speed train system even after its original winning bid was revoked when it became engulfed in a political scandal, say sources with knowledge of the bidding.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 14, 2015
Hong Kong leader warns democracy activists of 'anarchy' in first address since protests
Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying warned pro-democracy demonstrators on Wednesday that they risked bringing "anarchy" to the financial hub, as he sought to bolster his support in his first policy address since protests rocked the city last year.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2015
Tesla to boost output to 'a few million' cars by 2025
Tesla Motors Inc. plans to boost production of electric cars to "at least a few million a year" by 2025 from fewer than 40,000 last year, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 13, 2015
Now Abe must follow through
Three factors played important roles in securing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's extraordinary victory in last month's elections: falling oil prices, rising skepticism about China's peaceful intentions and Abe himself supplanting the role of labor unions by demanding that companies give pay raises.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 12, 2015
China slams Philippines for criticizing island project in South China Sea
China on Monday hit back at the Philippines for criticizing Beijing's ongoing reclamation project in the South China Sea, saying its actions are within the scope of Chinese sovereignty.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2015
Home of H.K. media tycoon Lai firebombed
The home and former offices of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing who also played a prominent role in large prodemocracy protests last month, were firebombed early Monday, a spokesman said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 11, 2015
Fear and retribution rule amid Xi's crackdown on corruption in China
Chen Zhenggao, a member of the Communist Party's elite Central Committee, clearly has enemies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 11, 2015
Scrutinized Chinese officials frozen in headlights of Xi's anti-graft campaign
The sustained scrutiny of Chinese President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign has been traumatic for many Communist Party and government officials who have grown rich on their power to dispense favors. With so much attention on their lifestyles, spending, travel, entertainment and networks of friends...
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2015
It's time for Hong Kong's government to talk
For Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters, 2015 is off to a dismal start. Now that Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has cleared the streets, he seems to have lost interest in talking.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 9, 2015
Sony to delay sale of PlayStation 4 in China
Sony Corp. will delay sales of the PlayStation 4 in China, originally scheduled for this Sunday, due to "various factors," the company said.
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2015
Chocolate shortage spurs call to revive cocoa farming in Amazon basin
With chocolate prices surging, a former Credit Suisse Group AG banker wants to help revive cocoa farming in the Amazon basin, where the beans are thought to have evolved about 15,000 years ago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2015
Chinese ex-security chief Zhou faces graft trial
Chinese authorities have transferred former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang's corruption case to "judicial organs," paving the way for his trial, the party's anti-graft watchdog said on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2015
Don't duck war responsibility
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe must carefully consider the impact of his upcoming war anniversary message to avoid damaging ties with China and South Korea.

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