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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2015
Philippines watches from rundown outpost as China turns reef into island in disputed sea area
As the Philippine military C-130 transport plane made its approach to the country's most precious outpost in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, it flew past a reef that China is quickly turning into an island.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2015
China invites Russian troops to march in World War II parade
China has invited Russian troops to march in a September parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II, the Defense Ministry said Monday, a move likely to further put off Western leaders from attending.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2015
After Nepal earthquake disaster, more climbers eye Chinese route to top of world
Climber Carsten Pedersen has not given up his childhood dream of scaling Everest, despite last month's avalanche that killed 18 people at base camp after a devastating earthquake. But if he does try again, it may well be from China, not Nepal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2015
Obesity outpaces growth in China
As China's economy grows, so does the waistlines of its people — feeding a national health crisis.
JAPAN / Politics
May 10, 2015
Chinese paper slams Japan for lack of WWII contrition
China praises Germany and blasts Japan in an article contrasting their approaches to reflecting on World War II.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2015
China reserves right to create air zone over South China Sea
China says it reserves the right to establish an air defense identification zone over the South China Sea, a move that would raise tensions in a region racked by territorial disputes.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2015
U.S. report details China's work on anti-satellite weapons
China has the most rapidly growing space program in the world and continues to develop lasers, satellite jammers and other weapons aimed at the space-based assets of adversaries, a U.S. report said on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
May 9, 2015
Japan, Philippines to hold first naval drill in South China Sea: sources
Japan and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval drill this month in the South China Sea near a disputed shoal claimed by Beijing, sources in Tokyo and the Philippines said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2015
Chinese advances threaten erosion of U.S. edge, Pentagon says
China's rapid military modernization "has the potential to reduce core U.S. military technological advantages," the Pentagon said in its annual report on that nation's military strategy.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2015
Chinese conglomerate treats 6,400 of its workers to holiday in France
China's Tiens Group Co. Ltd. is treating more than half of its 12,000 employees to a four-day holiday in France and has booked up 140 hotels in the capital Paris as part of the package, a French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 6, 2015
China's cybersecurity push sparks a 'gold rush' in tech products
Zhang Long made his fortune selling pu'er fermented tea and handcrafted furniture from the mountains of his native Yunnan province in southwest China.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015
A new blueprint for U.S.-China ties
In the coming decades, nothing will matter more for global peace, prosperity and governance than how the U.S. and China handle the ongoing shift in their relative power.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015
Americans understand free trade's dark side
The American people are intelligent and grown-up enough to hear the basic case against free trade, as well as the case in favor.

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