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Japan demands China halt oil exploration in part of East China Sea

Japan called on China on Tuesday to halt construction of oil-and-gas exploration platforms in the Ea...

Jul 21, 2015 06:23 AM EDT

U.S. Admiral says his South China Sea surveillance flight 'routine'

A top U.S. Navy admiral said he joined a routine surveillance flight over the disputed South China S...

Jul 20, 2015 09:19 AM EDT

New U.S. president would struggle to ruin Iran deal, experts say

Threats on Tuesday by U.S. Republican presidential candidates to scrap the Iran nuclear agreement lo...

Jul 15, 2015 09:23 AM EDT

Philippines reinforcing rusting ship on Spratly reef outpost - sources

The Philippine navy is quietly reinforcing the hull and deck of a rusting ship it ran aground on a d...

Jul 14, 2015 10:49 AM EDT

China set to try jailed U.S. missionary near North Korea border

China will begin the trial on July 28 of a Korean-American missionary arrested last year over a non-...

Jul 14, 2015 09:46 AM EDT

How support for a Chinese rights lawyer could have led to crackdown

China's state media last month accused Wang Yu, the country's most prominent female human rights law...

Jul 13, 2015 10:34 AM EDT

High-profile Tibetan monk dies in prison in China

A Tibetan monk who was one of China's most prominent political prisoners has died in jail, a relativ...

Jul 13, 2015 08:58 AM EDT

China military to prosecute another senior officer for graft

China's military will prosecute another former senior officer for corruption, the Defence Ministry s...

Jul 10, 2015 10:20 AM EDT

Estimate of Americans hit by government personnel data hack skyrockets

Data breaches at the U.S. government's personnel management agency by hackers, with suspicions cente...

Jul 09, 2015 06:55 PM EDT

U.S. Air Force leader sees Russia as 'biggest threat'

Russia is the biggest threat to U.S. national security and America must boost its military presence ...

Jul 09, 2015 10:48 AM EDT

Obama, Vietnam leader discuss South China Sea in landmark meeting

U.S. President Barack Obama and the head of Vietnam's ruling communist party discussed concerns over...

Jul 07, 2015 07:12 PM EDT

Manila finds marker with Chinese writing, buoys in disputed waters: sources

The Philippine navy recently found a large steel marker bearing Chinese inscriptions and hundreds of...

Jul 06, 2015 06:53 PM EDT

China says Xinjiang has no 'ethnic problem' after Turkey protests

China has no "ethnic problem" in its far west, and Muslim Uighur minorities there enjoy freedom of r...

Jul 06, 2015 08:48 AM EDT

China stresses nationalism in war anniversary propaganda push

China plans to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Asia, and its fight against ...

Jul 06, 2015 08:39 AM EDT

China downplays Hillary Clinton claim it hacked U.S. information

China on Monday downplayed an accusation by U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton t...

Jul 06, 2015 08:04 AM EDT

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