Smoking Paradise Japan Tries To Kick the Habit
Japan is moving to pass its strictest-ever smoking laws, but the country's powerful tobacco lobby wants to stub out measures ...
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US Move On North Korea Tests Risks China Clash
Washington is scrambling to develop a new strategy to counter North Korea's aggressive nuclear weapon and missile programs, but tougher ...
China Warns of ‘trade War’ If WTO Ignored
China warned Thursday that United States ignoring World Trade Organization rulings could trigger a "trade war" after President Donald Trump's ...
Two Malaysian WFP Staff Leave North Korea After Exit Ban
The UN's World Food Programme said two of its Malaysian staff left North Korea Thursday after Kuala Lumpur and Pyongyang ...
Chinese Survey Ships Entering Philippine Territory
Chinese survey ships have been entering waters recognised by the United Nations as Philippine territory, Manila's defence secretary said Thursday, ...
US Rebuffs China Over N.Korea Talks
The United States on Wednesday rebuffed China's appeal for talks with North Korea, saying leader Kim Jong-Un was behaving irrationally ...
More Than 60 Years of Tensions Between the Two Koreas
Tensions have remained high in the more than 60 years since North and South Korea fought a fierce war from ...
Clashes Empty Out Myanmar Town On China Border
Civilians abandoned a battle-scared town along Myanmar's border with China on Wednesday, saying they feared an imminent army crackdown in ...
China Calls On N Korea To Suspend Missile and Nuclear Tests
China has proposed that North Korea suspend its tests of missile and nuclear technology to “defuse a looming crisis”. Foreign ...
Top US Diplomat To Visit Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing After NKorea Test
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit South Korea, Japan and China, the State Department announced Tuesday, just a ...
China Urges US, N. Korea Steps To Avoid ‘head-On Collision’
China on Wednesday called on North Korea to suspend its nuclear and missile activities in exchange for the US and ...
Missile Tests Put North Korea On Trump’s Front Burner
President Donald Trump is facing his biggest foreign policy challenge yet after North Korea fired a ballistic missile salvo in ...
Jackie Chan Says Foreign ‘pressure’ Good For Chinese Films
Action star Jackie Chan said opening up China's heavily-restricted film market to more foreign works would put positive pressure on ...
Wahaha Boss Sees U.S. Suffering More In Any Trade War With China
The chairman of China's biggest beverage maker, Hangzhou Wahaha Group, said the United States would suffer more in any trade ...
China Calls For Ceasefire As Thousands Flee Myanmar Border Town
Thousands were fleeing a Myanmar town bordering China on Tuesday after at least 30 people were killed in fighting between ...
Dozens of Lotte Stores Suspended In China Amid Missile Row
South Korean retail giant Lotte has been forced to shut down dozens of stores in China, it said Tuesday as ...
China Vows `resolute’ Measures After THAAD Deployment
China said Tuesday it would "resolutely" defend its security interests as the US began deploying the THAAD missile-defence system in ...
Australia Plays Downs Chance of Sea Patrols With Indonesia
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Tuesday played down the possibility that Australia and Indonesia would stage joint patrols in the disputed ...
North Korea Bans Malaysians From Leaving In Kim Spat
North Korea on Tuesday banned Malaysians from leaving the country, dramatically escalating an already-heated diplomatic row over the murder of ...
North Korea Is Training For An Attack On US Bases In Japan
Nuclear-armed North Korea said Tuesday its missile launches were training for a strike on US bases in Japan, as global ...