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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2016
As border trade tightens, fewer North Korean workers head to China
A labor agent sat in his bus on a recent frigid morning, waiting to cross the "Friendship Bridge" at China's main border post with North Korea. He had come to pick up migrant workers and take them to jobs in factories and restaurants in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2016
U.N. Security Council to vote Wednesday on North Korea sanctions, diplomats say
The United Nations Security Council is set to vote Wednesday to impose new sanctions on North Korea for its fifth and largest nuclear test, slashing Pyongyang's export earnings by some $800 million, diplomats said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 28, 2016
Incoming U.N. chief urges respect for human rights in visit to China
The United Nations needs to make sure there is an "effective combination" of human, civil and economic rights in a world where many rights are not respected, U.N. secretary-general-elect Antonio Guterres said on Monday during a visit to Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2016
China protests to Singapore over troop carriers in Taiwan
China said on Monday it had lodged a protest with Singapore after Singaporean armored troop carriers were seized by Hong Kong customs en route back from Taiwan, as a state-owned newspaper warned against Singapore's "hypocrisy."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 28, 2016
China eyes 'The Art of War' as Trump signals battle on trade
There's a Chinese saying that stems from the philosophy in Sun Tzu's ancient text "The Art of War": You can kill 1,000 enemies, but you would also lose 800 soldiers.
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2016
China approves 247 billion yuan railway plan for Jing-Jin-Ji mega-city
China has approved a 247 billion yuan railway plan to improve transport links between the capital Beijing, the port city of Tianjin, and the neighboring province of Hebei, part of plans to integrate the three areas into a mega-city.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2016
Will Facebook be China's propaganda tool?
By cozying up to the communist regime Facebook will help enable Beijing's relentless crackdown on dissent.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 26, 2016
'Japanese Girl at the Siege of Changchun': Remembering a traumatic moment in China's history
Homare Endo's memoir, "Japanese Girl at the Siege of Changchun," vividly captures the psychological and physical trauma of surviving war. Today, Endo is a professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba, but she writes from the perspective of her 7-year-old self, lyrically revealing the horror of one...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 26, 2016
Chinese academics say Trump will pursue 'regional hegemony' in the South China Sea
A Donald Trump presidency does not mean the United States will withdraw from the South China Sea, but rather will continue pursuing "regional hegemony," Chinese academics who drafted a report for an influential government think tank said on Friday.
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.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2016
Trade order battered but not beaten
The world trade system is under great and growing strain, but there is an opportunity for real and new leadership.
Japan Times
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.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2016
BRICS falls under China's sway
Just as China dominates the other new institutions of which it is a founding member — from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank — it is using BRICS to assertively push its own interests.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2016
Philippines, U.S. agree to reduce joint military drills, U.S. troop deployments, general says
Philippine and United States military officials have agreed to scale back joint exercises and reduce U.S. troop deployments, a Philippine general involved in the talks said on Tuesday, though a statement issued by the allies spoke of "close cooperation."
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2016
New Zealand's foreign minister discusses South China Sea with 'charming' Duterte
New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said he discussed the disputed South China Sea with a "charming" Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during an informal meeting late Tuesday.

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