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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2016
China launches crackdown against spreading of fake news and rumors from social media
As part of what the government calls a campaign against fake news and the spreading of rumors, China's internet regulator will launch a crackdown on the reporting of news gathered from social media.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2016
Democracy hopes crushed in Chinese village
Hopes for democracy in the Chinese village of Wukan, where an uprising against corruption five years ago gained global notice and led to direct village elections, have all but evaporated, with protest leaders either in detention, in exile, facing arrest or quitting their posts.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2016
U.S. 'rebalance to Asia' more important than ever
The U.S. pivot to Asia imposes the largest strategic cost to Beijing while providing the greatest reassurance to allies and partners.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 3, 2016
China eyes hunt for alien life with giant radio telescope
China on Sunday hoisted the final piece into position on what will be the world's largest radio telescope, which it will use to explore space and help in the hunt for extraterrestrial life, state media said.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2016
Vietnam urges 'fair' ruling from court handling South China Sea case
Vietnam has called for an international tribunal in The Hague to deliver a "fair and objective" ruling in an arbitration case lodged by the Philippines that challenges China's expansive claims in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 2, 2016
Italy's biggest Chinese community clashes with police in textile town near Florence
Violent clashes broke out this week between Italian police and the Chinese community in Prato, a town near Florence that is home to one of the largest concentrations of Chinese-run industry in Europe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2016
Japan's U.N. envoy airs concern over South China Sea disputes
Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Koro Bessho on Friday voiced deep concern about territorial spats between China and other countries and said the U.N. Security Council will take up the issue if requested.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 1, 2016
Hong Kong people who feel pride in being Chinese found to be at record low by poll
The number of Hong Kong people who feel pride in being Chinese fell to a record low, according to a University of Hong Kong poll released Thursday, the eve of the 19th anniversary of the former British colony's handover to China.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 1, 2016
Kerry to Beijing: Further provocations in South China Sea 'will force our hand'
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has told Chinese officials that Washington will launch countermeasures if Beijing takes further provocative acts in the South China Sea, U.S. diplomatic sources said Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 1, 2016
ASEAN must play role in resolving South China Sea rows: Singapore
Singapore's defense minister has said there is a firm basis for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations helping to resolve disputes involving several of its member states and China in the South China Sea, "a critical waterway for international trade."
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2016
Japan plans July fighter jet tender seen worth $40 billion as tensions with China simmer
A ministry spokesman said Japan will contact foreign and domestic defense contractors regarding the tender for about 100 warplanes.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2016
U.N. court to rule on South China Sea row on July 12 despite Beijing's scorn
An international court said on Wednesday it would deliver a hotly anticipated ruling in the Philippines' case against China over the South China Sea on July 12, drawing an immediate rebuke from Beijing, which rejects the tribunal's jurisdiction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2016
China joins U.S.-led naval exercises as ties fray over maritime disputes
In a rare move that analysts say could ease soaring tensions between Washington and Beijing, five warships from China's navy have taken part in training exercises with U.S. vessels while en route from the western Pacific to Hawaii for the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise scheduled to kick...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2016
Taiwan-China ties may be on a rocky course
With the election of Tsai Ing-wen, a return to an earlier era of confrontation between Taiwan and China is possible.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2016
Top official denies claim that Chinese fighter was close to firing on ASDF jet
A senior government official on Wednesday flatly denied allegations written on a news website claiming that a Chinese fighter was close to firing on an Air Self-Defense Force jet that had been scrambled over the East China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2016
Indonesia set to upgrade military base in islands perched on edge of South China Sea
Following a series of incidents in the Natuna waters involving Chinese fishing boats and coast guard vessels, Indonesia plans to upgrade its military base in the Natuna Islands on the edge of the South China Sea, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 29, 2016
Castro's special envoy arrives in Pyongyang after meeting Xi in China
A special envoy of Cuban President Raul Castro arrived Tuesday in North Korea, with attention focused on whether there will be a rare meeting with leader Kim Jong Un.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2016
China's dog meat festival suggests larger problem
China's dog meat trade offers a vivid example of why the country's food supply problems are so persistent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 28, 2016
Xi and Cameron's 'bromance' all for nothing after Brexit vote
Just eight months ago, Chinese President Xi Jinping was snapping selfies with soccer stars in Manchester, dining at Buckingham Palace and drinking beer in an English pub.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 28, 2016
Experts say South China Sea reefs being 'decimated' as local Chinese harvest giant clams
Ornaments made from the shells of endangered giant clams, renowned in China for having auspicious powers and the luster of ivory, have become coveted luxuries, a trend which has wreaked havoc on the ecosystem of the South China Sea.

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