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CHINA

COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2015
Food and fuel behind the inter-Korean blowup?
The latest military standoff on the Korean Peninsula likely had far more to do with North Korea-China relations than ties between Pyongyang and Seoul.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Aug 26, 2015
Abe's historically selective WWII speech gets borderline failing grade
I couldn't help asking myself what grade Prime Minister Abe would have got had he made his presentation in one of my Japanese studies classes. The answer, I regret to say, is C- or D+.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2015
India, Australia to hold naval drills with eye on China
India and Australia will hold their first ever joint naval drills next month, as the two countries seek to deepen defense ties and counter China's growing sway in the Indian Ocean.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2015
Japan's U.N. budget contribution to fall below 10%; China's looks to rise near 8%
Japan's contribution to the United Nations budget will likely fall below 10 percent in the three-year review cycle starting next year, down from a peak of over 20 percent more than a decade ago, according to a recent assessment by the organization's Committee on Contributions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 26, 2015
China slide turns Wall Street rally into rout; Dow down 10.5% in five sessions
A rally on Wall Street evaporated on Tuesday and stocks ended with deep losses as concerns about China's economy outweighed lower valuations that some earlier saw as bargains.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2015
China, North Korea to open border trade zone in October
China and North Korea will open a border trade zone in October, Chinese state media said on Tuesday, the latest effort to boost economic ties despite tension between the countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2015
The value of China's devaluation
China's currency devaluation has advanced its strategic goal of turning the RMB into an international reserve currency — and, in the long term, into a credible global challenger to the U.S. dollar.
EDITORIALS
Aug 25, 2015
Market turbulence and the yuan
Japan should brace for a 'China shock' to the global economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 25, 2015
China stocks extend biggest plunge since 1996 on support doubts
Chinese shares plummeted to extend the steepest four-day rout since 1996 on concern the government is abandoning market support measures.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 25, 2015
Senior North Korean official to attend China WW II parade next week
A senior North Korean official will visit China next week to attend a military parade in Beijing marking 70 years since the end of World War II, a top Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 25, 2015
U.S. markets falter after volatile day of trading
U.S. stock indexes plunged almost 4 percent on Monday as investors, rattled about China's economy, sold heavily in an unusually volatile session that confirmed the benchmark S&P 500 was formally in a correction.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2015
China to grant rare prisoner amnesties for war anniversary
China plans to grant prisoner amnesties to mark this year's commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, only the eighth time this has happened since the Communists took power in 1949, state-controlled Xinhua News Agency said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2015
Abe won't visit Beijing for WWII parade
Contrary to earlier media reports, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided not to visit China in early September, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga says.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2015
South Korea won't send troops to Beijing military parade
South Korea has opted to send five military observers but no troops to a military parade set for early next month in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of its victory in World War II, Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday from Beijing, citing a diplomatic source.
BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Aug 23, 2015
Chinese slowdown casts long shadow over Tokyo stocks
China's economic health has long been shrouded in mystery — something investors did not seem to mind during boom times — but that now makes them nervous.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2015
China wants great power, not responsibility
Beijing still believes money can buy the trust and soft power it craves, but as long as the government's pronouncements aren't seen as genuinely reliable, skepticism about the yuan will only grow.
EDITORIALS
Aug 23, 2015
Tianjin's disaster is CCP's failure
The horrific blasts this month in Tianjin are a tragic illustration of Chinese rulers' lack of checks and accountability.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 23, 2015
MH370 civil investigators fear criminal probes could hurt efforts to make flying safer
Air crash investigators risk being sidelined in a tussle to unlock the secrets of lost Flight MH370, fueling concerns that their role in making flying safer could be diminished.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 23, 2015
Chinese shoppers keep Japan's tills ringing
The lower yen, fewer visa restrictions, cheap flights and trust in Japanese products are all helping fuel the boom in Chinese tourism to Japan.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2015
China reclaiming more land in the Spratlys than all claimants combined: U.S.
China had reclaimed 17 times more land in the 20 months as of June in a disputed area of the South China Sea than all other claimants combined over the past 40 years, the U.S. Defense Department said Thursday.

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