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BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2017
11 partners affirm TPP's significance as talks host Chile hints at China invite
Ministers of Japan and 10 other Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement members on Wednesday confirmed the significance of the deal, while expressing concern about rising protectionism around the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2017
China begins new work on disputed South China Sea island
China has started fresh construction work in the disputed South China Sea, new satellite images show, a sign that Beijing is continuing to strengthen its military reach across the vital trade waterway.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2017
China's road to peace on the Korean Peninsula
The nightmare scenario of a violent conflict on the Korean Peninsula demands that cooler heads prevail.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2017
U.S. and South Korea discuss North Korean threat
The U.S. and South Korean military chiefs warned on Tuesday that North Korea could "conduct provocative actions" in response to large-scale joint drills between the two countries, as China's premier also said tensions could lead to conflict.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2017
Taiwan says Chinese military poses growing threat amid uncertain U.S. regional strategy
China's accelerated military development and recent activity by its military aircraft and ships around Taiwan pose an increased threat to the self-ruled island, according to a Taiwanese government defense report draft reviewed by Reuters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2017
Japan's power producers to face china coal pain after steel
First it was Japan's steel makers, now it's the nation's power producers that are set to pay for China's coal policies.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2017
China's Anbang Insurance denies investment in Kushner property
China's Anbang Insurance Group said it is not investing in a flagship Manhattan office tower owned by the family of Jared Kushner, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 14, 2017
South Korean presidential candidate calls on China to halt THAAD retaliatory moves
Moon Jae-in, the politician expected to become South Korea's next president, called on China on Tuesday to stop economic retaliation against South Korean firms over the deployment of a U.S. missile-defense system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2017
U.S. to deploy attack drones to South Korea amid surging tensions with Pyongyang
The U.S. has announced that it will permanently deploy attack drones to South Korea to help counter the growing threats posed by North Korea's nuclear and missile programs — including to U.S. military bases in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 14, 2017
Trump plans to hold summit with Xi at Florida resort in April: report
President Donald Trump plans to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at a two-day summit next month, according to media reports, as his administration seeks to smooth relations with the world's second-largest economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2017
Kushner family's business set to get over $400 million from Chinese firm
A company owned by the family of Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, stands to receive more than $400 million from a prominent Chinese company that is investing in the Kushners' marquee Manhattan office tower at 666 Fifth Ave.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2017
Relief camp in China swells as thousands flee conflict in Myanmar
Within earshot of mortar fire echoing from beyond a ring of hills, a sprawling relief camp in southwestern China is swelling steadily after fighting erupted last week between a rebel ethnic army in Myanmar and government troops just across the border.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2017
China says Pacific trade meeting with Chile not about TPP
China said Monday that a meeting in Chile to discuss a possible regional Pacific trade deal is not strictly about the languishing Trans-Pacific Partnership, as China tries to distance itself from one-time U.S.-led trade pact.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 13, 2017
Chinese defense spending stokes concern, debate as military ramps up operations in air and sea near Japan
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2017
China shouldn't treat South Korea as an enemy
Beijing should rethink its self-defeating strategy of trashing Seoul.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2017
In show of naval force, Japan to send its largest warship to South China Sea
Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War II.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2017
Vietnam demands China halt cruises in disputed South China Sea
Vietnam demanded on Monday that China stop sending cruise ships to the South China Sea in a response to one of Beijing's latest steps to bolster its claims in the strategic waterway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2017
China lawmakers add defaming Communist Party 'heroes' to civil code offenses
Lawmakers on Sunday introduced amendments to China's nascent civil code to make defaming "heroes and martyrs" of the ruling Communist Party a civil offense, as the leadership moves to strengthen its grasp on the history of the People's Republic.
WORLD / Society
Mar 13, 2017
To encourage more births, Chinese lawmaker proposes lowering nation's high marriage age
China should further ease population controls by lowering one of the world's highest marriage ages to encourage more births as the nation grows old, according to a lawmaker.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 13, 2017
U.S. group seeks renewed talks with North Korea as tensions grow
A group of former U.S. officials plans to seek its latest round of informal talks with North Korean officials as tensions escalate in the region.

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