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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 3, 2015
Local party boss says Tibet temples must become propaganda centers
Buddhist temples and monasteries in Tibet must become propaganda centers for the ruling Communist Party, where monks and nuns learn to "revere" science and appreciate the party's love, the troubled region's top Chinese appointed official said.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2015
AIIB: Chinese cash versus American might
When it comes to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the message from China to the U.S. is clear: either concede to us the place we deserve in existing international institutions, or we will go around you and start our own.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 2, 2015
China to toughen inspection on air quality data
China's vice minister for environmental protection has announced a two-year inspection campaign to root out fake air quality data and accused some local governments of manipulating the data to meet national standards, state media said.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2015
Abe looks to craft war history comments with eye on U.S.
When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses Japan's wartime past in a statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the reaction of ally Washington will likely be as much, if not more, on his mind than that of Asian nations that suffered from Japanese military aggression.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2015
Netanyahu sends application for Israel to join China-backed AIIB investment bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a letter of application for Israel to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 1, 2015
Beijing risks a no-show at WWII events as Western leaders fear jingoism
China is trying hard to get world leaders to attend events marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing this year, including a military parade, but some diplomats said President Xi Jinping could be left standing on the stage with few top Western officials.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 1, 2015
China investigates diplomat suspected of taking bribes
Chinese authorities are investigating a diplomat working at the Chinese embassy in Paris for suspected bribe-taking, state news agency Xinhua has said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Apr 1, 2015
Flushed with success: Innovative new toilet accessory to offer full body wash
Bidet-type commodes equipped with built-in washers and pre-warmed seats made news after Japan's media reported that they were enjoying heady demand.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 31, 2015
China plan aims to double number of doctors
China will almost double the number of general doctors by 2020, trim its public sector and improve technology as it seeks to fix a health care system plagued by snarling queues and poor rural services, its main administrative authority has said.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2015
Tuberculosis showing a resurgence in China
China now has the second-largest tuberculosis epidemic — second only to India — with more than 1.3 million new cases of tuberculosis every year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 30, 2015
Russia, Australia, Netherlands to join China's development bank
Russia, Australia and the Netherlands on Saturday became the latest three countries to say they plan to join the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, adding clout to an institution seen as enhancing China's regional and global influence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2015
Kissinger urges China, U.S. to heed Deng's advice to calm tensions
The U.S. and China should look to the example of Deng Xiaoping when it comes to defusing China's territorial spats in the South China Sea, Henry Kissinger, secretary of state during Richard Nixon's presidency, said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 29, 2015
In 'Land of Smiles,' Thais grin and bear boorish Chinese tourists
Drying underwear at a temple and defecating in public, kicking a bell at a sacred shrine and washing feet in a public restroom, that's a sample from a litany of complaints about the behavior of Chinese tourists in Thailand.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 28, 2015
China benefits from Washington's bumbling diplomacy
The surge of nations agreeing to participate in China's new development bank — the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank — marks a stunning success for Beijing, which has overcome U.S. opposition and arm-twisting to lure key American allies.

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