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CHINA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2013
Beijing urges Senkaku nationalization reversal
China demands that Japan reverse its nationalization of the Senkaku Islands and address the sovereignty row through dialogue before it spirals out of control.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 10, 2013
No clearing the air over neighbor's pollution
Pollutants from China and their resultant problems are nothing new to Japan. Acid rain, principally caused by high levels of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide in industrial pollutants, has been a concern for several decades.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2013
PM2.5 sandstorms to reach Tokyo
Sandstorms from northern China and Mongolia are forecast to reach Tokyo this weekend, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 9, 2013
Seoul looking to host first talks on triple FTA
South Korea is seeking to hold the first round of talks on a free-trade deal with Japan and China in Seoul late this month, its foreign ministry said Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 9, 2013
China property sales tax sparks rush to divorce
Chinese couples are flocking to divorce to avoid a new property sales tax imposed by the government, after it left open a loophole for those who end their marriages.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2013
Strangling of baby in SUV sparks fresh round of reflection in China
While China's leaders convened in Beijing for its most important government meeting of the year, the rest of the country was transfixed by a car theft gone tragically awry in the northeast.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2013
Asia's dammed water hegemon
China's announcement of three new dam projects on the Brahmaputra underscores the emergence of water as a new divide in Sino-Indian relations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2013
SMBC lender to up China branches
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc.'s consumer loan unit plans to open as many as four China offices in the next two to three years, more than doubling the number to tap demand in the world's second-largest economy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 5, 2013
China's choice signals focus on Tokyo
The Communist Party of China will appoint Wang Yi, a former ambassador to Japan who heads the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, China's Cabinet, as foreign minister, an apparent sign of willingness by the leadership to improve relations with Japan, according to sources.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 5, 2013
Cuba routs China, punches ticket to WBC second round
Cuba overpowers China, winning 12-0 and advancing to the second round of the World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 5, 2013
Beckham 'excited' to help promote soccer in China
David Beckham will help promote soccer in China by taking a role as a global ambassador for the game in the world's most populous country.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2013
Ballast for Australia-India relations
As long as India focuses on consolidating national aspirations, and not on developing global governance norms, it will remain an incomplete power.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 3, 2013
China reluctant to accept Japan's support over toxic smog: minister
China appears reluctant to accept Japan's offer of technical assistance to help its neighbor cope with a deepening air pollution problem.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2013
Nissan's new car to test mood in China
After protests erupted across China last year over the Senkaku Islands, sales of Japanese-branded cars there plummeted. Nissan Motor Co.'s prescription for winning back Chinese drivers: a quieter ride and better gas mileage.
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2013
Japan surpasses China as holder of U.S. securities
Japan's purchases of U.S. Treasuries helped it overtake China last June as the largest foreign holder of American securities, including equities, asset-backed paper and U.S. government debt, Treasury Department figures show.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2013
Beware a revanchist China
In a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Feb. 22, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe informed the audience of officials, experts and journalists that Japan is "back" and will not stand down in its ongoing sovereignty dispute with China over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2013
China's televised death march of foreign killers sparks debate
In an unusual action that quickly sparked debate online, Chinese authorities showed a live broadcast Friday of four foreign drug smugglers in their last hours before execution for killing 13 fishermen.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2013
Three Chinese vessels enter territorial waters near Senkakus
Three Chinese maritime surveillance ships sail inside Japanese territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Thursday morning.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2013
High stakes in cyberspace
As China catches up with the West in technology and relies increasingly on cyberspace for business and security, it may seek a cyberspace detente.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2013
For China's Catholics, new pope is a cause for hope
Of the long list of problems the next pope will inherit once the white smoke rises in Rome, few on the diplomatic front can rival the bitter, intractable relationship between the Vatican and the Chinese government.

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