Suu Kyi meets Chinese president during visit to boost ties
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to strengthen ties that have been challenged by Myanmar’s democratic reforms and the suspension…
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S. Korea: Senior North Korean Korean diplomat based in London defects
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG A senior North Korean diplomat based in London has defected to South Korea, becoming one of the highest Northern officials to do so, South…
America seen from abroad: arrogant, nice, tech-savvy, free
By VIJAY JOSHI The rest of the world may think Americans eat a lot of burgers, have huge shopping malls and are ruled by an arrogant government. And yet the…
North Korea makes apparent progress with midrange missile
By FOSTER KLUG and HYUNG-JIN KIM North Korea took a significant step Wednesday in the development of a powerful ballistic missile intended to reach U.S. bases in the Pacific, launching…
Solar-powered airplane lands in New York City
The solar-powered airplane on a globe-circling voyage that began more than a year ago in the United Arab Emirates reached a milestone Saturday, completing a trip across the United States…
Obama uses Hiroshima visit as opportunity to urge no nukes
By NANCY BENAC and FOSTER KLUG With an unflinching look back at a painful history, President Barack Obama stood on the hallowed ground of Hiroshima on Friday and declared it…
Obama leaves for Asia to boost trade, cooperation
By NANCY BENAC President Barack Obama is leaving on a weeklong, 16,000-mile trip to Asia as part of his effort to pay more attention to the region and boost economic…
US Navy commander says canceled HK visit a minor hurdle May. 6, 2016 9:26 AM EDT
The commander of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet on Friday dismissed the cancellation of a planned port visit to Hong Kong by an American aircraft carrier as a “minor hurdle”…