WHO’S WHO IN CHINA’S BO XILAI POLITICAL SCANDAL
By The Associated Press In this March 11, 2012 photo, Bo Xilai, former Chongqing party secretary wipes his glasses during a plenary session of the National People’s Congress at the…
East Asia
JAPAN NUCLEAR WATCHDOG MAY RAISE LEAK TO ‘SERIOUS
By MARI YAMAGUCHI This Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013 aerial photo shows the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant at Okuma in Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan. The Japanese nuclear watchdog proposed Wednesday to…
YEAR AFTER LEADER DIES, ETHIOPIA IS LITTLE CHANGED
By KIRUBEL TADESSE Ethiopian prime minister Hailemariam Dessalegni and Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir chat during the the first year anniversary ceremonyof the death of long-time ruler Meles Zenawi in Addis…
SKEPTICISM AS NKOREA SHOWS HOME-GROWN SMARTPHONE
By YOUKYUNG LEE This undated photo released on Aug.10, 2013, by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and distributed Aug. 11, 2013 by the Korea News Service, shows North Korean…
J-LEAGUE LOOKS TO EXTEND INFLUENCE IN SE ASIA
By JOHN DUERDEN FILE – In this Dec. 28, 2008 file photo, Vietnam’s Le Cong Vinh celebrates winning the final match of the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup against Thailand…
FAMILY: US MAN DETAINED IN N. KOREA HOSPITALIZED
By GENE JOHNSON This 2011 family photo provided by Terri Chung shows Kenneth Bae. Bae, an American tour operator and Christian missionary, was arrested in North Korea last November, when…
CHINA PROBES DRUGMAKER SANOFI FOR ALLEGED BRIBERY
FILE – In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, the logo of the French drug maker Sanofi SA is seen during a press conference in Paris. Chinese authorities have launched…
CHINA DEFENDS HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD
By DIDI TANG U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Uzra Zeya speaks to reporters at a news briefing on the latest U.S.-China Human Rights…