Tag: Asia

Asia arms up to counter growing Chinese might

Jack Chang · September 11, 2014 9:18 am

In this Aug 27, 2014 photo, a woman infected with HIV stares up at the hand of a volunteer as he adjusts her intravenous drip at a crowded clinic in South Dagon, on the outskirt of Yangon, Myanmar. This clinic admits around 10 new HIV/AIDS patients every month, many of them from the countryâs delta region in the south. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

AP Photos: HIV patients in Myanmar struggle

gemunu-amarasinghe · September 5, 2014 6:09 am

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech during his lecture at the University of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Modi is currently on a five-day visit to Japan. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Modi promises red carpet for Japan firms in India

Elaine Kurtenbach · September 2, 2014 10:01 am

Athletes from a local gymnastics team break from training, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014 in Pyongyang, North Korea. In just over a week, North Korea will send its top athletes to win gold for their leader in what could well be the biggest sporting event of their lives and a major propaganda campaign for their nation, the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

North Korea athletes on mission for political gold

Eric Talmadge · September 2, 2014 9:57 am

North Koreans watch a pro-wrestler leave the fighting arena after a match, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014 in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Koreans got their first look at pro wrestling in about 20-years on Saturday when former NFL lineman Bob "The Beast" Sapp, and 20 other fighters from around the world took to the ring for an exhibition in Pyongyang, put together by colourful Japanese pro-wrestler Kanji "Antonio" Inoki, who is now a member of parliament. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)

Pro wrestling returns to the ring in North Korea

Eric Talmadge · August 30, 2014 3:52 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2012 file photo, an Indian girl poses for photos with an Indian flag at the Indo China border in Bumla at an altitude of 15,700 feet (4,700 meters) above sea level in Arunachal Pradesh, India. For more than 50 years, it has pitted India against China - a smoldering dispute over who should control a swath of land larger than Austria. Two militaries have skirmished. A brief, bloody war has been fought. And today, thousands of soldiers from both countries sit deployed along their shared frontier, doing little but watching each other. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

What dispute? India and China ignore land squabble

Tim Sullivan · August 30, 2014 5:36 am

FILE - In this June 5, 2014 file photo, Myanmar model May Myat Noe, winner of Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 pageant, waves a miniature flag of the country upon her arrival at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar. The first Myanmar national to win an international pageant has been stripped of her title for being rude and dishonest, and has allegedly run off with the expensive crown and breast implants. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

Ex-Myanmar beauty queen accused of stealing crown

Robin McDowell · August 29, 2014 6:06 pm

US fund in deal to build Myanmar solar plants

US fund in deal to build Myanmar solar plants

Washington Examiner · August 28, 2014 11:53 am

Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, greets Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop during a meeting in Bali, Indonesia, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. Australia and Indonesia have reached a new agreement on how they'll use their intelligence operations in the future, even settling their disagreement on its name. The agreement their foreign ministers are scheduled to sign Thursday on the Indonesian resort island of Bali is designed to mend a rift sparked last November by accusations that Australians tapped the cellphones of the Indonesian president, his wife and eight ministers and officials in 2009. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Indonesia, Australia sign new security agreement

Washington Examiner · August 28, 2014 9:34 am

Stone-carved guardian dogs sit at the entrance of a memorial compound honoring World War II-era war criminals in Koyasan Okuno-in temple in Koya town, Wakayama prefecture, central Japan, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga acknowledged Wednesday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on April 29 sent a note to the Koyasan temple's ceremony honoring hundreds of war criminals that praised their contributions to the country. Suga said that Abe sent the note to the ceremony, but in his capacity as head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, not as prime minister. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, CREDIT MANDATORY

China calls on Japan to break with militarism

Mari Yamaguchi · August 28, 2014 4:59 am

A Chinese fighter jet that the Obama administration said Friday conducted a "dangerous intercept" of a U.S. Navy surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft off the coast of China in international airspace. (AP/OSD)

National Security

U.S. surveillance flights near China will continue after near-miss

Charles Hoskinson · August 27, 2014 4:24 pm

In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, Vietnamese special envoy Le Hong Anh, left, poses with Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, prior to a meeting in Beijing Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. China and Vietnam said they're committed to negotiating maritime disputes to avoid a recurrence of tensions that spiked when China deployed an oil rig in waters claimed by Hanoi. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhang Duo) NO SALES

China, Vietnam say they’ll negotiate sea disputes

Christopher Bodeen · August 27, 2014 1:07 pm