Tag: Asia

Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi, left, gestures as Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin, center, smiles and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, watches before posing for a group picture with foreign ministers of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), representatives of ASEAN Regional forum, and invitees in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Saturday, Aug 9, 2014.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Kerry presses Myanmar on democratic reform

Matthew Lee · August 9, 2014 6:31 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, right, meets with Vietnam's Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, left, at a hotel during their meeting outside the venue of the 47th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Naypyidaw Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. U.S. Secretary of State Kerry is in Myanmar seeking to calm tensions in the South China Sea between China and its smaller neighbors. (AP Photo/Nicolas Asfouri, Pool)

Kerry aims to calm South China Sea tensions

Matthew Lee · August 9, 2014 5:08 am

In this June 24, 2014 photo, seven-years old Mubari Khuson stands in Dar Paing, a camp for Rohingya Muslims in north of Sittwe, Rakhine state, Myanmar. Naked boys and girls run barefoot on the muddy, narrow pathways, or play in pools of raw sewage, exposing them to potential waterborne diseases that kill. Some have black hair tinged with patches of red or blond, a tell-tale sign of nutrient deficiency commonly seen in places experiencing famine.

Rohingya children in Myanmar camps going hungry

Esther Htusan · August 8, 2014 9:56 am

Myanmar's President Thein Sein sits during the opening ceremony of 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. Myanmar hosts the ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting and Regional Forum from August 8-10.(AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

South China Sea, Myanmar likely topics at talks

Washington Examiner · August 8, 2014 9:54 am

Pope Francis blesses a child during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope to fly over China, rare chance for greetings

Nicole Winfield · August 7, 2014 6:31 pm

Specialist Geoffrey Friedman works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. The stock market fell to its lowest point since May as traders worried that tensions between Russia and Ukraine could flare up. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Asia stocks fall on Russia-Ukraine concerns

Kay Johnson · August 6, 2014 7:53 am

FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2013 file photo, members of Japan Self-Defense Forces march during the Self-Defense Forces Day at Asaka Base, north of Tokyo. Japan's annual defense white paper approved by the Cabinet on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, expresses strong concern about China's military build-up, citing its neighbor's increased airspace and maritime activities. But officials said separately that Japan's defense budget may be insufficient to achieve the goals set by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to bolster the country's military. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

China top worry in annual Japan defense report

Washington Examiner · August 5, 2014 4:30 am

China investigates 2 Canadians for secret stealing

China investigates 2 Canadians for secret stealing

Washington Examiner · August 5, 2014 3:30 am

Korean bishop sees hope for peace in pope’s visit

Korean bishop sees hope for peace in pope’s visit

Washington Examiner · August 2, 2014 1:50 pm

Outbreak of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh kills 15

Outbreak of fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh kills 15

aida-sultanova · August 2, 2014 1:29 pm

Taiwan explosions probe focuses on petrochem firm

Taiwan explosions probe focuses on petrochem firm

GLADYS TSAIRALPH JENNINGS · August 2, 2014 12:45 pm

In this July 28, 2014, photo, Sok Sambour, 25, works as a receptionist at a hotel after graduating from accounting school. Her parents told her about that era, including exactly how long the Khmer Rouge rule lasted: three years, eight months and 20 days. An elderly neighbor told her that just catching a fish to eat was enough to be accused of betrayal and face almost certain execution. A U.N.-assisted genocide tribunal will deliver a verdict this coming Thursday in the trial of the two top leaders of the communist Khmer Rouge, whose extremist policies in the late 1970s are blamed for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians though starvation, medical neglect, overwork and execution. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Justice delayed is pondered in Cambodia

Sopheng Cheang · August 2, 2014 6:29 am