North Korea
Japan PM hopes to ease China, S. Korea ties
Mar 17, 2013 06:21 EDT
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday he hoped to meet the Chinese and South Korean leaders soon to improve relations strained by separate territorial rows.
S.Korea border island calm despite N.Korea threat
Mar 17, 2013 01:27 EDT
Residents of a South Korean island closest to the tense sea border with North Korea have shrugged off a warning from Pyongyang urging them to flee ahead of "thunderous attacks", an official said on Sunday.
Costly Iraq war left US no stronger in Middle East
Mar 16, 2013 23:48 EDT
The US-led invasion of Iraq overthrew a dictator, but 10 years on the war is seen to have destabilized the Middle East, exposed the limits of military power and left America no stronger than before.
US move on missile defense could revive talks with Russia
Mar 16, 2013 14:15 EDT
The United States is ready to abandon the final phase of its European missile defense system, a US official said Saturday, in a move that could revive arms control talks with Russia.
China names N. Korea, Japan expert as foreign minister
Mar 16, 2013 09:20 EDT
China's parliament on Saturday approved Wang Yi, a former envoy to North Korean nuclear talks and ambassador to Japan, as the country's new foreign minister as tensions run high in Northeast Asia.
US to boost missile defenses against N. Korea
Mar 16, 2013 07:16 EDT
The United States said it would bolster defenses against a possible North Korean missile strike a week after Pyongyang threatened a "pre-emptive" nuclear attack against its arch-foe.
Google chairman Eric Schmidt to visit Myanmar
Mar 16, 2013 03:00 EDT
Google chairman Eric Schmidt will visit Myanmar next week, highlighting increasing Internet freedom in the former pariah state just weeks after a controversial trip to communist North Korea.
Millions of N.Koreans dependant on food aid
Mar 16, 2013 02:13 EDT
Millions of people remain dependent on external food aid in North Korea where nearly 28 percent of children under five are stunted from malnutrition, a UN official has said.
US to deploy more interceptors to counter N. Korea
Mar 15, 2013 21:38 EDT
The United States will bolster its defenses against a possible North Korean missile strike by deploying 14 more interceptors in Alaska, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Friday.
US set to lock horns over UN arms trade pact
Mar 15, 2013 20:11 EDT
Washington signaled Friday a looming showdown at the United Nations when 193 countries will try again to hammer out the first international treaty on the $70 billion global arms trade.
US official to Asia for NK, Iran sanctions talks
Mar 15, 2013 16:43 EDT
US Treasury sanctions chief David Cohen will travel to Asia next week to discuss the implementation of sanctions against North Korea and Iran, the Treasury Department said Friday.
US to bolster missile defenses to counter N.Korea
Mar 15, 2013 15:01 EDT
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel plans to unveil plans Friday to bolster US missile defenses to counter a growing threat from nuclear-armed North Korea, an administration official said Friday.
N. Korea military test-fire short range missiles
Mar 15, 2013 13:36 EDT
North Korea's military fired short-range missiles into the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Friday, Yonhap reported, at a time of heightened tensions following Pyongyang's recent nuclear test.
N.Korea says South, US behind major cyber attack
Mar 15, 2013 05:52 EDT
North Korea on Friday accused the United States and South Korea of carrying out a "persistent and intensive" cyber attack against its official websites in recent days.
Obama reaches out to China's new president
Mar 14, 2013 19:26 EDT
US President Barack Obama wasted no time in courting China's new President Xi Jinping Thursday, calling him within hours of his elevation, and then pressing him on cybercrime and North Korea.
China names Xi Jinping as new president
Mar 14, 2013 15:53 EDT
China's parliament named Xi Jinping as president Thursday four months after he took charge of the Communist Party with pledges of reform that have raised hopes but so far yielded little change.
Kerry to make first Asia trip in mid-April
Mar 14, 2013 14:47 EDT
US Secretary of State John Kerry will make his first trip to Asia as America's top diplomat in mid-April, an official announced Thursday, with North Korea expected to top the agenda.
China's Xi, Obama discuss cyber-security, N. Korea
Mar 14, 2013 14:12 EDT
China's new President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama held telephone talks Thursday on the expansion of ties, cyber-security and the situation in North Korea, state media reported.
N. Korea 'likely' to launch attack on South this year
Mar 14, 2013 13:48 EDT
North Korea is likely to launch a provocative attack on South Korea this year, a top analyst said Thursday at the launch of his think tank's annual report on the world's military capabilities.
N. Korean leader oversees live-fire drill
Mar 14, 2013 00:45 EDT
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has overseen a live-fire artillery drill near the disputed sea border with South Korea, state media said Thursday as the South's prime minister visited the flashpoint area.
