JAPAN: US security alliance set to tighten

Tokyo has to consider how the country's security interests are best served in a region where...

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JAPAN/CHINA/SOUTH KOREA: Abe courts, but could stumble

Abe wants Japan's relations with China and South Korea back on track. However, he faces...

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Pyongyang's move will benefit the right-wing opposition party in South Korea ahead of key...

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The UN General Assembly will elect Ban Ki-moon as secretary-general tomorrow to succeed Kofi...

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Pyongyang says it conducted an underground nuclear test today. A seismic shock was recorded in...

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The intelligence community has been asked to draft a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on...

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Shinzo Abe has appointed cabinet ministers following his election as prime minister today. Taro...

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Cairo is engaged in intensive efforts to re-launch the Arab-Israeli peace process at the UN...

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Foreign direct investment in China undertaken by the EU member states has risen more than...

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China is working to raise its influence in the region, with some success. However, Beijing's...

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