East Asia
US-China Spratly confrontation may mean new status quo
A US Navy aircraft has flown into what Beijing claims is Chinese airspace in the South China Sea
ChinaRenminbi internationalisation will gather pace
As renminbi internationalisation proceeds rapidly, the prospects are improving for it to gain reserve currency status
ChinaUS North Korea policy will hold -- for now
Pyongyang claims to have developed nuclear warheads that can be mounted on missiles
North KoreaTougher times ahead for China's tobacco industry
The world's largest tobacco industry faces an increasingly hostile climate
ChinaMongolia mine deal will brighten investor perceptions
Mongolia and mining firm Rio Tinto have reached an agreement to resume a stalled 5.4 billion dollar mining project
MongoliaMissile and minister's purge raise North Korea risk
North Korea has tested a new submarine-launched ballistic missile and executed its defence minister for treason
North KoreaSubmarine missile raises North Korea nuclear threat
North Korea claims to have tested a submarine-launched ballistic missile for the first time
North KoreaProgress on Mongolia mining may hit election buffer
Progress has been made under the new government on the two large mining projects on which Mongolia's fortunes depend
Mongolia
