North Korea warns of ‘super-mighty preemptive strike’ as U.S. plans next move
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean state media warned the United States of a “super-mighty preemptive strike” after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the … Read more
North Korea displays apparently new missiles as U.S. carrier group approaches
PYONGYANG/SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea displayed what appeared to be new long-range and submarine-based missiles on the 105th birth anniversary of its founding father, Kim … Read more
China says North Korea tension has to be stopped from reaching ‘irreversible’ stage
BEIJING/PYONGYANG (Reuters) – China said on Friday tension over North Korea had to be stopped from reaching an “irreversible and unmanageable stage” as a U.S. … Read more
China’s Xi urges peaceful resolution of North Korea tension in call with Trump
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a peaceful resolution of rising tension on the Korean peninsula in a telephone conversation with U.S. … Read more
North Korean ships head home after China orders coal returned
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A fleet of North Korean cargo ships is heading home to the port of Nampo, the majority of it fully laden, after … Read more
At strategic shoal, China asserts power through control, and concessions
SCARBOROUGH SHOAL, South China Sea (Reuters) – Far out in the South China Sea, where dark blue meets bright turquoise, a miles-long row of fishing … Read more
U.S. Navy strike group to move towards Korean peninsula – U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving towards the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula as a show of force, … Read more
Evidence of strained ties on China-North Korea border: 24 images
In the Northeast Asia Special Region straddling China’s border with North Korea, the area around Nanping village is dotted with half-finished buildings, cranes on empty … Read more
Less noodles, beer and movies? Clouds on Chinese consumption horizon
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Official numbers may suggest a rosier 2017 for China, but the bottom lines of the country’s top consumer firms – from … Read more
Mother Peng: Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan
BEIJING (Reuters) – Glamorous, popular and passionate about fighting AIDS, Chinese first lady Peng Liyuan is Beijing’s diplomatic not-so-secret weapon spreading Chinese soft power around … Read more
China downplays tensions with U.S. as Xi prepares to meet Trump
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Beijing sought to play down tensions with the United States and put on a positive face on Friday, as the U.S. administration … Read more
China says ‘no such thing’ as man-made islands in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – There was “no such thing” as man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday, and reiterated … Read more
China able to deploy warplanes on artificial islands any time – U.S. think thank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China appears to have largely completed major construction of military infrastructure on artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea … Read more
The Shanghai offices of the A.C. Milan’s Chinese buyers don’t actually exist
The Chinese company behind the $780 million purchase of A.C. Milan is registered at a drab office block outside Shanghai, but when Reuters went to … Read more