China is preparing to reveal the identities of new senior leaders who will help the country’s next president and premier to deal with major challenges such as slowing economic growth and widening public anger at government corruption. The new leaders will walk onto a platform at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday as […]
China to Reveal New Senior Leaders to Assist Next President
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 1:50 pm (UTC-5)
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Toyota Issues Another Major Recall
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Toyota is recalling more than 2.7 million vehicles worldwide because of steering and water pump problems. It is the second major recall in as many months for the world’s largest automaker. The Japanese auto giant said Wednesday no accidents have been reported because of the defects, which it says could be fixed in about one […]
Hu Steps Down, as China’s Leadership Transition Begins
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Chinese President Hu Jintao formally stepped down as head of the Communist Party on Wednesday, setting the stage for Vice President Xi Jinping to take the country’s top leadership post. Addressing the final day of the party’s week-long congress, President Hu told delegates at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People they should be unified as […]
US Congressional Reports Urges Tougher Screening on Chinese Investment
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 7:01 am (UTC-5)
An American Congressional report is urging tougher screening laws for investment by China’s state-owned enterprises, saying China is what it calls the “most threatening actor in cyberspace.” . The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission acknowledges in a report Wednesday that growing Chinese investment in the United States is an important source of job growth. […]
Australia Agrees to Host Key US Space Surveillance Systems
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
The United States has reached an agreement to station a powerful radar and space telescope in Australia, providing what U.S. officials say is a key ability to monitor the skies of the Asia-Pacific. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the agreement reached Wednesday at an annual security summit in Australia is a “major leap forward” […]
US, Australia Vow Deeper Defense Ties
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 3:50 am (UTC-5)
The United States vowed continued military cooperation with Australia, as the two countries opened annual defense talks in Perth, Australia on Wednesday. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in the summit’s opening remarks that U.S.-Australia relations were an important part of Washington’s strategic pivot to the Asia-Pacific. “Our biggest challenge now is, as we rebalance to […]
Hu Steps Down, as China’s Leadership Transition Begins
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 3:25 am (UTC-5)
Chinese President Hu Jintao formally stepped down as head of the Communist Party on Wednesday, setting the stage for Vice President Xi Jinping to take the country’s top leadership post. Addressing the final day of the party’s week-long congress, President Hu told delegates at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People they should be unified as […]
North Korea Tried to Ship Missile Parts to Syria: UN Diplomats
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
Diplomats say North Korea is suspected of shipping ballistic missile components to a Syrian company, in apparent violation of U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang. U.N. diplomats say South Korean authorities seized at least 445 graphite cylinders in May from a Chinese ship in the South Korean port city of Busan. The cylinders, which were disguised as […]
Xi, Li Named to Top Spots as China’s 18th Party Congress Ends
Posted November 14th, 2012 at 1:05 am (UTC-5)
China’s Communist Party wrapped up a pivotal week-long meeting in Beijing on Wednesday, one day before unveiling the country’s top leaders for the next decade. Gathering in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People for the closing ceremony of the 18th Party Congress, over 2,000 hand-picked delegates selected the few hundred members of the party’s Central […]
Rights Group Urges Obama to Address Human Rights Abuses in Cambodia
Posted November 13th, 2012 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
Human Rights Watch is urging U.S. President Barack Obama to use his upcoming visit to Cambodia to call for an end to longstanding human rights abuses, including alleged extrajudicial killings, torture, and abductions. The New York-based rights group said in a report Tuesday more than 300 people have been killed in politically motivated attacks in […]
