U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Beijing as part of a regional tour aimed partly at urging China and its neighbors to agree on a system for resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea. After arriving in the Chinese capital late Tuesday, Clinton met her Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi and said Washington […]
Clinton to Push South China Sea Issue in Beijing Talks
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Clinton to Push South China Sea Issue in Beijing Talks
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Beijing on the third stop of a regional tour aimed partly at urging China and its neighbors to agree on a system for resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Clinton wants Beijing to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, on a […]
Clinton to Push South China Sea Issue in Beijing Talks
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is headed to Beijing. She has promised to take a strong message to Chinese leaders on the issue of resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Clinton wants China to work with the Association of SouthEast Asian Nations on a code of conduct for managing the disputes, in […]
Clinton to Push South China Sea Issue in Beijing Talks
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is headed to Beijing, where she has promised to take a strong message to Chinese leaders on the issue of resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Clinton wants China to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on a code of conduct for managing the disputes, […]
Chinese State Media Slam Clinton Ahead of Visit
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 3:20 am (UTC-5)
Chinese state media are publishing highly critical commentaries against U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she begins what could be her final trip to China as America’s top diplomat Tuesday. The Global Times, a Communist Party mouthpiece, said ahead of Clinton’s visit that she should “reflect upon the deep harm” her four-year term as […]
Clinton to Push South China Sea Issue in Beijing Talks
Posted September 4th, 2012 at 1:25 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is headed to Beijing, where she has promised to take a strong message to Chinese leaders on the issue of resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Clinton wants China to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on a code of conduct for managing the disputes, […]
Burma Releases 42 Child Soldiers, Vows to End Practice
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 11:20 pm (UTC-5)
The Burmese military has released 42 child soldiers from its ranks, as part of efforts to end the recruitment of underage fighters in the Southeast Asian country. The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper says army officials handed the children over to their parents and guardians at a ceremony in Rangoon on Monday. The paper […]
North Korea Reports 48 Dead, More Missing After Typhoon
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
North Korea’s official news agency says that 48 people were killed and many are still missing after typhoon Bolaven hit North Korea’s western coast last week. The Korean Central News Agency also reported on Monday that some 50 people were injured in the powerful storm. The report says that the typhoon has left more than […]
Clinton Urges ASEAN, China to Agree Maritime Conduct Code
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has begun a visit to Indonesia by urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China to agree on a code of conduct for resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Speaking in Jakarta late Monday, Clinton said the United States has a national interest in maintaining stability […]
Korea’s Sun Myung Moon, Founder of Unification Church, Dead at 92
Posted September 3rd, 2012 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church and one of the most prominent Koreans in the world, has died. He was 92 years old. The Unification Church in South Korea said its founder succumbed to complications from pneumonia on Monday in a church-run hospital east of Seoul. Reverend Moon’s global business empire is worth […]
