CHINA: Appreciating the people's currency

The Chinese yuan has gone from being controversially weak to uncomfortably strong

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HONG KONG: Clock ticking for Snowden

The clock is ticking for Edward Snowden, the man who leaked details of secret U.S. surveillance programs. As FBI agents gather evidence against him, Snowden is hiding out in Hong Kong on a temporary visa.

JAPAN: June blooms decorate Japan

While the ongoing rainy season means staying indoors to some people, for others, it is a chance to get out and enjoy the beautiful tapestry ...

China, Vietnam Talk Amid South China Sea Tensions

Vietnam’s president was being feted by China’s leaders on a visit through Friday as Beijing continues to shun another rival for South China Sea territory that has challenged its claims on legal grounds, the Philippines.

President Truong Tan Sang is on a three-day visit to boost economic ties with China, Vietnam’s communist ally and biggest trading partner. How to manage their disputed territorial sea claims — which last month led to a damaged fishing boat and allegations of a crew’s lives being put at risk — is also on the agenda.

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NORTH KOREA talks follow well-worn path

North Korea's bipolar swings between nuclear provocation and fawning overtures for talks now form part of a familiar pattern.

Obama calls for reducing nuclear stockpiles

Obama calls for reducing nuclear stockpiles: President Barack Obama followed in the footsteps of past U.S. leaders with a speech Wednesday at Berlin's iconic Brandenburg Gate, where he said he would ask Russia to join the United States in slashing its supply of strategic nuclear warheads.

SINGAPORE Fires shroud Singapore in haze

Singapore was shrouded in haze on Wednesday as smoke from forest fires in nearby Sumatra drifted across the Malacca Strait in the city's worst pollution crisis in more than a decade.