Having gone unchallenged for decades, and facing budget cuts, the U.S. Navy is in danger of losing its capability to challenge the PLA in its near seas.
Chen Guancheng's quest to leave China, China bears, a Pakistani missile test and the country's improving ties with India feature in this week's news roundup.
The world would be a worse place if Iran constructs a nuclear weapon. But engaging it on broader Middle East issues might make it rethink.
The Chen Guangcheng case, Cambodian landmines and some unusual teaching props in Indian schools. The Week in Asia rounds up the news you might have missed.
The South China Sea, praise for North Korea and some positive news for human rights activists feature in news you might have missed this week in Asia.
The Bo Xilai controversy rumbles on, India fires a missile and the country's train drivers are given an unpleasant new duty in this week's round up of Asia news.
North Korea's rocket launch, China's economic growth slowing and criticism of India's treatment of women feature in our weekly roundup of the news you might have missed this week in Asia.