May 24, 2012

Vietnamese Back Philippines

A number of prominent Vietnamese break new ground in backing the Philippines in the Scarborough Shoal row.

China Wary of U.S.-Australia Ties

China has dismissed the U.S.-Australia relationship as a Cold War relic. But Beijing is wrong to dismiss it.

Tokyo Makes Final Three

Tokyo joins Istanbul and Madrid in the final three slugging it out for the right to hold the 2020 Olympics.

New Rift in Team Anna?

An angry letter from social activist Anna Hazare suggests a deepening rift among his close supporters.

U.S., China’s Clashing Korea Dreams

The U.S. policy of outsourcing its North Korea policy to China has been a dismal failure. Beijing has very different ideas from Washington on what the Korean Peninsula should look like.