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Philippine pact gives US access to air, sea bases

[2014-04-29 08:54]

Obama backs Manila's decision to seek int'l arbitration of territorial dispute

Subic Bay has 214-year-old naval history

[2014-04-29 08:54]

Subic Bay is on the west coast of the island of Luzon in Zambales, the Philippines, 100 km northwest of Manila Bay. It had been the site of US naval base Subic Bay, a major maritime facility. It is now an industrial and commercial area, the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, under the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.

Regulator to restart reviews of IPOs

[2014-04-29 08:54]

Chinese stocks saw a sharp drop on Monday after the securities regulator said it will resume reviewing IPO applications following an 18-month moratorium.

Public toilets get a trendy face-lift

[2014-04-29 08:54]

A park in Zhejiang province is drawing some worldwide attention for the design of its public toilets, which made it onto a list of the world's 10 best.

Danish queen visits Nanjing memorial hall

[2014-04-28 07:16]

Queen of Denmark Margrethe II's five-day trip to China continued with a special arrangement on Sunday: She became the first sitting head of a state to visit the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall.

South Korean PM resigns over ferry disaster

[2014-04-28 07:16]

South Korea's prime minister resigned on Sunday, blaming corruption and "deep-rooted evil" for the sinking of a passenger ferry that left 300 people dead or missing, as anger grows over the response to the tragedy.

It's lights out for US TV series ordered off popular video sites

[2014-04-28 07:16]

China's top media authority has ordered the nation's major video websites to remove four high-profile American TV series from their sites.

Files shed new light on Japan's atrocities

[2014-04-26 07:19]

Documents refute right-wing denials of war crimes, Chinese experts say

Xi named again in Time's top 100 list

[2014-04-26 07:19]

President Xi Jinping has been named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world for the fourth consecutive year.

Tweaks to policy proposed to tackle slowdown

[2014-04-26 07:19]

Policy fine-tuning was proposed on Friday to prevent the economy from slowing further after top decision-makers reviewed economic performance in the first quarter.

School condom sales spark row

[2014-04-26 07:19]

Parents fear that a decision by health authorities in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, allowing middle schools to sell condoms on campus will promote teenage sex. The move has been made to curb an increase in HIV/AIDS cases.

Islands vow 'may backfire'

[2014-04-25 07:08]

US President Barack Obama's promise of military cover for Japan's claim on the Diaoyu Islands faces the potential of backfiring, observers said.

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