The real reason why Asia hasn't won a World Cup

The World Cup will be lifted by either Argentina or Germany in a day. Between them, the Europeans and South Americans have won all the 19 Cups and the 20th will see one or the other do it again.

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Destabilizing arc of aid

Shinzo Abe is using the country's official development assistance to engineer a quasi-coalition in Southeast Asia

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Development bank will help fight poverty

The BRICS countries, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, are expected to pursue a development bank during a summit in Brazil next week. This is in addition to the idea of an Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank that is being mooted by countries in the region.

Abbott is clearly shortsighted

JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER SHINZO ABE'S FOUR-DAY visit to Australia this week, ending on Thursday, has culminated in political drama thanks to his host.

Sowing seeds of danger

The Japanese military attacked Darwin, Australia, in dozens of air raids following its sneak attack against Pearl Harbor during World War II, and some 17,000 Australians died in the fight against Japan.

China's foreign aid helps developing countries

China's Information Office of the State Council issued a white paper on China's foreign aid on Thursday. Following is the full text:

Dispelling distrust across the Pacific

S&ED will boost economic collaboration, but China and the US should also strive for results from their talks on strategic issues

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Abe's normal state is simply abnormal

There are many in the West, and indeed in Japan, who do not understand why the past cannot be buried and why Japan's wartime aggression is held against it.

Dedicated to new relationship

PRESIDENT XI JINPING'S PRESENCE AT THE CHINA-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue and his emphasis on the new type of major-country relationship were symbolic of the strong political will of Beijing; something particularly important now that recent troubles have raised doubts about the prospects of this particular relationship.