UK warns Scottish defence industries of loss of 'privileged' access to US market
By Guy Anderson
6/17/2013
The UK government has reiterated warnings of the consequences for Scotland's defences sector should Edinburgh choose independence in 2014, arguing that military suppliers north of the...
Hong Kong (CNN) -- Parents of a 15-year-old Chinese tourist have apologized after the teenager defaced a stone sculpture in an ancient Egyptian temple with graffiti.
The act drew ire in both Egypt and China -- generating a massive online backlash amongst China's unforgiving netizens.
The...
12:36 26 October
4 Chinese surveillance ships sail near Senkaku Islands
NAHA, Japan, Oct. 26, Kyodo
Four Chinese maritime surveillance ships entered the contiguous zone adjacent to Japan's territorial waters around the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which are...
China angry over Japanese ministers' visit to Yasukuni Shrine
POLITICS OCT. 19, 2012 - 05:38AM JST ( 15 )BEIJING
China condemned a visit by two Japanese ministers to a controversial shrine for war dead on Thursday, further straining already tense relations between Asias two largest...
1960 Chinese map depicted Senkakus as Japanese territory: Gemba
TOKYO, Oct. 10, Kyodo
Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba on Wednesday rebutted Chinese claims to the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, noting that a Chinese map published in 1960 depicted the...
21:41 16 October
7 Chinese warships pass in waters near Okinawa island
TOKYO, Oct. 16, Kyodo
Seven Chinese navy warships passed the contiguous zone, a band of water just outside Japan's territorial waters, around an Okinawa island on Tuesday amid a dispute over the Japanese-controlled...
Joint drill with U.S. will 'retake' remote Okinawa island
Japan and the United States are planning to hold a joint drill in Okinawa next month in which troops would "retake" an uninhabited island from foreign forces, bilateral sources said Saturday.
While Tokyo and Washington said the...