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Japan does not have it easy among its neighbors. Koreans (from both Koreas) and Chinese won’t miss a chance to slam Japan for lack of repentance for Japan’s war-time crimes (needless to say, public figures in Japan give them a good reason every now and then), and relations with Russia, while not...

The 22 generally small, impoverished countries that extend official diplomatic recognition to Taiwan in return for aid are back in the spotlight. The president of one of these so-called “diplomatic allies,” Manuel Pinto da Costa of Sao Tome and Principe, caused a stir in Taiwan with his recent...

Very significant. 10 million units in only such a limited sample in this study. One can only imagine the entire spectrum across all of China.

Since the end of the Cold War, Japan’s diplomacy, defense posture, and international roles have changed markedly. Over time, Japan has loosened restrictions on the use of its Self Defense Force, allowing units to be used for peacekeeping and in overseas disaster relief; expanded its...

SHANGHAI—More than one in five homes in China's urban areas is vacant, and a current housing-price correction is putting additional pressure on the owners of such empty properties, according to a nationwide survey by researchers from China's Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. The...

A healthy balance, mate. A healthy balance. ;)

It is with great regret to hear that so many Chinese young men have taken up such radical extremism. I can only empathize the pain their parents, especially their mothers will feel, knowing her son is off to some destructive campaign. And not knowing whether she will see him again. Just so sad...

Agreed. Can we have the title changed ? @Hu Songshan , @Chak Bamu , @Aeronaut , @WebMaster ? Please sirs.

Sumitomo Mitsui Would Consider BNP Paribas’s U.S. Unit Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (8316), Japan’s second-biggest bank by market value, would be open to a purchase of BNP Paribas (BNP) SA’s U.S. unit amid a push for acquisitions abroad, Chairman Masayuki Oku said. “The U.S. market is...

China is ready for a final settlement of its border disputes with India and prepared to invest more in the South Asian nation if trade rules are eased, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said late yesterday in New Delhi. “Through years of negotiation, we have come to an agreement on the basics of a...

Mad baller for sure.... :rofl:

...but there is that 0.0001 % chance.

Japanese sailors on exercise , en route to RIMPAC 2014 LOL! I agree buddy! :rofl: PS. The only hot thing in that movie as: 1) Rihanna's shirt getting wet :D and 2) the USS Missouri getting into action.

Are they Han Chinese ? Or are they Uighyurs, Sui and other minorities?

Of course without the aliens, i hope. :lol:

Please post more pictures. Thanks a bunch.

Such a sad thing to read about. I wonder what parts of China these so called jihadists hail from.

Japan PM Abe says 'positive cycle' emerging in economy TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday that a "positive cycle" was appearing in the country's economy as rising corporate revenues lead to higher wages and household income. But Abe said the recovery has yet...

:frown: sentimental...

Perhaps the article was a bit overstating the numbers, couple of thousands would be more realistic, not millions. Laos is sparsely populated to begin with anyway. As seen in this linear graph, the population of Laos never showed a significant inverse growth , but maintained a continued linear...