The world must show its resolve in the face of North Korea’s nuclear provocations or risk emboldening Iran, which is under scrutiny over its uranium enrichment program, Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday.
Republican Mitt Romney’s plan to designate China for currency manipulation would be a huge mistake and draw retaliation from the country’s new leaders, an Obama campaign adviser said Wednesday. A Romney adviser said the U.S. shouldn’t be paralyzed by fears of a trade war.
Japan’s prime minister said Wednesday his nation is not willing to compromise in its territorial dispute with China over remote islands that have spawned violent anti-Japan protests.
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be honored in Washington this week and presented Congress’s highest award, the latest milestone in her remarkable journey from political prisoner to globe-trotting stateswoman.
Students at Yale University’s new liberal arts college in Singapore will have academic freedom but won’t be able to stage protests on campus, Yale officials said Friday.
The Philippine President comes to the White House seeking assurance of U.S. military help should the Southeast Asian ally face attack by rising power China over their conflicting maritime claims.
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama and top members of his administration raised pointed concerns Monday about Beijing’s recent security crackdown on democracy advocates during the first day of high-level talks between the two nations. Obama, meeting with the leaders of a large official Chinese delegation, voiced his concerns about the situation in China, the White House said [...]
WASHINGTON—Japan’s foreign minister said Friday the tornado destruction that devastated parts of the U.S. this week and killed more than 300 people evoked the carnage of the earthquake that recently struck his country. Takeaki Matsumoto was speaking to reporters after holding talks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who paid tribute to Japan’s [...]
