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SKorea Offers to Meet North for Talks Next Week

SKorea Offers to Meet North for Talks Next Week

(AP) SKorea offers to meet North for talks next weekBy SAM KIMAssociated PressSEOUL, South KoreaSouth Korean officials have offered to meet their North Korean counterparts next week in Seoul to talk about restoring a jointly run factory park and other

China Blocks Tiananmen Anniversary Remembrance

China Blocks Tiananmen Anniversary Remembrance

Chinese police blocked the gate of a cemetery housing victims of the Tiananmen crackdown on its 24th anniversary Tuesday, part of a sweeping annual effort to bar commemorations of the event. Authorities launch a major push every June 4 to

World View: Greece's Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party Popularity Grows

World View: Greece's Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Party Popularity Grows

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Greece’s bailout under scrutiny again as neo-Nazi popularity grows Rise of neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party splits Greece’s governing coalition Russia grabs Georgian territory for South Ossetia Greece’s bailout under scrutiny again as neo-Nazi popularity

Chinese Censors Reject Brad Pitt's 'World War Z'

Chinese Censors Reject Brad Pitt's 'World War Z'

Cynical industry watchers have already moved on from the disappointing box office returns for After Earth to the summer’s next potential dud–World War Z. The Brad Pitt zombie movie has been plagued by costly reshoots and other production woes, all

China Redraws Map to Claim Major Trade Route in South China Sea

China Redraws Map to Claim Major Trade Route in South China Sea

An alarming newly rendered map by China’s mapping authority reportedly includes 80% of the South China Sea–a major passageway for international trade–as within China’s sovereign borders. As Forbes writer Gordon G. Chang notes, “each year, more than half of the

Report: US, China to Hold Regular Talks on Hacking

Report: US, China to Hold Regular Talks on Hacking

The United States and China have agreed to hold regular, high-level meetings aimed at setting standards for behavior on cybersecurity and commercial spying, The New York Times reported. It would be the “first diplomatic effort to defuse the tensions over

Chinese Patrols in Asian Seas 'Legitimate': Top General

Chinese Patrols in Asian Seas 'Legitimate': Top General

Chinese warships will continue to patrol waters where Beijing has territorial claims, a top general said on Sunday, amid simmering rows with neighbouring countries over the South China Sea and islands controlled by Japan. Lieutenant General Qi Jianguo, deputy chief

China Skeptical of Expanded US Role in the Pacific

China Skeptical of Expanded US Role in the Pacific

(AP) – A Chinese military leader on Saturday pointedly questioned the expanded U.S. role in the Pacific after the Pentagon chief said he hoped for better military ties between the two powers. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, in a speech

Russia's Ambitious Smoking Ban Goes into Efect

Russia's Ambitious Smoking Ban Goes into Efect

(AFP) – Russia’s ambitious smoking ban, which aims to cut the number of smokers in half and improve public health, went into effect Saturday amid doubts that its measures can be fully enforced. The first stage of the so-called anti-tobacco

Krauthammer: 'We Are in Cyber War' with China

Krauthammer: 'We Are in Cyber War' with China

Responding to the $300 billion worth of ideas and research and development China allegedly steals from the U.S. annually via cyber attacks, Fox News commentator Charles Krauthammer said, “The line is crossed, we are in cyber war.” He added that

Admiral: 'Something Very Wrong' About Obama's China Policies

Admiral: 'Something Very Wrong' About Obama's China Policies

The Obama Administration and Pentagon officials continue to shrug off concerns over a new report by the Defense Science Board that revealed Chinese hackers have accessed over two dozen major U.S. weapons systems. “They [China] aren’t building an F-35 in

China's Economy Simultaneously Rising And Falling

China's Economy Simultaneously Rising And Falling

While many countries–the U.S included–are still struggling to rebound from recent struggles in the housing market, China is trying to control the flow of outside investments into its housing infrastructure. As the New York Times put it: “So many speculators want to

China Admits to Existence of 'Cancer Villages'

China Admits to Existence of 'Cancer Villages'

The Chinese government has reluctantly admitted the existence of “cancer villages,” rural areas in China marred by unusually high cancer rates. “China has been producing and utilizing toxic chemical products,” reads a government document obtained by CNN. “Many places experienced

'Obama' Surfs Internet from Chinese Cafe: Report

'Obama' Surfs Internet from Chinese Cafe: Report

President Barack Obama appears to be a regular customer of a Chinese Internet cafe, reports said, after the manager forged an identity card in the US leader’s name to help surfers avoid China’s web rules. The card has a full-face