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Snubbed in RIMPAC, will Beijing make waves in South China Sea?

The resource-rich Spratly and Paracel archipelagos may be the main sticking points in the South China Sea territorial dispute, and this week the world's two major powers were shadowboxing over the issue thousands of kilometres away in Beijing and the Western Pacific.

SCMP | 2018-07-02 10:41

Malaysia expels Chinese for sacrilegious 'hot dance'

Two Chinese female tourists have been fined and thrown out of Malaysia after making a dance video in front of a mosque.

SCMP | 2018-07-01 10:37

War veterans hope peace on Korean Peninsula

While negotiations on how to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula are likely to continue well beyond this week's historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, a more immediate goal could be a peace treaty to end the Korean War, which technically continues 65 years after an armistice suspended the bloodshed in 1953.

SCMP | 2018-06-12 14:50

North Korea tourism revival expected in China as relations thaw

The number of tourists entering North Korea from China is expected to rise significantly in 2018, with Chinese and overseas travellers eager to experience the hermit kingdom that may be on the brink of opening up, industry insiders and local officials say. More cross-border tour routes and tourism sites in North Korea will be on offer by tour agencies in China’s northeast pro...

SCMP | 2018-06-04 10:05

US accuses China of 'predatory economic activities' in Indian Ocean

A top US defence department official has accused Beijing of “predatory economic activities” in the Indian Ocean and raised concerns about reports it has moved missiles to man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea.

SCMP | 2018-05-06 10:37

China's new aircraft carrier may start sea trials this week

China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier is expected to start sea trials imminently, a source close to the navy said, amid what analysts say is growing external pressure to push forward its development.

SCMP | 2018-04-24 10:24

American Airlines avoids Russian airspace, delays China-bound flights

Travellers flying to China and Hong Kong from the US face delays of up to eight hours this week as American Airlines, the world’s biggest airline, diverted some flights to avoid Russian airspace and urged passengers to reconsider travel plans.

SCMP | 2018-04-17 10:31

John Bolton would 'risk military conflict with China to achieve goals'

The new US national security adviser is willing to risk a military conflict with China to achieve President Donald Trump’s goals for America, two former senior US officials have told the South China Morning Post.

SCMP | 2018-04-12 10:42

Trump to demand North Korea's denuclearization by year end: report

Did Chinese President Xi just blink in trade war stand-off with US?

The latest promises made by President Xi Jinping to open up China’s economy were billed by state media as part of a long-term strategic policy, but portrayed by a senior adviser in Washington as the political equivalent of Xi having blinked in response to the rising threat of a trade war between the two countries.

SCMP | 2018-04-12 10:27

US-North Korea talks have many obstacles to overcome - starting with where to meet

US and North Korean contacts, in secret talks about the time and place of a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, are at odds on at least one critical question.

SCMP | 2018-04-11 10:18

Trump says meeting with Kim Jong-in 'in May or early June'

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