Wednesday, 23 April 2014 11:12
The islands at the centre of a dispute between Tokyo and Beijing are covered by the US-Japan defence alliance, Barack Obama has told a newspaper in advance of his arrival in the Japanese capital.
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Wednesday, 23 April 2014 10:37
Armed pirates have raided a Singapore-owned oil tanker off the coast of Malaysia, taking three crew members and pumping millions of litres of diesel fuel over several hours.
Wednesday, 23 April 2014 10:08
Crew members detained over South Korea's ferry disaster have said they had done their best to launch life rafts, and one suggested possible technical reasons for the ship capsizing.
Wednesday, 23 April 2014 09:53
The US has urged North Korea not to threaten regional peace by conducting new nuclear tests, saying it is monitoring the Korean peninsula because of Pyongyang's history of taking "provocative actions".
Tuesday, 22 April 2014 09:09
The official death toll from the South Korean capsized ferry has now reached 108, according to the South Korean coast guard.
Tuesday, 22 April 2014 08:08
Nearly 150 Japanese politicians have paid homage at the Yasukuni shrine which honours the nation's war dead including a number of senior military and political figures convicted of war crimes after World War II.
Tuesday, 22 April 2014 07:15
![PM Yingluck Shinawatra has been embroiled in accusations of corruption and may be ordered to step down [Reuters]](/images/stories/asia/4/yingluck-shinawatra.jpg)
Thailand's political impasse has been met with continued obstacles after talks called by the country's Election Commission (EC) to draw a roadmap towards elections ended with no breakthrough after the opposition withdrew at the last minute.
Monday, 21 April 2014 11:16
The South Korean president has said that the behaviour of the captain and crew of the capsized ferry with 476 people on board was unacceptable and "tantamount to murder".
Sunday, 20 April 2014 11:03
Malaysia Airlines has said a plane that was forced to turn back from its designated flight path because of a landing gear malfunction has landed safely in Kuala Lumpur.
Sunday, 20 April 2014 11:01
Grieving relatives of hundreds of missing ferry passengers have staged a violent protest against a South Korean minister, venting their frustration over what they alleged was tardy rescue operation.
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