China launches countermeasures against former Japan defence official

China imposed countermeasures on former Japanese Self-Defense Forces chief Shigeru Iwasaki, citing violations of the ...

2 pandas to depart Japan in Jan, leaving none for first time in half-century

Panda loans are seen as a diplomatic symbol of friendship between Japan and China. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong rags-to-riches media tycoon who became a fierce critic of Beijing

Former media mogul Jimmy Lai, a vocal critic of China's Communist Party, faces a landmark verdict in Hong Kong.

China sanctions Japanese ex-official for 'colluding with separatist forces in Taiwan'

Beijing lodged a protest with Tokyo in March after Shigeru Iwasaki was named an honorary adviser to Taiwanese Executive Yuan Beijing has imposed sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, former chief of the Joint ...

What to know about the trial of former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai

A Hong Kong court will deliver its verdict on Monday in the trial of former pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, who's charged with conspiracies to commit sedition and collusion with foreign forces in ...

Hong Kong court convicts pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai

The verdict exemplifies the way Beijing, through Hong Kong’s national security law, has swept away any last remaining press freedoms and judicial independence in the city.