United States

25 Jun 2012

Dan David exposed fraud by Chinese companies, writes Kevin McQueen.

Nexen deal sees US hobble CNOOC in Gulf fields

3 Mar 2013

CNOOC's purchase of Nexen includes about 200 deep-water leases in the Gulf. The company surrendered operating control of them to quell US national security concerns.

Sinkhole a deadly reminder of Florida's unstable land mass

3 Mar 2013

The earth that opened up beneath Jeffrey Bush's bedroom and swallowed him on Friday was a terrifyingly rare reminder of the unpredictable dangers just below Florida's surface.

Disney investors threaten to revolt over chief executives pay

3 Mar 2013

A revolution is brewing in the tree-lined streets of Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom, as shareholders prepare to fight the creeping power and rising rewards of the chairman and chief executive, Bob...

It would be even more surprising if the PLA did not resort to cyberspying

3 Mar 2013

An investigative report released recently by Mandiant, a US IT security firm, predictably sparked controversy by pinning the blame for a series of cyberattacks on US companies on Shanghai-based...

Opinion

Jake Van Der Kamp

An age-old problem and the sums that just don't add up

Howard Winn

HSBC suffers the Taibbi treatment in Rolling Stone

Shirley Yam

How tycoons' IPO 'losses' may hide profits at herd's expense

US interest fading in pivot to Asia

After a little more than a year of fanfare, President Barack Obama's "pivot" of American political, economic and military attention to Asia and the Pacific seems to be fading. The clues are subtle...

EU trade chief hopes to clinch US trade deal by late 2014

Abe says Japan won’t 'tolerate' China's island challenge

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed on Saturday that he would not “tolerate” any challenge to control over contested islands - after China’s growing incursions into the area.

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RUSSIA

US envoy tells Russia to stop ‘exploiting’ boy’s death

The US ambassador to Moscow called on Russia to stop “sensational exploitation” of the tragic death in Texas of an adopted Russian boy as parliament on Friday prepared to vote on a special address...

NUCLEAR TENSION

War of words grows between US and Beijing over North Korea nuclear test

Washington, rather than Beijing, should take greater responsibility for Pyongyang's third nuclear test last week, Xinhua said in a commentary attacking foreign media reports that China's North...

Abe and Obama must reassure Asia of their agenda for peace and growth

What should Shinzo Abe say to Obama as both begin their new terms in office? What do other Asians hope the two long-standing allies will focus on? The expectation - or fear - is that the...