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Hot summer for Japan and China disputes

Prime Minister Abe made some pointed comments this week, highlighting Japan's determination not to yield to China on territorial issues.
June 2013 was world's fifth-hottest June on record, says NOAA

June 2013 broke monthly records over much of northern Canada, western Russia, southern Japan, the Philippines, part of southwestern China, and central southern Africa.
With arrest, China signals limits to anticorruption campaign

Chinese lawyer and activist Xu Zhiyong was charged with disrupting order in a public place. But he's been under house arrest since April.
Energy Voices The dirty coal behind Germany's clean energy

Germany's energy portfolio may not be as green as you think, Grealy writes. Coal-fired power plants made up 52 percent of Germany's electricity demand in the first half of 2013, while output from natural gas and wind turbines is falling.
Backchannels Is it wrong to be interested in Snowden? (+video)

The former NSA contractor is on the run from the US. A supporter says he has thousands of documents that could do grave damage to the US.
China discriminates against disabled children, report says

Many Chinese children with disabilities must find alternative means to an education. China doesn't allow regular schooling to children with disabilities unless they prove they can adapt in a normal school environment.
Tang Hui, Chinese mother who beat labor camp system, now plans US trip

Tang's court victory yesterday dealt a small blow to China's 'reeducation through labor' practice. She wants to visit the US with her daughter.
Electrocuted by iPhone? Apple investigates Chinese case.

After reports of a woman being electrocuted by iPhone, Apple agrees to look into the case.
In surprise, Chinese court releases mom from prison labor camp

A court in Hunan said Tang Hui's 'personal freedoms' were violated when she was sent to prison for 'reeducation through labor.' She had spoken out against local officials.
Stocks extend hot start to July

Stocks edged higher on Wall Street Monday on a surge in Boeing, after it was found that batteries were not the cause of a fire on one of its 787 aircraft at London's Heathrow airport last week. The gains continue a hot streak for stocks in July.
Beijing on slow GDP growth: 'slower is healthy'

China's GDP growth slowed to 7.5 percent after two decades of rapid development.
Opinion US can't afford to cede green energy industry to its competitors

America used to be the leader in clean energy, but it has been surpassed by China and others. The US can't afford to lose the jobs and economic benefits of green energy. Like its competitors, America needs standards that mandate percentages of green energy by key deadlines.
Typhoon forces mass evacuations in China, kills 1 in Taiwan

A powerful typhoon struck Taiwan and China on Saturday, leaving 520,000 without power in Taiwan, and forcing about 300,000 to evacuate in China's Fujian province.
Chinese firms in Myanmar attempt to fix image problem

China is piloting a strategy more commonly used by Western corporations: corporate social responsibility.
Typhoon Soulik: China, Taiwan brace for season's first typhoon

Typhoon Soulik, the first of the year to hit the region, was headed towards China and Taiwan Friday. Officials cancelled dozens of international flights and evacuated more than 1,000 people from a coastal village vulnerable to typhoon Soulik.
Terrorism & Security Show time? Snowden to hold meeting in Moscow Airport

The former NSA contractor has invited human rights groups and lawyers to his first public appearance since arriving in Russia last month.
Global News Blog Which country has the worst airport delays in the world?

Hint: It's not Chicago O'Hare or Atlanta in the US.
Royal baby name mystery a logistical mess for souvenir makers

As 'royal fever' gets the world in a frenzy, souvenir manufacturers are feeling glum. They don't know the royal baby name or gender, and they know it'll be a mad designing and manufacturing dash once they do.
Nokia introduced new smartphone: Lumia 1020

Nokia's new smartphone, the Lumia 1020, comes with a powerful 41-megapixel camera to compete with rivals Samsung and Apple.
Difference Maker Colin Flahive opened a restaurant in China that's a beacon of enlightened management

Caring for his employees led him to undertake an ever-wider range of nonprofit and humanitarian efforts across the province.
China hints Japan is courting 'strategic hostility' over islands

A territorial dispute over a group of islands in the East China Sea has touched off an escalating war of words.
Woolly mammoth goes on view in Japan

Woolly mammoth: A rare woolly mammoth with remarkably preserved soft tissue, orange fur, and signs of human butchering is now on view in Japan.
US-China cybersecurity talks: Will Snowden leaks thwart US goals?

Topping the US agenda for strategic and economic talks with China this week is cybersecurity. But since Obama and Xi met in California, Edward Snowden spilled the beans on US spying.
Ramadan 101: Ten facts about the holy month of Ramadan

Throughout the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims will fast from dawn until dusk. Here are 10 facts to help you understand this holiday:
Terrorism & Security Japan to China: Stop trying to change the region by force

China blasted Japan's 'white paper' defense report about its maritime activities as 'untruthful.'