)Refusing to have a territorial dispute in the East China Sea, Japan is unlikely to talk with China over its settlement, leaving the waters near the islands a minefield

Abe's decision to call for a snap election, however, has drawn staunch criticism from opposition parties, which argued that there is no reason to dissolve the lower house of parliament before its current term expires in December 2018

The US government, lawmakers and pundits have generally expressed negative views of Duterte since he took office last June

What three words would you use to describe China today? Revitalizing, changing, confident

The official Korean Central News Agency claimed it was a hydrogen bomb