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Former President Chen Shui-bian pleaded innocent to charges of graft and money laundering on February 24, despite a number of his family members having confessed to related charges... 2009-03-11

South Korea and Australia have boosted their co-operation in fighting terrorism and nuclear arms proliferation in a move that is likely to further irk North Korea. President Lee Myung-bak... 2009-03-06

Tensions are running high in the South Korean National Assembly as President Lee Myung-bak pushes for an early ratification of the so-called KORUS free trade agreement (FTA). US president-elect... 2008-11-28

Pressure is now mounting on President Lee Myung-bak to discharge Finance Minister Kang Man-soo on the back of doubts about his capability to steer South Korea through the current... 2008-10-30

Taiwan's improving ties with the mainland are starting to show up in decisions taken by Taiwan's defense authorities, something that may raise the hackles of the less China-friendly... 2008-09-03

China's legislature passed a law calling for fiscal spending, tax breaks and other measures to promote 'sustainable' economic growth via resource conservation and pollution control... 2008-09-01

Latest data have revealed that Hong Kong's government recorded a budget deficit of HKD10.8bn (US$1.38bn) in June, taking the deficit for the first quarter of FY2008/09 (April-March)... 2008-09-01

The National Assembly in late July set up a bipartisan advisory group on amending the constitution. Among possible changes are allowing the president a second term, a switch to a... 2008-08-05

The fledgling government has announced that it will apply to join the United Nations, making it the sixteenth attempt at entering the multilateral body. Improving cross-Strait relations... 2008-08-01

State-owned China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China's largest integrated oil and gas company, has announced that it will cut its workforce by 5% over three years as the... 2008-07-29