US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta had a rare first-hand look inside a Chinese naval base on Thursday, as Washington pushes security dialogue with a country that could rival its power in the Pacific.

The anti-Japan demonstrations in China over disputed islands on Monday took an ugly turn with protesters attacking some of the top Japanese firms, including Panasonic and Canon, hitting flourishing

Angry anti-Japan protesters took to the streets of Chinese cities for a second day on Sunday, with Japan's Prime Minister urging Beijing to protect his country's companies and diplomatic buildings fro

China's Vice-President Xi Jinping has made his first public appearance in two weeks, state media said on Saturday, following swirling speculation about the whereabouts of Beijing's leader-in-waiting.

Six Chinese government ships sailed into waters around disputed islands early Friday, the Japanese coastguard said, adding it had issued warning for them to leave.

The arrival came just days after th

The United States called on Tuesday for calm between Japan and China after Beijing sent ships to disputed islands in the East China Sea in response to Tokyo's purchase of them.

South Korea's Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it had started building a new $7 billion chip plant in the Chinese city of Xian -- its biggest-ever investment in the country.

The plant, scheduled

China has dispatched two patrol ships to 'assert its sovereignty' over islands at the centre of a row with Japan, state media said on Tuesday, as Tokyo completed its purchase of the disputed territory

China said on Monday its trade surplus widened to $26.7 billion in August as exports rose and imports registered a surprise decline, amid recent signs of weakness in the world's second-largest economy

China and Russia sounded the alarm about the state of the global economy at a summit on Saturday and urged Asian-Pacific countries to protect themselves by forging deeper regional economic ties.

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