Issue: August 21, 2012   (Archive)
Wednesday, May 22, 2013   

Japanese plead for safety
Tokyo has asked Beijing to ensure the safety of Japanese nationals after businesses, restaurants and cars were targeted by protesters furious over a landing on the Diaoyu Islands by rightists.



Ex-US official adds to Chen release calls
Hundreds of activists and supporters of Taiwan's jailed ex-president Chen Shui-bian gathered outside his prison yesterday to demand his release as a former US government official visited him.



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