Malaysian Prime Minister Ahmad Badawi resigned on March 26, making way for new leader Najib Razak to become premier, and reinforcing 52 year-old rule by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Abdullah leaves with low ratings, having failed to follow through on government reform and corruption eradication pledges. Najib takes ...

China and the US are flirting with military conflict after last week's confrontation between US Navy Impeccable and Chinese vessels in the South China sea, 120 km off Hainan island, where a submarine base holds China's most sophisticated navy vessel rests.

North Korea's recently overtly belligerent behavior, including plans for a space launch, demonstrates increasing desperation according to analysts.

Malaysian Prime Minister Abdulla Ahmad Badawi is expected to step down on March 31 after five years in power as leader of United Malays National Organisation, according to an official close to the PM. The move has not been publicly announced, likely because political tension is in the air: just ...

Pyongyang is assembling it's most sophisticated long-range missile in preparation for a possible test-fire, according to South Korean Chosun Ilbo newspaper. Satellite images from Tokyo and Seoul show the North Korean military moving missile parts to a new base, to assemble an improved Taepodong-2 missile capable of traveling ...

Hillary Clinton will travel to Asia on Sunday for her first trip abroad as U.S. Secretary of State, in a diplomatic gesture that shows a shift of priorities in American foreign policy. Speaking at the Asia Society in New York on Friday Clinton announced the Asian region would be a ...

People's Bank of China vice governor Su Ning responded to US State Treasury accusations that  China is manipulating its currency, warning the new Obama government against trade barriers,  reported Chinese news agency Xinhua. "These remarks are not only inconsistent with the facts but they are misleading about the reasons for ...