Despite no immediate evidence that they were connected, the detentions of two vocal commentators on Myanmar triggered alarm in the business and research communities.

China's foreign ministry confirmed Friday that it made the rare arrest of a U.S. citizen, the leader of a political think tank, for alleged espionage.

Min Zin, a director at a Myanmar focused think tank, allegedly disappeared while he was in Kunming.

Analysts are scrutinizing recent Chinese maritime operations near Scarborough Shoal, an uninhabited but strategically located atoll near the Philippine island of Luzon, U.S. officials said.

Japan is positioning itself as a focal point for defense cooperation among U.S. partners.

Taiwan’s military has sent rockets in China’s direction from “shoot and scoot” launchers in a demonstration of how it might defend itself against an attack

The FBI has seized more than a dozen websites that officials say were part of a Chinese effort to target American workers who have access to classified or sensitive government information.

BEIJING, June 12 (Reuters) - China's new bank lending rose less than expected in May after contracting the previous month, as a prolonged property downturn continued to weigh on household borrowing. China's new yuan loans rose to 520 billion yuan ($77 billion) in May,