March 30, 2017 Russian long-range bombers used in war games in Tajikistan The Russian military says its long-range bombers have practiced hitting targets in Tajikistan during joint drills with the Central Asian nation.
March 30, 2017 From poor eyesight to bad teeth, pandas' needs grow with age Failing eyesight, poor digestion, bad teeth, limbs no longer so limber: With captive giant pandas living longer than ever, the list of their physical and even emotional needs is growing.
March 30, 2017 Thai prosecutors postpone appearance for Red Bull heir An heir to the Red Bull fortune has won another delay in facing charges after an alleged hit and run that killed a police officer almost five years ago.
March 30, 2017 Haier boss looks far beyond appliances After Haier Group bought the General Electric Co. appliance unit last year, the Chinese company's chairman says he gave its American managers unusual orders: Ignore me.
March 30, 2017 China's President Xi Jinping to meet Trump in Mar-a-Lago in April Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump will meet for the first time on April 6-7 at the latter's Florida resort, China's foreign ministry announced Thursday.
March 30, 2017 Chinese demand for elephant ivory drops, new report says A leading elephant conservation group says the price of ivory in China has dropped as the country moves toward a ban on the legal trade of ivory this year.
March 30, 2017 Japan ruling party urges strike ability amid NKorea threat Japan's ruling party has urged the government to consider arming itself with more advanced and offensive capability, such as striking enemy targets with cruise missiles, loosening Japan's self-defense-only military posture since the end of World War II.
March 30, 2017 Park arrives at Seoul court for hearing on arrest request South Korea's disgraced ex-president arrived at a Seoul court Thursday for hearing on a prosecutors' request to her arrest for corruption allegations that have already toppled her from power.
March 30, 2017 Thailand's ex-tourism chief gets 50 years for taking bribes The former head of Thailand's tourism promotion board has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for accepting $1.8 million in bribes from two Hollywood producers to let them organize the Bangkok International Film Festival a decade ago.
March 30, 2017 Paris clashes over police killing of Chinese man; 3 injured Clashes in Paris over the killing of a Chinese man by police have left three officers injured and led to 35 arrests.
