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of a world without nuclear weapons were overjoyed.Their euphoria may have made them oblivious to the stark reality confronting them. T</p> <div class="date-area">June 3, 2016 02:30 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Moscow-could-tie-UN-s-hands-on-Pyongyang">Moscow could tie UN's hands on Pyongyang</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Moscow-could-tie-UN-s-hands-on-Pyongyang"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201606/0601n/0601n-russia-churkin/4590851-1-eng-GB/0601N-Russia-Churkin_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> UNITED NATIONS -- Russia's growing interest in Asia could keep the United Nations Security Council from issuing a timely response to North Korea's latest attempted rocket launch.Meeting Tuesday in New York, the Security Council mostly discussed such</p> <div class="date-area">June 2, 2016 04:35 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Pyongyang-provocation/Meeting-with-Pyongyang-official-Xi-calls-for-nuclear-free-peninsula">Meeting with Pyongyang official, Xi calls for nuclear-free peninsula </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Pyongyang-provocation/Meeting-with-Pyongyang-official-Xi-calls-for-nuclear-free-peninsula"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201606/0601n/0601n-xi-li-suyong/4591061-1-eng-GB/0601N-Xi-Li-Suyong_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping sat down with a top North Korean official for the first time in three years here on Wednesday, expressing his desire to seek a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.Xi met with Ri Su Yong, a vice chairman of the centr</p> <div class="date-area">June 2, 2016 03:50 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korea-attempted-launch-after-snubs-by-US-South">North Korea attempted launch after snubs by US, South</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korea-attempted-launch-after-snubs-by-US-South"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0531n/0531n-musudan-missile/4583623-1-eng-GB/0531N-Musudan-missile_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SEOUL -- North Korea's latest failed missile launch may have been aimed not only at advancing the nation's nuclear weapons technology, but also at censuring the U.S. and South Korea for turning down its invitation to a dialogue.The launch was attemp</p> <div class="date-area">June 1, 2016 04:07 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="sub-title">Future of Asia</div> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Region-needs-forum-to-tackle-security-issues-Mongolian-foreign-minister">Region needs forum to tackle security issues -- Mongolian foreign minister</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Region-needs-forum-to-tackle-security-issues-Mongolian-foreign-minister"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0531t/20160531_purevsuren/4581728-1-eng-GB/20160531_purevsuren_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- Asia lacks a platform for dealing with common security threats, but Mongolia can be a "bridge builder" that fills the void, the country's foreign minister said on Tuesday.The region has many unresolved issues, with "the last stronghold and </p> <div class="date-area">May 31, 2016 06:04 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korea-sends-top-official-to-China">North Korea sends top official to China</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/North-Korea-sends-top-official-to-China"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0531t/20160531_nk2/4580671-2-eng-GB/20160531_NK_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> BEIJING (Kyodo) -- A top North Korean official made a surprise visit to China on Tuesday, in a potential sign of Pyongyang's latest attempt to mend fences with its most important ally. The official is Ri Su Yong, a former foreign minister who became</p> <div class="date-area">May 31, 2016 12:05 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Attempted-North-Korea-missile-launch-fails-South-Korean-officials">Attempted North Korea missile launch fails -- South Korean officials</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Attempted-North-Korea-missile-launch-fails-South-Korean-officials"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0531t/20160531_nk/4579990-1-eng-GB/20160531_NK_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SEOUL (Reuters) -- North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its east coast early on Tuesday morning but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean military officials told Reuters.The launch attempt took place at around 5:20 a.m. Seoul time </p> <div class="date-area">May 31, 2016 11:45 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Obama-s-nuclear-free-ideals-face-tough-reality-check">Obama's nuclear-free ideals face tough reality check</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/Obama-s-nuclear-free-ideals-face-tough-reality-check"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0528t/20160528_obama_hiroshima_memorial/4570833-2-eng-GB/20160528_obama_hiroshima_memorial_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> HIROSHIMA, Japan -- U.S. President Barack Obama's historic trip here, and his renewed appeal for a world without nuclear weapons, may ultimately do little besides pad his political resume as global disarmament efforts sputter. Obama won the Nobel Pe</p> <div class="date-area">May 28, 2016 05:50 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Hiroshima-visit-marks-Obama-s-last-chance-to-secure-non-nuclear-legacy">Hiroshima visit marks Obama's last chance to secure non-nuclear legacy</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Hiroshima-visit-marks-Obama-s-last-chance-to-secure-non-nuclear-legacy"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160526/201605025_obama_nuke_speech/4546943-1-eng-GB/201605025_Obama_nuke_speech_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE -- The people of Asia have had more than enough of nukes. On one side of the continent, North Korea presses ahead with missile tests, while on the other side Iran has yet to fully relinquish its nuclear development program.In the 20th cent</p> <div class="date-area">May 26, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Japan-ponders-whether-it-needs-its-own-nuclear-weapons">Japan ponders whether it needs its own nuclear weapons</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Japan-ponders-whether-it-needs-its-own-nuclear-weapons"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160526/20150526_china_missile_icbm/4551769-1-eng-GB/20150526_china_missile_icbm_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> For decades, Japan has sheltered safely under the U.S. nuclear umbrella. But advancing weapons technology and changing American politics are forcing Tokyo to confront a longstanding taboo: will it one day need its own nukes ? China's ever more sophi</p> <div class="date-area">May 26, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Four-Asian-states-racing-to-upgrade-their-nuclear-arsenals2">Four Asian states racing to upgrade their nuclear arsenals </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> NORTH KOREA has conducted four successful nuclear tests, including one in January. Pyongyang is also making progress on the missile technology needed to deliver an atomic bomb. North Korea's stockpile of nuclear warheads, estimated at 10 to 20, coul</p> <div class="date-area">May 26, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160526-FACING-UP-TO-HISTORY/On-the-Cover/Hiroshima-visit-marks-Obama-s-last-chance-to-secure-non-nuclear-legacy">Hiroshima visit marks Obama's last chance to secure non-nuclear legacy</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160526-FACING-UP-TO-HISTORY/On-the-Cover/Hiroshima-visit-marks-Obama-s-last-chance-to-secure-non-nuclear-legacy"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160526/201605025_obama_nuke_speech/4546943-1-eng-GB/201605025_Obama_nuke_speech_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> SINGAPORE The people of Asia have had more than enough of nukes. On one side of the continent, North Korea presses ahead with missile tests, while on the other side Iran has yet to fully relinquish its nuclear development program.In the 20th century</p> <div class="date-area">May 26, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160526-FACING-UP-TO-HISTORY/On-the-Cover/Four-Asian-states-racing-to-upgrade-their-nuclear-arsenals">Four Asian states racing to upgrade their nuclear arsenals </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> NORTH KOREA has conducted four successful nuclear tests, including one in January. Pyongyang is also making progress on the missile technology needed to deliver an atomic bomb. North Korea's stockpile of nuclear warheads, estimated at 10 to 20, coul</p> <div class="date-area">May 26, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160526-FACING-UP-TO-HISTORY/On-the-Cover/Japan-ponders-whether-it-needs-its-own-nuclear-weapons">Japan ponders whether it needs its own nuclear weapons</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160526-FACING-UP-TO-HISTORY/On-the-Cover/Japan-ponders-whether-it-needs-its-own-nuclear-weapons"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160526/20150526_china_missile_icbm/4551769-1-eng-GB/20150526_china_missile_icbm_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> For decades, Japan has sheltered safely under the U.S. nuclear umbrella. But advancing weapons technology and changing American politics are forcing Tokyo to confront a longstanding taboo: will it one day need its own nukes ? China's ever more sophi</p> <div class="date-area">May 26, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Pyongyang-provocation/Cross-border-trade-hints-sanctions-on-North-Korea-taking-a-bite">Cross-border trade hints sanctions on North Korea taking a bite </a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Features/Pyongyang-provocation/Cross-border-trade-hints-sanctions-on-North-Korea-taking-a-bite"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0525n/0525n-china-n-korea/4553986-1-eng-GB/0525N-China-N-Korea_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> BEIJING -- Chinese imports from North Korea tumbled nearly 20% year on year in April, indicating the United Nations' sanctions against the reclusive state may be producing their intended effects.The U.N. imposed the sanctions to punish Pyongyang's n</p> <div class="date-area">May 26, 2016 02:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/G-7-leaders-aim-to-curb-China-maritime-expansion-in-statement">G-7 leaders aim to curb China maritime expansion in statement</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/G-7-leaders-aim-to-curb-China-maritime-expansion-in-statement"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0524n/0524n-g7/4545330-1-eng-GB/0524N-G7_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- Group of Seven leaders will call for respect for the rule of law and peaceful resolution to conflicts in a joint statement to be issued Friday at the end of their two-day summit, taking a swipe against China's territorial ambitions in the S</p> <div class="date-area">May 25, 2016 04:00 am JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/International-Relations/More-North-Korean-restaurant-workers-escape-workplace-in-China">More North Korean restaurant workers escape workplace in China</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <p> SEOUL (Kyodo) -- A South Korean official on Tuesday confirmed media reports that a small number of North Korean restaurant staff recently escaped their workplace in China."It's true, but I can't confirm anything further about them," said the officia</p> <div class="date-area">May 24, 2016 07:21 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/North-Korea-s-economic-reformers-still-have-to-mind-the-yellow-wind">North Korea's economic reformers still have to mind the 'yellow wind'</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/North-Korea-s-economic-reformers-still-have-to-mind-the-yellow-wind"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0523t/20160523_north-korea1/4536137-1-eng-GB/20160523_North-Korea1_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> TOKYO -- Appointments made at the first congress of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party in 36 years earlier this month seem to suggest supreme leader Kim Jong Un is starting to take the economy more seriously. As widely expected, the congress wa</p> <div class="date-area">May 23, 2016 07:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Kim-Jong-Un-s-nuke-fixation-hints-at-insecurity">Kim Jong Un's nuke fixation hints at insecurity</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Kim-Jong-Un-s-nuke-fixation-hints-at-insecurity"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/2016/201605/0518n/0518n-n-korea-moranbong-band/4518064-1-eng-GB/0518N-N-Korea-Moranbong-Band_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> PYONGYANG -- The North Korean capital is filled with missile imagery. A model of the Unha-3 rocket used for "satellite" launches greeted reporters visiting the Mangyongdae Children's Palace, where elementary and middle school students gather for ext</p> <div class="date-area">May 19, 2016 01:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> <li> <h2 class="title"><a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160519-China-Inc.-uncovered/Politics-Economy/For-China-s-ruling-elite-home-is-where-the-haven-is">For China's ruling elite, home is where the haven is</a></h2> <div class="column-layout"> <a href="/web/20160604154231/http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160519-China-Inc.-uncovered/Politics-Economy/For-China-s-ruling-elite-home-is-where-the-haven-is"><img src="/web/20160604154231im_/http://asia.nikkei.com/var/site_cache/storage/images/node_43/node_51/magazine/20160519/20160518_hongkong_residence/4512708-3-eng-GB/20160518_hongkong_residence_medium_thumbnail.jpg" width="120" alt=""/></a> <p> HONG KONG The massive leak of documents known as the Panama Papers suggests that Hong Kong has played a role of connecting China's elite with a global network of tax havens.Top officials in China's Communist Party are tied to this link via relatives</p> <div class="date-area">May 19, 2016 12:00 pm JST</div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="result-sub"> <div class="result-box"> <h2>Sort by</h2> <ul> <li class="current">Newest</li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return sort_by('relevance')">Relevance</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="result-box"> <h2>Filter by</h2> <h3>Date</h3> <ul> <li class="current">All</li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return facet_date('7days')">Last 7 days</a></li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return facet_date('30days')">Last 30 days</a></li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return facet_date('1year')">Last 1 year</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="category-box js_see-more"> <h3>Genre</h3> <ul> <li class="current">All</li> <li><a href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="return 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