Recent Posts

Rights group says US geologist released from Chinese prison after 8 years

BEIJING – A human rights group says American geologist Xue Feng has been released after serving more than eight years in a Chinese prison on charges of procuring state secrets. The San Francisco-based Dui Hua foundation says Xue Feng returned to his family in Houston, Texas, on Friday. The 50-year-old …

Read More »

South Korean activist sends 'The Interview' DVDs across border into North Korea

SEOUL, South Korea – A South Korean activist has launched balloons carrying thousands of DVDs of a movie depicting a plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un across the border into North Korea. Lee Min-bok said Wednesday that he has launched balloons carrying “The Interview” four times from …

Read More »

Japan's Mitsubishi sets sights on aircraft manufacturing, downplays challenge from China

NAGOYA, Japan – At a tightly guarded factory in central Japan, Mitsubishi, maker of the Zero fighter jets of World War II, is launching its MRJ regional jet and aiming to fulfill Japan’s long-cherished ambitions to regain status as a major aviation power. The company said Friday that a recent …

Read More »