Obama in China faces tensions on trade and Tibet (Reuters)
Reuters – President Barack Obama faces tensions with China over trade and Tibet on his first visit to the emerging superpower for a summit that will grapple with economic imbalances and the future of the yuan.
APEC leaders douse hopes on climate pact (AFP)
AFP – Asia-Pacific leaders on Sunday buried hopes a key UN meeting next month would forge a binding pact to combat climate change, saying talks would drag on well past the Copenhagen meeting.
Obama in Japan: Public Solidarity Masks Tension
President Obama’s popular and rhetorical success on the global stage has not yet been matched by resolution of the United States’ foreign policy challenges.
Asian stocks mostly higher after China, Japan data (AP)
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after figures from China and Japan showed the region’s two biggest economies were on track to recovering from the global downturn.
New Iran sanctions could strengthen Rev. Guard (AP)
AP – Tougher sanctions against Iran that the U.S. and its allies are considering to pressure it over its nuclear program might only strengthen its hard-line president and the Revolutionary Guard, boosting the elite force’s economic and political muscle, experts warn.
Michael Jackson movie to screen in China (AP)
AP – The Michael Jackson documentary “This Is It” has snapped up one of the last of China’s 20 annual foreign movie import slots, a Sony Pictures executive said Tuesday.
