China's newdefense minister made his first international appearance on Sunday at an annual defense summit, where he delivered a speech full of thinly veiled digs at the U.S.
The derailment in eastern India that killed nearly 300 people and injured hundreds more was caused by an error in the electronic signaling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks.
More than 70 years ago a young girl was the subject of a celebrated rescue by China's People's Liberation Army. Today, she is praying for peace as tensions rise in the region.
Hoang Hong, founder of the environmental group CHANGE VN, was arrested Wednesday on tax charges, the U.N. says. Human rights experts say Vietnamese officials use the law to target civil society.
Two passenger trains derailed Friday in India, killing more than 200 people and trapping hundreds of others inside more than a dozen damaged rail cars, officials said.
China has refused to let its defense minister meet formally with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. However, the two defense chiefs did briefly exchange words and shook hands before Friday's dinner.