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The Kyodo news agency reports that the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo that could complicate relations with China and South Korea.
2014-10-17

A court in Beijing intends to hear artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, held and gagged on charges of tax evasion by the People's Republic of China.
2012-05-8

Burmese state media say rebels in the northeast of the country killed seven workers from a Chinese-backed hydroelectric power project.
2011-08-5

Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei is freed on bail. Under the terms of his bail agreement, he is not permitted to disclose the reason for his arrest and detention.
2011-06-22

Art exhibit of Chinese dissident, Ai Weiwei, jailed by the Chinese government last month for unspecified "economic crimes," opens in New York City.
2011-05-4

The People's Republic of China detains Ai Weiwei, a leading artist and dissident, as part of a crackdown on dissenting views.
2011-04-3

Taiwan says it will end restrictions on Philippine workers imposed after a row over the deportation of 14 Taiwanese to mainland China.
2011-03-9

Ai Weiwei is prevented from travelling to South Korea by Chinese authorities and is warned his trip could "threaten national security", with imprisoned Liu Xiaobo due to receive the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize next week.
2010-12-3

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei claims that he has been placed under house arrest to stop him organising a demolition party to observe the destruction of his studio.
2010-11-6

China jails a Tibetan environmentalist on charges of 'splitting the nation'.
2010-07-3