Michael A. Lev

More details emerged Monday about what President Clinton called his "nice little debate" with the communist government about responsibility for the Vietnam War, in which Vietnam criticized the U.S., but...

Standing a few feet from a bust of the late communist icon Ho Chi Minh, President Clinton on Friday urged the Vietnamese people to join America in setting aside "a...

The day after an encouraging exchange of words between Taiwan's new president and China's communist government, Beijing returned to more strident rhetoric, signaling the possible end of an extremely short...

Defying international political pressure, Pakistan set off five underground nuclear tests Thursday and warned India it was topping a long-range missile with an atomic warhead, fueling concerns of a nuclear...

A high-ranking U.S. government delegation has pressed Pakistan not to become the next declared nuclear military power, but Pakistan still is grappling with a decision over whether to test its...

As Chie Asahara and her generation approach 30, they have achieved something rare for Japanese women: They have careers, financial independence and personal freedom. The path they are forging in...

Suketaka Kawazu, a 25-year-old salesman for an air cargo company, sips his hot chocolate as testament to the brilliance of McDonald's marketing. After lunch at a Tokyo McDonald's, he said...

Japan is debating a high-profile case of reported euthanasia by a surgeon in which neither the patient nor his family may have given their consent. The incident--in which the doctor...

It's a nasty winter's day, and people all over this city are ready to perform surgery. That's how it looks, anyway, on the streets and subways of Japan during flu...