(1997 est. pop. 105 million). Manchuria, the region of northeastern China comprising the provinces of Heilongjiang, Jilin, and Liaoning (Fengtian), is referred to as Dongbei ("Northeast") in China. This Chinese terminology is part of a...

Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju, simplified Chinese: 满洲; traditional Chinese: 滿洲; pinyin: Mǎnzhōu, Russian: Маньчжурия, Mongolian: Манж) is a historical name given to a vast geographic region in northeast Asia. Depending on...

Excerpts from "the first rough draft of history" as reported in The Washington Post on this date in the 20th century. After consuming Taiwan in 1895, and Korea 15 years later, Japan set its imperialistic sights on Manchuria -- invading the Chinese...

China has not made any economic-reform efforts in the Manchurian region and such lack could adversely affect efforts to reform state enterprises in 1995. Manchuria boasts many factories that are out-dated. Workers and companies are owed money, and little has been done to protect...

Japan's first female defense minister was sworn in Wednesday, pledging to restore trust in the government after her predecessor resigned for suggesting the U.S. atomic bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima were inevitable.Yuriko Koike took office a day after former Defense Minister Fumio Kyuma apologized for...

A 265-pound man says a restaurant overcharged him for his trips to the buffet, then banned him and a relative because of how much they consumed during their visits.Ricky Labit, a 6-foot-3 disabled offshore worker, said he had been a regular at the Manchuria Restaurant,...