The region of land that surrounds the Pacific Ocean is called the Pacific Rim and includes more than thirty nations in Asia, Oceania, and North and South America. About 2.5 billion people live in this region, which is four-tenths of the population of...

The thirty-four countries and twenty-three islands around the Pacific covering 70 million square miles (180 square kilometres) and consisting of 2.4 billion people (more than a half of the world’s population). Since 1979 this world region has...

The Pacific Rim refers to the countries and cities located around the edge of the Pacific Ocean. There are many economic centers around the Pacific Rim, such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Manila, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Taipei, Sydney,...

China and South Korea wasted little time before showing what they expect the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries to mean. The ceremonies in Beijing marking the end of four decades of hostility were barely over before official trade missions were...

The August Atlantic demonstrates one of that magazine's shortcomings, as well as its major virtue. Good serious magazines (yes, there are bad serious magazines) exist to produce good serious-magazine writing. Throughout the '80s, the Atlantic has had some of the best. William Greider on...

President Bush used an address before an audience of Pacific Rim business elite to discuss the war on terror. Chinese President Hu Jintao talked about the business opportunities that China's growth is producing.The messages, and the reviews they received this week, underscore how Washington and...

A powerful floating radar that will be part of the national missile defense system will return to Hawaii this month for maintenance and upgrades.BAE Shipyards at Pearl Harbor won a contract for the X-Band radar, the Missile Defense Agency said Thursday. The radar, which has...