As tensions between China and the United States escalate in the Asia Pacific, everyone from diplomats to dealmakers has learned that those tensions can be turned to their advantage.

FC Kaiserslautern won their second game in a row Saturday night, beating Magdeburg 4-1 at Fritz Walter Stadium. Daniel Hanslik got the Red Devils off to a fast start in front of 46.556 spectators, scoring twice in the 15th and 20th minutes, and FCK never looked back. Kenny Prince Redondo, making his first start as team captain, upped the score to 3-0, scoring in the 57 minute.

Australian officials say a 16-year-old boy armed with a knife has been shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in the west coast city of Perth.

For the first time, China has publicized what it claims is an unwritten 2016 agreement with the Philippines over access to South China Sea islands.

Officials say 14 people are dead after a flood and landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island. Torrential rain pounding the area triggered a landslide in Luwu district in South Sulawesi province.

China launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.

Flanked by the nation’s top defense officials, Adm. Samuel Paparo took the reins of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command during a ceremony in Hawaii, relieving Adm. John Aquilino.

Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to visit China little more than a week after starting his new term in office, underscoring the growing importance of ties between the two countries.

China launched the first spacecraft to collect samples from the moon’s far side and return them to Earth, solidifying the nation’s position as the main competitor to the US in the race to establish a long-term presence on the lunar surface.

Personnel with U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force worked from alternate locations Friday after a fire struck their building the night before at this airlift hub in western Tokyo.