Nine people were killed and 25 others injured in a fire at a singing room in South Korea's southern port city of Busan, local authorities said Sunday.
The cultural ministers of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) signed a joint action plan in Shanghai on Saturday to boost cultural cooperation between the three countries.
Beijing strongly urged Manila on Friday to return to "diplomacy" to resolve the island impasse in the South China Sea.
After being forced to drop out of school last year because his family needed more income, Gio Vakaloloma turned to the only job available - selling coconuts on the streets of Suva.
Bilateral trade between China and Indonesia will keep expanding this year despite recent moves by Jakarta to curb foreign investment in the mining industry and limit raw mineral exports.
The United States is willing to work with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea if it changes its ways, said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Japan shuts down its last working nuclear power reactor this weekend just over a year after a tsunami scarred the nation.
Senator Bob Carr has called for broader military ties between Australia and China.
India is developing a cyber defense program aimed at protecting vital sectors like defense, railways and power. according to media report.
Samsung Electronics, the world's largest mobile phone maker, said Friday that it unveiled its third generation smartphone in the Galaxy series featuring the options of recognizing voice.
Vice-President Xi Jinping stressed the importance of risk management and control for both China and Japan while meeting with a group of lawmakers from the Japanese Diet's Japan-China Friendship League.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea said Thursday no one could prevent it from exploring outer space and more satellites would be launched.
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