Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will visit China on Friday amid the ongoing territorial row between the two countries.
The Japanese central bank on Wednesday kept its key interest rate unchanged at zero to 0.1 percent, and stopped short of taking further monetary easing steps.
A man has been charged after allegedly shooting at a bus in Sydney's inner-west, the New South Wales Police said on Wednesday.
Even more than being banned from working in China, Filipinos are worried about the hard-line position their leaders have taken on South China Sea.
Glyn Davies, US special envoy for DPRK policy, emphasized a need for sanctions against the DPRK during meetings with Chinese officials on Tuesday.
The pursuit of oil, rising jobless rates and the need to cover up domestic public fury are behind Manila's recent drive for oil drilling.
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang received a delegation of the India-Vietnam Solidarity Committee of West-Bengal state led by its President Geetesh Sharman here on Tuesday.
A convicted pedophile will be offered chemical castration for the first time in South Korea, local media reported Tuesday.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) had no plan to conduct nuclear tests alongside its peaceful satellite development program.
Singapore maintained its position as Asia's top convention city for the 10th consecutive year.
Asia-Pacific invested stock rose to $3.9 trillion in 2011, surpassing the level of invested stock in North America.
The 634-meter broadcast tower Tokyo Sky Tree complex officially opened to the public on Tuesday.
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