Pakistani army chief visits China
2012-01-04 19:57:06
Pakistani Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani left for Beijing on Wednesday on a five-day official visit at the invitation of Chinese authorities
China denies mistreating Indian diplomat
2012-01-04 19:07:14
China on Wednesday said media reports that an Indian diplomat was mistreated in a court case in the eastern city of Yiwu were not factually accurate.
ROK president to visit China
2012-01-04 16:32:43
President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Myung-bak will pay a state visit to China from Jan 9 to 11, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei announced on Wednesday.
ROK to bolster defense readiness
2012-01-04 16:18:01
South Korea's defense ministry said Wednesday it will strengthen defense readiness to counter possible provocation by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Doctors in Indian state on strike
2012-01-04 16:16:40
Doctors in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu went on strike Wednesday in protest against the killing of a woman doctor by an auto-driver.
Japanese PM vows to raise sales tax rate
2012-01-04 16:16:01
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Wednesday vowed to raise the country's sales tax rate again at his first press conference in the year of 2012 despite growing opposition.
1 insurgent killed, 44 arrested in Afghan
2012-01-04 15:39:36
At least one insurgent has been killed and 44 other suspects detained in cleanup operations launched by Afghan and NATO-led Coalition forces
Indonesia to intensify border negotiations
2012-01-04 15:17:08
Indonesia will intensify maritime border negotiations as it is one of the country' prioritized diplomacy.
Singapore PM faces 36% pay cut
2012-01-04 14:56:48
Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong and his ministers will see their pay slashed by about 36 percent but Lee will remain the world's best-paid leader.
Pakistan to analyze bin Laden's documents
2012-01-04 14:39:04
A Pakistani commission will investigate why Pakistan failed to know about the presence of bin Laden.
Commando unit set up to protect tigers
2012-01-04 14:08:18
The southern Indian state of Karnataka has become the first Indian state to set up a special commando unit for protecting tigers in its dense forests from poachers and hunters.
US says Myanmar's amnesty disappointing
2012-01-04 10:58:14
The US State Department said on Tuesday that Myanmar's recent amnesty to prisoners was disappointing, urging the Myanmar government to release all political prisoners.