The first batch of Chinese aid for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan arrived in central Philippine city of Cebu, a relief goods distribution center, on Monday evening.
NASA is trying to resolve an international spat over banning Chinese scientists from a planetary conference, but efforts to do so are being hampered by the US government shutdown.
China on Thursday called for the early realization of social reconciliation and national stability in Egypt.
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was freed on Thursday morning, a few hours after being seized by armed men, Libyan News Agency reported.
Libyan PM kidnapped in Tripoli
Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden's father arrived in Moscow on Thursday and said he hopes to see his son.
US Secretary of State John Kerry assured China's Premier Li Keqiang the United States was committed to resolving a fiscal impasse.
Gunmen from a former rebel faction kidnapped Libya's prime minister on Thursday in reprisal for the government's role in the US capture of a top al Qaida suspect, shattering a fragile peace.
Seized Libyan PM in good health: official
The intelligence agency of the Republic of Korea told lawmakers on Tuesday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has restarted a plutonium reactor at its main nuclear facility, according to two legislators who attended the closed-door briefing session.
When Obama said, "I am sure the Chinese don't mind that I'm not there right now," his remarks showed that ties with China stand high on his agenda.
Former contractor of the US intelligence service Edward Snowden travels in Russia freely and looks forward to finding a job, his attorney said.
Chinese diplomats have expressed deep concern over the misrepresentation by some Japanese politicians of Tokyo's defeat during World War II.
Egypt's Ministry of Social Solidarity decided on Wednesday to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood as a non- governmental organization.
An Egyptian court has set Nov 4 as the start date for the trial of ousted President Mohammed Morsi on charges of incitement to murder for the killings of opponents.