Princess Noriko (R), second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, speaks beside fiance Kunimaro Senge at the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo May 27, 2014.
Everyone is entitled to a dream. But Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seems to be having a dangerous one that may drag Japan toward a nationalist dead end and risk jeopardizing regional stability.
South Korea will try hard to return 425 sets of remains of Chinese volunteer soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War by the traditional Tomb-Sweeping Day in early April.
Death penalty carrier Duong Chi Dung in Vietnam's Vinalines corruption case confessed at a trial related to his overseas fleeing case that a high-ranking official of Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security was involved.
Iran is supporting the Iraqi government in its fights against terrorism, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham said on Tuesday.
Indonesia is considering to procure warplanes to replace its F-5 Tiger multirole fighter jets that are about to be decommissioned due to their very long service periods.
South Korea and the United States on Tuesday resumed the new round of talks to rewrite a civilian nuclear cooperation accord in South Korea's central city of Daejeon.
Around 350 Turkish police officers were removed from their posts in Ankara overnight, CNN Turk said on Tuesday, in the biggest single reported police shakeup since a corruption probe rocked the government last month.
The Maldives government has decided to introduce sea ambulance services throughout the islands within two months to transport patients more quickly and safely in the tourist hotspot, local media reported here on Tuesday.
The Japanese government launched the secretariat of its National Security Council (NSC) on Tuesday, with former Vice-Foreign Minister Shotaro Yachi to work as the director.
Maldives president Abdulla Yameen has affirmed strong ties with India during his visit last week, which resulted in a string of agreements between the two countries.
There will be no power blackout, oil or gas shortage on Jan 13, the day of the planned Bangkok shutdown by the People's Democratic Reform Committee.
Fiji's Ministry of Health announced Tuesday that the country has recorded 133 dengue fever cases in the first three days this year, urging the public to assist in the fight to reduce the impact and spread of the dengue virus.