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.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday ruled out a third term in office, saying he will hand over the baton to a new prime minister after the upcoming general election in May.
Cambodian anti-riot police on Friday morning opened fire on striking garment workers, killing at least two protesters and injuring more than 10, according to a right group activist.
South Korea and the United States will resume the 10th round of senior-level talks over how to share costs for the 28,500 US troops stationed.
At least 27 passengers were killed and 18 others injured when a state transport bus fell into a deep ravine in the western Indian state of Maharashtra Thursday morning, said local media.
Myanmar government pardoned some inmates as a gesture to mark the country's Independence Day which is falling on Saturday.
Over 40 people were killed Thursday in three separate road accidents in India in one day, highlighting the country's chronicle road safety problem.
The Chinese consulate in San Francisco sustained fire and smoke damage as a result of an arson attack, the consulate said on Thursday, but there were no injuries and the consulate was open for business today.
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong co-chaired the first meeting of China-Cambodia Intergovernmental Coordination Committee in Beijing.
Rallying the support of the Pacific island nations tops Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's diplomatic wish list for the new year as he seeks to further contain China's maritime presence.
South Korea and China will hold a new round of talks for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) next week, the South Korean government said Thursday.
The Republic of Korea's top military officer on Thursday cautioned about possible good cop-bad cop strategy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The railroad between Myanmar's former capital Yangon and Mandalay, a major city in mid Myanmar will be upgraded in fiscal year 2015-16 with the help of Japanese technology and assistance, official media reported Thursday.