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.
Wang Kewei was elected as vice-chairman of the Singapore-based Asia Pacific Network of Science and Technology Centers, the first Chinese citizen elected to the post.
The number of evacuee rose to 3, 929 people on Monday from 810 people last week as widespread flooding has submerged several areas in Purworejo district of Central Java.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday said the government will not made "unprincipled" compromise over the railway workers' strike that entered its 15th day.
A ceremony is held to mark the unveiling of new statues of late DPRK leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, Dec 23, 2013.
Thai political parties started Monday to register their party-list candidates for the upcoming February2 general election.
Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor was ordered to recall more than 11,000 cars in South Korea due to defective air-conditioning system.
Anti-government demonstrators massed peacefully across Thailand's in their latest bid to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra before a February election the main opposition party will boycott.
India and the United States will carry out cooperation in safeguarding cyberspace security and stopping crimes in IT-linked fields.
The Japanese government and ruling camp on Saturday agreed on a record high 95.88-trillion-yen initial general-account budget for fiscal 2014.
Thailand's opposition Democrat Party will boycott a February 2 election, its leader said on Saturday, a move that could deepen uncertainty amid anti-government protests seeking to topple the government and thwart the poll.
India said on Saturday that it had transferred the diplomat at the centre of a row with the United States to its UN delegation.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will "achieve nothing by making threats or provocation," the United States said Friday.