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Japanese Princess to marry son of shrine priest

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.

US helicopter crash-lands in eastern Japan

2013-12-16 17:24

A US military helicopter carrying four people crash-landed in a coastal city south of Tokyo on Monday afternoon, with two of its crew injured.

NZ Police make big drugs haul with Chinese help

2013-12-16 17:23

New Zealand Police said Monday they have made a second major drug haul this month after working with Chinese authorities to break up an Asian trafficking ring.

10 Afghan militants killed in army operation

2013-12-16 16:26

Ten militants were killed in an Afghan army operation in the country's eastern province of Ghazni overnight.

US, Vietnam overcoming war legacy to better ties

2013-12-16 13:53

The United States and Vietnam's joint efforts to overcome legacy of war played a special role in building better relationship between the two countries.

Abenomics: Economic miracle or people pleaser?

2013-12-16 13:06

Japan's concerted efforts to escape from the doldrums of decades of deflation and reduce its public debt burden at twice the size of the nation's economy have been packaged into a well-publicized policy initiative spearheaded by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and dubbed "Abenomics".

South Korea voices concerns over DPRK

2013-12-16 13:00

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday voiced her concerns about growing possibility for reckless provocation from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

DPRK leader's aunt unscathed

2013-12-16 07:20

The aunt of Democratic People's Republic of Korea leader Kim Jong-un appears unscathed after the execution of her powerful husband despite strong speculation that those close to Jang could be purged.

Japan's 'checkbook diplomacy' could bounce: observers

2013-12-16 01:48

Japan's "checkbook diplomacy" could bounce, alhough it signed aid pacts in order to win support from ASEAN countries in its dispute with China.

Philippines needs $3b for reconstruction

2013-12-15 19:54

The Philippine government needs a total 130 billion pesos (about $2.95 billion) to rehabilitate the communities in the central part of the country devastated by typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda, President Benigno Aquino III said Sunday.

Japan's diplomat stabbed during kidnap bid in Yemen

2013-12-15 18:15

A Japanese diplomat was stabbed by unknown armed men in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Sunday after he resisted a kidnapping attempt near the Japanese embassy, police sources said.

Myanmar improves extractive industry governance

2013-12-15 13:22

Myanmar is making strenuous efforts to be a member of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiatives (EITI), state media quoted Minister of Mines Dr. Myint Aung as saying Sunday.

After the storm

2013-12-15 08:13

Two in five victims of the recent Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines were children. While the storm has left the country, the trauma remains.

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