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.
At least five people were killed and 20 others injured when a blast hit a market area in Pakistan's southwest city of Quetta on Thursday morning, reported local Urdu TV channel Geo.
At least five people were killed and four others injured in a US drone strike on a religious school in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan, reported local media PTV on Thursday.
Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that US envoy for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is now in Beijing for a three-day visit.
Increased anti-terrorism cooperation is expected to be a top priority at this month's meeting of prime ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, observers said.
China's first group of disaster relief team arrived in Philippines on Wednesday. The 17 team members are due to be followed by the medical ship Peace Ark.
President Xi Jinping called on European Union leaders on Wednesday to eschew protectionism and create a more healthy environment for businesses.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's hospital ship the Peace Ark will depart on a typhoon relief mission to the Philippines on Thursday, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
China has donated 73 million pesos worth of relief goods to Philippines. A medical team is on its way to the typhoon-struck areas. More daily necessities carried by a plane and a ship will arrive later.
The Philippines plans to restore mangrove and beach forests on some 380 kilometers of coastline in central Philippines, which was ravaged by typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) to protect local communities against the devastating effects of future storms, a senior government official said Wednesday.
The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday warned the public against eating dead animals, unwholesome meat and meat products that have been submerged in flood water following typhoon "Haiyan" that struck the country almost two weeks ago.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Wednesday that China strongly condemns Tuesday's suicide bomb attack near the Iranian embassy in the Lebanese capital of Beirut.
China, the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan will hold their third round of trilateral talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) next week, Seoul's Trade Ministry said Wednesday.
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