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.
The cost of rebuilding houses, schools, roads and bridges in typhoon-devastated central Philippines could reach 250 billion pesos ($5.8 billion), making it likely that the government will seek cheap loans from development agencies, a senior official said on Tuesday.
The number of people killed by typhoon Haiyan has increased to 3,982, while 1,602 remain missing, the Philippine government said on Tuesday.
China is ready to send an emergency medical team to disaster-stricken areas in the Philippines hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan, and is waiting for approval from Manila, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.
About 500 people gathered at Martin Place in Sydney on Tuesday to urge the New South Wales government to act on alcohol-fueled violence, local media reported.
Five people including four Taliban militants were killed in a clash in Dawlat Shah district of eastern Afghan province of Laghman on Tuesday, the provincial government said in a statement.
The United Nations launched an interactive map of the information superhighway on Monday to help bridge the digital divide in the Asia-Pacific region.
The number of people killed by typhoon Haiyan, locally named "Yolanda," has increased to 3,892, according to figures released by the Philippine government on Tuesday.
A senior Chinese official urged here on Monday the Japanese government to reflect on its decision to slash its greenhouse gas emissions target.
The operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant took the first step on Monday in the long and hazardous process of decommissioning the facility, extracting a fuel rod from its container for later removal.
UN agencies are stepping up their relief efforts to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan, which buffeted the Philippines a week ago, flattening towns and cities and claiming thousands of lives, a UN spokesman said here Monday.
More Chinese taking leading positions at international organizations will enhance the country's reputation in world affairs.
The first batch of Chinese aid for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan arrived in central Philippine city of Cebu, a relief goods distribution center, on Monday evening.
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