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.
Bank Negara Malaysia, Malaysia’s central bank, opened a representative office in Beijing on Monday to further expand financial and economic ties with China.
China on Monday questioned Japan's call for settling maritime disputes in accordance with international law, urging joint efforts from parties concerned to maintain regional peace and stability.
A bus carrying dozens of tourists from China plunged into a ravine in Bali on Monday, causing casualties, local media reported here.
The Indian Army Monday successfully test-fired an advanced version of the 290-km range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, which destroyed a hardened target in Pokhran of Rajasthan state.
The World Bank said on Monday it is extending an emergency loan of $500 million to help the Philippine government develop a reconstruction plan for areas badly hit by typhoon Haiyan.
The Red Cross Society of China will send an official to join an international expert panel in assessing the disaster situation and guiding relief work in the Philippines, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Monday.
Indonesia on Monday issued a warning to international and domestic flights to avoid air routes near Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra which erupted Monday along with Mount Merapi in Central Java.
Damage caused by typhoon "Haiyan," locally named "Yolanda," to the Philippine farm sector could climb to 12 billion pesos ($275.37 million).
Two Afghan children were killed and two people wounded Monday in a blast in the country's southern province of Zabul, said a provincial source.
Livestock Myanmar 2014 expo will be held at Tatmadaw Hall in Yangon early next year, official media reported on Monday.
A 31-year Indonesian woman has died from avian influenza in outskirts of Jakarta, the health ministry said Monday.
Panama will send about $200,000 worth of humanitarian aid to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.