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.
Desperation gripped Philippine islands devastated by Typhoon Haiyan as looting turned deadly on Wednesday and survivors panicked over delays in supplies of food, water and medicine.
A series of military exercises between China, the US, India and Indonesia demonstrate that the Chinese military wants to expand cooperation with outside.
China will provide emergency humanitarian aid to the Philippine government in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, the Ministry of Commerce said Wednesday.
China is offering aid in the form of tents and blankets to the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.
Chinese State Councilor Guo Shengkun met visiting Myanmar Minister of Home Affairs Lieutenant-General Ko Ko in Beijing on Wednesday, vowing to boost bilateral cooperation in law enforcement and security.
Chinese President conveyed condolences to his Philippine counterpart over the heavy casualties and property loss caused by typhoon "Haiyan".
The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines has risen to 2,275 Wednesday, said Eduardo del Rosario, the executive director of National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
China will provide 10 million RMB worth of relief supplies to typhoon-hit central Philippines, the Chinese embassy said Wednesday.
A Chinese infantry company and an Indian infantry company fought side by side in a counter-terrorism military drill in Sichuan province on Wednesday.
The New Zealand Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 37-year-old Chinese woman was killed after dropping her two children at school in a Wellington suburb.
Death toll in the Philippines from typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) jumped to 1,833 with initial cost of damage increasing to 761.4 million pesos ($17.4 million), a senior government official said on Wednesday morning.
An UN official said he is confident that China's pollution problems will be alleviated as the country embarks on a transition toward a greener economy.