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.
Australia has vowed to assist Myanmar in the latter's political reform process and a wide range of sectors including education and health.
Thanks to a large ancient tooth, an Australian university student has filled in an evolutionary gap with a giant carnivorous platypus that became extinct at least 5 million years ago.
Presidential election has kicked off in Tajikistan wednesday morning, with six candidates running for presidency.
On the 40th anniversary of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's presence in China, ABC International has launched a Chinese/English mobile phone app into the Chinese market.
China on Tuesday urged Japan to minimize the subsequent impact of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and called for assistance to Japan in dealing with contaminated water leakage.
India successfully launched its first mission to Mars on Tuesday, with a program showcasing its low-cost space technology.
India launched its first rocket to Mars on Tuesday, aiming to reach the red planet at a much lower cost than successful missions by other nations, positioning the emerging Asian giant as a budget player in the latest global space race.
At least 20 people were killed during the last 24 hours in the fresh wave of violence in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi.
More than a third of the same- sex couples getting married under a new law in New Zealand are coming from overseas.
The Wall Street Journal has stirred public opinion in China and Japan with an article making a "rare, direct call" on Washington to take a position in the standoff over China's Diaoyu Islands.
The Chinese embassy in Thailand provided aid to Chinese nationals after a ferry sank in Thailand on Sunday, according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Australia expects to sign a free trade pact with China in the first half of 2014 after nine years of negotiations, an Australian official said.