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Japanese Princess to marry son of shrine priest

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.

China's US debt holdings in doubt

2013-10-16 23:56

More Chinese economists are beginning to sound the alarm over the risk to China of holding more than $1 trillion in US Treasury bills, as efforts by the US Congress to raise the debt limit remain elusive.
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Lao Airlines plane crashes into Mekong River, 39 die

2013-10-16 21:54

A Lao Airlines plane crashed into the Mekong River in southern Laos on Wednesday, in an accident Thai television channels said killed 39 people.

8 rescued after ship sinks off ROK coast

2013-10-16 21:40

Eight crew members have been rescued after a cargo ship with 18 Chinese nationals and a Vietnamese aboard sank Tuesday off the coast of the Republic of Korea.

Shaping the future of sustainable energy in Asia-Pacific

2013-10-16 21:32

Total primary energy demand in Asia and the Pacific alone is expected to nearly double between 2010 and 2030.

Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers in India

2013-10-16 21:00

Muslims offer Eid al-Adha prayers at a mosque in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad October 16, 2013.

Second China-ASEAN Trade Fair to be held in Yangon

2013-10-16 19:21

The second China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Myanmar) Commodities exhibition in conjunction with Shandong Trade Fair (CAEM-2013) will be held at Tatmadaw Hall in Myanmar's Yangon next month, according to exhibition sources Wednesday.

Cargo ship sinks off ROK, 9 died

2013-10-16 15:41

A cargo ship carrying 19 people sank in Pohang harbor of southeast ROK amid a storm at around 21:30 local time on Tuesday, leaving 9 dead and 2 missing.
8 rescued after ship sinks off ROK coast

Ospreys join in military exercises in W Japan

2013-10-16 14:40

Two US Marine Corps' MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft joined in military exercises between the US Marine Corps and Japan's Self-Defense Forces for the first time in the western Japanese prefecture of Shiga.

Fire shuts down Sydney CBD streets

2013-10-16 14:38

About 100 firefighters are battling a fire in a disused building that has shut down part of Sydney's central business district, local media reported Wednesday.

Death toll of Philippine quake rises to 144

2013-10-16 10:03

The death toll from an earthquake in the Philippines rose to 144 on Wednesday as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings including an old church and a hospital.

Beijing-Tokyo ties 'unlikely to recover soon'

2013-10-16 06:56

Sino-Japanese relations are unlikely to improve anytime soon if Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's speech to his country's parliament is any indication.

10 die as ship sinks off ROK

2013-10-16 04:38

A cargo ship carrying 19 people sank in South Korea's Pohang harbor amid a storm at around 21:30 local time on Tuesday, leaving 9 dead and 2 missing.

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