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.
Japan and the United States on Thursday agreed to revise their bilateral defense cooperation guidelines by the end of 2014 in a move to cope with changing security environment, according to the two countries' defense and foreign chiefs.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama may discuss the Syria crisis on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific summit in Bali next week, a Kremlin aide said on Thursday.
A Chinese tourist and a pilot have been confirmed dead in an ultralight aircraft crash in Pokhara, in western Nepal, Thursday morning.
Indonesian medical team offers helping hand to Wenchuan quake victims Indonesia’s medical team treated 260 earthquake victims and provided free medical treatment to 844 local residents and 120 students in quake-hit areas of Wen county, Gansu province after the May 12, 2008 Wenchuan earthquake.
US President Barack Obama has canceled an official trip to Malaysia next week after the federal government went into a shutdown, Malaysian media quoted Prime Minister Najib Razak as saying on Wednesday.
The fruits of cooperation between Indonesia and China have been "outstanding", and the neighbors should jointly confront the financial shock wave from outside the region, Indonesia’s ambassador to China Imron Cotan told China Daily.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday proposed to establish an Asian infrastructure investment bank to promote interconnectivity and economic integration in the region.
The spate of rapes continues in India -- this time, two schoolgirls have been raped in two incidents in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday night.
Malaysia is looking forward to Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit, which will herald a new direction for China-Malaysia relations, Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman has said.
US aircraft carrier USS George Washington has been conducting joint military drills with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan on the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday.
Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III will leave for Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam next week to attend regional summits, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Wednesday morning for state visits to Indonesia, Malaysia, and the 21st leaders' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).