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 opposes certain ASEAN member nations "trying to tout their own stand as that of the regional organization" on the South China Sea issue.
China urges the Philippines to get ties back on track
Good omen for Asia-Pacific
But US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he has not made a decision about how to respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria's internal conflict.
Republic of Korea and the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea officially signed an agreement on forming a joint committee to run the Kaesong industrial complex, Seoul's Unification Ministry said Thursday.
Frustrated by a lack of TV coverage of his team, a soccer fan has bought the Australian TV rights for Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Sweden.
A flurry of diplomatic efforts between China, the United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have raised hopes for the release of US citizen Kenneth Bae and the resumption of stalled Six-Party Talks.
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) announced Wednesday they have officially raised the level of severity of the radioactive water leak at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant to level three.
The defense chiefs of China and the United States had their second meeting within 10 days, a gesture observers said shows a growing momentum of frank interaction. Joint sea drill shows improved relations
China leads the way on multilateral military co-op
Beijing's increasing involvement in multilateral defense mechanisms is producing a new security concept for the Asia-Pacific, observers said on Wednesday, as Defense Minister Chang Wanquan attended the second ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Binh Minh in Beijing on Wednesday when they pledged to resolve the dispute between the two countries in the South China Sea.
India is all set to launch its first indigenous defense satellite from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana Friday, sources said Wednesday.
China positively appraised UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's remarks that Japanese leaders should have a correct awareness about history.
Japan has asked the United States to quickly provide information on an MV-22 Osprey military plane that made a hard landing in Nevada.