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.
The search operation resumed Sunday morning as 85 were still missing following ship collision in central Philippine province of Cebu.
New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully will travel to China, Mongolia and China's Hong Kong this week for a series of bilateral meetings.
The visit by Chinese Minister of National Defense Chang Wanquan will help improve the Sino-US military ties, the Pentagon said Friday.
A ferry sank in the central Philippines on Friday after colliding with a cargo vessel, leaving at least 28 dead and over 200 missing.
Divers have found the bodies of four sailors who were on board an Indian naval submarine that was badly damaged by a fire after an explosion, but it was unlikely any of the 14 other crew members would be found alive, the navy said on Friday.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday principally approved the proposed alignment of Pak-China Trade Corridor, with the directions to further evaluate the proposal in terms of time and cost efficiency, officials said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met visiting Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Friday, with both sides pledging to deepen their strategic ties.
Chinese Minister of Defense and State Councilor Chang Wanquan began his first trip to the United States since taking office in March.
Tokyo is adopting a position of neutrality to "dodge responsibility" for failing to prevent its cabinet members from visiting the Yasukuni Shrine.
The Indian Navy Friday said that the recovery of three dead bodies out of 18 sailors trapped inside the burning INS Sindhuraksak submarine, clearly indicated no chances of survival for anyone inside the Russia-made vessel.
A Chinese woman was arrested at Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport on Friday carrying over 30,000 dollars worth of gem stones, officials said.
Local police and fire department continue Friday to investigate explosions occurred the previous night at a fireworks festival site in Fukuchiyama City in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, which left 59 people injured, local officials said.
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