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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 jolted southern Japan on Wednesday, public broadcaster NHK said, with the tremor shaking buildings in the capital, Tokyo.
Cooperation with China has greatly benefited Southeast Asian countries as they weather the economic storm in the region, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said.
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman landed in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Tuesday and said he plans to hang out with top leader Kim Jong-un, have a good time and maybe bridge some cultural gaps - but not be a diplomat.
Liu Jieyi, China's new envoy to the United Nations, presented Tuesday his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the UN Headquarters.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have taken substantial steps to make technology transfer the next focal point for future economic cooperation, Wan Gang, minister of science and technology, said on Tuesday.
Any attempts to whitewash the history of Japanese aggression will be opposed, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
Abe creates boogeyman to justify buildup
The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks for a straw man and an imaginary foe has turned out to be a justification for Japan's military buildup.
Trade and investment between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are expected to more than double by 2020, Premier Li Keqiang said.Disputes should not affect China-ASEAN relations: Li
Defense ministry of the ROK said Tuesday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has made headway in its capability to weaponize nuclear program.
A series of recent high-profile gang rape cases in India has ignited a debate: Are such crimes on the rise, or is it simply that more attention is being paid to a problem long hidden within families and villages? The answer, experts say, is both.
Japan will fund some of the costly, long-term projects to control the worrisome and growing leaks of contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday vowed to further beef up strategic cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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