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China's President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at APEC meetings in Beijing, Nov. 10, 2014.

Hopes For A Summit Among China-Japan-Korea Top Leaders Renewed

Mar 14, 2015 03:05 AM EDT

The possibility that the top leaders of China, Japan and Korea may just resume their annual, trilateral summits has just been boosted by the setting of a meeting among the three countries' foreign ministers two months from now.

File photo. Factory workers hold protest against backdrop of Nokia factory in Guandong, China.

9,000 Workers To Lose Jobs Due To Closure Of Nokia Factories In China

Arlene Lim |

Mar 14, 2015 03:03 AM EDT

Microsoft's decision to close two Nokia's mobile phone factories in China will result to the loss of jobs of about nine thousand workers.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) is greeted by U.S. House leaders at the Capitol Hill, March 3, 2015.

Republicans Find Rallying Point As They Hit Obama's Foreign Policy

Arlene Lim |

Mar 13, 2015 09:19 AM EDT

Republicans on Capitol Hill have zeroed in on challenging the foreign policy of President Barack, particularly in the way he handles the nuclear arms negotiations with Iran, and the crisis in Eastern Ukraine perpertuated by Russian-backed separatists.

Health workers attend to an Ebola patient in Sierra Leone, Dec. 22, 2014.

NIH to Treat U.S. Health Worker Infected With Ebola in Sierra Leone

Arlene Lim |

Mar 13, 2015 09:00 AM EDT

An American healthcare worker, who tested positive for Ebola virus while working in Sierra Leone, is set to check in for treatment at the Maryland hospital of the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Chintu Sukumaran, brother of Australian in death row, speaks with media in Indonesia's island prison, March 11, 2015.

Indonesia Postpones Executions Of Convicted Foreigners For Half A Month

Arlene Lim |

Mar 13, 2015 08:55 AM EDT

Indonesia is postponing for half a month any executions of foreigners in its death row, in line with the system of the Attorney General's Office that carry out the death sentences in batches, all at once, instead of individual executions.

People loading goods into moving trucks at the back of SAE fraternity house in Oklahoma, March 9, 2015.

University Of Oklahoma Expels Two Frat Men Over Racist Chant Video

Arlene Lim |

Mar 13, 2015 08:51 AM EDT

The President of the University of Oklahoma has expelled two students who were caught on video singing a racist chant in a fraternity event. Ousted from the school on Tuesday were Parker Rice and Levi Pettit, members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity.

U.N. Aviation Arm Picks Chinese Woman As New Chief

Arlene Lim |

Mar 13, 2015 08:46 AM EDT

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of the United Nations made a milestone on Wednesday as it appointed a woman as its head for the first time.

Naha airport staff in Okinawa, Japan cope with disruption in flights, March 9, 2014.

Japan Airport Shuts Down Security Gates, Delays Flights After 3 Chinese Women Wandered Off

Arlene Lim |

Mar 13, 2015 08:43 AM EDT

An airport in Okinawa, Japan was forced to shut down its security gates for an hour on Monday, delaying dozens of flights, and forcing some 6,300 passengers to retake security checks, after three women from China ventured into secure areas without going through inspections.

NPC Chairpersons Take Delegates' Review On Gov't Work Report In First Meeting

Arlene Lim |

Mar 13, 2015 12:21 AM EDT

The Executive Chairpersons of China's 12th National People's Congress (NPC) have presided over the event's first meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China to review important issues and documents.

Boris Nemtsov Murder: Activists Doubt If 'Assassin' In Jail Is The Real Killer

Arlene Lim |

Mar 13, 2015 12:11 AM EDT

A member of the Russian presidential council, who is looking into the killing of Boris Nemtsov, airs his doubt if the main suspect currently being detained by Russian authorities is the person who actually took the life of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov last February 27.

Kin Of Palestinian Killed By ISIS Deny He Was An Israeli Spy

Arlene Lim |

Mar 12, 2015 10:59 PM EDT

The family of a male Palestinian, who was shot and killed in the hands of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, in Syria, refutes the claim that he was an Israeli spy.

U.S. Sends Aid Package to Ukraine, Sanctions Russian-backed Separatists

Arlene Lim |

Mar 12, 2015 10:54 PM EDT

The United States is showing its support for Ukraine by sending US$75 million worth of equipment and supplies to the country, which is currently besieged by Russian-back separatists.

Saudi Recalls Envoy To Sweden Following Scrapped Weapons Deal

Arlene Lim |

Mar 12, 2015 08:35 PM EDT

Saudi Arabia has recalled its ambassador to Sweden, reflecting the deepening diplomatic row between the two countries, which has been recently fueled Saudi's move to block a human rights speech by Sweden's Foreign Minister.

U.S. Envoy To South Korea Leaves Hospital After Treatment Of Knife Attack Wounds

Arlene Lim |

Mar 12, 2015 01:49 AM EDT

U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert has left the hospital on Tuesday, where he was treated for five days, following a knife attack by a South Korean activist.

Ireland Drug Law Accidentally Legalizes Some Hallucinogenic Substances

Arlene Lim |

Mar 12, 2015 01:37 AM EDT

Ireland has accidentally declared some hallucinogenic drugs as legal after the Court of Appeals declared unconstitutional a drug law that governs the possession of these controlled substances.