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DPRK makes major personnel changes at parliamentary session

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) convened the second session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly on Thursday with major personnel changes.

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Indonesian military commander orders military to be neutral in presidential poll

Indonesian military commander General Moeldoko on Thursday ordered military officers and soldiers to be neutral during the country's presidential race next month.

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Wu Den-yih proposed as KMT vice chairman

A proposal has been approved by Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) for appointing Wu Den-yih as vice chairman of the party.

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Former Taiwan negotiator urges more cross-Strait agreements

Chiang Pin-kung, former chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), on Thursday urged Taiwan to further the follow-up negotiation and signing of agreements under the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with the Chinese mainland.

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Fung Wah re-appointed as Hong Kong's Electoral Affairs Commission chairman

The chief executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has re-appointed Justice Barnabas Fung Wah as the chairman of the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) for a term of four years from Aug. 17, 2013 to Aug. 16, 2017, according to the city's government news website on Friday.