Nine people were sentenced to death for terrorism in northwest China's Xinjiang on Thursday.
The Japanese Finance Ministry sounded an upbeat tone about the country's economy on Wednesday, using recovery in its assessment for the first time in nearly six years.
The United States and Israel on Wednesday reaffirmed their determination to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, while vowing to enhance cooperation on regional security issues.
The Eighth East Asia Summit (EAS) opens here Thursday, gathering leaders of the dynamic region and drawing attention from across the world.
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan and his visiting Iraqi counterpart, Saadoun al-Dulaimi, called on Tuesday for boosting bilateral cooperation on national defense, Press TV reported.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday agreed to upgrade their free trade area (FTA) and to solve territorial disputes.
Eight people, including two policemen, were wounded following an explosion near a regional police camp in southern Philippines on Wednesday, authorities said.
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