Kay Aviles

In the first India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue held in Beijing, Indian delegates headed by Deputy-chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia told media the dialogue serves as a "knowledge transfer" conveying substantial benefits to both countries, The Hindu reported.

Thousands of farmland owners staged a massive riot against the authorities in Guangdong province last week in protest for forcibly selling the farmers' lands for a commercial complex, New York Times reported.

Motivated to put an end to incessant speculations about Dalai Lama's reincarnation, the Tibetan's supreme spiritual leader, 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, finally issued a declaration on Saturday clarifying that only he has the legitimate authority to decide how and where his reincarnation shall take place.

Amidst the ensuing news of economic downturn in most giant economies, one of Asian four tigers, South Korea collaborated with trading partners Japan and China in establishing a Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat aiming for cooperative developments in their respective nations, Korea Times reported.

South Korea has successfully developed its own supersonic cruise missile, Haesong II, senior defense officials announced on Monday.

Health concerns arise once more in Japan as dangerous levels of the radioactive cesium could be present in Japan's biggest crop staple--rice.

India's Kerala Region is serious on curbing the ballooning population with the government's approval of the new provision on the Kerala Women's Code, prohibiting couples from bearing more than two children, according to the Times of India.

Chinese journalist for Southern Metropolis Daily, Ji Xuguang was detained last week by authorities for publishing an article involving a former civil servant who kept six women as his sex slaves for two years.

South Korea accounts for the largest number of suicide cases among 34 members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development with 28.7 individuals committing suicide for every 100,000 people last year, says the Korean Association for Suicide Prevention (TKASP).

South Korea President Lee Myung-bak announced on Friday of the government's plan to invest $90 million reviving its stem cell research next year aiming for a "core new growth engine" after the industry suffered a setback for more than a year.

As Japan struggles with its soaring yen, a series of catastrophes and a plummeting domestic business market, thousands of Japanese citizens are spending a fortune to enhance their English communications skills, which they believe is the key factor in retaining or earning a job opportunity, Reuters reported.

Despite Japan's soaring debts, Prime Miniters Noda's administration has boldly offered additional loans to "Arab Spring" in North Africa and the Middle East for infrastructure projects, which will ensure to yield employment opportunities and emerging industries.

After the devastation left by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan,part of the Japan's rehabilitation efforts is to build fire-resistant homes in local communities especially in crowded districts.

Chinese authorities arrested Li Hao, a former civil servant of the Technological Supervision Bureau, for kidnapping six women and confining them in an old basement, where they were forced to become his sex slaves for two years.

Retired Chinese NBA star Yao Ming has teamed up with British business tycoon Richard Branson in convincing Chinese citizens especially the affluent families against eating shark fins emphasizing the government must be strict in implementing the law on their trade and use.

Amidst the collaborative efforts of confining radioactive materials within the underground of nuclear power plant in Japan, the radioactive iodine found a way to leak outside of Daiichi nuclear power plant, a Japanese government official announced to media on Thursday.

Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a warning to Honshu residents for constant vigilance as Typhoon Roke blasted into the region late Wednesday.

South Korea and Washington stand firm on their stance on North Korea's denuclearization process, reiterating that North Korea should first comply with a preemptive measure demanded by South Korea and the United States before the communist country can enjoy economic assistance again.

The United States and its allies South Korea and Japan will boycott six-party talks in Beijing this week on North Korean denuclearization, reports the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.

The World Health Organization confirmed the outbreak of the polio virus in China, a first since 1999, has caused one death and nine others hospitalized.

To show sincere intentions that North Korea is willing to resume talks on its nuclear, Prime Minister Kim Jong-il intends to personally participate in the six-party talks to be held in Beijing this week.

China's technological sleight has taken a new dimension as it plans to launch its experimental aerospace, which is expected to commence on the communist country's attempt to build its own space station, says a report from Reuters.

China has urged ally North Korea to go back to negotiations for peace in the Korean Peninsula and to revive moves for North Korea's nuclear disarmament program.

Typhoon Roke swept through central and westerrn Japan Tuesday night with 144 kph (90 mph) winds, leaving one person dead, two others missing, and more than a million residents fleeing their homes, Japan's weather agency said.

Pacquiao remains unyielding in his reputation as the pound-for-pound king and number one fighter in welterweights division.

When it comes to sportsmanship, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has so much to learn from pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao.

China aims to contribute to ending world hunger and malnutrition by cultivating a super grain capable of yielding an output of 15 tons per hectare come 2020.

Floyd Mayweather flunked in sportsmanship and lost the sympathy of most boxing fans after his victory over Ortiz.

India has become the largest ammunition importer in Asia with massive expenditures in strengthening its military power.