SEOUL (South Korea) - NORTH Korea claimed on Thursday that it has arrested a South Korean-hired agent it strongly suggested was tasked with assassinating the country's absolute leader, Kim Jong Il.
TAIPEI - TAIWAN'S ruling Nationalist Party will consult with Chinese Communist leaders this weekend in Shanghai on ways to help both sides weather the global economic crisis, the party chairman said on Thursday.
TOKYO - JAPAN and Australia held talks on Thursday on stepping up security and diplomatic cooperation after a rocky year in ties between the Pacific allies including a bitter dispute over whaling.
TOKYO - JAPAN has decided to accept about 30 Myanmar refugees who are living in camps in Thailand, officials said on Thursday, marking a new stage in Tokyo's acceptance of refugees.
