NEW DELHI -- Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday evening appointed Narendra Modi as the prime minister after receiving letters of support from the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

"Exercising powers vested in him under Article 75 (1) of the Constitution of India, President Kovind today appointed Narendra Modi to the office of Prime Minister of India," said the official Twitter account of the President of India. (India-Modi-PM)

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BANGKOK -- Thailand's former prime minister Chuan Leekpai from the Democrat Party was elected as the speaker of the House of Representatives on Saturday.

He was nominated by pro-government Palang Pracharath Party while another nominee is former deputy prime minister Sompong Amornvivat from the Pheu Thai Party. (Thailand-House Speaker)

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TOKYO -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday met Japanese business leaders in Tokyo, the first of a series of events in his four-day state visit to Japan.

Trump said in an address to the business leaders that through negotiations for a Japan-U.S. trade agreement, he wants to make bilateral trade "a little bit more fair," referring to what he sees as a trade imbalance. (Japan-U.S.-Visit)

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HONG KONG -- The Office of the Commissioner of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has lodged solemn representations with the German Consulate General in Hong Kong over the reported granting of asylum by Germany to two Mong Kok rioters who have skipped bail and fled Hong Kong.

The commissioner's office summoned Germany's acting Consul General David Schmidt on Friday for an urgent meeting, expressing strong dissatisfaction over and resolute opposition to Germany's move. (China-Germany-Asylum) Enditem

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