TOKYO -- About 68 percent of respondents said Japan should pursue a more independent diplomatic stance from the U.S., while 24 percent favored aligning with U.S. intentions, a nationwide survey conducted by the Asahi Shimbun showed.
When asked whether they believed the U.S. would seriously defend Japan in a crisis, only 15 percent answered affirmatively, while 77 percent expressed skepticism, according to the survey results. (Japan-U.S.-Survey)
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YANGON -- The ninth batch of emergency humanitarian aid supplies dispatched by the Chinese government on Saturday arrived in Yangon, Myanmar, according to a statement released by the Chinese Embassy in Myanmar on Saturday.
The aid supplies included 68,000 doses of tetanus vaccines (adsorbed), 570,000 doses of recombinant B subunit cholera vaccine for adults, and 77,910 doses of recombinant B subunit cholera vaccine for children, the statement said. (Myanmar-Quake-China Aid)
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ISLAMABAD -- An exchange of fire occurred between Pakistani and Indian armed forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, security sources from Pakistan said on Sunday.
"On April 26th, from 11:30 p.m. to 11:50 p.m. local time (1830-1850 GMT Saturday), Indian troops initiated unprovoked firing with light and medium machine guns targeting the Malta Post in the Leepa Sector of Jhelum Valley District," the sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. (Pakistan-India-Fire Exchange)
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SEOUL -- Lee Jae-myung, former chief of South Korea's Democratic Party, was elected presidential candidate for the liberal party overwhelmingly, the party said Sunday.
Lee won 89.77 percent of all votes cast in the party's primary, marking the highest ever recorded in the Democratic Party-affiliated primaries since the country's democratization in 1987. (South Korea-Presidential Election-Candidate) Enditem
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