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Family members cry around the body of Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng after his boat, the Kuang Ta Hsing No. 28, arrived at Liuqiu port in Pingtung County, southern Taiwan, May 11, 2013.

Taiwan, Philippines Pursue Joint Shooting Probe to Mend Ties

Manila's rejection of charges that coast guard intentionally killed Taiwanese fisherman in overlapping waters enrages Taiwan, severely strains ties More

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai (R) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee ahead of their meeting at the Rashtrapati Bhavan presidential palace in New Delhi, May 21, 2013.

Afghan President Asks India for Military Aid

Report says Karzai presented 'wish list' of military equipment to Indian PM Singh during talks in New Delhi More

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (R) leave after a signing of agreements ceremony at the presidential palace in Islamabad on May 22, 2013.

Photogallery China's Premier Promises Deeper Ties with Pakistan

China is Pakistan’s biggest arms supplier and provides it with financial assistance as well as much needed foreign investmentMore

A South Korean man watches a TV news reporting about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's special envoy Choe Ryong Hae, at a Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, May 22, 2013.

North Korea's Kim Sends Envoy to China

Korean Central News Agency said Choe Ryong Hae, the director of the General Political Bureau of the North Korean army, left Pyongyang for China Wednesday More

Asian Water Summit Focuses on Security, Disaster

Video Asian Water Summit Focuses on Security, Disaster

Resource experts meeting in Thailand say many Asian countries face potential water crisis unless they address mismanagement More



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Video Asian Water Summit Focuses on Security, Disaster

Resource experts say many Asian countries face a potential water crisis unless they address mismanagement that could lead to severe shortages of clean water. Other states struggle to contain massive floods. Steve Sandford reports for VOA from Chiang Mai, Thailand, the site of a just-concluded regional summit on the managing water supplies and disasters.